Ferries and Bikes

[Bandini]

I have just been looking at ferry prices. Some of them don't have a 'bike' option - does that mean you pay as foot passenger?

 

[snorri]

It depends., but many ferry companies charge for the bike.
If in doubt contact the ferry company directly rather than through a website. Be wary of websites carrying ferry information but not owned by the ferry company, many have not been kept up to date.

 

[Bandini]

It depends., but many ferry companies charge for the bike.
If in doubt contact the ferry company directly rather than through a website. Be wary of websites carrying ferry information but not owned by the ferry company, many have not been kept up to date.

Cheers.

 

[Anthony]

I have just been looking at ferry prices. Some of them don't have a 'bike' option - does that mean you pay as foot passenger?

I've only had experience with Brittany ferries and they charge for bikes.

Where are you thinking of going from/to?

 

[slowmotion]

Stenna, (Harwich to Hoek van Holland) charge a nominal fee, if memory serves me. About £7 each way. I could well be wrong.

 

[Tony]

Dover Calais charge as foot passengers. Brittany Ferries charge extra. When I go from Harwich I book it as "Dutch Flyer" which is a big saving.
In Northern Europe, the ferry charges depend usually on whether it is a natural (pay) or man-made (free) watercourse. Along the Danube there are differentcharges for footies and bikes, but at the moment it works out at about 2 Euros a crossing.

 

[GrahamG]

Beware of the cheap ferry broker websites that are incapable of booking bikes, or in some cases just more than one bike, as a vehicle. Go direct to the operator and if they don't have a bike option then its probably best to phone.

 

[Dave Davenport]

Brittany ferries on line booking works fine for bikes. P & O's won't let you book more than one so you have to phone them, it's been like that for years but they don't seem to be bothered about fixing it.

 

[StuartG]

Newhaven - Dieppe bikes go free. And its a bike friendly service. Not to mention Newhaven is the nearest ferry port to London and the ride there is beautiful (apart from the last mile!). Dieppe has the Avenue Verte - a 40km cycleway towards Paris.