Many years ago I got very lucky and got three bikes shipped from Oslo to Malaga on a movers truck that had some spare space and a storage facility in Malaga - it was all dirt cheap.

I am planning ahead for a trip to Morocco (when covid permits).

I want to transport two bikes from Norway to Malaga. The bikes would have to stay at a storage facility until I would be able to fly in, with pickup the same day I arrive. On the return I would want to drop the bikes off at a terminal or storage facility where it would wait until it got shipped. Fly myself home, and pick up the bikes shortly after it had arrived - or have them dropped of at home.

I received one tip, which I followed up on. They replied with a one liner: 1.000,- USD per bike for shipping to Malaga... for what I assume is one way only and no storage.

There are a lot of trucks with people moving to and from spain, plus a lot of freight trucks. A lot of these are not exactly fully loaded in both directions. There must be ways to get this cheaper?

I know of companies that take bikes to Alicante, but that is a bit too far away from Malaga. I want to fly in, pick up my bike, and be on a ferry to Morocco - all on the same day.

Please advice.

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In case you are about to suggest other options than shipping the bikes:

Ridng the bikes the approximately 4.000 kms would take a minimum of 4 days each way - but more likely closer to a week as I would be riding with someone who is not experienced with long distance riding. Having the bikes shipped to Alicante would add one day to my itinerary, each way, maybe two. Riding the bikes to northern Germany, putting them on the train to southern Germany, and ride from there - would add 3 days to my itinerary, each way. I could alternatively put the bikes on a trailer and drive there in four days, or put them in the back of a van and drive there in three (don't have a van). Also, when calculating in all the travelling costs for getting there and back, the savings are not all that great.

Time is precious. I don't have time to savour both Europe and Morocco on this next trip, I will have to choose. I choose Morocco if I can - but it demands that I can ship the bikes round trip Norway-Malaga-Norway, and at a fairly low cost.

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