Bikes on the London Underground

zedthegreat · 2015-08-03T21:36:57+01:00

Hi all I am travelling to London on Friday for the Saturday triathlon. Just wondering if anyone has experience of taking bikes on the tube? TfL's website contradicts itself - using the journey planner and telling them I would like to take my bike with me it suggests Northern Line then Jubilee Line *, however using https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bicycle-tube-map.pdf these are not routes where bikes are allowed (unless fold-up) on the parts of the line I require. Should I just do it, or are they quite strict on these rules? My lack of knowledge of London roads and they way I was planning on packing my stuff is the main reason I am not just cycling it...... For info, my route is to start at Kings Cross and finish at Canary Wharf. Link for above* https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/results?IsAsync=true&JpType=cycling&InputFrom=King%27s+Cross&From=King%27s+Cross&FromId=1000129&PreviousFrom=&InputTo=Canary+Wharf+Station&To=Canary+Wharf+Station&ToId=1000038&PreviousTo=&Date=20150807&Time=1330&Mode=bus&Mode=tube&Mode=national-rail&Mode=dlr&Mode=overground&Mode=tflrail&Mode=river-bus&Mode=tram&Mode=cable-car&Mode=coach&CyclePreference=TakeOnTransport&WalkingSpeed=average&JourneyPreference=leasttime&AccessibilityPreference=norequirements&MaxWalkingMinutes=40&WalkingSpeed=average&InputVia=&DataSetsJson=%5B%5B%22stopPoints%22%2C%22journeyPlannerNoSubmit%3FInput%3D%7B%7Binput%7D%7D%22%5D%5D&Modes=tube%2Cdlr%2Coverground%2Ctflrail%2Cbus%2Criver-bus%2Ctram%2Ccable-car%2Cnational-rail&Via=&ViaId=&PreviousVia=&NationalSearch=false&SavePreferences=false&IsMultipleJourneySelection=False&JourneyType=&IsPastWarning=False

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August 3, 2015 at 9:36 pm #24551

zedthegreat

Hi all

I am travelling to London on Friday for the Saturday triathlon. Just wondering if anyone has experience of taking bikes on the tube? TfL’s website contradicts itself – using the journey planner and telling them I would like to take my bike with me it suggests Northern Line then Jubilee Line *, however using https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bicycle-tube-map.pdf these are not routes where bikes are allowed (unless fold-up) on the parts of the line I require.

Should I just do it, or are they quite strict on these rules?

My lack of knowledge of London roads and they way I was planning on packing my stuff is the main reason I am not just cycling it……

For info, my route is to start at Kings Cross and finish at Canary Wharf.

Link for above*
https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/results?IsAsync=true&JpType=cycling&InputFrom=King%27s+Cross&From=King%27s+Cross&FromId=1000129&PreviousFrom=&InputTo=Canary+Wharf+Station&To=Canary+Wharf+Station&ToId=1000038&PreviousTo=&Date=20150807&Time=1330&Mode=bus&Mode=tube&Mode=national-rail&Mode=dlr&Mode=overground&Mode=tflrail&Mode=river-bus&Mode=tram&Mode=cable-car&Mode=coach&CyclePreference=TakeOnTransport&WalkingSpeed=average&JourneyPreference=leasttime&AccessibilityPreference=norequirements&MaxWalkingMinutes=40&WalkingSpeed=average&InputVia=&DataSetsJson=%5B%5B%22stopPoints%22%2C%22journeyPlannerNoSubmit%3FInput%3D%7B%7Binput%7D%7D%22%5D%5D&Modes=tube%2Cdlr%2Coverground%2Ctflrail%2Cbus%2Criver-bus%2Ctram%2Ccable-car%2Cnational-rail&Via=&ViaId=&PreviousVia=&NationalSearch=false&SavePreferences=false&IsMultipleJourneySelection=False&JourneyType=&IsPastWarning=False
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August 4, 2015 at 7:50 am #855975
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PJ McNally

Unfolded or non-folding
Unfolded or non-folding bicycles may be taken free of charge on the London Underground, subject to the following restrictions:

They cannot travel during peak hours: 0730 to 0930 and 1600 to 1900, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
They must not be taken on moving escalators.
They are not allowed on deep-tunnel sections of the system at any time, for safety reasons. See below for details.
Compact folding bikes such as Brompton, Birdy etc. are not subject to any of these restrictions when folded.

August 4, 2015 at 7:49 am #855973
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PJ McNally

http://www.squarewheels.org.u
http://www.squarewheels.org.uk/bike/LUbikes

is more clear than the TFL site, IMO.

August 3, 2015 at 10:53 pm #855971
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sergius

I don’t think I’ve ever seen
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone bring a non-folding bike on the tube inside zone 1. You can get away with it further out I’d guess, but I suspect they are quite strict for the most part.

You’d have to use the larger gates which are generally manned, so I don’t think you could sneak through.

If it was a quieter time of day you might get away with a bus, not sure though.

If you turned your bike into “luggage” by say taking the wheels off, I reckon you could take it on the tube no problem… Though I’d avoid rush hour.
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