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The table above indicates which train station in Paris you need for the onward train journey to the start point of a given route. Further information regarding travel to the start points is also given at the beginning of each route description.

Bicycles on Trains in France

You can put your bicycle on most TER (regional trains), Corail and Transilien trains, without charge. There will either be a specific carriage/luggage van (fourgon à bagages) or a compartment with a designated area for three or four bikes (éspace vélo). The latter may involve hanging your bike from a hook in the ceiling. They are usually to be found near the end of the train, if not the last carriage itself. Double-decker trains usually do not have a designated compartment for bicycles, and you can just wheel them into any 2nd class carriage at the platform conductor's discretion. On older trains you need to look out for the luggage van with the metal roller shutter door which may be locked from the inside, so make sure you've introduced yourself to the platform conductor beforehand who should assist in getting it opened. I recommend taking the rear panniers off, as you may either have to get the bike through a narrow doorway or lift it up into the luggage van. If there are two of you, it's easier if one gets in the van and pulls the bikes up. Some trains have a bicycle symbol painted on the outer door of the designated carriage. Contacting the platform conductor is important as he or she often allows you to take your bike on a slow train that stops at every station but does not have a bike carriage or designated area.