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CityBike: Using Bicycles in Stockholm, Sweden

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By Terri Mapes, About.com

CityBikes - Bike service in Scandinavia

CityBikes - Bike service in Scandinavia

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The Bottom Line
If you have a day or two in Stockholm with good weather, you should consider the eco-friendliest of transportation options in Stockholm. Bicycling is a Scandinavian passion and as the low-cost bike rental service in Stockholm, CityBikes is worth a try.
Pros
  • 80+ bicycle parking stations
  • Healthy & eco-friendly form of transportation
  • Cycling is safe and cheap in Stockholm
Cons
  • Only open April 1 - October 31
  • Tighter rules than other Scandinavian cities
Description
  • Rentals start at SEK 25.
  • Over 1,000 bikes available April through October.
  • City Bikes is a green, eco-friendly form of transportation.
Guide Review - CityBike: Using Bicycles in Stockholm, Sweden

Dedicated to ecological transportation alternatives, Stockholm is continually expanding the bicycle rental service CityBike and already has over 1,000 bikes and 80+ parking stations for the bicycles.

If you wish to get one of the bicycles at these stations, you will need either a one-time card for SEK 25, or a season card for SEK 200 (bonus: free helmet). The cards are available at SE Transportation Centers (where you also buy bus and commuter train tickets) in the city of Stockholm.

Watch the clock, as the loan time per rental is 3 hours - after that, you will have to return your bike and get a new one if needed.

CityBike's bike parking stations in Stockholm are to open for lending daily between 6 am - 6 pm between April 1 - October 31. However, you can return bikes around the clock.

From here, you should visit the Stockholm Travel Guide for more useful travel tips for this Scandinavian destination!

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