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Bicycle Travel => General Discussion => Topic started by: CotyH on January 11, 2019, 12:55:22 am

 

Title: Flying international with bicycles
Post by: CotyH on January 11, 2019, 12:55:22 am

Hi all - sorry if this has been covered already in another post, but I'm working on planning a trip biking from Paris to Rome next fall and trying to gather information on flying with bicycles. Is packing up in cardboard boxes and checking them as luggage an acceptable option? Are there extra fees to be expected?

Thanks so much!
Coty

Title: Re: Flying international with bicycles
Post by: Pat Lamb on January 11, 2019, 09:31:11 am

Your best bet is to contact the airline you (might) be flying, and ask them.  Boxing a bike is fairly common, as are extra fees (buckle your seat belt before you look!).  U.S. airlines seem to be in a race to the bottom through consolidation; perhaps European airlines are a few years behind us.

Title: Re: Flying international with bicycles
Post by: BikeliciousBabe on January 14, 2019, 04:12:45 pm

Yep. Policies, including fees, vary by airline. Check each web site. If you can start on British Airways you fight get a lower fee. Five years ago I flew to Venice on U.S. Airways. The bike fee was $200 each way.

Title: Re: Flying international with bicycles
Post by: John Nelson on January 14, 2019, 07:22:55 pm

Whatever you do, check the bees BEFORE you buy your ticket. Most people don’t.

Title: Re: Flying international with bicycles
Post by: DaveB on January 15, 2019, 08:29:12 am

Quote from: John Nelson on January 14, 2019, 07:22:55 pm

Whatever you do, check the bees BEFORE you buy your ticket. Most people don’t.

Yes, otherwise you might get stung by the cost.  Sorry, couldn't resist ;)