How old do you have to be to go abroad on your own?

Answer 1

I was 16

Answer 2

This varies according to the country you are visiting and the airline you are travelling on. Some allow children as young as 5 to travel as 'unaccompanied minors'. There are extra charges involved if the airline has to take responsibility of an unaccompanied minor. For example, when I was 11 I travelled to England by myself. My parents had to pay full fare for me because the airline had to make sure I didn't get lost along the way (which I hated because I figured I was old enough to travel without a babysitter..lol).

You can get more information by looking up the country you intent to visit and/or the airline you will be using.

You can also get some general information from:
http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecurity/a/Unaccompanied.htm

Here is an example of one airline's policy:
http://www.alaskaair.com/www2/help/faqs/ChildrenTravelingAlone.asp

Answer 3

My brother was 15.