A frequent question among those who have young children is how far they have the right to
take them free of charge
on public transport.
And from what age can they be required to pay a separate ticket.
The issue is quite clear in the case of a
newborn
baby or just a year old, who always travels in the arms or on top of the adult who carries him,
without occupying a seat
.
However, as the boy or girl grows,
doubts appear
and some discussions are even generated because
there is no
unified
criterion
on what is the age limit to consider.
Thus, in some means of transport children begin to pay the ticket once they are
2 years old
, but in others they start when they are
3 years old
;
and in others, only at
4 or 5 years
of age .
Next,
case by case
, the rules to take into account when traveling with babies and children in
buses
,
subways
,
trains
, long-distance buses and
planes
.
The maximum age to travel without a ticket is not the same on the Subway as it is on trains and buses.
Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros.
Subway: from what age do children pay a ticket?
In
all the
subway lines that run through the City of Buenos Aires and also in the
Premetro
, babies and children under
4 years
of age do not pay a ticket, as confirmed to
Clarín
in the Buenos Aires Ministry of Transportation and Public Works.
Urban buses: from what age do children pay a ticket?
In the
bus
lines of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires or AMBA (Capital and Greater Buenos Aires) the age limit
is not established
in the regulation, but due to "uses and customs" the companies require the payment of the ticket from the age of
3
old.
Metropolitan trains: from what age do children pay a ticket?
Both on the
AMBA lines
(for example, Mitre, Sarmiento, San Martín, Roca and Belgrano Sur) and on the
regional services
, boys and girls under
3 years
of age can travel for free on any day and at any time, reports from Trenes Argentinos.
From the age of three, children must pay a ticket on the train, whether or not they occupy a seat.
Photo: Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi.
Long-distance trains: from what age do children pay the ticket?
For its part, in long-distance rail services, such as those that link Buenos Aires with Mar del Plata or Tucumán, children under
3 years
of age can travel free, but only if they do
not occupy a seat
.
From the age of 3 to the age of 12 inclusive, they pay a ticket that costs 50% of the
adult
fare .
Long-distance bus: from what age do children pay the ticket?
The bus companies allow children from
0 to 4 years old
to travel without paying a ticket (when they
turn 5
they already pay), as long as
they do not
occupy a seat
.
The adult in charge, in addition, can only take
a minor
for free in this way (in the same seat) and must
pay
compulsory insurance, they explained to
Clarín
in the Long Distance Business Chamber (Celadi).
Babies do not pay for a bus ticket, but they do have to pay for insurance.
Photo: Luciano Thieberger.
Flights: from what age do the boys pay the ticket?
From the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC), the body that regulates airlines in the country, they explained that
each company can define
its own policy regarding the payment of tickets for minors.
Therefore, before buying the tickets, it will be necessary to
consult and compare
the conditions.
Aerolíneas Argentinas
, for example, informs that babies can travel
free of charge
and
without occupying a seat
on domestic flights
until
the day they turn
2 years old
.
Each adult can carry no more than
one infant
in her seat in this manner.
On regional or international
flights
, meanwhile, for children under 2 years of age they require paying "
10% of the
applicable adult fare plus the corresponding taxes and charges, without the right to occupy a seat."
For their part, children between the ages of
2 and 11
must pay an airline ticket at the
minor rate
, which is lower than that of an adult and does allow them to occupy a seat.
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