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Underground
London Underground allows bicycles to be taken onto trains free of charge from 'open stations'. An open station is one that is above ground or has just a few steps down to the platform. Bicycles cannot be taken into central London as all the stations are below ground level. You cannot travel between the hours of 07:30 - 09:30, and 16:00 - 19:00, from Monday to Friday (except public holidays). Bicycles must not be taken on moving escalators, the Victoria Line or the Waterloo & City Line.
Bicycles are allowed on the following parts of the Underground:
- Circle, District, East London, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines - Bicycles permitted on all sections.
- Bakerloo Line - Bicycles may be taken in the direction from Queen's Park to Harrow & Wealdstone in the morning peak and vice versa in the evening peak.
- Central Line - Bicycles may be taken between White City to West Ruislip/Ealing Broadway. Leyton to Epping. Newbury Park/Woodford to Hainault.
- Jubilee Line - Bicycles permitted between Finchley Road - Stanmore and Canning Town - Stratford;
- Northern Line - Bicycles may be taken between Edgware - Colindale. Hendon Central - Golders Green. East Finchley to High Barnet/Mill Hill East.
- Piccadilly Line - Bicycles permitted between Barons Court and Hounslow West/Uxbridge. Cockfosters to Oakwood.
National Rail Network
All train companies carry bikes but only a limited number can be carried. On some services bikes are carried on a first-come first-served basis: on others spaces must be reserved in advance. These services are marked by a recognisable symbol.
Many train companies allow bikes to travel free, others, mainly over long distances, may make a charge. If travel involves more than one train company, only one fee is payable for the whole journey - the higher of the fees will be charged.
Tips for people travelling on public transport with a bike:
- Plan ahead
- Buy travel tickets and reserve space in advance
- Remove anything from the bicycle that is not a fixture
- Some trains have symbols to indicate the closest door to the cycle storage areas on the train
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