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Travelling with your own bicycle
Load your bicycle yourself or simply send it ahead
Do you want to take your bicycle with you on your travels? Then send it as luggage, preferably two days in advance, from your train station or use the convenient Pick@home service. This way you can travel by public transport with peace of mind and your hands free.
Or take your bike directly with you and load it yourself. Please note, however, that the transport of bicycles cannot always be guaranteed for reasons of space, especially in good weather. Passengers in wheelchairs or with prams have priority. Bicycles cannot be carried on all trains. Please note the relevant information in the online timetable. Thank you for your understanding.
Sending bicycles as luggage
Simply drop off your bicycle as luggage. This allows you to travel unhindered and saves you from having to find an empty bicycle compartment.
At the luggage counter
With a ticket or travelpass valid for the entire route, you can drop off your bicycle at any railway station with a luggage counter and collect it at a railway station of your choice. Bicycles dropped off by 19.00 hours are ready for collection two days later from 09.00 hours. (Please note the opening hours of the respective travel centre).
Prices per vehicle
- CHF 20.00 Bicycles or bicycle trailers max. 2.00 L x 0.8 m W x 1.0 H m, up to 25 kg
- CHF 30.00 E-bikes and special bicycles does not fit into the normal hanging device. max. 2.40 L x 0.9 B x 1.1 H m, up to 25 kg
The new Pick@home service for bikes
With the door-to-door service you can have your bike conveniently collected from your home and shipped to your holiday destination. The offer is valid for postal addresses in Switzerland and the Principality of Lichtenstein.
- CHF 43.00 Flat-rate
- CHF 30.00 Express flat rate Same day delivery
- Order pick-up service online gepaeckshop.sbb.ch
Groups
Groups of 10 people or more must register to send their bicycles as luggage at least five working days ahead of departure. Information is available at your railway station or around the clock from Rail Service on +41 (0)848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.)
Load your bicycle yourself
Key points at a glance
- A bike ticket is required.
- Bikes may be brought on board only if there is sufficient space.
- Wheelchairs and strollers have priority.
- Check capacity and follow staff instructions.
Registered and unregistered vehicles
Permitted:
Bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters/electric scooters with a wheel diameter of at least 30 cm for the largest wheel, as well as specialty bicycles such as tandems, cargo bikes, or recumbent bicycles.Not permitted:
Vehicles with internal combustion engines, three-person tandems, multi-seat recumbent bicycles, Segway Personal Transporters, electric scooters, and electric mopeds, except as carry-on luggage.Car transport
You can also take your bicycle with you on the car transport service. Information on the applicable regulations can be found on the car transport page.On the train
Within the BLS zone, limited bicycle-transport capacity is most likely on the Bern–Lucerne, Bern–Spiez–Brig–Domodossola and Spiez–Zweisimmen routes. The best thing to do is check the capacity of the relevant trains in the online SBB timetable before embarking on your journey. This allows you to use less busy trains (e.g. additional trains) for your journey with your bicycle.
On the train doors, a pictogram shows you where to find bicycle hooks or platforms for securely stowing bicycles. Please use the mounting fixtures on the train and make sure your bicycle does not block the path of other passengers.
On buses
You can take your bike on all our bus routes.
The following rules apply:
- Wheelchairs and pushchairs have priority.
- The transport of bicycles is limited during peak hours.
- You are responsible for loading your bike.
Aboard our boats
You can transport your bicycle on all boats.
The following rules apply:
- Wheelchairs and prams have priority.
- Depending on the boat used and at peak times, bicycle transport may be restricted.
- You are responsible for loading your bicycle.
On the car transport service
Notes
Reservation and available space
- BLS transports your bicycle without reservation.
- Bicycle transport is only possible if enough space is available.
- Each passenger may transport only one bicycle.
Safety on the train
- Make sure your bicycle does not block the passageways.
- For safety reasons, escape routes, entrances and exits, as well as access to the driver’s cab for locomotive staff, must always be kept clear.
- Please follow the instructions of the train staff. They may restrict bicycle transport for safety reasons.
Trailers, folding bicycles and hand luggage
- Child trailers and bicycle trailers up to a maximum width of 60 cm can be transported free of charge.
- Folding bicycles and bicycles with the front wheel removed are considered hand luggage if they are packed in a transport bag intended for this purpose. They can be transported free of charge.
Groups with bicycles
- If you are travelling in a group of more than 10 people with bicycles, self-loading of bicycles is not possible.
- We recommend hiring bicycles locally or sending them as travel luggage.
Children with bicycles
- Bicycles belonging to children up to 5.99 years of age are transported free of charge, even if the child is not accompanied.
- Children aged 6 to 15.99 may transport their bicycle free of charge if accompanied by an adult.
- This applies regardless of whether the child is travelling with a Junior Travelcard or Children’s Co-Travelcard.
- It is also irrelevant whether the accompanying person is transporting a bicycle themselves or not.
- This regulation does not apply to schools, institutions, clubs, companies, facilities and organisations. In these cases, bicycle tickets must be purchased for all children’s bicycles.
Liability
- BLS accepts no liability for damage.
Self-service loading
Please use the screens at the stations to check which sections offer bicycle spaces and then go to the requisite section.
No self-service loading
In the timetable and on the departure boards, trains without bicycle-transport availability are marked with a symbol; these trains do not have any spaces for bicycles.
Bike reservation
Please note that on board the SBB InterCity trains, a mandatory bicycle-reservation policy is in effect between Friday and Sunday until 31 October. You can find out more about SBB’s mandatory bicycle reservations here.
Preis
- CHF 2.00 – 5.00 Reservation
- Billettpreise
