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Get information Some advice Book - arrive early to avoid precipitation in Travel by train SNCF : railway premises - in stations ticket offices - in the train, get ready before your stop - by phone : +33 3635 and put your bike next the door - by Internet : en.oui./en - cohabitation with other passengers will with your bike Trainline (ex CaptainTrain) : go well if you stay cordial and smiling - only on the Internet thetrainline.com - remove your panniers in order not to Reservation of bike spots on mobile is block, don’t put your bike against the toi- impossible with apps in both cases, but lets or in front of an access door possible via Internet on oui.sncf.com - if you lock your bike, don’t block the To get more complete information other passengers on train schedules in : en.oui. - if the bike space is crowded by passen- sncf/en and in Europe : Deutsche Bahn or luggage, defend yours rights bahn.com/en courteously but firmly - in the mechanical stairs, block your brakes and anticipate the movement of the bike a little after the start. If it’s too loaded and heavy for you, remove the panniers - if the elevator is too small, put your bike on its back wheel - on the station platform, when the train arrives, make a friendly gesture to the train driver to indicate your presence - be careful of others on the platforms and in the stations - if the bike is too heavy to hang it on the hooks, or for the stairs, ask other passengers to help - in case of a dispute, contact us : Train and bike are good [email protected] for the climate The combination of the train and the bike is also good for the climate and CyclotransEurope acts for the environment. It’s the right choice to completion of Scandibérique, a por- save energy, reduce pollution and In France tion of Eurovélo 3 in France, the deve- Greenhouse gas emissions, limit the lopment of cycletourism and for ecolo- wastage of natural space. gical transport in general. February 2020 eurovelo3.fr Disassembled bike In regional trains In international trains You can take almost all trains in France and Spain by Taking a regional trains To Great Britain, it is unmounting the front wheel and under a suitable cover could be a good option : possible to carry bikes (maximum dimensions: 120 x 90 cm // 47 * 35 in). You some are long-distance : on the Eurostars for 30 £ can buy some for less than 20 €. Folding bikes are also al- • - - (33 1 55 31 58 31). lowed, under a suitable cover in principle. In some trains • - St-Pierre des- Towards Belgium, Ne- where the number of luggage is limited, disassembled/ Corps - Orléans therlands and Germany, folding bikes are counted in the quota and are some- • Clermont-Ferrand- bikes are forbidden on times chargeable (Ouigo 5 € - Izy 10 €). Nîmes. the Thalys. • Paris - Nancy - -Tournai/Lille-Anvers and Namur-Maubeuge/Mons- These trains carry bikes without booking or extra charge. Un-disassembled bike Aulnoye trains can carry bikes. You have to pay an extra You have to check if there is a bike pictogram. In Ile-de- charge in the train (5 €). In TGV's France, bike transportation is allowed in all trains (SNCF and RATP), except from Monday to Friday from 6.30 am Towards Germany and Luxembourg, TGV’s and ICE’s are All TGVs in Britain and on to 9.30 am and from 4.30 pm to 7.00 pm. forbidden to un-disassembled bikes. Same for the train the Atlantic carry 2 bikes Paris-Berlin-Moscow. Cross-border TER with Germany In Alsace, the TER200 are forbidden to bikes from Mon- by train set. There are no and Luxembourg accept bikes. more TGVs open to bikes day to Friday from 6.00 am to 8.30 am and from 4.00 pm Towards Italy, TGV’s and the Paris-Milan-Venise Thello in the and the South- to 6.30 pm. night train are forbidden to un-disassembled bikes. East. In Alsace and Ile-de-France, bikes are allowed without Same for the --Milan Thello train and the any restriction on week-ends. Some TGV-Est high-speed Nice--Moscow train. In June-July-August, Orléans-Nantes-St-Na- trains carry 4 bikes (except In direction of Switzerland, Lyria TGV’s Paris-Genève and zaire have 50 bike places on -Luxembourg) Paris-Zurich have no more bike space. In direction of Spain (Barcelona, Madrid), TGV’s don’t To know on the Internet if a In IntercitEs TGV accepts bikes, click on accept un-disassembled bikes. Same for the Hendaye- the tab Add bike(s) to see Most of these carry bikes for free. Some need booking Burgos-Lisbonne night train. if there is a bike pictogram. for passengers and bikes : 10€ (Paris-Clermont-Ferrand ; Booking train tickets and -Marseille ; Paris-- ). In some bike tickets must be done trains (Bordeaux - - Nantes; Nantes - - at the same time (10 € per Lyon), bike transportation costs 5 €. Night Intercités have bike). The exchange and a bike compartment (6 places). Booking for bike places refund conditions for your is mandatory (10€). bike service are the same as In July-August week-ends, low cost Intercités Paris-La those for your train ticket. Rochelle ; Paris-Nantes- ; Paris-Lyon- take bikes without extra charge. Izy/Ouigo’s don’t carry un- disassembled bikes. Some Intercités have bike spots without any logo (Pa- ris-Les Aubrais-Tours, Paris- -, Clermont- eurovelo3.fr Ferrand-Béziers). Take those ! Have a good trip !