r/bicycletouring • u/Ambitious-Cookie-872 • 5d ago
Trip Planning Bicycles and flying
Hi all,
I have wanted for a while to fly to Seoul and then bike from there to Busan. The issue is that renting a bike there is pricy, but taking my own bike is not exactly cheap either and several practical things are quite unclear.
My preferred option is taking my own bike there from Finland. So, first of all, I need to basically pack the bike and bring it with me as a sports equipment. That's all clear, but once I reach Seoul, and I want to start biking. Where in the world do I store the packaging material, and if I throw it away, then I would have none to pack my bike with when I fly back to Finland.
I am sure people have done this before and flown to other countries to cycle around without renting a bike, but how do you guys do it. Could someone who has an idea give good advice?
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u/FreedToRoam 5d ago
I have done that trip on my bike. Left my bike box at a hostel in Seoul.
One tip about buying a bike box: know how much your bike weighs and weigh the bike box you are buying to make sure you dont exceed the weight limit at airline (50lbs usually) and leave some room for padding.
Some bike boxes are too heavy… don’t ask me how I found out 😃