Comments on: Taking A Bike on A Plane

By: Cycling and Jet Lag | Cycling UK

Cycling and Jet Lag | Cycling UK — Mon, 02 May 2011 19:14:04 +0000

[...] Taking a Bike on a Plane [...]

By: Liz Henry

Liz Henry — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:04:29 +0000

can someone explain to me what you do with a bike box when touring.. if you fly to another country what do you do with your packing when you get to the other end ?

By: tejvan

tejvan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:31:51 +0000

You could try wrap in bubble wrap and cardboard. That’s how bikes often delivered. But, you would have to do a good job of packing to make it safe.

By: Alastair

Alastair — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:47:21 +0000

Hi, I’m cycling from Rotterdam to Milan in august, we’re getting the ferry to Holland from the UK so not worried about that but we are flying back from italy and obviously we cant take bike bags with us on the route. If we cant find bags in Italy is there another way of preparing the bikes for flight.. i.e. wrapping in shrink wrap ect ??

By: The Nellster

The Nellster — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:27:38 +0000

Hiya Lucy and others, generally speaking bike racks can not be hired from car hire firms though there are many Bike Shops that will do that for you.
However, if it is just you and your boyfriend going, then hiring a mid-range car can get you something like a Zafira which will easily take the bike(s) and your luggage if you fold the seats down……..
Have a good holiday

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:02:38 +0000

My boyfriend and I are going to France in the summer and he wants to take his racing bike. We have a way of getting it to the airport, but are struggling to find a car hire which also rents bike racks or roof racks. Has anyone got any suggestions on how we could get round this?

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:23:57 +0000

The trouble with bike bags and cases is,you can only fit racing bikes into them,also how do you get them to the airport and what do you do with them once you arrive at the other end?

By: tejvan

tejvan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:32:58 +0000

Thanks Rob, That’s a good point about bikes going missing and hiring a hard shell. Some of them can cost upto £300. At £20 a time renting seems cheaper.

By: Rob F

Rob F — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:27:42 +0000

Some good tips here, though I wouldn’t recommend putting everything in with your bike. If it gets lost on the way, you’ll have lost everything. Even if you can get a replacement bike in time you’ll still struggle without your clothes/pedals/shoes etc.

I recently took my bike to an event in Sweden, flying with SAS. Having spent ages looking at reviews of boxes and bags I discovered that my LBS rented hardshell cases for £20 per week. Worth enquiring at your local shop if you don’t think you’ll be travelling with your bike all that often.