No, those travel expenses are not deductible. They are a personal expense.
For the purposes of claiming an education tax benefit, room
and board, transportation, and any other similar personal living expense is not a qualified education expense even
if it is a requirement of enrollment or attendance for your school.
See the following TurboTax article or this link from the IRS
(https://www.irs.gov/individuals/qualified-ed-expenses)
for more information about qualified education expenses.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300629
