Know anything about crossing borders in europe on a motorcycle?

Question

We're planning a bike trip to europe soon - 14 countries:

hull -netherlands amsterdam
belgium -brussels
luxembourg -
germany -berlin
poland -warsaw
czech republic -prague
austria -vienna
slovakia -bratislava
hungary -budapest
croatia -zagreb
slovenia -ljuljana

italy -milan
switzerland -bern
france -paris
calais -dover

does ne1 have sources of information like if there are any charges for crossing the borders and regulations and al that crap?

cheers

Answer 1

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Generally there are no charges to cross European borders unless you are carrying large amounts of commercial goods, which on a motorcycle is pretty unlikely. As you cross between EU member countries there are minimal border controls, if any, in fact. You may have some passport controls when you enter some of the eastern European countries, but they are usually not too stringent unless you look suspicious. As long as you don't look shaggy and unkempt, like a Hell's Angel, you should have no problems. Have a great trip! Sounds great fun. (Oh, you may have to buy a toll sticker for some of the motorways. Check with the individual countries' tourist information offices to be sure. They all have great tourism Web sites in English.)

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detailed stuff cheers

Answer 2

my friends crossed the border between Romania and Hungary without any problems, they were traveling by motorcycle... Once that you're in the Schengen area, you don't have to worry about customs.

As far as I know, Croatia is not in the European Union. But maybe I'm wrong. Anyhow, I don't think you'll meet severe problems...

Have a nice trip :)

Answer 3

There will be toll roads, borders won't really matter unless you're leaving the EU territory.