TfL’s Silvertown Tunnel Cycle Shuttle Bus Service
The brand new Silvertown tunnel has not long opened to relieve congestion in the close by Blackwall tunnel. With the tunnel open to traffic, the new Silvertown Tunnel Cycle Shuttle bus service started operations to take cyclists across (under) the River Thames.
The service runs every 12 minutes and the best bit is it is free until April 2026. It runs from (closeish) to the O2 on the South side and drops off at Royal Victoria DLR station on the North side, which is close to the cable car.
More details on the Transport for London SCS web page.
Other River Thames Bike Crossings
East (downstream) of Tower Bridge in London, there are quite a few ways to cross the Lower River Thames on a bicycle. Things change, so make sure you check the information below is up to date.
- Rotherhithe Tunnel – busy and try not to breath in the fumes, just don’t start coughing!
- Jubilee Line from Canada Water to Canary Wharf and then to North Greenwich – fold up bikes only
- Ferry from Rotherhithe Holiday Inn to Canary Wharf
- Thames Clipper from Greenland Dock to Canary Wharf
- Greenwich foot tunnel which you can wheel your bike through
- Cable car from North Greenwich across to Royal Victoria
- Silvertown Tunnel Cycle Shuttle free (until 06-Apr-2026) bus service from North Greenwich to Royal Victoria
- Woolwich Ferry
- Woolwich foot tunnel which you can wheel your bike through. If one of the lifts is shut remember this tunnel is substantially deeper than the Greenwich foot tunnel.
- Dartford crossing has a free transfer service for bikes
https://www.gov.uk/dartford-crossing-bike - Tilbury to Gravesend ferry is not currently running (as of 21-Jul-2025)
