I dont get car sick, but i'm afriad i will on the train?

Question

My family and I are going on a train trip, and although I don't get carsick, I'm afraid I will on the train. I went on a train once, but that was awhile ago. Does it get really bumpy? Or is it OK?

Answer 1

I know many people who are travel sick when traveling by car, bus or boat, but have no problems on the trains. I do not know any people who are travel sick on the trains but not on other kinds of transport.

The very few people who do have a touch of travel sickness on the train often feel better when they change their position in the train. Most people prefer to travel face forwards but a few exceptions feel better the other way round, (I do, and I do sometimes suffer from travel sickness in cars and buses.)

Do not take motions sickness medicines unless you know you need them, believe me, on the train you do not need them.

Answer 2

If you don't get sick in the car, you won't get sick on the train.

Trains these days have a really smooth ride.

Answer 3

if your that scared of getting motion sickness,

take some benedryl before the trip,

that way you will be able to sleep the trip there!

God Bless you♥

Answer 4

Rail passenger cars ride more smoothly than do automobiles.  If you don't get motion sick in an automobile, then you certainly won't on a train.

Answer 5

No worries.  Unless looking out the window or hitting the occasional "rough spot" there is very little sensation that you are moving at all.

Answer 6

I've always been prone to carsickness, especially when riding in the back seat. If anybody knows about urping on a trip, it's me.

I never had a motion sickness problem on a train and I've travelled by train a lot. I actually liked the slight sensation of movement but it's not very noticeable.

There is no bumpy feeling and if there ever was, the train company would think there was something wrong and they'd fix it.

If you must, take something like dramamine but try to avoid the heavy anti-histamine make you sleepy drugs unless it's absolutely unavoidable. Train travel is a great adventure. Don't cheat yourself out of enjoying it.

You can also avoid motion sickness (which you probably will not get, anyway) by constantly eating. I'm not kidding. I had to go on a whale watching boat for about eight hours and was in a complete panic over motion sickness when my Mother told me to bring oranges and crackers and to never let my mouth and tummy get the sense that it NEEDED food, to avoid hunger or th edesire to nibble by constantly eating, anyway. She said a hungry tummy was prone to get motion sickness while in motion.

I took her advice and while I ate my oranges and nibbled my crackers, other people were puking over the side of the boat.

So bring a backpack with you and have oranges and crackers to nibble. Make a couple of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Have some small bottles of water and juice.

Once it's safe to get up and move around, walk around and explore th etrain. If you stay stuck in your seat, you will be more likely to become aware of evry senation your body has and that can lead to motion sickness. So distract yourself.

Also, I think there are now wristbands that control motion sickness and you don't have to take the drugs that dope you up and put you to sleep.

Answer 7

Lot depends on your trip and the rolling stock in most cases smoother  than a  car worst are those in the 140 class seriers found around Derbyshire and Yorkshire  on local journies like Durham -Darlington Redcar Saltburn route ..  

Answer 8

you are less likely to be motion sick on a train than in a car.

my daughter would get car sick but never did on a train

you can get up and move about, the ride is not at all unpleasant.

relax, enjoy your trip