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Q. My husband will be competing in a Triathlon in Chicago next weekend and booked a trip with United. The problem is his bike. Is it true that it will cost $250 to check it? That makes the trip almost impossible. Any ideas? We're considering taking the train instead.
A. United recently upped the fee on bicycles from $100 to $125 as of June 13. Tickets purchased before or on June 13, for travel before August 18 can still get away with the $100 fee. Everything after June 13 for travel on or after August 18 is stuck with the $125 fee. And yes, that's each way, so you're looking at a total of $250 round-trip. Quite a whopper. You'd probably be better off shipping the bike.
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My husband did a bike trip in Boston, took his bike to the UPS store and had it shipped to his hotel he was staying at. Considerably cheaper.
by on Thursday, August 14, 2008
I don't know from where you are traveling, but you might consider going by Amtrak. It is usually nicer going by train and they only charge $5 for boxed bikes as checked luggage. See their web page on this: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/Title_Image_Copy_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1080080554487&ssid=43
by on Thursday, August 14, 2008
You should also check with a local bike shop. They will often ship your bike to a shop wherever you are going. A benefit to this is the bike is taken apart and reassembled by a shop mechanic. My husband did this a few years ago, and it cost $80 ($40 each way).
by on Friday, August 15, 2008
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