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A guidebook to the London to Paris bike ride through England and France. The classic route km, miles takes 9 days and the Avenue Verte km, miles 11 days to complete. Both routes are suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists. The routes are described north-south but a summary description is also provided for those wanting to cycle in the opposite direction.
Before covid, all trains to Paris and Brussels carried up to six cycles, two fully assembled and four dismantled, in specially designed fibreglass bike cases. The reinstated service carries bikes only on trains to Paris not Brussels on selected departures from London between Fully assembled bikes are not being carried. Four dismantled bikes can be carried, but cyclists must deliver their bikes already boxed to the baggage counter in either London or Paris. Pre-booking is compulsory and riders must now travel on the same train as their bikes.
After completing the journey, boxes must be collected directly from the train and cycles reassembled on the platform. This is far from ideal, and until Eurostar fully reinstate their previous cycle carriage policy, cyclists are recommended to take their bikes by plane, ferry or Euroshuttle when heading to the European mainland. The situation could potentially change. The Cycling UK website www. With Eurostar being such a notoriously bike-unfriendly route to Paris, if your dream is to pedal up the Champs Elysees, then you could cycle all or part of the way from London.
And there's two routes detailed in this new guide, so you can head out one way and back the other. At km The 'Classic' option is via Dover and Calais; it's longer but there are more ferries, it's flatter and goes through major towns such as Amiens and Beauvais.
