Actually, there are a lot of options for travel, and most are very budget friendly. The train is often the best form of travel, but sometimes a bus will get you there faster and cheaper ... and once you're off the train, a taxi will get you to your hotel better than lugging your luggage and your whining child six blocks. And as we learned on our honeymoon, sometimes it is cheaper and easier to fly.
In advance of any trip you need to make the decision of whether to bring a car seat or not. If you are planning a trip with a lot of car travel, most countries now require that children under a certain weight have a car seat. On the other hand, if you plan to use public transportation, many countries don't require car seats in taxis for example. Prior to traveling, it is important to research local customs and laws surrounding car seats.
On our trip to get Caleb we opted not to bring a car seat, and relied on public transportation for the entire trip. In Russia our translator and driver brought a loner car seat for us.
Our main form of transportation between cities in Austria was the train, and between countries was an airplane. Once in a city, we walked (pushing Xander in a stroller) or took light rail. Jonathan bought and studied the Europe by Eurail, but we didn't book in advance, and instead opted to buy tickets at the station on the day of travel.
In some cases this meant that we didn't have an assigned seat, in others we were able to get an assigned seat the day of travel. Either way we have never had an issue getting on a train, and we enjoyed the flexibility of leaving a city when we wanted to.
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