Transport for LondonBarclays Cycle Hire / Costs
When you return your cycle, make sure the green light comes on.
If it doesn't we'll continue to charge you for your journey.
Hint: If all your journeys are under 30 minutes, all you pay is your access fee
Access fee allows you to use the scheme for
- 24 hours
- £2
- 7 days
- £10 equivalent to £1.43p/day
- Annual
- £90 equivalent to only 25p/day
(Members only)
- If you want to use more than one cycle (up to four) you will need to pay an access fee for each cycle
- Members can pay by credit or debit card online
- Casual users can pay at a docking station or online
- No cash or Oyster cards
- Take a cycle as often as you like per access period, leaving five minutes between each trip
- You must be 18 or over to buy access
Payment cards
If you're a Member and want to buy Casual User access, you'll need to use a different payment card, to the one registered to your account.
An access period begins
- Members: When you put your key in the docking point or terminal
- Casual User: When you identify yourself by putting your card in the terminal
Other charges
- Membership key
- £3 each to release the cycles easily and quickly. You will need to pay the £3 Membership key fee for each key you request (up to four keys)
- Late return charge
- £150 if you have the cycle for more than 24 hours or the access period runs out
- Damage charge
- Up to £300
- Non return charge
- £300
For more information read the terms and conditions
Usage charge (time between picking up and returning a cycle)
- Up to 30 minutes
- FREE
- Up to an hour
- £1
- Up to one and a half hours
- £4
- Up to two hours
- £6
- Up to two and a half hours
- £10
- Up to three hours
- £15
- Up to six hours
- £35
- Up to 24 hours (maximum)
- £50
To hire for more than a couple of hours it might be cheaper for you to use a company that specialises in hiring for longer periods.
Age minimum: 14 - any younger and you're not covered by insurance
When usage is charged
Usage charges will be debited from your account at the end of your access period, monthly if you've got annual access, or when you reach the maximum usage charge of £50.
Multiple keys
| Number of Member keys purchased | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of keys (at £3 each) |
£3 | £6 | £9 | £12 |
| + | ||||
| Cost of 24hr access period (at £2 per key) |
£2 | £4 | £6 | £8 |
| Cost of 7 day access period (at £10 per key) |
£10 | £20 | £30 | £40 |
| Cost of annual access period (at £90 per key) |
£90 | £180 | £270 | £360 |
The access period charges will be charged for every key you own, every time you buy (or auto-renew) an access period - even if you're only using one key.
Examples:
- If you buy 3 keys (3 x £3 = £9), and choose annual access (3 x £90 = £270), the total cost will be £279
- If you have 4 keys already on your account and buy a new 7 day access (4 x £10) the total cost will be £40
