TRAINS
Conditions for cycle carriage vary from one train company to another.
Please check with the train operating company concerned.
Dorset is served by two lines operated by South West Trains 023 8021 3600
London to Salisbury and Exeter via Gillingham (Dorset)
London to Brockenhurst (New Forest) and Dorset: Christchurch, Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, Weymouth
Most trains take a maximum of 6 bikes (3 + 3 in separate coaches).
There is no charge but a reservation is needed on the Exeter line.
BUSES
About 40 bus and coach companies in Britain and Ireland carry bicycles on their services, and find that this brings them additional revenue.
Some vehicles can carry more bicycles than certain railway trains!
Unfortunately none of the 40 is in Dorset, the nearest being in
Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire as below.
The information on routes in Devon may have been updated
You are advised to check with Devon County Council on 01392 383223
The latest references we have are:
Dartmoor
Millmans Coaches 01626 833038
Exeter, Okehampton, Bideford, Holsworthy and other places:
Carmel Coaches 01409 221237
Exeter-Bude, Exeter-Launceston:
First Western 01208 79898
Devizes, Pewsey, Burbage
Wiltshire Wiggly Bus 01380 860100
For wider information about bikes on buses and coaches, try CTC
or Traveline 0870 608 2608
