Get cycling / Bikes on public transport

Use the advanced options in Cycle Journey Planner or use our guide below.

Tube

You can take a folded bike anywhere and anytime.
Click map for full PDF of where you can travel with your non-folding bike

Bus

Folded bikes are accepted at the driver's discretion. The rules are the same for pushchairs and larger items of shopping and luggage.

Docklands Light Railway

Bikes will be carried as long as they are folded.

London Overground

Folded bikes accepted anytime, anywhere on the network.
Non-folding bikes accepted on the following network sections:

Richmond-Willesden Junction
Clapham Junction-Willesden Junction
Gospel Oak-Stratford
Blackhorse Road-Barking

You may take your bike on all trains but we recommend that you do not travel with a non-folding cycle during peak times Monday-Friday as trains can be very busy.

To/from London Euston

You can take a non-folding bike on all trains except those:

Arriving at Euston between 07:00-10:00 on weekdays
Departing from Euston between 16:00-19:00 on weekdays

Willesden Junction-Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak-Blackhorse Road

You can take a non-folding bike on all trains except those travelling between 08:00-10:00 and 16:30-18:30 Monday-Friday.

Highbury and Islington to West Croydon

Folding bicycles can be carried free of charge on any London Overground services at any time.

Non-folding bicycles may not be carried on any London Overground services between 07:00 and 10:00 and between 16:00 and 19:00 Monday to Friday
Non-folding bicycles may be carried free of charge at all other times

Rail replacement bus services for London Overground

You can only take a folded bicycle on rail replacement buses, not a non-folding bicycle.

River

All bikes accepted on any London boat service at any time.

Coaches

Please ask the company you are booked with about travelling with a bike.

Tram

Tramlink only takes folding bicycles - no container is required.

National Rail

For the latest information about taking your bike on National Rail services visit the cycle/rail page of A to B magazine.