RAGBRAI^® TRANSPORTATION
Registration

Online Registration Forms • Paper Registration Forms • Add Extra Items After Initial Registration
Important Dates and Deadlines • Initial Deposits • Registration Limits
Regular Registration Deadline and Late Registration • Changes, Cancellations, and Refunds

Only 11 seats remaining for our 2023 RAGBRAI Transportation Service!

Online Registration Forms

• ROUND TRIP TRANSPORTATION IS STILL OPEN AND AVAILABLE!!!

• Click Here for our online registration policies and procedures.
• Click Here for our one way transportation policies.

Paper Registration Forms

• Click Here to download the paper registration form for our round trip RAGBRAI transportation service if you do not wish to pay the additional processing fees charged by RaceRoster or prefer to pay by check or money order. (in order to assure availability due to the limited number of seats remaining we are no longer accepting paper registrations)

Paper registration will only be available for our round trip RAGBRAI transportation service. In addition, in order to maintain a current accurate list of available seats and assure that we receive all of your information and payment in a timely manner due to laspes in mail service all registrations must be done online:

• For all initial deposits before our full price schedule is announced
• For all remaining amounts due from an initial deposit after our full price schedule is announced
• For all one way trips
• Once only ten seats remain on either bus
• After regular registration closes

• Click Here for our paper registration policies and procedures.

Add Extra Items After Initial Registration

• Click Here to add extra service or merchandise items after you have initially registered. Do not click on this link if you have not initially registered for the event.

Important Dates and Deadlines

RAGBRAI

• Nov. 15th, 2022
  • RAGBRAI event registration opens
• Jan. 28th, 2023
  • RAGBRAI route announcement
• May 15th, 2023
  • Deadline for all online RAGBRAI event registrations
• Mid May
  • RAGBRAI wristband numbers provided

Our Transportation Service

• Nov. 15th, 2022
  • Registration on an initial deposit basis opens to guarantee space on our RAGBRAI Transportation Service
• Shortly after the RAGBRAI route is announced on Saturday, Jan. 28th, 2023
  • We will announce our full price schedule and all new participants must pay the full registration amount (initial deposits will no longer being accepted).
• March 15th, 2023 March 31st, 2023 (only for 2023)
  • Deadline for participants who previously registered on an initial deposit basis who decide
    • TO PARTICIPATE to remit their remaining balance due to us
    • NOT TO PARTICIPATE to request a refund
  • Deadline for reduced pricing and guaranteed seat availability for postponed 2020 participants.
• After the RAGBRAI wristband numbers are provided mid May
  • RAGBRAI wristband number required for all new registrations.
  • All previous registrations must provide us their RAGBRAI wristband number.
• June 24th, 2023 - 12:00 am CDT
  • A late fee of $30.00 each way will be assessed for all new registrations.

Initial Deposits
Registration for RAGBRAI is now a first-come, first-served basis and no longer utilizes a lottery system. Accordingly, before the RAGBRAI route and our full price schedule is announced we will accept registrations on an initial deposit basis. This way you can be guaranteed a spot on our transportation service immediately after you initially register for RAGBRAI itself and guarantee your personal plans as appropriate.

• Click Here for more information about our prices.

After our Full Price Schedule is Announced
After our full price schedule is announced, all participants who registered on an initial deposit basis must remit any remaining amount due and provide the following information about your Personal Travel and Lodging plans by 11:59 pm CST March 15 March 31st (only for 2023) through our online registration form:

• Will you park your car in Chicago long term during the week of RAGBRAI
• Will you arrive in Chicago on the Saturday morning before the start of RAGBRAI on some specific trains
• Where you will give us your bicycle in Chicago before the start of RAGBRAI
• Your drop off location at the start of RAGBRAI
• Where you will you give us your baggage at the end of RAGBRAI
• Your drop off location in Chicago Saturday evening after the end of RAGBRAI
• When you want your bicycle in Chicago after the end of RAGBRAI

Or, if you decide that the full price for our transportation service is more than you are willing to pay, we can issue you a refund of your registration fees minus an administrative fee of $30.00 if you submit your refund request by 11:59 pm CST March 15 March 31st (only for 2023). Please note that if we have reached our registration limits and have a waiting list when you cancel, we will immediately offer your seat to another participant on our waiting list and another one may not become available in the future.

If you do not remit the remaining amount due or submit your refund request by 11:59 pm CST March 15 March 31st (only for 2023) we will cancel your registration and seat reservation and you will forfeit your entire deposit.

• Click Here for more information about our waiting list policy.

After our full price schedule is announced all new registrations must pay the full registration amount and we will no longer accept any more registrations on a deposit basis.

Registration Limits
Our registration limits for both transportation services will be in increments of 56 people, the capacity of a standard charter coach bus.

Once we reach our registration limits we will maintain a waiting list and if enough people are on the waiting list we will charter an additional coach bus.

• Click Here for more information about our waiting list policy.

Regular Registration Deadline and Late Registration
The regular registration deadline for all RAGBRAI transportation services will be at 11:59 pm CST, Friday June 23rd, 2023, which is exactly one month before the start of RAGBRAI.

After the regular registration deadline a late fee of $30.00 each way for our transportation service will be assessed.

• Click Here for more information about registration deadlines and late registration.

Changes, Cancellations, and Refunds

WE DO NOT ISSUE ANY REFUNDS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON

• Click Here for more information about our refund policy.
• Click Here for more information about changes and cancellations.

Travel Insurance
If you do not participate and would like a refund you MUST purchase an individual travel insurance plan, which will reimburse you according to the plan coverage. Many plans are very reasonably priced.

As part of your initial online registration you will have the option to purchase an individual travel insurance plan offered through RegShield. This plan must be purchased as part of your initial online registration - it cannot be added later.

If do not purchase the RegShield plan online or register using the paper registration form you can still purchase an individual travel insurance plan. Click Here or visit https://www.travelexinsurance.com/ to get the details and benefits of the plan offered through Travelex Insurance, get a quote, and purchase coverage.