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Sète railway station (Stage 17)

If you don't want to fly, there are three other travel options: train from the UK to France, long-distance coach and private transport.

Eurostar services from London operate frequent daily trains to Paris, from where fast TGV and other trains leave for Clermont-Ferrand (but note that it will be necessary to change railway stations in Paris in order to continue on your journey). In general, you can only carry a bicycle at no extra charge on Eurostar if it is carried in a bike bag no larger than 120cm by 90cm, so the bike must be disassembled. However, there are two Eurostar services which do allow bikes to be transported without dismantling, but for both these options you need a seat reservation first.

For the first option, you telephone the Eurostar Baggage Line on 0870 5850850 to book a bicycle reservation on your train (£20 per bike per journey in 2009). There are limited spaces for bicycles on each train, so it is advisable to make an early reservation. With this option you are assured that your bike will be travelling on the same train as you.