Good UK ones I've cycled: Stansted (regularly ride there and lock the bike in the short stay), Luton (directly from Hitchin direction), Heathrow seemed fine to me the one time I rode there, E Midlands, Belfast International, Inverness (up to Croy is nice).
Many of the secondary airports Ryanair use are very good - more like sheds next to a field: Haugesund (Norway), Rodez, Grenoble, Perpignan, Pau, Alghero. Also cycled from Geneva, Turin, Olbia, Marrakech.
Perth in W Australia is super easy to ride to/from.
Airports with cycle-friendly feeder roads
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Richard Fairhurst
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bike friendly airports
London Heathrow is easy
get the CTCinfo leaflet - we hae cycled from Hayes Harlington station in and out of the airport - on one occasion straight into the terminal building!! The approach tunnels are OK and there are cycle path provision.
get the CTCinfo leaflet - we hae cycled from Hayes Harlington station in and out of the airport - on one occasion straight into the terminal building!! The approach tunnels are OK and there are cycle path provision.
andrew_s wrote:I thought Birmingham was quite easy (via B4438 from Catherine de Barnes).
It's always worth checking online mapping or google earth for airport access. A lot of the aerial photos are very clear.
there are on going negociations to make it easier using a quiet route in. Dunno what stage they areat as I've not been to a committee meeting this year but John Bedford is on the case.
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biciclista
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Cycle friendly airports
Pisa airport is very easy to get out of and just 1.5k from the centre of Pisa.
I have used it several time for tours in Tuscancy and further afield. I will be using it this summer at the start of my planned trip from Pisa to Rome and will get a train back to Pisa with my bike and return from there as Rome airport is definately not cycle friendly and Italian regional trains are!
Jersey airport has a cycle path from the airport to St. Brelade and from there you pick can up another cycle path (old railway track) to St Aubin and then from there you cycle on the wonderful seafront cycle path to the Islands capital St. Helier.
I have used it several time for tours in Tuscancy and further afield. I will be using it this summer at the start of my planned trip from Pisa to Rome and will get a train back to Pisa with my bike and return from there as Rome airport is definately not cycle friendly and Italian regional trains are!
Jersey airport has a cycle path from the airport to St. Brelade and from there you pick can up another cycle path (old railway track) to St Aubin and then from there you cycle on the wonderful seafront cycle path to the Islands capital St. Helier.
Most (if not all) Dutch, German, Danish and Swiss airports have signposted cyclepath access to the terminals, probably because a lot of the employees need to get to work that way. Certainly this applies to all the airports I've ever used in those countries, i.e. Schipol, Koln-Bonn, Friedrichshafen, Billund, Kobenhavn, Geneve, Zurich.
Madrid is possible, actually. Not easy, but possible. CTC now has an information sheet about it. And last time I was there I did find a reasonably bike-friendly route between Malaga city and airport.
Madrid is possible, actually. Not easy, but possible. CTC now has an information sheet about it. And last time I was there I did find a reasonably bike-friendly route between Malaga city and airport.
Chris Juden
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
One lady owner, never raced or jumped.
Athens airport is (as far as I've been able to work out) near-impossible to get out of by bike (unless you're brave enough to take the main (dual-carriageway) road for a couple of miles until you get to the first exit -- signpost Koropi). The best thing to do -- if your 'rules' allow -- is to take the 'Suburban Railway' (Proastiako) from the airport: you could just take this one stop to Koropi, from where it's just about possible to find ridable roads (esp. if you're heading away from the city -- e.g. to Laurion, or to Rafina to pick up a ferry); or take it all the way into Athens, to Piraeus, or even to Corinth. There are no restrictions on taking bikes on the Suburban Railway (whereas there are rules -- mostly v. restrictive -- on taking bikes on the metro line from the airport to the city).
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iaincullen
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Glasgow airport is eaasy to access/leave by bike.
Exit directions as follows.
CYCLING FROM GLASGOW AIRPORT.
At the front of the terminal the road is a clockwise one way system. Follow the road for 400m underneath the motorway to a roundabout where the 1st exit is signposted Paisley and Renfrew. Take the first exit.
After 200m there is a T junction. If you want to go south or get a train from Paisley then turn right and Paisley town centre is a mile ahead.
If you want to cycle either to Glasgow or west towards either Gourock or Loch Lomond then turn left (signposted Renfrew). Follow this road (Inchinnan Rd) for 1 1/2 miles to the A8. Turn left onto the A8 to go west towards Gourock. Otherwise turn right onto the A8 and continue a 1/2 mile to roundabout in Renfrew town centre.
For Glasgow continue ahead on the A8 which has mainly light traffic and can comfortably be cycled to Glasgow City Centre. For Loch Lomond from Renfrew town centre turn left and continue ahead to the Renfrew - Yoker ferry to cross to the north side of the River Clyde. There has been a pasenger ferry here for 500 years. Current times at
http://www.spt.co.uk/ferry/renfrew.aspx
Once across the river the Glasgow to Inverness Sustrans route passes the top of the slipway. If you would rather stay on road then a further 200m gets you to the traffic lights on the A814. The A14 going west carries light and relatively slow traffic and is good as far as Bowling. At Bowling a good cycle path continues to Loch Lomond It is preferable to the A82 unless you are comfortable riding in heavy fast traffic. The A82 is fast dual carriageway from Bowling to Balloch. Best avoided as far as Balloch. Much better after Balloch. If you are heading for Loch Lomond on the Sustrans route beware the gates if you are on a recumbent or a tandem. You will need to be able to lift your bike over them.
Exit directions as follows.
CYCLING FROM GLASGOW AIRPORT.
At the front of the terminal the road is a clockwise one way system. Follow the road for 400m underneath the motorway to a roundabout where the 1st exit is signposted Paisley and Renfrew. Take the first exit.
After 200m there is a T junction. If you want to go south or get a train from Paisley then turn right and Paisley town centre is a mile ahead.
If you want to cycle either to Glasgow or west towards either Gourock or Loch Lomond then turn left (signposted Renfrew). Follow this road (Inchinnan Rd) for 1 1/2 miles to the A8. Turn left onto the A8 to go west towards Gourock. Otherwise turn right onto the A8 and continue a 1/2 mile to roundabout in Renfrew town centre.
For Glasgow continue ahead on the A8 which has mainly light traffic and can comfortably be cycled to Glasgow City Centre. For Loch Lomond from Renfrew town centre turn left and continue ahead to the Renfrew - Yoker ferry to cross to the north side of the River Clyde. There has been a pasenger ferry here for 500 years. Current times at
http://www.spt.co.uk/ferry/renfrew.aspx
Once across the river the Glasgow to Inverness Sustrans route passes the top of the slipway. If you would rather stay on road then a further 200m gets you to the traffic lights on the A814. The A14 going west carries light and relatively slow traffic and is good as far as Bowling. At Bowling a good cycle path continues to Loch Lomond It is preferable to the A82 unless you are comfortable riding in heavy fast traffic. The A82 is fast dual carriageway from Bowling to Balloch. Best avoided as far as Balloch. Much better after Balloch. If you are heading for Loch Lomond on the Sustrans route beware the gates if you are on a recumbent or a tandem. You will need to be able to lift your bike over them.
