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Bike travel with Ryanair

  • 15-08-2012 9:17pm
    #1
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey, I have a bike left in the UK and would like to get it home. Must the bike be packed at checkin with ryanair?

    My sister is flying home soon and it would be great if she could bring it with her. She wouldn't know much about packing a bike and it would be so much easier to get it to the airport if she can wheel it there. I doubt she could manage a packed bike.

    I checked older posts and it seems to be ok no to pack a bike with ryanair but I know regulations can change.


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  • #2
    CH3OH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,553 ✭✭✭CH3OH


    From the website:
    Sporting or musical equipment including but not limited to large fishing rods, golf clubs, bikes* (bikes have a weight limit of 30 kilos), scooters, fencing equipment, pole vaults, javelin, surfboards, bodyboards, snowboards and skis and large musical instruments including but not limited to harps, double bass and drums are inherently unsuitable for carriage by airlines operating fast turnarounds such as Ryanair. However, these items may be carried in the hold of the aircraft in addition to your personal checked baggage allowance up to a limit of 20 kilos per item upon payment of a discounted online fee of £50/€50 per item, per one way flight. If the item is purchased at the airport or through a Ryanair call centre a higher fee of £60/€60 per item/per one way flight will apply). Any sporting and musical item weighing over the 20 kilos allowance will be charged for the excess at the applicable excess baggage rate per kilo.

    *Bicycles - MUST be contained in a protective box or bag.


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Do you think this
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ctc-plastic-bike-bag/
    is considered a protective bag? It's just a sheet of plastic.


  • #4
    rflynnr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭rflynnr


    tuxy wrote: »
    Do you think this
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ctc-plastic-bike-bag/
    is considered a protective bag? It's just a sheet of plastic.

    That should be fine. I recently managed to bring a Thorn Triplet from East Midlands with Ryanair and they were pretty accommodating about it.

    @ OP: Any airline will still insist on the bike's pedals being removed, the handlebars being turned to parallel the frame and the air being taken out of the tyres so your sister (or someone) is going to have to be a bit handy - the airline won't do this for the passenger.


  • #5
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Mate flew with Ryanair, he got it wrapped with that plastic you protect you luggage with. He had handlebars tucked in, pedals off. No problems and it only had a slightly bent mudguard the other side.

    EDIT: Of course you could just cycle it home :D


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