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Transporting Bicycles in International Transport
Transporting Bicycles around Europe
Bicycles can be transported as oversized luggage to the following countries: Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland. You will pay EUR 5 to transport a bicycle from the boarding station in the Czech Republic to the destination station abroad. A transport document for transporting the bicycle back can be purchased in advance in the Czech Republic. When purchasing this document abroad, the price is determined by the relevant railway’s tariffs. The transport of bicycles is contingent on the existence of this service on the train as published in the timetable and on the availability of sufficient capacity. When transporting bicycles in long-distance international transport, it is generally necessary to reserve a space for the bicycle. Trains requiring reservations for bicycles can be identified in the timetable (bicycle symbol in a box or suitcase symbol in a box). Transport documents can be purchased at all ticket counters authorised to provide services for international transport.
Note: Passengers without a bicycle reservation purchased in advance on trains requiring bicycle reservations for the luggage storage during transport service or as oversized luggage will not be transported.
Transporting Bicycles to Slovakia
It is possible to transport bicycles on direct trains using the Luggage Storage during Transport service (suitcase symbol). The price for transporting one bicycle on one train to Slovakia is CZK 30 (without a reservation; the fee for a reservation is CZK 70, or CZK 35 for RailPlus cardholders); the price for transporting one bicycle on one train from Slovakia is EUR 2 (including reservation). On selected trains it is possible to reserve space for a bicycle in advance (trains for which reservations are available for Luggage Storage during Transport are marked in the timetable with the suitcase symbol in a circle); on certain trains a reservation for Luggage Storage during Transport is required (these trains are marked in the timetable with the suitcase symbol in a box).
For transporting bicycles as oversized luggage, the passenger will pay CZK 25 or CZK 50; it may also be necessary to pay a reservation fee according to the symbol specified for the train in the timetable. Within the scope of Local Border Traffic, the transport of bicycles is permitted on all passenger trains in carriages marked with the bicycle symbol. The transport of bicycles is also permitted in unmarked carriages on Os, Sp and R category trains in the entry areas of the first and last doors of the train, where a maximum of two bicycles may be transported at the same time, unless this is not permitted for technical or safety reasons. The price of the transport document is CZK 25.
Transporting Bicycles in Border Regions
Within the scope of the discounted regional cross-border offers to Germany, Poland and Austria, it is also possible to transport a bicycle, generally as oversized luggage. You can find more information on prices and terms by consulting the relevant offer.
Update: 07.02.2011
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