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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 this eco-friendly alternative form of transportation. 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 widely available.

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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