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You can usually have your bike shipped
as baggage aboard
intercity buses, 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.)
It's best to remove the front wheel.
(Some bus companies may require it.)
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
From what I have been able to learn, the Turkish
State Railways no longer accepts bicycles
as passenger baggage.
It used to be that you could take
your bike on certain trains as checked
baggage if there was a baggage
compartment on
the train. Not all trains have baggage
compartments. Often it is the slower
trains that have them. Most express trains do
not.
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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Just roll your
bike onto the ferry.
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