Santander Cycles (TfL) Subscription
Santander Cycles is London’s self-service bike-sharing scheme for short journeys. You can hire through the Cycle to Work Scheme and save between 28% to 47% off the normal subscription price.
How it works
Your employer will pay us for a subscription to Santander Cycles (TfL) and then you will repay your employer via a salary sacrifice arrangement. This means that the payments come out of your gross salary, saving you an amount of tax and national insurance payments. Depending on your tax rate, you either save 28, 42 or 47%. You can get an annual Santander Cycles membership. The Salary Sacrifice Agreement will be for the same duration.
To fulfil the Santander subscription, you will need to register for a Santander Cycles account, accept their Terms and Conditions, and add a credit card to cover any additional fees and charges. A map of docking stations is available here: https://santandercycles.tfl.gov.uk/map
Example savings
Santander Cycles (TfL) annual bike subscription £120
| Tax Rate | C2W saving | Net monthly payments | Total cost | Total saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic (28%) | £33.40 | £7.20 | £86.40 | 28% |
| Higher (42%) | £50.40 | £5.80 | £69.60 | 42% |
| Additional (47%) | £56.40 | £5.30 | £63.60 | 47% |
What’s included?
Santander Cycles is London’s self-service bike-sharing scheme for short journeys. There’s no need to book – just find your nearest docking station, hire a bike, and go for a ride, then return it to any docking station.
- The annual package is valid for 365 consecutive days;
- Includes unlimited 60 minute rides, £1.65 for each additional 60 minutes;
- Ebikes are an extra £1 to unlock, £3.30 for each additional 60 minutes;
- First bike key included (£3).
Membership Benefits
- Find bikes across inner and central London – more than 12,000 are at around 800 docking stations.
- Enjoy the benefits of our regular bike maintenance checks and frequent cleaning.
Feel the breeze (and get your heart pumping)
Get some much-needed outdoor time, whether you’re headed somewhere or just biking for fun.
Support your community
When you become an annual member, you’re supporting clean air and transportation equity, and joining a community of riders cycling for a more people-focused London.
Save time with direct, bike-friendly routes
Santander Cycles is often the faster way to get around. Pick up a bike close by, breeze past traffic on the most efficient route, and easily drop it off when you’re done.
- 1 Register for an account on Santander Cycles mobile app or website via TfL.
- 2 Make your application on the form below using the same email address.
- 3 The application is approved by your employer.
- 4 You sign the Salary Sacrifice Agreement with your employer.
- 5 GCI supply you with a release code to begin your Santander Cycles subscription.
- 6 Please note that the majority of the use of the bike (51%) must be for commuting purposes or other work-related travel.
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Organisations registered with the Green Commute Initiative will be given a unique employer code which should be entered below.
Or,
- A map of docking stations is available here: Santander Cycles Docking Station Map.
- The subscription is for a 12-month annual subscription not bike ownership.
- The user must enter a credit card to cover additional journeys and charges.
- The same email address must be used on the GCI Cycle to Work Scheme application and the registration form for Santander Cycles.
- Your fulfilment email from GCI will contain a code to unlock the subscription.
- The subscription period of 365 days starts on first use of the key or first undock of a cycle from a docking point.
- The subscription is for unlimited 60-minute rides. Additional fees are payable for rides longer than 60 minutes, for journeys taken with an ebike, and fees as detailed in the above Santander Terms and Conditions
- Santander Cycles (TfL) subscriptions cannot be cancelled or amended in duration.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- We aim to send the salary sacrifice agreement within a working day of receiving approval.
- The salary sacrifice agreement must be electronically signed. Once the document is signed, we will send confirmation to you and Santander to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, Santander will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- We aim to send the salary sacrifice agreement within a working day of receiving approval.
- The salary sacrifice agreement must be electronically signed. Once the document is signed, we will send the invoice for your application to your employer. As soon as we receive payment we will then send confirmation to you and to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription.
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- We will send the invoice for your application to your employer once they have approved your application. As soon as we receive payment we will then send confirmation to you and to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription.
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- Once your subscription application is processed, we will send confirmation to you and to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription.
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- We aim to send the loan agreement within a working day of receiving approval.
- The loan agreement must be electronically signed. Once the document is signed, we will send the invoice for your application to your employer. As soon as we receive payment we will then send confirmation to you and to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription.
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
Thank you for submitting your Green Commute Initiative application.
Your application has been sent to your employer for their approval.
What happens next?
- You will receive an automatic email once your application is approved.
- We aim to send the loan agreement within a working day of receiving approval.
- The loan agreement must be electronically signed. Once the document is signed, we will send confirmation to you and to arrange activation of your bike subscription. We aim to process this within the same working day.
- On receiving confirmation your order has been processed, will then be in touch with you in the next 5 working days to arrange activation of your bike subscription.
You should receive an email from us within the next few moments. If this hasn't arrived, please check your junk/spam folders.
As a GCI customer it's free to join our community on the Love to Ride platform.
Check out the GCI leaderboard and enter into friendly competition with other cycling commuters.
The team at GCI will be taking a well-deserved Christmas break and therefore our last working day of 2025 will be Tuesday 23rd December. Orders or emails received after 4.00pm on Tuesday 23rd December will not be processed until the new year. The offices will reopen at 9am on Monday 5th January 2026. We'd like to give our thanks for your support this year and we look forward to working with you in 2026.
