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Transporting bike To Australia.

  • 21-09-2009 3:16pm
    #1
    Sajan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 495 ✭✭


    Hi all..

    I'm off to Australia next month and really want to take my bike. I am flying with Qantas and to be honest I can't get any clear information from their website. Does anyone know the options when transporting a bike such far distances? Is DHL an option. Any help would be really appreciated.


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  • #2
    StudentC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 292 ✭✭StudentC


    Nearly all airlines have some sort of policy on bikes - obviously will cost you extra but probably not as much as shipping it separately. Try ringing their London office or something. And then ring again and again until you get the same answer a few times!

    Failing that, google some combination of Ireland/Australia/shipping/excess baggage or words like that - shipping companies generally quote based on weight and/or volume, but many will also have a rate for bikes.


  • #3
    DualFrontDiscs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 932 ✭✭✭DualFrontDiscs


    http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/sporting-equipment/global/en#jump1

    You will need to pay additional baggage rates if the combined weight of the sporting kit/set and your checked baggage exceeds the free baggage weight allowance. Some sporting equipment cannot be carried domestically and must be sent as freight.* Freight charges will apply.

    To be accepted for carriage, bicycles must be suitably packed in a bike box. Bike boxes can be purchased from most Australian Qantas Terminals. Customers can travel with their own bike box, however it must not exceed the dimensions below.
    Qantas bike pack dimensions are:
    Length: 140cm (55in)
    Width: 30cm (12in)
    Height: 80cm (32in)
    Before bicycles can be accepted they must be packed as follows:
    Tyres must be deflated
    Pedals must be removed
    Handle bars must be fixed parallel to the frame
    If the bicycles length exceeds 140cm (55in), the front wheel should be removed and fixed beside the rear wheel, inside the bike box

    Your bike kit may be included as part of the free baggage allowance. If the combined weight (or pieces for USA/South America) of the bike kit and your checked baggage exceeds the free baggage allowance, additional baggage rates will be charged. The maximum weight of any piece of checked baggage is 32kg.


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