Travel with your bike on the train

You can book the bicycle space reservation at all our points of sale - with the exception of DB ticket machines - together with your ticket. You can also do this on the website or in the DB Navigator app. Simply add a bicycle under "Passenger, bicycles, BahnCards" when booking. You will then be shown connections with bike transport. 

The bicycle symbol shows you whether there are still spaces available on the ICE, IC or EC train (red bicycle symbol = bicycle spaces no longer available). You can also adjust the transfer time if you want more time to change trains with your bike.

If you already have a ticket for yourself, change the traveller from "Person" to "Bicycle" in the "Passenger, bicycles, BahnCards" selection when booking online or in the app. Alternatively, you can also contact the DB Travel Centres, DB agencies or call +49 30 2970 (For English, please press 9). You cannot buy a bicycle ticket on the train.

Do you have a BahnCard 100? Call +49 30 586020900 or contact our DB Travel Centres. You can then reserve a free bicycle space. If you have not booked a bike ticket and reservation before your trip, you cannot take your bicycle with you on the train.

Groups of 6 or more people cannot book bike tickets online. Please contact our DB sales offices or call +49 30 2970.

You can book the bicycle space reservation for your bicycle together with the bicycle ticket online and in the DB Navigator app. This is also possible for many international trains. Simply add a bicycle to the booking enquiry to see connections with bicycle transport.

The bicycle symbol shows you whether there are still spaces available on the ICE, IC or EC train (red bicycle symbol = bicycle spaces no longer available). You can also change the transfer time if you want more time to change trains with your bike.

On some international trains, the bicycle symbol is greyed out. This means that there is not enough information on the availability of bicycle transport for this connection. In this case, please contact the DB Travel Centres, DB agencies or call +49 30 2970 (Press 9 for English).
Note: There is a labelling requirement for journeys to Italy (via Austria/Brenner). See also "Do I have to label my bicycle to take it on long-distance trains?").
 

Yes, you can take folded bicycles as hand luggage free of charge - you do not need to book a bicycle ticket or bicycle space reservation.
You can store folding bikes safely in the luggage racks and multi-purpose areas. Aisles, doors and safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, must remain clear for your own safety.

No, you do not need to label your bicycle.

Exception for journeys to Italy (via Austria / Brenner)
If you want to take your bicycle on an EC train to Italy (via Austria / Brenner), you must label your bicycle. Please print out and fill in the bicycle label. Attach it to your bicycle before travelling. The banderole is not a replacement for the bicycle ticket or bicycle space reservation.

You can take a bicycle with you on the following direct long-distance connections abroad, provided there are still spaces available.
You can also find the travel connection in the journey planner on bahn.de and in the DB Navigator app. You will also find transfer connections there. Please allow sufficient time for transfers.
To book cross-border connections by bicycle, please contact the DB Travel Centres, DB agencies or call +49 30 2970 (For English, please press 9). You cannot book cross-border connections online.

Overview of all direct connections:

Austria

• from Frankfurt via Munich, Dortmund or Saarbrücken to Graz/Klagenfurt with ÖBB Railjet trains
• from Munich to Salzburg and Vienna onwards to Budapest with ÖBB Railjet trains
• from Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Ulm and Friedrichshafen to Innsbruck with ÖBB Railjet trains
• from Hamburg, Cologne, Mainz and Nuremberg to Vienna via Passau

Belgium

• from Frankfurt via Cologne to Brussels

Czech Republic

• from Hamburg via Berlin to Prague

Denmark

• from Hamburg to Copenhagen or Aarhus
• from Flensburg to Fredericia

Italy

• from Munich across the Brenner Pass to Bolzano, Trento, Verona and Bologna
• from Frankfurt via Zurich to Milan

Luxembourg

• from Düsseldorf via Koblenz to Luxembourg

Netherlands

• from Frankfurt via Cologne to Amsterdam
• from Berlin via Stendal, Hanover, Osnabrück and Rheine to Apeldoorn and Amsterdam

Poland

• from Berlin to Warsaw
• from Berlin to Krakow and Przemysl

Switzerland

• from Berlin to Basel and Interlaken with the ICE 4
• from Hamburg via Frankfurt to Basel and Chur with the ICE 4
• from Frankfurt to Zurich and on to Milan
• from Stuttgart via Singen to Zurich
• from Munich to Zurich

Did you book your tickets online? If you do not have your bicycle ticket with the bicycle space reservation with you, you can retrieve it again online. You can do this via your customer account either on the website or in the DB Navigator app.

You can only take your bicycle on a long-distance train if you can show your ticket with bicycle space reservation during the ticket inspection.

Did you add a bicycle ticket to your ticket at a later date? Then you must present the bicycle ticket with bicycle space reservation.
 

No, you need to buy your ticket (for you as a traveller) for local trains separately from the ticket for your bicycle. Two separate bookings are currently required for this. It is not yet possible to combine the two tickets in one booking.
 

You are generally allowed to take the following types of bicycle on the train:

• A standard, single-seater bicycle with two wheels. The bicycle must be placed in the available bicycle racks. The bicycle racks can generally fit tyres with a width of 40 to 60 mm.
• A bicycle with pedal assistance from an electric motor up to 25 km/h (also called pedelecs, up to 250 watts motor power).
• A fat bike, if it fits into the bicycle mount (usually fits tyres with a width of 40 to 60 mm). Deflate the tyres if necessary. Don't forget the equipment for re-inflating the tyres later.
• A folded folding bike or children's bikes with a wheel diameter of up to 40 cm can be stored on the train as luggage. You can use luggage racks and multi-purpose areas to store them.
• You can only take a tandem, recumbent bike or tricycle on trains with a larger storage capacity. For more information, please contact the DB Travel Centre, the DB agency or call +49 30 2970.

You cannot take any models not mentioned above. This also includes bicycles that cannot be stowed safely due to their dimensions or design. You are not allowed to take bicycles that protrude into passageways and escape routes.