Bikes on trains
You can take your bike on most of our trains, but on some routes you must reserve a bike space in advance, while on other trains you can take your bike to a carriage marked with a bike and buy a bike ticket on board. Here you will find the information you need about taking your bike on board the train.
Bike ticket prices
- The fare is generally 50 per cent of an adult single ticket
- Minimum price: NOK 27
- Maximum price: NOK 275
On the Bergen Line in the summer season, a fixed fare of NOK 275 is charged for bicycles, regardless of the distance.
Bikes on trains
The information here applies to bicycles on Vy train routes. For travel with SJ NORD or Go-Ahead, you can buy train tickets in the Vy app or on vy.no, but information about bicycles can be found on their websites.
- The Bergen Line: 15 bicycle spaces available for reservation
- The Gjøvik Line: 17 bicycle spaces available for reservation
- The Flåm Railway: 15 bicycle spaces available for reservation – can only be reserved during the summer season when Rallarvegen is open for traffic between Myrdal and Flåm.
- Oslo S–Halden–Gothenburg: 2 bicycle spaces available for reservation on single train sets and 4 bicycle spaces available on coupled train sets.
You do not have to reserve a bicycle space on other trains. On those trains, you take your bicycle to a carriage marked with bicycle and buy a bicycle ticket on board.
If you have a season ticket or a school travel card and are bringing a bicycle, you buy a bicycle ticket on board.
The number of bicycle spaces that are available on other trains depends on the number of passengers, wheelchairs, and baby carriages that are on board, as we must ensure good accessibility on our trains. Train personnel retain ultimate authority to decide if there is space on board for bicycles.
If you are travelling by local or regional train lines that do not require advance seat reservations, take your bike to a carriage with a bike sign, and purchase a bike ticket on the train.
Labelling of bicycles only applies to the Bergen Line.
You are responsible for securily labelling the bike. The bike must be clearly marked with the destination, name and telephone number. There can be many bicycles on the train and it must be easy to see if a bicycle is going to get off or not at the different stations.
You must travel on the same train as your bike, place the bike in the designated space in a carriage or freight compartment, and retrieve it upon arrival. Train staff are ready to assist. Before it is brought on board, your bike must be unlocked and free of any luggage.
You may bring a foldable bike as carry-on luggage at no extra charge. However, the foldable bike must be folded and placed so that it is not in the way of other customers or obstructs free passage in and between carriages. It must be placed or wrapped up so that oil and dirt from wheels and chains do not damage seats, train interiors, or passengers’ clothing, luggage, or other belongings.
The battery for electric bikes must be removed and carried in the luggage.
The number of spaces available for bicycles depends on the number of passengers, wheelchairs and strollers on board the train since we must ensure accessibility on board at all times. Onboard staff will decide whether there is room to accommodate bicycles on board.
When using the journey planner via the app or vy.no, it will provide an estimate of how full we expect the train to be. If a departure seems full, we recommend you consider a different one. Nevertheless, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to carry your bicycle, but it will be likelier.
If you travel by rail replacement bus for the Bergen Line, you unfortunately cannot take a bicycle with you. This is due to limited loading space on the buses, so we have to prioritize other luggage over the transport of bicycles.
If you travel by rail replacement bus on other local and regional train routes, we recommend that you do not bring a bicycle, as there may be limited space. We therefore cannot guarantee that you will be able to take your bicycle on the bus or train.
In the event of disruptions, we also cooperate with other public transport companies, and refer to their services on certain train routes. This could be, for example, Ruters' or Skyss's buses. Then the rules for this company apply.
If space allows, you can bring along a bicycle cart or trailer. This must be booked in advance by contacting Customer Service or a staffed station. The applicable charge is the same as for a bike ticket.
General information
The bicycle must be hung on the hooks in the cargo space, i.e. the maximum length can be 175 cm. Max tire diameter 5 cm.
Tandem bikes
- As a rule, tandem bikes may not be brought on board trains.
- Two exceptions apply: Flåm Line (hand in your bike at Flåm as early as possible so that it can be shipped on an earlier-departing train) and the Bergen line, which has its own departures with bicycle carriages in the summer. You pay only for a single bicycle ticket per tandem bike.
Electric bikes
- The same terms as apply as to regular bikes.
- Lithium-ion batteries must be removed from the bicycle and carried in your hand luggage, and may not be charged on board our trains.
- The electric bike must be clearly marked with the manufacturer's name, type designation and manufacturing number. The marking must be clearly visible.
Christiania bikes/cargo bikes
Not permitted on board our trains.
Handcycles
Foldable bikes
You may bring a foldable bike as carry-on luggage at no extra charge. However, the folded-up bike must be folded and be placed so that it does not get in the way of other customers or obstructs free passage in and between carriages. It must be placed or wrapped so that oil and dirt from wheels and chains do not damage seats, train interiors, or passengers’ clothing, luggage, or other belongings.
Bikes in travel cases
Can be brought on board if they comply with general luggage rules and do not occupy excessive space. Bicycle travel cases vary greatly in size. Most bicycle cases are too large to fit on train luggage shelves or overhead racks and would block free passage through aisles — and you are not allowed to bring such bike travel cases on board.
Scooters
- Scooters and small bikes for children under school age, are handled as ordinary luggage and may be brought on board at no extra charge.
- Scooters may be brought on board if they do not hinder the conductor and other passengers. Scooters should not be placed on overhead luggage racks. They must be placed and packaged so that oil and dirt from wheels do not damage seats, furnishings on the train or other travellers’ clothing or luggage. Scooters that fail to meet the above conditions must be handled the same as “personal transporters” such as Segways and the like (see below).
- Four-wheeled scooters that are essential to disabled persons may be brought on board our trains that require seat reservations on the same terms as regular bikes, but may have to be folded. On trains that do not require seat reservations, our conductor will decide whether such scooters are allowed on board.
- Lithium-ion batteries used in electrically-powered scooters and the like may not be charged on board Vy trains.
Mopeds and motorbikes
May not be brought on board our trains. This rule also applies to electric mopeds, scooters, and electric scooters.
Personal transporters (Segways and the like)
Personal transporter, such as Segways, are only permitted on board the Bergen Line. You must reserve a bicycle space, and then the two-wheeled vehicle will have its own space in a suitable cargo compartment for bicycles. Get in touch with Customer Service well before departure to check if there is space for your personal transporter on that specific train departure.
Lithium-ion batteries used in electrically powered bikes and other small electric vehicles may not be charged on board our trains.
Personal transporter, such as Segways, are only permitted on board the Bergen Line. You must reserve a bicycle space, and then the two-wheeled vehicle will have its own space in a suitable cargo compartment for bicycles. Get in touch with Customer Service well before departure to check if there is space for your personal transporter on that specific train departure.
You can bring small unicycles and hoverboards, electric skateboards and electric scooters as long as they’re not in the way for the conductor or other passengers. Such small vehicles should not be placed on the luggage/hat shelf. They must also be placed or packaged so that oil and dirt from wheels do not damage seats, furnishings on trains or other travellers’ clothing or luggage.
The conductor has final say as to whether or not you can bring the vehicle on board.
Small electrically-powered vehicles must be visibly labelled with the manufacturer's name, type designation and fabrication number.