The main stations serving this section are:
· Dôle
· Besançon
· Belfort
· Mulhouse
· Basel
There are TGV high-speed train services from Paris to Dôle and Besançon (6 round trips per day, all of which accept bicycles). Journey times are 2hrs to Dôle and 2hrs 30mins to Besançon.
There are Corail intercity services to Belfort and Mulhouse (8 trains per day, all of which accept bicycles). Journey times are 4hrs to Belfort and 4hrs 30mins to Mulhouse. There are 6 services per day to Basel and the journey time is 5hrs.
There are TER regional train services along the entire route through Franche-Comté and Alsace.
The Rhine-Rhone TGV service, scheduled for 2011, will make journeys between the five major cities on this section of the route and Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and Germany faster and easier.
Mulhouse-Basel-Freiburg EuroAirport is only a few kilometres from EuroVelo 6, but bicycle access is currently very difficult.
SNCF: www.velo.sncf.com provides information about all the train+bicycle services provided by SNCF, with numerous links, notably to SNCF’s search engine.
N.B.: SNCF’s search engine does not offer a “bicycle transport” option but it does show if bicycles are accepted on each train. Information about bicycle transport can be obtained more easily from the Die Bahn search engine: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/fn
www.ter-sncf.com/franche_comte/
www.ter-sncf.com/alsace/
The “passengers with bicycles” section of the European rail companies’ website (http://railpassenger.uic.asso.fr/) provides information about train+bicycle journeys throughout Europe.
Basel-Mulhouse Airport:
www.euroairport.com
Local tourist offices can provide addresses of accommodation providers and bicycle hire outlets.
“Le Doubs comme chez vous”, accommodation guide
Gites de France, Chambres et tables d’hôtes d’Alsace
Guide de Loisirs Haut-Rhine
Camping caravaning en Alsace
Bicycles can be rented in Dôle, Besançon, Montbéliard, Belfort and Mulhouse.
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The entire route from Dôle to Basel will be finished in 2007, with the exception of a few sections leading into to Montbéliard (scheduled for 2008), leaving Besançon (due to be finished in 2009) and through Mulhouse. In 2008, 80% of the route will be on dedicated cycleways. Currently, the route can be followed using very quiet minor roads. This section of EuroVelo 6 deserves to become better known, both for the quality of the itinerary and the beauty of the towns it visits. |