Free 30 minutes on TfL cycle hire bikes every Sunday in June

Londoners will be able to get unlimited 30-minute bike rides for free on Sundays in June, Transport for London has announced.

TfL has released a range of cycle routes across the capital alongside the free access to bikes to try and “make cycling as accessible and affordable as possible”.

The offer comes as Santander e-bikes recently celebrated one million hires.

The TfL Cycle Sundays offer can be claimed by downloading the Santander Cycles app or heading to a docking station terminal, choosing a Day Pass, and using the code CYCLESUNDAYS.

Santander e-bikes will be available to app users for an additional £1 per half-hour journey.

Hires longer than 30 minutes incur an extra £1.65 for each additional 30 minutes for pedal bikes, and £3.30 for e-bikes.

A range of cycle routes across the capital have also been released to help new riders explore quiet roads and paths around London.

London now has over 360km of strategic cycle routes across London, and TfL has committed to expanding its cycle network.

Some £19.5m of investment has been committed to complete Cycleways between Lea Bridge and Dalston, between Deptford and Deptford Creek and Hammersmith and Kensington Olympia.

The funding will also progress design and delivery of Cycleways across Bexley, Harrow, Hounslow, Bromley and Redbridge.

Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman said: “The boom we’ve seen in cycling in the capital over recent years has been fantastic, and we are determined to make cycling as accessible and affordable as possible, to encourage even more Londoners to give it a go.

“This is why I am delighted that Santander Cycles will be offering unlimited free rides every Sunday in June, as part of Cycle Sundays.

“As the weather gets warmer, this is the perfect time to give cycling a try, for free, taking advantage of our growing network of cycleways, low-traffic routes and off-road routes. This is just one of the ways the Mayor and TfL are working to build a better, fairer and greener London for everyone.”