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You can usually have your bike shipped
as baggage aboard
inter-city buses, trains, ships and ferryboats when
the need for speed and/or comfort arises.
Taking Your Bike on the Bus
To take your bike on a bus,
consult the individual bus company,
preferably in advance, as policies
of companies differ. You can usually
put your bike in the baggage compartment
under the bus if there is room (which
is why you want to alert the company
a day or two in advance if possible.)
Say Yavas yavas! (yah-VAHSH
yah-VAHSH, "Slowly, slowly!" ie,
carefully) when the baggage handlers
load your bike. In their enthusiasm
to be accommodating, they may not realize
that your bike is a fine machine capable
of damage.
Taking Your Bike on the Train
You
can take your bike on certain trains
as checked baggage if there is a baggage
compartment on
the train. Not all trains have baggage
compartments. Most Pullman
car and
couchette
car trains do not.
You should check with the Turkish
State Railways at a station and ask if the
particular train you wish to ride has
a baggage compartment. Often it is
the slower trains that have them.
You should arrive at the station well
ahead of departure to arrange to have
your bike registered (checked) and
stored on the train.
Taking Your Bike on the Ferryboat
On
most ferryboats, it's easy: just roll
it on and roll it off. But as there are
different kinds of ships and ferries,
it's good to ask in advance if possible.
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