Bringing the pusher abroad with Ryanair

CillianL

I'm heading over to Nice for a 6-8 weeks in June so to avoid a collapse in the form I'm bringing the bike over for training and maybe some racing/ cyclosportives if the opportunity is there.

Whats the story with bringing a bike with Ryanair is it a case of putting it into a bike box you'd get from a bike shop and sealing it up? Has anyone done this before?

Dermot Illogical

I stuck mine in a bike bag travelling with them last year. No problems at all.

07Lapierre

http://www.ryanair.com/ie/terms-and-conditions#regulations-checkedbaggage


Mobility equipment is carried free of charge.
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 in order to be accepted for travel.
Electric bicycles cannot be carried

07Lapierre

As for Aer lingus? they are a pain in the butt when it comes to booking a bike...


Bicycles


Aer Lingus will carry bicycles and tandem bicycles as checked baggage: A maximum of 1 Bicycle per person. For flights between Ireland and North America bicycles are part of the free allowance, normal excess baggage rates apply if the passenger carries excess to the free allowance.

For ALL other flights there is a fee of €40 or equivalent payable at the airport on the day of departure. This fee is charged on an each-way basis for outbound and return journeys.

There is no charge for bicycles for passengers traveling in Business Class.

Aer Lingus permits passengers to travel with bicycles where there is space available.

Aer Lingus will pre book a maximum of 10 bicycles per flight, except in the following stations where due to high cargo volumes a restriction of 6 bicycles per flight applies:

• Prague
• Lisbon
• Warsaw
• Frankfurt
• Zurich
• Vienna
• Amsterdam
• Budapest

If you are travelling on Aer Lingus regional flights the maximum bicycles allowed is 2 per flight. This is all subject to availability on the day.

Bicycles cannot be booked online. To book the bicycle the passenger must contact their local reservations office

Mr_Right

Looking to keep off the weight while away by doing what the fat oul' fellas do!

"This is ****, for all the uptake in cycling here the growth has been catering for fat oul' fellas who want to feel 'suffer' in the local sportive"