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@Chung
Hello tourers! I wonder if you can give me some advice about travelling before and after a novice tour.
I've got some time between jobs in August and I'd like to do a ride down the Danube from as close to the source as possible to Budapest (easy going compared to you lot I know). My question is about how to get myself there and back.
Trains cost £250 and I'll definitely need a bike bag, but I'll still need to pay Eurostar £30 each way to take it unless it's <85cm in length which it won't be).
Flights cost £160 and it'll cost ~£100 to take the bike on board in a bike bag.
I'm thinking of taking the planes but worried about what to do with the bike bag during the tour. I've never used one before. Are they collapsible to an extent and can I stuff it into a pannier or is it going to be too much hassle? Is it viable to find a cardboard bike box at either end and just discard it after getting off the plane?
Thanks if you can help! Cheers!