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Train ticket for bike transport Maastricht-Liege
by groover101
What does it cost to purchase a train ticket that allows me to load my bike at the station in Maastricht and transport to Liege Belgium? In the past transporting a bike across the Holland Belgium border via the train has been about 30euro (Never understood the reason for the expensive price)and in turn I would simply cycle to Vise,the first stop inside the Belgium border and load the bike in Vise. This cost only 5-6 euro....this was a couple years past and I was just wondering if the Maastricht-Liege bike ticket had changed in price.
Also,is the train station construction in Liege near completion?
Re: Train ticket for bike transport Maastricht-Liege
by pieter_jan_v
According to the Belgium NMBS website is bicycle transport € 9,00 per bicycle on Benelux trains. Next to a ticket for your bicycle you need a ticket for yourself; the price depends on how you travel, 1st or 2nd class; one way or return. Lowest price I saw was € 4,80 for 2nd class one way.
I don't know how construction of the Liege train station is doing.
BTW With Liege station do you mean: Liege-Guillemins or Liege-Palais?
PJ
Re: Train ticket for bike transport Maastricht-Liege
by groover101
Thanks for the reply. I never understood the reason for the very expensive bike ticket from Maastricht but someone at the station a few years back explained that it was because of the border crossing,which never made any sense. I never asked about it last year and I had noticed that there seemed to be some changes in the regions transportation. I do rather enjoy the short bike ride from Maastricht to Vise but this time it will I need to catch the 0630 train so it will be a very early morning bike commute.
The construction I was speaking of was indeed at Liege-Guillimens. I changed trains there last year and was suprised the old station is completely gone. Still a good place for a beer or two while you wait to connect though.
Re: Train ticket for bike transport Maastricht-Liege
by K_V_B
Maastricht - Liège is now no longer an international train, but solely the responsability of the Belgian Railways, so for your bike you now only have to pay 5 euro.
However, the ticket sales at the Maastricht station cannot sell domestic Belgian tickets, so when leaving Maastricht you need to buy your bicycle ticket on the train from the conductor. (The ticket for yourself you still must get from the vending machine, or the ticket office)
Re: Train ticket for bike transport Maastricht-Liege
by MacedonianUK
Guillemins has been finished with bulding works over an year now. (central station)
As for Maastricht-Liege( Luik) connection.
Ticket prices and fees can be found here www.protrain.nl or
OV Reisinformatie (travel info)on 0900 9292 or
NS Klantenservice (clientservice)on 09002021163
ProRail are based in Eindhoven their tel: 0402329638
Also try www.connexxion.nl or 0900 9292
I have altermative for you., and that is boat trip from Maastricht to Liege.
You can get boat from Maaspoort near the Onse Live Vrouw Church (Our Lady of the sea). Boat leaves Maastricht at 10.30am and comes back from Liege at 18.00pm
Round trip ticket cost €6.50, and they let you have your bycicle on the boat.
Valentina
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