Services for Independent Travellers
(our Individual Travel Assistance “Home Page”)

Blue Marble Travel is Europe’s largest anglophone outfitter of escorted cycle tours, with over 100 annual departures in 12 countries. 

We offer the support services linked from this page to independent travellers, whether or not you are on one of our escorted trips, and whether or not you are travelling by bike.
 

Travel Services

• Rail-Specialized Travel Agency (railpasses, train reservations & itinerary assistance, international tickets)
• Travelling by Train with a Bicycle
• Local Car Rental / Hire in conjunction with main line rail travel
• Hotel Reservations around Europe, in one of our selected hotels (here for Paris reservations)
• Air Tickets on the North Atlantic (routes between North America and Europe — we do not sell air tickets for travel within Europe)
  
  

Lodging

• Guest Apartment Rental (Holiday Flats) in Paris
• Hotel Bookings Around Europe, other than Paris
• Paris Hotel bookings

Bicycle-Related Services

• Bicycle Rental
• Bicycle Equipment & Luggage Rental
• 2nd Hand Cycles for Sale
• Transfer of Your Cycle Between Paris Airports, Rail Stations, and Other Points in the City Center (in your absence)
• Bicycle Tuning and Repair
• Travelling by Train with Bicycles
• Bicycle Shipment within Europe (we do not offer intercontinental shipment)
• Storing Your Cycle in Paris
  
  

Communication Services

• Mobile Phone Rental / Hire
• Fax Transmission / Reception, Parcel Reception in Paris
  

Luggage Storage in Paris, Bicycle Storage, Shipment of Cycles and Luggage

• Luggage & Bicycle Storage in central Paris
• Luggage & Bicycle Shipment Within Europe
• Luggage or Bicycle Transfer to / from Paris Airports
  Without accompanying passengers.  See our “Airport Transfers” page for transfer of passengers with luggage and / or cycles.
  
  

Tourism In & Around Paris

• Paris Airport - City Transfers (w/ or without bicycles), by train or road shuttle
• Day Trips from Paris to Versailles (independent) or to the Loire Valley (independent or escorted)
• Moulin Rouge reservations / tickets
• Vélib convenience cards (to use Paris’ vast park of self-serve rental bikes)
• Paris-Muse private guided museum visits
• Our Emergency Wine List