Cycling to work

Cycle Park Facilities

Cycle park facilities are available at railway stations in the district. Information about taking your bike on the train can be found on the West Yorkshire Metro website.

Bradford Council also provide bike parking including secure lockers available to hire for more information can be found on the Bicycle Parking webpage.

Support for people who cycle to work or want to start cycling

The CityConnect programme offers a range of ways for both businesses and their employees to get into cycling.

Bradford also has a cyclists' forum which meets quarterly and is open to all who wish to have a voice in the Bradford cycling community.

British Cycling

If you're interested in cycling as a commuter or for recreation take a look at the British Cycling website for all sorts of interesting advice and news.

Cycle Superhighways

Leeds Bradford Cycle Superhighway is a segregated cycle route between Leeds and Bradford, running from Leeds city centre along the A647 to the new Broadway shopping centre right in the heart of Bradford. The highway offers the opportunity to cycle and walk, away from the traffic.

The Canal Road Cycleway is a segregated cycle route running from Bradford City Centre on Canal Road past Foster Square Retail Park to Stanley Road where it joins the Canal Road Greenway an off road cycleway that takes you to Leeds Road in Shipley.

The West Bradford Cycle Super highway starts in the City Centre running along Sunbridge Road where it then continues along Thornton Road to just west of the A6177 Ring Road and is due to open in Summer 2025. There are plans to extend this to Thornton subject to funding.

National Cycle Network

Route 66 connects Shipley via the City Centre to the Spen Valley Greenway which then provides off road cycle route to Cleckheaton and onto Dewsbury.

The canal towpath Route NCN69/696/66 provides an off road cycle route between Silsden and Leeds via Riddlesden, Bingley, Saltaire, Shipley and Apperley Bridge.

Find out more on the National Cycle Network OS map.