Freighter Travel !!
 

Hi,

Has anyone ever travelled aboad a freighter, if so can you give me any info?

I am trying to get info on traveling from Europe to South America via Freighter (with my Bike, obviously)??

Any help Appreciated,
Thanks
Stephen

P.S.
I'm just back from the HUmeet in UK, great ..but WET weekend..
Thanks to everyone who helped get my F650 going again,
u know who u are!!

Grimaldi line
 

Grimaldi UK - Main Page have a regular service to Argentina from UK which also takes passengers.

Stephan:

I have investigated Freighter Travel in the past (2005) and found that it tends to be more expensive than just shipping yourself and the moto by air.

It does appear to be an interesting way to get around, but it is not the "cheap way to travel" that it might have been 30 years ago. Instead, the industry seems to be switching to more of an upscale, bespoke travel experience for folks who have a lot of time on their hands. I am sure it would be possible to arrange movement of a motorcycle along with yourself on a passenger carrying freighter, but it would have to be something that is individually arranged, thus, it won't be simple nor will it be cheap.

FWIW, my motorcycle has been back and forth across the Atlantic about a half a dozen times, and the most expensive shipment I ever made was by ship - that cost me more than twice what the next most expensive air freight shipment cost me.

Michael

Not that expensive
 

Open the grimaldi home page shown in my above post, then open the freighter cruises page, by my reckoning tilbury-ba return with bike full board less than 3000 euros, would be surprised if you can do it cheaper any other way !!