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Is it OK to eat on the bus?

You may eat and drink on the bus so that you feel completely at home and relaxed while you travel. However, please keep your fellow travelers in mind and follow a few guidelines: Avoid strong-smelling foods. Leave your seat like you would like to find it: no crumbs, leftover food or trash.



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Yes, you may bring and eat cold food and drinks on board a bus (cold sandwiches, bottled water, candies...). For the comfort and safety of other passengers, hot food is not allowed on the bus. Note: Drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden on board.

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Hot drinks need to be in a travel-safe container, like a takeaway cup with a lid or a thermos. There are some exceptions: You can't drink alcohol on our buses. You can't eat or drink anything that will cause offence or upset other passengers.

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Pack healthy non-perishable snacks.
No matter if you're traveling by land, air or sea, your family can eat healthfully with these simple options: Whole or dried fruit. Nuts (pre-portioned into snack-size bags). Nut butters (travel packs are great for planes).

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Eating and drinking are permitted on all trains. Most long distance trains offer dining cars. If your train does not have a dining car, it likely offers a buffet bar car. On local trains, there may be an attendant with a snack cart who travels from car to car.

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It depends on what you're eating. Discrete, low key snacking is fine as long as you clean up after yourself and leave no trace that your food was ever there. But eating something messy and smelly is probably a bit much. No not rude at all, but be aware of your travel companions and if your food smells bad to them.

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TFL has a document published named the “TFL Conditions of Carriage”, which explains the house rules — no drinking booze, no smoking, no flash photography, no hoverboards (yes that's on there) — but there is no mention of food at all. Food is legally allowed to be consumed on TFL services.

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Public Transportation Etiquette Offer your seat to elderly or disabled passengers. If the train or bus is crowded, make sure you leave room for people to move around you. Avoid using the phone as much as possible. If you do talk on the phone, try to keep conversations brief and speak quietly.

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Respect the personal space of co-passengers Also, do not sit on anyone else's seat or put your belongings on it. Similarly, if you are travelling with children, who typically have a shorter attention span than adults, then make sure to pack games, colouring books, stories, etc. for them.

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If you're on public transit and have to take an important call that can't wait, keep it short and as quiet as you can. Don't get overly personal in your conversation either—no one needs to hear you describe symptoms to your doctor or tear your significant other a new one on their morning commute.

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With options for everyone, ranging from Gran Classe private cabins to seats. The newest Trenhotel train are equipped with longer/wider beds than before. Seats have a reclining angle of 136-degrees and have comfortable headrests. A power socket, pull-out table and a travel blanket (depending on season) are available.

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Bringing Your Food Aboard You may bring your own food and beverages onboard for consumption at your seat or private Sleeping Car accommodations. However, you can only consume food and beverages purchased in Dining and Lounge Cars in those cars.

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