Bicycle rides for FREE!
Travel stress-free with your bike on the Lux Express bus! With a bicycle ticket, there is always a guaranteed place for a passenger's bicycle.
Bicycle ticket info
- bicycle ticket is free;
- you can book a bicycle ticket when purchasing a travel ticket at the Lux Express website;
- to travel with a bicycle, it is necessary to book a bicycle ticket;
- due to the limited size of the luggage compartments of buses, up to four bicycles can be booked for each journey;
- each bus also has bicycle covers to protect both the bicycle as well as other luggage in the luggage compartment;
- a bicycle ticket can only be booked for journeys within the European Union;
- it is not necessary to buy a bicycle ticket for a scooter;
- the bicycle ticket can only be returned together with the passenger ticket;
- when changing ticket then the bicycle ticket will also be added to the new ticket;
- the bicycle ticket cannot be canceled separately from the passenger ticket;
- a bicycle ticket cannot be added to an existing passenger ticket.
Booking a bicycle ticket
You can book a bicycle ticket for free when purchasing passenger tickets on the Lux Express website. After entering the passenger data, you will be taken to extras, where you activate the box: "reserve free bicycle ticket" and check that the departure date and route name after it are correct. Then make a payment, after which you will receive a bus ticket on the given e-mail address on which is written that you have also booked a bicycle ticket.
Placing a bicycle on the bus
Please make sure that you arrive 15 minutes before the departure of the bus so we could properly pack your bicycle in the luggage. Please help the driver if needed and make sure your bike gets on board the bus.
To protect the bike and other luggage, the bicycle must be packed in a protective bag which is provided in the bus.
The front wheel does not normally need to be disassembled, but if the bicycle does not fit in the bag, the front wheel will need to be removed. Also be prepared to turn the handlebar or lower the seat if necessary.
If the passenger has not booked a bicycle ticket, Lux Express cannot guarantee that the bicycle will fit on the bus. If the bicycle does not fit in the luggage compartment, the customer must immediately contact Lux Express customer service and purchase a new passenger and bicycle ticket for the next departure. Unused tickets will be refunded.
Non-EU trips
On departures on the routes St. Petersburg - Tallinn and St. Petersburg - Helsinki bicycles can be transported in the luggage compartment of the bus, but only if there is enough free space. The possibility of accommodating a bicycle in a luggage compartment is decided by the coach driver directly before the departure depending on the situation.
The bicycle intended for carriage must have its front wheel dismantled and both the front wheel and the bicycle must be packed separately. The packed bicycle should not have any sharp protruding parts.
If the passenger has not booked a bicycle ticket, Lux Express cannot guarantee that the bicycle will fit on the bus. If the bicycle does not fit in the luggage compartment, the customer must immediately contact Lux Express customer service and purchase a new passenger and bicycle ticket for the next departure. Unused tickets will be refunded.