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Bring your bike on the train It is posssible to enjoy the route in small sections by taking the train or the bus in some parts of the route – or you may wish to cycle out and go home by train. We will give you some useful information for the planning of the route. Germany: Deutsche Bahn Travel service: Tlf. + 1805 99 66 33 Hotline for cyclists: tel. + 18 05 15 14 15 Opening hours for the hotline: from the beginning of March till end of November fra Mo.-Fri. From 8 am – 6 pm, Saturday from 8 am – noon and from Dec. – Febr., from Mo.-Fri. From 8 am – 4 pm. or Internet: www.bahn.de Denmark De Danske Statsbaner DSB Tel. information: National trains. + 70 13 14 15 International trains: +70 13 14 16 And Internet address: www.dsb.dk International trains – Germany You can bring you bicycle to Germany in some of the international trains between Fredericia and Germany. If you wish to travel from Copenhagen, Sealand and Funen there will be connection to the international trains between Fredericia and Germany by using the IntercityTrains to Kolding/Frederica. It is necessary to reserve bicycle space in the international trains. You may bring ordinary bicycles, but not tandem bicycles or bicycle trailers. The number of bicycle spaces is limited and it is therefore recommended to reserve in good time. It is not possible to send your bicycle ahead in Denmark. You need a special ticket for your bicycle in the train. From Denmark it is only possible to buy the outward ticket. The ticket for your journey home you must buy in the departure country. You can buy and reserve tickets and seat reservations in the DSB travel station and travel agency or by phone no. + 70 13 14 15. Further information you may also find on the address www.dsb.dk It is also a possiblity to go by the regional trains from Copenhagen - Nykøbing F - Gedser, take the ferry to Gedser - Rostock and continue your trip to Berlin by the German regional trains. Please note that there is only one daily connection by train between Nykøbing F and Gedser. Your will find more bus connections. Deutsche Bahn (DB) has established a hotline for cyclists, who want to go by DB. The phone no. is + 1805 15 14 15 – on this number cycle specialists will give you information on bike and train travels, e.g. train service, possibility for hiring and sending cycles and lot of other useful information. Opening hours of the phone: from march till the end of November from Mo- Fri from 8 am – 6 pm and Sat. from 8 am – noon. From December till Febr. from Mo- Fri from 8 am – 4 pm. Ask for the brochure ”Bahn & Bike” or find it on the address: www.bahn.de eller www.db.de Travelling in Germany Regional trains and S-trains In Germany it is possible to send your bicycle ahead – you can send it via ”KurierGepäck”, that will transport the bicycle from door to door. If you are a family or a group of up to 5 persons DB give special offers. Further information you can find on the DB Hotline for cyclists. In Germany you can bring your bicycle with you on the regional trains and in the S-trains. Reservations are not available. There may be problems of capacity in the trains. There will always be the train personal that can decide where there is room for the bicycle on the train itself. Therefore avoid rush hour trafic during the morning and in the evening. Also be aware that prices for bicycle tickets and the rules for tranport may vary in the the different regions. In some regions the transport of your bicycle will even be free. Further information in the regions: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Tlf. + 180 3 194 195 Verkehrsverbund Warnow GmbH Tlf. + 381 4 92 36 96 Usedomer Bäderbahn Tlf. + 383 78 27 132 Berlin – Brandenburg Tlf. + 280 3 194 195 eller Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg Tlf. + 30 25 41 41 41 eller Internet www.vbbonline.de Please note that transport of bicycles is not possible in Berlin and Brandenburg from Monday – Friday from 6 am – 9 am and from 2 pm – 5.30 pm In the DB Travel Centers you can get the CD-Rom ”Funtrain-Region Berlin/Brandenburg with timetabels and other useful information on the region. Tranport in Denmark You can take your bicycle with you on most trains in Denmark. The doors of the railway carriages that have space for bikes are marked with a bicycle motive. You