Bikes On Swedish Trains

NWLondoner
NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
edited March 2009 in The bottom bracket
Has anyone here any experience of taking bikes on trains in Sweden?

I would LOVE to take part in the Vätternrundan one year but my only option of getting there is by plane and train. I would ideally be using a hard/solid bike case.

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  • GeorgeShaw
    GeorgeShaw Posts: 764
    I don't think you'll have any problem - unless the train is full of bikes. I did the Vattern last year and took by bike in a case. I had a lift between Stockholm and Motala, but used the Arlanda Express to get between the airport and Stockholm central station. Plenty of room there.

    The Swedish rail web site is http://www.sj.se/. Motala is about 3 hours away from Stockholm by train. I would have thought a bike case would be OK as normal luggage, but if in doubt, then drop them an email or phone them - they won't have a problem with English. You will have to book early, though, as the train will be popular with 17,000 cyclists trying to get to Motala. :shock:
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    in a case no probs.

    but if it is a bike then there is a cost. luggage no probs.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • Captain Fagor
    Captain Fagor Posts: 739
    NWLondoner wrote:
    I would LOVE to take part in the Vätternrundan one year but my only option of getting there is by plane and train. I would ideally be using a hard/solid bike case.

    You could do what I did in 2006 and ride the event (hassle free) courtesy of Cyclists Fighting Cancer. See http://www.cyclistsfc.org.uk/vatternrundan.html for details.

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