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Amtrak Minors Traveling Alone. We're planning on sending my daughter solo on a short amtrak trip soon. For each unaccompanied minor traveling alone, the adult (at least 18 years old) bringing the child to the departure station must complete and sign a release form.

A Mom's Solo Weekend Getaway
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We're planning on sending my daughter solo on a short amtrak trip soon. I just found out that amtrak has an utterly ridiculous policy on unaccompanied minors. Airlines charge a base fee of $150 each way (though sometimes the fee covers multiple children traveling.

A Mom's Solo Weekend Getaway

Updating the current policy, amtrak is establishing 13 as the minimum age of an unaccompanied minor allowed to travel on its trains. Children traveling alone are not entitled to a children's discount. Children 16 and older may travel without restriction. Amtrak and greyhound are more stringent, forbidding unescorted travel by children under 8;