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In Continental Europe, people travelling with cycles face the problem that many of the most convenient long-distance services are operated by high-speed trains that have either limited provision for cycles (French TGV) or no space at all (Thalys service from Paris and Brussels to Köln, and German ICE services). Trains from Paris to Nancy, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Épinal and Remiremont depart from Gare de l’Est, a short ride from Gare du Nord. Services on this route are operated by TGV or ICE high-speed trains, but there are some trains with reserveable space for cycles. To find out which departures these are, look on the SNCF (French Railways) website (www.voyages-sncf.com). Less complete information is available at www.bikes.sncf.com. Booking for French trains is through the SNCF website or via Rail Europe (www.raileurope.co.uk). From Brussels, conventional EuroCity services with cycle space run three times daily to Mulhouse via Luxembourg and Strasbourg.

Alternative access from the UK is to use Stena Line ferries to reach Hoek van Holland from Harwich or the P&O service to Rotterdam from Hull, then Dutch NS (Dutch Railways) trains to Rotterdam. Here you can connect via Venlo and Dusseldorf with DB (German Railways) services, with cycle provision, that will take you on to Karlsruhe. From Karlsruhe there are trains to Strasbourg (France) for connections to Mulhouse. On Hoek van Holland ferries, through tickets allow UK travellers leaving from London (or any station in East Anglia) to reach any station in the Netherlands. Booking for German trains can be done at www.bahn.com. Up-to-date information on travelling by train with a bicycle can be found on a website dedicated to worldwide rail travel, ‘The man in seat 61’, www.seat61.com.