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Have you looked at seat61? It really has all the info.
Travelling across multiple countries with bikes really seems to fuck with their systems and you almost always have to call.
Just this week I've called Deutsche Bahn (international) on three separate days and been on hold for over 100 minutes to get a bike from Berlin to Amsterdam. And I have to catch a train at 5:10 too :(
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Make your friends in Berlin go to the Bhf. Zoo.
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I get that coordinating between companies or countries is tricky, but it's one company, and one route. I'm sure there are reasons why it's not working smoothly, but still feel it should. Seamless systems for countless dumb consuming activities we don't need, and the boring stuff that actually makes life easy always lags.
Re seat61, that looks like a very lovely website, thanks.
fussballclub
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Eurostar whinge.
I wanted to take the train to Amsterdam, so I can ride from there to a conference I'm attending. Website says no bikes to Amsterdam, but Brussels is cool. Alright, adds a 100k of riding, but should be fine.
I book the ticket and email for a bike reservation (as instructed). I email again twice (and using a different address) because I'm not hearing back within a week. I get a response today saying only Some trains carry bikes, and the fee to carry one is £45. Rebooking difference was £63. So that's £100 extra.
Their avg response time is 7-10 days, which means I'll only get a chance to pay for a booking in a week, and then Hopefully I'll manage to get a spot. There's room for 4 bikes on the whole train, ffs.