How do you like to travel?

I'd rather the train because i could move around a little on a coach you're pretty much trapped.

Train, for me ...

I get car (and coach) sick but I'm fine on a train. There's also the opportunity to stretch your legs - and use the loo if necessary - so no feeling trapped in a seat.

I’m in North Devon and my daughter is in St Albans, I go to see her about three or four times a year, I used to take the coach but it was very labourious and boring so now I take the train I get a senior Railcard which means I get a third off the fare…

Train for me as it’s often a reminder of what a green and pleasant land I live in. Unlike DH, I have good sea legs and am attracted to any vessel available. It’s a long time since I’ve been on a coach, though I wouldn’t dismiss the opportunity. Hopefully it’ll be an even longer time before I’ll be in an airport as I don’t like flying. Thank goodness for Eurostar!

Definitely train. I used to take the coach sometimes to Manchester in order to economise but it’s horrible. You cant move around and takes so much longer.

Train for me too but I did once have the good fortune to travel First Class by air to Boston. What an experience. I’ll never forget it. Amazing.

Train for me. Orient Express would be my dream holiday.

I am like Hetty car and coach sick (and, at times, sea and air sick). Train for me every time.

Rail travel for preference but I drive when travelling to and from DH's home in France.

Oh the train definitely. I can stare out of the window and have fantasies.

Car. I like to be in control.

I enjoy train travel for a day trip, but if I am going away then definitely car because I don't have to worry about dealing with suitcases, or the weather.

Car , no question. Private, comfortable and flexible. Set off whenever you like , stop for breaks , divert to see interesting places on the way, cheaper than train . The list is endless.
I like the independence .

Train for me. No dealing with dangerous, impatient drivers. No traffic jams. No parking worries. Let the train take the strain as they say. Only thing I dislike is having to change, then you get pushy people, mainly men and teenagers trying to knock you over in the rush to get a seat. Perhaps all seats should be booked, once train full, no more.

Train ... and in the best seat I can afford.

When my late dear sister was ill, I spent many hours on the train covering the 300 miles distance between us.

I always reserved a first class seat and ultimately spent a lot of money on rail fares. But it was so worth it, to be comfortable, at a time which was emotionally challenging.

I’ve moved a few times in the past few years, my mum who is nearly 80 has just bought a senior railcard and is looking forward to the journey to Bristol via Paddington, she still drives quite a bit and is going on a mini break with a friend at the end of September which involves a 2 hr drive.

She did a journey over Christmas by coach but it was a disaster as there were delays and the driver ran out of hours and had to park up. She lives on the tube route on outer London and uses that too.

We once had the good luck to be travelling from Manchester to London and the first class carriage had been reallocated to second class, so we hopped on. It was lovely!
Like a lot of people here I'm a train person by choice as I find it the least hassle.
Short distance - bicycle every time.

Train for me, especially if the coach involves a change.

We don’t have first class train carriages unless you go on one of those things where you are on board for several days crossing the country. I prefer car ,drive ourselves, any day. Hate public transport. I’ll get on a plane at a pinch but it would have to be a big pinch these days.

Train here too. I love the luxury of time to read, look out the window, perhaps share a smile with a fellow passenger, eat a snack.

If at the other end my destination cannot be reached on foot, and I'm not being fetched in a car, I will hop in a cab.

It's altogether a spoily experience.

(Best to buy train tickets in advance, the prices are outrageous).

I get the train but have to have assistance to get on, it is a free service and has always worked.

I look able bodied so staff are normally surprised, but I have a phobia about the gap and can't go near the train door on my own. I'm getting nervous about getting off too after a huge 'gap' when I arrived at a station, I might have to get help with that too.

I love the freedom of train - or even coach - travel. When you get off, you are completely detached from everything. It takes me back to backpacking days.

With a car, you have to remember where you parked, worry that it'll be OK while you're walking about

Having said that, I agree that a car does have some advantages: you can take bulkier items, you can reach more obscure destinations, and you can stop where you want.

Motorhomes really. But as that is no longer possible then trains every time. I could happily travel the world on trains.