Trains and Ferries With a Baby
Trains and ferries are the gentler way to travel with a baby: you can walk about, feed when you need to, and keep the pushchair. They're usually lower-carbon than flying too.
Rules come from each operator's own website, checked October 2026.
Start here
- Pushchairs on trains and ferries: National Rail, Eurostar, P&O Ferries and DFDS.
- Lightest travel pushchairs: easier on station stairs.
Quick answers
- Do babies need a train ticket in the UK? No. National Rail says children under 5 travel free on most journeys, but they can't take a seat a paying passenger needs (National Rail).
- Is a pushchair free on Eurostar? Yes. Eurostar says you can take a folding pushchair, pram or buggy free, on top of your luggage allowance.
- Do babies pay on P&O Ferries? P&O Ferries says under-4s travel free, but you must add them as passengers when you book.