Paris - Marseille/Montpellier by train with bikes (page 2 of 2)

Hi, Check out FlixBus—I think the Paris-Marseille route allows bikes without having to dismantle them. The downside is it’s definitely slower than the train, but it’s direct! With SNCF, anything’s possible except traveling with a bike 😜

Hi, Check out FlixBus—I think the Paris-Marseille route allows bikes that aren’t disassembled. Sure, it’s slower than the train, but it’s direct! With SNCF, anything’s possible except traveling with a bike

Since trains aren’t an option, some people do use long-distance coaches, but in this case, there won’t be enough space ("I want to bring my teens along with their cousins"), especially since FlixBus routes in France rarely have bike racks at the back—bikes have to go in the hold.

Honestly, foldable bikes (bought second-hand and resold after the trip) or the overnight Intercité train to Montpellier seem like better solutions.

Hi, Definitely the overnight train from Paris to Montpellier with a non-dismantled bike is the best solution. Thanks, because I’m going to let my daughter take advantage of it—she’s heading to Montpellier at the end of July (the overnight train ticket was just bought with a spot for her bike!) 😛

Overnight trains are really great for the atmosphere.

Even though I understand the state’s decision given the structurally deficit situation of these lines (like almost the entire network, by the way—same goes for roads, though we don’t question that), it’s a shame so many routes have been closed and the rolling stock is so old (Corail trains from the 70s).

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercit%C3%A9s_de_nuit https://www.marcelle.media/les-croises-du-train-de-nuit/ https://raildusud.canalblog.com/archives/2024/01/11/40166533.html

Ah, the night train—what a throwback! Back in my day, I was a regular on the Paris–Briançon route! Hopefully, the growing movement across Europe to "bring back night trains" will reach France so we get more than just the two surviving lines!