Travelling by train is really expensive. But once toddlers become little wrigglers, a three hour journey by coach must be trumped by reaching the same destination in one hour forty five minutes by train.<\/p>\n
Children do travel for free before their fifth birthday. And once they hit this milestone, there are other ways to save money and gain free entry to tourist attractions around the UK.<\/p>\n
National Rail has the following money saving advice for parents.<\/p>\n
Book in advance<\/strong>: Advance tickets are available to buy up to 12 weeks before the date of travel, \u00a0with the very cheapest fares often only available on train companies\u2019 websites, so be sure to \u00a0check them out by visiting www.nationalrail.co.uk.<\/p>\n Use money-saving websites<\/strong>: there are lots of websites aimed at helping passengers find the \u00a0best fares around, as well as other money-saving offers. For example, National Rail (www.nationarail.co.uk\/cheapestfare) offers a Cheapest Fare Finder tool, Best Value Fares (www.bestvaluefares.co.uk) lists train companies\u2019 latest offers and promotions and Days Out Guide (www.daysoutguide.co.uk) offers 2FOR1 entry when you travel by train to hundreds of attractions across Britain.<\/p>\n