should remove all baggage from the bike before loading. It is your responsibility to load and unload your bike onto and from the train. There will always be train personal that can decide where there is room for the bicycle on the train itself. From May 1st – August 31st you have to reserve bicycle space on the the InterCity Trains. You can buy the reservation ticket on railway stations and on DSB travel agencies or on the phone + 70 13 14 15 Normally it is just ordinary bicycles that can be taken on the train. Bicycle trailers can not travel by train. Bicycle trailers with their wheels removed can travel as hand luggage, if the accumulated size is not more than 100 x 60 x 30 cm. Regional trains. You will find regional trains on the distances Copenhagen – Nykøbing F. – Rødby and Gedser. Please note that there is only one departure a day between Nykøbing F and Gedser ( Route 11). You can bring you bicycle in the regional trains when there is room for it in the special areas for bicycles. It will always be the train personnnel that can decide where there is room for the bicycle. You should remove all baggage from the bike before loading. It is not possible to reserve bicycle space on the regional trains A bicycle ticket must be bought when taking the train. The price depends on the distance of your journey. S-trains You will find S-trains on the distances Køge – Copenhagen (Route 15). You may bring your bike on the S-trains. The price of the bicycle ticket is 10 Dkr. Please note the rush hour traffic. It is not possible to bring your bike from Køge – Copenhagen from Monday – Friday from 7 am – 8.30 am in the period September 1st – June 1st (2001/2002). And it is not possible from Copenhagen – Køge from Monday – Friday from 3.30 pm – 5 pm in the period September 1st – June 1st (2001/2002). Private trains On the routes 13 and 14 it is possible to use the private train: Østbanen A/S Postvej 2 DK-4654 Fakse Ladeplads Phone + 70 10 60 19 Between Hårlev and Køge the train leaves every half hour. And between Hårlev and Rødvig and Hårlev and Fakse Ladeplads the train leaves every hour. Your S-train bicycle ticket is also valid in the private train. The price is 10 DKr. for 2 hours. The private train is connected to the distance Køge- Copenhagen in Køge. On local distances on the private train the local tickets and rules are valid. Bus Storstrøms Trafikselskab (STS) gives information on bus routes. Bicycles can, to a limited extent, be taken on the regional buses. Price Dkr. 35 (2001). STS Torvet 7 DK-4800 Nykøbing F. Phone +54 88 04 00 Ferry – Route 12 Please note that Bogø-Stubbekøbing Ferry sails from May 24th – September 7th 2001, every day from 9 am – 6 pm. There are 11 departures each day. Further information: Vejkontoret phone + 54 84 49 42 The ferry phone +30 53 24 28 During the winter the bicycle route goes through Nørre Alslev – The Storstrøm Bridge – Vordingborg – Kalvehave. Worth knowing When you travel by bike and train you must be ready in good time before train departure so you have time to be informed where the train sections with space for bicycles will stop. Remove the baggage from the bike so you are ready to load. When you travel with other persons you help each other by loading and unloading. Place your bicycle so it will not be inconvenient for other passengers. Take your seat in the train and enjoy the trip. Five – ten minutes before the train reach you destination you will go to your bicycle and get ready to unload. Go With Bahn & Bike to the Jewells of North Germany (a special offer from DB). DB and four organizations of environment (Bund, NABU, VCD and WWF) collaborate on a cycle holiday to some very beautiful landscapes in Germany. The national park on Rügen and the big areas at Uckermark north of Berlin. Further information you will find on the address: www.fahrtziel-natur.de or with Deutschen Bahn AG, Bahn-Umwelt-Zentrum, phone + 30 29 76 32 74. Bicycle Organizations Germany Der Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club (ADFC) Bundesgeschäftsstelle Postfach 10 77 47 D-28077 Bremen Tel. + 04 21 3 46 29-0 Fax. + 04 21 3 46 29-50 www.adfc.de www.bettundbike.de and in Denmark Dansk Cyklist Forbund Rømersgade 7 DK 1362 København K Phone + 33 32 31 21 Fax + 33 32 76 83 www.dcf.dk dcf@dcf.dk Here you may get information on cycle holiday, tour proposals etc. [Back]