How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Did you choose one that said you would try to live a healthier lifestyle? Or was the environment more your concern? You wanted to try a greener way of living, leave a small carbon footprint, perhaps? How about commuting by bike ad killing two birds (or two resoutions) with one stone?
Leisure Lakes Bikes, a family run cycling store, has put together a very interesting study that shows travel times in some of the busiest UK cities using different modes of transport.
London
Route: From Royal London Hospital to King’s Cross Station
- 33 minutes by car.
- 29 minutes by public transport.
- 81 minutes walking.
- 27 minutes cycling
Birmingham
Route: From Cadbury World to Birmingham New Street Station
- 17 minutes by car.
- 26 minutes by public transport.
- 86 minutes walking.
- 23 minutes cycling.
Glasgow
Route: From Hampden Park to Glasgow Central Station
- 22 minutes driving
- 16 minutes by public transport
- 52 minutes walking.
- 16 minutes by bike
Sheffield
Route: From Meadowhall Centre to Sheffield Train Station
- 14 minutes by car.
- 24 minutes on public transport.
- 74 minutes walking.
- 22 minutes cycling.
Bradford
Route: From Shipley town centre to Bradford Interchange
- 16 minutes driving.
- 13 minutes on public transport.
- 78 minutes walking.
- 26 minutes cycling.
Liverpool
Route: From Aintree Racecourse to Liverpool Lime Street Station
- 21 minutes by car
- 27 minutes on public transport.
- 104 minutes by walking.
- 29 minutes by bicycle.
Edinburgh
Route: From Fort Kinnaird to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station
- 20 minutes when driving.
- 27 minutes by public transport.
- 85 minutes walking.
- 27 minutes cycling.
Manchester
Route: From Old Trafford football stadium to Manchester Piccadilly Station
- 13 minutes driving.
- 24 minutes by public transport.
- 62 minutes walking.
- 22 minutes cycling.
Bristol
Route: From Woodspring Golf & Country Club to Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station
- 18 minutes driving.
- 23 minutes by public transport.
- 78 minutes walking.
- 22 minutes cycling.
Cardiff
Route: From Radyr Golf Club to Cardiff Central Railway Station
- 20 minutes driving.
- 27 minutes by public transport.
- 97 minutes by walking.
- 28 minutes on
Belfast
Route: From Balmoral Golf Club to Belfast Central Station
- 15 minutes driving your car.
- 25 minutes by taking public transport.
- 63 minutes walking.
- 18 minutes to complete the journey by cycling.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Route: From Metro Centre to Newcastle Central Station
- 14 minutes when driving.
- 21 minutes by public transport.
- 75 minutes walking.
- 29 minutes cycling.
Leisure Lakes Bikes has teamed up with the Green Commute Initiative to make the change not only an easy one but a lot less stressful on the purse strings. Click here to find out more about the partnership.
