How to Pack your Bike for Airline Travel

[@henrycook6376]

I am bringing my mountain bike to Colombia next time I go, and leaving it here for future use at my in laws! Tha KS for the video! $75 US dollars on Spirit airlines!

[@angellabryan-favours3873]

Thank you for this well informative question and answers 📹 captions...very insightful.

[@christopherchong3899]

Hi - great video, well explained and very helpful. Can I ask how much your packed bike box with your couple of frame bags typically weighs?

[@sebibuchs]

Thank you! The whole box is usually between 12 and 16kg , well under the 20kg mark

[@petermcgreevy6386]

WoW I was thinking much more....l.l.😊@@sebibuchs

[@cher4all]

perfect!! Did you take the air out of your tires??? And good to know where your chain should be...I would not have done that.

[@sebibuchs]

thank you Cheryl! yes they remind you again at the airport to let some air out of your tires, i was running tubeless sometimes when I went to Thailand so I didn't let all out but more than half for sure. and yeah check if you have any parts that could be damaged because they are exposed and then try to "hide" and protect them in the box

[@cher4all]

@@sebibuchs it all went very well! And got some good rides in British Columbia, Canada. Box is a great way to also through in your fluids and any extra bulky clothes👍

[@koushikarepally8865]

Hi i am not going to take a whole bike.. i live in india .. components here are really hard to find.. can i take parts from usa to India on the plane.. it is a hollow crankset with chainring and pedals

[@sebibuchs]

Should be no problem I think as long as you don‘t take it with your carry on

[@robertohamar8976]

What airline did you use? I would like to fly with Ryanair, I am afraid the box would be too big (it's seems the same size as yours).

[@sebibuchs]

Hey:) as I know Emirates Qatar and Thai take those boxes as normal luggage with no extra charge if you don‘t exceed the weight i don‘t know how ryanair handles it

[@denysprykhodko1460]

Hi, did you end up travelling with Ryanair with that bike? Curios what was the experience? Did you have to purchase sports equipment OR did it fit into normal check bag and were there any issues? (planning to travel the same way). Thanks!

[@anthonydowling3356]

@@denysprykhodko1460Ryanair charge 60 euro for a bicycle .

[@holmes5517]

Did you do this packing at the airport? My problem is the bit between the train station and the airport, ie how to get from one to the other.

[@sebibuchs]

yeah I just asked a local bike shop for a box and then took the taxi or the train to the airport with the box in it

[@JohnLumapaskeith]

what if you have an integrated stem?

[@sebibuchs]

Good point! That is a whole new problem for travelling with your bike, I‘m afraid you would need a specific bike bag for bikes like this

[@angellabryan-favours3873]

What is the cost to carry your bike through the airline option?

[@petermcgreevy6386]

Zero in Australia under 25 Kg.

[@hardtrailrider]

will they allow this in international checkin ? I plan to buy a bike from US and bring it to INdia

[@sebibuchs]

I never had any issues, but it can of course depend on the country and the airline

[@Custard6]

Like you comment that even posh bikes are all delivered to the shops in cardboard boxes. Just says it all. Thanks.

[@sebibuchs]

I appreciate it thanks!

[@mr.z2618]

They do but not on commercial plane with other people language. Is a difference.

[@brinkmerjer]

Hello! What kind of baggage fee did the airline charge? Just the normal extra bag fee or something more excessive?

[@jjatoff7850]

Excellent info. Thankyou

[@Ghanzboy23]

Hello. Mate is the standard cardboard box of bike allowed in air flight.. Or there is specific measurements? Did u improvise ur cardboard to make it smaller or its the original one?

[@sebibuchs]

Thanks for the question! There are several different sizes for boxes as some manufacturers tend to ship bikes in an almost ready to ride position, I took a trek box for roadbikes as roadbike boxes are normally the smallest (besides kids bikes) as for the airlines: you‘d have to check their policy beforehand but airlines like Thai, Emirates or Qatar all accept boxes like this as normal luggage (up to 20kg) but it would be your only piece of course so I always packed the rest in it as well such as clothes etc

[@Ghanzboy23]

Thanks.. Its also trek roadbike.. Size 50cm

[@YogirajPujari]

Is this pack considered an checked-in item within the size and weight range? Do you have to pay extra for shipping the bike?

[@christopherchong3899]

Some airlines charge a nominal fee for carrying a bike as an oversize sports item - I have seen USD150 quoted. If you exceed the weight limits of your flight purchase, then you are charged per kg according to the airline's pricing.

[@sebibuchs]

I travelled with 3 airlines so far where this box counts as your normal luggage: Thai Airways, Qatar and Emirates, however there are airlines that charge extra, I would surely check beforehand to be sure, also you would need to pack the rest of your gear in that box as well, and then of course you can have your carry on

[@dongrant5229]

I found this video very helpful thank you

[@sebibuchs]

thank you for your feedback!:)

[@johnnysukhumvit9242]

What are the dimensions of that box?

[@sebibuchs]

most of them are 54" x 29" x 8"

[@anniepeti598]

Is that in inches correct?

[@anthonydsouza4011]

Thankyou.

[@sebibuchs]

happy to help:)