It’s free to take a bike onto a train in Ireland but you do need to book it on in advance and space is limited. The Irish Rail online booking system is a little confusing so here I take you through the process from working out what train stations you need, to booking a ticket WITH a bike space and then to getting the bike onto the train. As a bonus I also have recordings of me taking my ebike onto a train in Heuston station Dublin and off at Westport in Mayo. Then at the end a quick guide to arriving at Rosslare Europort where the ferry arrives for many of you following Eurovelo 1.
You’ll find more content about using the Irish train system to cycle tour in my day to day diaries of cycling the entire Irish coast as I did that in stages getting a train from Dublin to a coastal station and then cycling to the next over a few days to get a train back
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Very handy guide/advice mate thank you, as someone who wants to but has never dealt with getting a bike on a train I've had loads of questions and anxieties abt it so this was a great help, its a shame that it seems so awkward, surely they could spare a quarter of a carriage for bikes to just roll on and park like normal instead of all this lifting and squeezing in..mental.
The 22000 class InterCity trains all have 3 spaces for bikes. There's a hidden 3rd space behind a door. Whether the CSO allows you to put your bike in the 3rd space is another story.
I got caught out on the Dublin – Bellfast 7.00pm , only room for two bikes instead of the usual six, i had not booked bike and had to wait 2hrs for next train.
Hi Andrew, thanks for the video.
I want to travel from sallins to heuston and have a foldable bike. That can be used at anytime right without any booking. Also, if yes then where do I keep my foldable bike next to me if you got any idea?
Thank youu