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As ever, the weak link is Eurostar. Still need to box for that. But not sure if you can take boxed bikes on Nightjet (OBB sleeper).
I've seriously looked into getting a Rinko-style bag and taking the forks out to package it up in a cube. At that point it is just a big bag and can go on any train.
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Yeah, prospects don't look great for it changing any time soon either.
If I rode TPR again which I'm quite tempted to do, I think I'd possibly explore the ferry down the west coast of France from Portsmouth and just try and work from the ferry a bit to save some annual leave, given it's 24+ hours. Means bike can travel unboxed and I'm not giving money to Ryanair as a bonus.
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I think this is the way to do it. Even for flying perhaps, then avoid the extra fees.
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Trains in France are complicated with bikes... trying to get a proper answer from SNCF about availability is a pain in the arse.
Nightjet say this:
You can take your bicycle along on the following routes:
NJ 490 / 491 Vienna - Hamburg (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 40420 / 40491 Innsbruck - Hamburg (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 464 / 465 Graz - Zürich (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 470 / 471 Zürich - Hamburg (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 466 / 467 Vienna - Zurich (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 408 / 409 Zurich - Berlin (3 bicycle parking spaces)
NJ 402 / NJ 403 Zurich - Amsterdam (13 bicycle spaces bookable in IC
60402 / IC 60403, Bookable at an SBB or NS ticket counter)
honk
skinny
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Ah yes I was looking at this. I need to dig around in Seat 61 and find out more