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There are a bunch of you tube videos that show how different people have packed bikes for air travel in a large cardboard box that they obtained from a bike shop. I would suggest you watch at least three because everybody does it a bit different, so if you watch several and try to pick an average, you can't go too far off. Teh main differences are how much padding was used and how many zip ties were used to strap everything together.
Some foreign countries will charge you a customs duty if you bring something into the country for over 90 days. So, you might want to research that first to see if the country you are going to will charge you a fee to bring the bike into the country.
Some bike shops for a fee would pack it for you into a box.