Boarding with your bike on board

Throughout the year, bicycles are welcome on board TER trains in the designated areas and within the limit of available spaces. However, starting from May 1st, "train + bike" schemes are implemented on certain lines to facilitate access to trains!

For more information, visit: SNCF TER - Train + Vélo

During summer 2025 May 1 to September 28, a €1 bike reservation is mandatory on 6 TER lines, except for season ticket holders on their usual routes.

• Daily on the Lyon – Avignon – Marseille line (including trains between Lyon – Avignon, Lyon – Marseille, Valence – Marseille, and Valence – Avignon).

• On weekends, public holidays, and Fridays May 2, 9, and 30, on the Lyon – Geneva line (as well as Valence – Gap – Briançon and Grenoble – Gap).

• On certain trains, additional services are available to facilitate travel: dedicated staff are present to assist cyclists with boarding.

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Train + Bike Program from May 1 to August 31, 2025 in the Occitanie Region

The Occitanie Region and SNCF Voyageurs are renewing the “Accès Serein” program, available every weekend and public holiday starting in May, and daily during the summer.

• Starting May 1, every Saturday, Sunday, and public holiday

• From July 1 to August 31, 2025, every day

This program offers free and mandatory reservations for dedicated bike spaces on all liO trains, allowing passengers to travel under better conditions during periods of high demand.

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Reminder of the rules on board:

• Your bike must be labeled with your first and last name and remains your responsibility throughout the journey.
• Folding bikes are allowed, provided they are folded and can fit in the designated baggage areas.
• Bikes adapted for People with Reduced Mobility should be boarded in the PMR (Personne à Mobilité Réduite) car, within the limit of available spaces, without the obligation of reservation, and subject to meeting the applicable requirements for wheelchairs (70 cm in width, 120 cm in depth, and 137 cm in height - including the occupant, and the weight of the wheelchair, its occupant, and their luggage must not exceed 300 kg in total).
• The transport of tandems, tricycles, trike bikes, recumbent bikes, "longtail" cargo bikes, and trailers is not authorized.
• Panniers must be removed from the luggage rack to avoid cluttering the space (unless they are folded and/or disassembled and stored in a transport cover).
• For more comfort, prefer off-peak hours!