Originally Posted by NineHotel
Thanks Mark - please tell me more about traveling via air with an unboxed bike. I checked van rentals first - $2000 for 10 days for one that would hold all 3. Kinda defeats the purpose of a bike vacation to spend that kind of coin. Will also look at a van taxi service. I can stow the boxes at a friend's house that I am visiting when we first get there.
Airport storage sounds like a good idea, but need specifics as to if and how this works. Thanks all, Leo.
How far is your friend from the airport?
If close:
You can rent the van for the day and return it.
Take a taxi (maybe folks that know CDG could tell you if there are ones large enough)
Take a bus or a train (probably what you are trying to avoid).
Stay the first and last night at a hotel near the airport that has a shuttle. Get them to agree to store your boxes for free during the stay.