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- Time of past OR future Camino
- None past. Camino Del Norte (Aug. 2020)
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3. If I decide to transport my bike, is there a place in either Santander or Bilbao that would store the bike box? Or could I ship it ahead to SdC?
4. I like a touring bike with a fairly upright geometry and I am 6'3" (1.90m) tall. Is there any place that one can rent such a thing or do I just bite the bullet and ship? (It looks like that will cost about $150 each way).
I am loving this forum and have no doubt that I will have a ton more questions, but these are some that seem to go with the initial planning stages. Thank you all!
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It's not bad. About an hour onto Estella or similar. I did the reverse and was happy with it1. Is Bilbao the best place to fly in/out of?
I'm with mmmmartin on this. Alsa are good and helpful so there shouldn't be an issue.2. What is the most convenient way to get from Bilbao to Santander?
Agree with Debra. They appear (strangely) to be set up for this. It is almost like they have had thousands of people before.....If I decide to transport my bike, is there a place in either Santander or Bilbao that would store the bike box? Or could I ship it ahead to SdC?
I like a touring bike with a fairly upright geometry and I am 6'3" (1.90m) tall.
Interesting ffguy. Which bike shop are you referring to?If your final destination is Santiago de Compostella, then there is a bike shop there that, for a small fee, will break down your bike and fit it into a cardboard box that is the proper size for either a train ride or bus ride and then ship back by air.
as it relates to transport/storing your bike - another idea would be to ship your bike in a large cardboard box to your start destination.
If your final destination is Santiago de Compostella, then there is a bike shop there that, for a small fee, will break down your bike and fit it into a cardboard box that is the proper size for either a train ride or bus ride and then ship back by air.
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I had mine packed in a bike shop called 'Velocipedo' in Santiago, the cost was €21 and they did a good packing job. http://www.elvelocipedo.com/Velocipedo/Ingles/Velo_EmbalajeI.htmlInteresting ffguy. Which bike shop are you referring to?
Yes, there's a bike packing service at the airport but I didn't realise this and I had it already packed in a bike shop in Santiago. I noted that the bike packing service at the airport usually just box and seal your bike in the box but will help you dismantle your bike if asked.I understand that the airport in Santiago de Compostela has a baggage service which includes a bike box service for €17. Has anyone got more information on this issue?
Yes, there's a bike packing service at the airport but I didn't realise this and I had it already packed in a bike shop in Santiago. I noted that the bike packing service at the airport usually just box and seal your bike in the box but will help you dismantle your bike if asked.
Yes, both the shop in Santiago and the packing service in the airport supply the boxes, they are also included in the price.Do you know if the boxes were provided by the packing service?
Martin, thanks for the advice about the post office.In 2017 we flew Gatwick to Seville with the bikes in thick plastic, and carried the plastic in the panniers. For the return we cycled into Santiago airport then dismantled the bikes and wrapped them in the plastic. The check-in man said we had to have the bikes in boxes but we showed them the Easyjet website where it says bikes must be in boxes or bags. He phoned his supervisor who came back with the answer that bags were fine.. ... It was a tense 15 minutes though.
In the past I've wrapped the dismantled bike in clingfilm, then used cardboard boxes from the supermarket (printing on the inside, obvs) with parcel tape to make it look like a strong cardboard box, and flown across Chile and back across the Pond like that. You might be able to manage that if you couldn't find a box for the bike.
However, the Correos (post office) next to the Pilgrim Office has huge boxes for bikes, you can put all your kit in there, pay them €90 and they'll deliver it to your house somewhere in the EU. You can then fly home with merely small hand luggage. If you take the bike with Ryanair you pay £60 for the bike plus you *also* need to pay for a bag in the hold containing all the sharp, punch, stabby, oily things you need to maintain a bike. If I were to need to get a bike home to the UK, I'd go to the Correos office.
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