Getting there by train with your bike

All the information you need to reach the route of La Scandibérique by train, with or without your bike

🆕 New: Plan your “train + bike” trip directly on our website!

Our route calculator now has a new “Train + bike” tab. It plans your journey from station to station with a non-dismantled bike, and applies the carriage rules specific to each region, including compulsory reservations in summer.
Your route, connections included, appears directly on the map. Once you have found the journey that suits you, all you have to do is click on the links provided : they take you to SNCF Connect or to the regional network websites, where you can book your tickets and your bike space in a few moments.

Calculate my train + bike trip

We would never want you to take public transport… when you want to pedal. But to reach the route or leave it, to skip a section or recover from a slump, the information below will help you adapt your cycling life to your needs and wishes. Short hops to make the most of La Scandibérique by bike!

Discover the possible train connections on the SNCF website.

We recommend the following railway lines (bikes accepted):

Train lines from Belgium to Paris

From Belgium: Charleroi-Sud - Thuin (Bel.) < > Erquelinnes (Bel.)
From Maubeuge: Intercités to Saint-Quentin, Compiègne and Paris (Gare du Nord), TER Jeumont < > Maubeuge, TER to Aulnoye-Aymeries, Valenciennes, Lille, Hirson
From Fourmies: Intercités to Charleville-Mézières
Between La Fère and Compiègne: TER to Amiens, Noyon, Lille, Laon and Reims, and from Tergnier: TER to Compiègne, Creil, Paris, St-Quentin, Amiens, Laon and Reims
From Villeparisis: RER B to Paris, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Massy-Palaiseau
From Paris Austerlitz: RER C to B.N.F. Mitterrand, Ivry-sur-Seine, Vitry-sur-Seine and Choisy-le-Roi
From Paris (Gare de Lyon): RER D to Melun or Corbeil/Malesherbes

More info on the RATP website

Train lines from Paris to the Loire valley

Between Melun and Montargis: TER to Paris, Fontainebleau, Nemours, Montargis and Sens, and Transilien line R
TER Montargis < > Briare via Gien
Many trains between Orléans and Tours: TER and Interloire (with bike carriage)

Train lines from the Vienne to the Charente

Between Cormery and Châtellerault: TER to Tours, Poitiers and Angoulême
Lussac-les-Châteaux: TER to Poitiers and Limoges
Exideuil-sur-Vienne: TER to Poitiers and Limoges
Angoulême: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean and Poitiers
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: TER coach to Bordeaux-St-Jean and Poitiers

Train lines from the Charente to Bordeaux

Saint-Denis-de-Pile: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean, Coutras and Angoulême
Guîtres: tourist train of the Isle valley
Libourne: TER to St-Émilion, Bordeaux-St-Jean and Coutras
Bordeaux-St-Jean: TER to Libourne, Coutras, Angoulême, Intercités Limoges, Nantes, Toulouse, Marseille, Nice

Train lines from Bordeaux to the Garonne canal

Saint-Denis-de-Pile: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean, Coutras and Angoulême
Guîtres: tourist train of the Isle valley
Libourne: TER to St-Émilion, Bordeaux-St-Jean and Coutras
Bordeaux-St-Jean: TER to Libourne, Coutras, Angoulême, Mont de Marsan - Intercités Limoges, Nantes, Toulouse, Marseille, Nice
Langon: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean

Train lines from the Landes de Gascogne to the Pyrenees

Mont-de-Marsan: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean, Dax, Morcenx
Dax: TER to Bordeaux-St-Jean, Mont-de-Marsan, Bayonne, Hendaye
Urt : Bayonne, Pau, Toulouse, Tarbes
Pamplona (ESP.) : Irun, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Taking the TER in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region is introducing specific Train + Bike measures for the summer, with reservation systems on certain TER lines.
For the route of La Scandibérique, a bike ticket is compulsory from 1 May to 28 September 2025 on the following lines:

41+ and 41: Libourne | Bordeaux | Arcachon
51: Bordeaux | Dax | Bayonne | Hendaye
New / 52: Bordeaux | Dax | Pau | Tarbes

In addition to your ticket, you must have a valid reservation for each bike, at a price of €3. To reserve your bike space in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, it is right here on the dedicated reservation platform!

Book your bike ticket in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

More comfort with VéloZen

VéloZen lets you bring your bike on board with ease, thanks to a dedicated agent who takes charge of your bike and is present throughout the journey on the following lines, at certain times:

Line 41+: Libourne | Bordeaux | Arcachon: long weekends in May and June and every day from 5 July to 31 August;
Line 51: Bordeaux | Dax | Bayonne | Hendaye: long weekends in May and June, weekends in June and every day from 5 July to 31 August.

See the timetables of the lines concerned

Find all the information on the bike boarding service