Your bike on board

Whichever train you take, there are three options, subject to availability:

• Travel with your ^bike1 unassembled and stored in the dedicated spaces on board our trains.
• Travel with your folding bike, if it is folded and measures no more than 90 x 130 x 50 cm when folded.
• Travel with your bike dismantled, provided that it is transported in a special bag and that the bag measures a maximum of 90 x 130 x 50 cm.

Travel free of charge in Île-de-France with your ^bike2:

• Monday to Friday before 6.30am, between 9.30am and 4.30pm and after 7.30pm;
• Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, with no time restrictions;
• whatever the time or day, you cannot take your bike on to the train if it is very busy;
• Tip: opt for a folding bike and travel without restrictions and without disturbing other passengers.

On most TER trains, your bicycle travels free of charge, either suspended or placed in a special space. These spaces are accessible subject to availability, often without reservation. However, there are exceptions in certain regions with their own reservation procedures.

Select your region

TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
TER Bretagne
TER Centre-Val de Loire
TER Grand-Est
TER Hauts-de-France
TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine
TER Normandie
TER Occitanie
TER Pays-de-la-Loire
TER Sud

If you are travelling with an unfolded, unassembled bicycle

• You must reserve a space for your bike when you buy your train ticket. The cost is €10 per bike per journey.
• Your bicycle must then be stowed in a designated area, and you will be allocated a seat, where possible, close to your bicycle.
• You must reserve your bike when you buy your train ticket. For this reason, cyclists cannot travel with non-cyclists. To travel with non-cyclists, you must make separate reservations.
• If your search does not return any results, this means that the TGV INOUI equipment does not have a dedicated space or no space is available. You can always take your bike apart and store it in a bag, free of charge and without having to make a reservation.

You may take, per person, up to 1 labelled item of luggage with maximum dimensions of 70 x 90 x 50 cm (suitcase, large rucksack, hiking bag, sports bag), 1 labelled double cycle bag and 1 labelled hand luggage item with maximum dimensions of 40 x 30 x 15 cm (rucksack, shopping bag, laptop bag).
 

Travelling with a folded or dismantled bike

• Your folded bike can travel with you as luggage as long as it measures no more than 90 x 130 x 50 cm when folded.
• Your dismantled bike in a labelled cover measuring a maximum of 90 x 130 x 50 cm can also travel with you as luggage. Your bike must be dismantled before accessing the platform, stored completely in its transport bag and placed in the baggage area on board TGV INOUI trains.

You may carry, per person, up to 1 folded or dismantled bicycle in a labelled cover with maximum dimensions of 90 x 130 cm, 1 labelled double cycle bag and 1 labelled hand luggage item with maximum dimensions of 40 x 30 x 15 cm (rucksack, shopping bag, laptop bag).


The rules for a folded or dismantled bicycle in a transport bag also apply to TGV INOUI trains to and from Spain, Italy, Belgium, Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Luxembourg, and to TGV INOUI and ICE trains to and from Germany with DB SNCF Voyageurs.
 

Not all bicycles are accepted on board: recumbent bicycles, tricycles, cargo bikes, longtails, trailers and bicycles transported in cardboard boxes are prohibited.
 

From 13 December 2026, bicycles with overall dimensions exceeding those of a standard bicycle – i.e. a maximum length of 185 cm and a tyre width of 6 cm – as well as fatbikes, bicycles with more than two wheels, Segways and hoverboards will be added to the list of bicycles prohibited on board. 

Each INTERCITÉS train has a space for transporting bicycles. Reservation of this space is compulsory ³ and must be made at the same time as purchasing the ticket.

• The cost is €10 per bicycle per journey on daytime INTERCITÉS trains (Paris-Limoges-Toulouse, Paris-Clermont-Ferrand, Bordeaux-Marseille) and on night-time INTERCITÉS trains (Paris-Briançon, Paris-Nice, Paris-Cerbère, Paris-Toulouse-Matabiau, Paris-Tarbes).
• On the Toulouse-Hendaye, Nantes-Lyon, Nantes-Bordeaux and Nancy-Lyon INTERCITÉS lines, the cost is €5 per bike per journey.
   

If you are travelling with an unmounted, unfolded bicycle, you can take up to 1 piece of labelled luggage per person, measuring no more than 70 x 90 x 50 cm (suitcase, large rucksack, hiking bag, sports bag), 1 labelled double bicycle bag and 1 piece of labelled hand luggage measuring no more than 40 x 30 x 15 cm (rucksack, shopping bag, computer bag).

If you are travelling with a folded or dismantled bicycle in a bag, you can take with you, per person, up to 1 folded or dismantled bicycle in a labelled bag measuring no more than 90 x 130 cm, 1 labelled double bicycle bag and 1 labelled piece of hand luggage measuring no more than 40 x 30 x 15 cm (rucksack, shopping bag, computer bag).

Not all bicycles are permitted on board INTERCITÉS trains. This includes recumbent bikes, tricycles, tandems, cargo bikes, longtail bikes, trailers and bicycles transported in a cardboard box.
 

From 13 December 2026, bicycles with overall dimensions exceeding those of a standard bicycle – i.e. a maximum length of 185 cm and a tyre width of 6 cm – as well as fatbikes, bicycles with more than two wheels, Segways and hoverboards will be added to the list of bicycles prohibited on board.
 

For safety reasons, and due to their potentially dangerous nature, it is prohibited to recharge the batteries – even when removed – of any type of motorised personal mobility device (bicycles, scooters, etc.) on board trains.
 

To book or not to book? 
Reserving a seat for an unmounted bike is compulsory³ on all INTERCITÉS trains. If your search does not produce any results when you make your reservation, this means that there are no more seats available for your bike.

Folded or dismantled, stored in a bag (maximum 130 x 90 cm), it does not need a reserved seat.

On board OUIGO Grande Vitesse trains, you will be charged €5 for your folding or demountable bicycle, stored in a bag.

On OUIGO Train Classique trains, you can choose between :

• the unassembled bike option at €10
• the folding or collapsible bike option at €5

The rules for a folded or dismantled bicycle in a TGV INOUI bag also apply to TGV INOUI trains from and to Spain, Italy, Belgium, Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) and Luxembourg, and to TGV INOUI and ICE trains from and to Germany with DB SNCF Voyageurs in cooperation.