Old 03-15-18, 07:45 AM
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mev
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As mentioned by others, I'll spend the last night at a hotel, ideally close to where the bike is boxed (but on one occasion in Panama City, I borrowed a hand truck to wheel the boxed bike many kilometers through the city). At that point, we have enough time before my departure that the hotel can see the bike box and assist me in arranging a taxi of suitable size to carry the bike box.

On the inbound leg, I've most often assembled my bike in the airport, but also sometimes gotten a taxi from the airport. Usually those taxis can fit inside, but at least twice box and all was placed on top of a taxi sedan - in New Delhi India and Urumqi China.
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