Don’t shoot the messenger! 40x Examples of what it costs to send a bicycle overseas
What does it cost to send a bicycle overseas? What does it cost to send a bicycle to XYZ? Almost 40x sample prices below to give you an indication of what it costs to send a boxed bicycle from South Africa to the rest of the world. Mainly the USA, UK, EU and a few others. We use boxed bicycle dimensions of 140*30*80cms and 25kgs actual weight for each example. And below is a rough guide just so you and me a feel for the pricing. Once we have crossed this barrier, kindly contact us for up-to-date pricing which may be more or often less, depending on when and where.
Here we go. Examples below. For boxed bicycles being sent all across the globe. With airfreight. Now you can accurately answer the question of what does it cost to send a bicycle overseas, from South Africa. And don’t forget the rule of 25 ie 25kgs and 25%. Oh and how long does it take. Priced below is the 7-9 business days option. But you can also send it quicker for 4-5 business days average.
US & Canada
What does it cost to send a boxed bicycle to the USA and Canada? About R17500.
🇺🇸 East: New York City – R17500
🇺🇸 West: Los Angeles – R17500
🇺🇸 Central, Delta: Atlanta – R17500
🇨🇦 Canada: Ottawa – R20500
🇨🇦 Canada: Vancouver – R20500
UK
What does it cost to send a boxed bicycle to the UK? About R14000.
🇬🇧 England: London – R13500
🇬🇧 Scotland: Edinburgh – R13500
🇬🇧 Wales: Cardiff – R13500
🇮🇪 Ireland: Dublin – R14500
EU, Schengen
What does it cost to send a boxed bicycle to Europe?
The 29 Schengen Area countries for passport free travel and their capitals are below. While there are 27 countries in the European Union (EU). A useful comparison: EU = 27 countries, while the Schengen Area = 29 countries. They overlap substantially, but they are not the same group. The key membership difference is that Ireland is in the EU but not Schengen. Meanwhile, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein are in Schengen but not the EU.
🇦🇹 Austria: Vienna – R15500
🇧🇪 Belgium: Brussels – R14500
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Sofia – R15500
🇭🇷 Croatia: Zagreb – R23000
🇨🇿 Czech Rep: Prague – R23000
🇩🇰 Denmark: Copenhagen – R22500
🇪🇪 Estonia: Tallinn – R22500
🇫🇮 Finland: Helsinki – R16000
🇫🇷 France: Paris – R14500
🇩🇪 Germany: Berlin – R14500
🇬🇷 Greece: Athens – R15500
🇭🇺 Hungary: Budapest – R16500
🇮🇸 Iceland: Reykjavík – R27500*
🇮🇹 Italy: Rome – R14500
🇱🇻 Latvia: Riga – R14500
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: Vaduz – R14500
🇱🇹 Lithuania: Vilnius – R20500
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: City – R15000
🇲🇹 Malta: Valletta – R20500
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Amsterdam – R14500
🇳🇴 Norway: Oslo – R15500
🇵🇱 Poland: Warsaw – R15500
🇵🇹 Portugal: Lisbon – R15500
🇷🇴 Romania: Bucharest – R22500
🇸🇰 Slovakia: Bratislava – R22500
🇸🇮 Slovenia: Ljubljana – R22500
🇪🇸 Spain: Madrid – R16000
🇸🇪 Sweden: Stockholm – R16000
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Bern – R14500
Other
What does it cost to send a boxed bicycle to NZ, Aus, Japan? About R16500.
And From here on in you will have to specify whether you are sending a boxed bicycle to Wellington in the Western Cape of South Africa (around the corner from us and on one of my favourite cycling loops from Stellenbosch). Or whether you are sending a boxed bicycle to Wellington in New Zealand. The former goes with road freight. The latter goes with air freight. The one costs a drop in the ocean and the other needs consideration.
🇳🇿 New Zealand: Wellington – R16500
🇦🇺 Australia: Sydney – R16500
🇯🇵 Japan: Tokyo – R16500
*What is in a price for international airfreight for sending your bicycle?
Generally, most options above are around R14000. While the most expensive one on the last goes to Iceland at R27500. Please note: what is in a price? If you compare apples with apples. Do check that your chosen provider know what they are doing. The last thing you want is to save R1k on a shipment that is delivered with hassles. Rather go with those who do it all the time. And same as for the best local bicycle transport, we use the biggest international companies to deliver your boxed bicycles. With bulk buying power.
Halfway there: PS, from the 40x examples below I have been to 20x of said countries, so half-way there. meaning there is some experience to be shown. And some experience to be had…
Happy travels!
Now where can we send your boxed bicycle today? Book online for local deliveries or get a quote for international deliveries.
