How to travel by train with your bike? All our advice and suitable bike bag s
Whether you are preparing for a bike trip across France with train stops or you are a daily user of the bike-train to get to work , discover in this guide all our advice for choosing the
The bicycle train, an increasingly common use
By both being part of a responsible mobility approach, the bicycle and the train offer great complementarity. Taking the train with your bike has become extremely common in just a few years. Regular train users were able to see this. For leisure or for professional reasons, the bicycle and the train are complementary, provided, as we will see, that certain administrative and material rules are respected.
Instructions to know and follow
In fact, it is necessary to know the instructions, which vary depending on the company, so that your bike is accepted on board the train.
We will focus in this article on the conditions of travel with the SNCF, but be aware that each company displays the conditions of travel with a bicycle on its site. You will find useful links throughout this article.
Bike disassembled or not disassembled
Whatever train you take, the SNCF offers you the possibility of traveling with your bicycle (disassembled or not), for daily journeys, weekend getaways or vacations:
- By TGV INOUI
- In OUIGO
- By TER, Transilien and Intercités
- In Europe
Traveling with the disassembled bicycle is by far the most common practice, and since we manufacture and sell
If you are transporting your folded or disassembled bicycle in a
SNCFbag , your bicycle counts as hand luggage and must be placed in the luggage spaces. Thebag must measure a maximum of 120x90cm.
TGV INOUI 
All TGV INOUI trains offer the possibility of traveling free of charge and without reservation with your bicycle folded or dismantled and stored in a
YESGO 
If you travel with OUIGO, the SNCF low-cost TGV offer, your bike must be stored in a
It is also specified that its weight must be less than 30 kg, that gives you some margin!
When booking your ticket you will need to add "additional or bulky baggage":
Attention: the SNCF specifies that not all bicycles are accepted on board the TGV INOUI and OUIGO: recumbent bicycles, tandems, tricycles and all types of trailers are not not allowed.
TER, Transilien and Intercités 
The TER, Transiliens and Intercités are special cases given that it is not necessary for the bike to be dismantled to be able to board.
Some wagons have spaces dedicated to bicycles, easily identified thanks to pictograms on the doors and windows.
All types of bicycles are admitted with the exception of tandems, scooters and tricycles. Furthermore, the panniers must be removed and the trailers folded.
Attention: the transport of bicycles is prohibited on certain lines at certain times in the TER.
Ask the SNCF for information.
We invite you to consult your regional TER site to find out all the boarding arrangements.
In the Transiliens you can load your bike for free from Monday to Friday before 6:30 a.m., between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and after 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays also.
However, whatever the day or time, you will not be able to access the train with your bike in case of heavy traffic.
You will find all the practical details on the dedicated site: Traveling with your bike in Transilien
As for the Intercités, you should know that certain Intercités lines offer spaces for undisassembled bicycles, always within the limits of available places. In this case you will have to install your dear biclou in a dedicated space, clearly identified by a pictogram.
The price varies from 5 to 10€ per bike depending on the connections.
Here too you will find all the information on the SNCF website: https://www.oui.sncf/train/velo-a-bord
In Europe
Eurostar
Bikes are accepted on board Eurostar trains provided that they are stored in a
Thalys
On board Thalys, only folded or dismantled bicycles are accepted, always in a
TGV Lyria
On board the TGV Lyria, you can reserve a place for your bike for €10 when booking your ticket, at any SNCF or CFF point of sale.
More information on the TGV Lyria website.
Our advice for transporting a bicycle on a train
120 x 90 cm
If there was only one thing to remember it would be this :-) 120 x 90 cm, it's the key to taking your bike with you in any which SNCF train.
And that's good because we have developed the range of
Anticipate!
As far as possible, make sure to be early on the platform, so that you can calmly prepare your bikes, remove the panniers if necessary, and finalize the last details.
Try your new
Not all bicycles are allowed
Unfortunately the SNCF, as we saw in this article, does not accept all types of bicycles on its trains. Recumbent bikes, tandems, tricycles and scooters are not permitted. This is also the case for trailers.
Timetables and practical information
You will find online, on the sites yes.sncf and sncf.com all the information you need to organize your train trip with your bike.
The bag s TRAINBag from Buds-Sports
At Buds we love cycling and we have been confronted, certainly like you since you are reading this article,
TRAINBag Light
The TRAINBag Light is the
TRAINBag Original
The classic model, with integrated pockets for storing the wheels. The TRAINBag Original is made of PE600D, an extremely resistant material.
TRAINBag Race
The TRAINBag Race is the most versatile
TRAINBag Travel
The TRAINBag Travel is the padded
Accessories for bag s of bicycles
All
Fork Bike Protect
The universal fork protection, an essential complement to the TRAINBag
Universal Support
The Universal Support to protect the transmission by isolating the rear derailleur from the ground and preventing the bike from resting on the large chainring.
PEDALSProtect
Adapted to all types of pedals, flat and automatic, the PEDALSProtect protects your
WHEELBag Race
The