bike sharing
description: system enabling communal bicycles to be shared, often in an urban setting
156 results
Israel & the Palestinian Territories Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet
can be picked up at tourist information offices. In 2011, the municipality introduced Tel-O-Fun (%6070; www.tel-o-fun.co.il), a citywide bike-rental scheme similar to Paris’ Vélib’. Intended for commuters, it lets riders pick up and drop off the green bicycles at over 75 docking stations. A daily
The Rough Guide to Brazil
by Rough Guides · 22 Sep 2018
at R$5.18, drivers are honest and taxis easy to flag down in the centre (51 3342 5000). By bicycle Porto Alegre has a rental bike scheme dubbed Bike POA (6am–10pm; 51 4003 6052, bikepoa.tembici.com.br); you need a working smartphone to use it. Paying an upfront fee of
The Rough Guide to Wales
by Rough Guides · 14 Oct 2024 · 882pp · 240,215 words
castle and St Mary’s St; try Capital Cabs (029 2077 7777) or Dragon Taxis (029 2033 3333). By bike Pedal Power offers an excellent bike-rental scheme with outlets at Cardiff Caravan Park (March–Oct Mon–Sat 10am–4pm; Nov–Feb Tues–Sat 10am–4pm; £20/4hr, £24/day; http://cardiffpedalpower.org
Germany Travel Guide
by Lonely Planet
, sometimes keep a stable of bicycles for their guests, often at no charge. Call a Bike (07000 522 5522; www.callabike.de) is an automated bike-rental scheme offered by Deutsche Bahn (www.bahn.com). It requires that you preregister with a credit card, either online for free or by phone for €5
France (Lonely Planet, 8th Edition)
by Nicola Williams · 14 Oct 2010
with our pick of environmentally sweet travel experiences; see destination chapters for more ideas on taking your foot off the accelerator. Try the self-service bike-rental schemes in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Rouen, Caen, Dijon, Amiens, Toulouse and Orléans Build a castle using 13th-century technologies at the Chantier Médiéval de Guédelon
The Rough Guide to England
by Rough Guides · 29 Mar 2018
going to print TfL had decided not to renew Uber's licence to operate in London; check for updates before you travel. BY bike Boris bikes The city’s cycle rental scheme – or Boris bikes, as they’re universally known, after former Mayor of London Boris Johnson – has over 700 docking stations across central
The Rough Guide to Ireland
by Clements, Paul · 2 Jun 2015
, but Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square are usually good bets. BY BIKE Following the likes of Paris and Vienna, Dublin introduced its own city-wide bike rental scheme, Dublinbikes ( www.dublinbikes.ie), in 2009. A three-day ticket costs €5 (credit/debit card required) and can be purchased from fourteen of the city
The Rough Guide to France (Travel Guide eBook)
by Rough Guides · 1 Aug 2019 · 1,994pp · 548,894 words
.30am–7pm; Oct–March Mon–Sat 10am–12.30pm & 2–6pm, Sun 10am–1pm 02 38 24 05 05, tourisme-orleansmetropole.com). GETTING AROUND Bike rental Orléans has a shared bike scheme (agglo-veloplus.fr) with stands across the city. It’s €1 for a day and €3 for the week, and free for rides
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-fare tickets, at €1.70, are valid for one hour, or 24hr tickets are available for €5.60. Tickets must be bought before boarding. Bike rental Nantes’ share bike scheme is run by Bicloo (bicloo.nantesmetropole.fr), with more than 100 stations located all over the city. The first 15min are free. INFORMATION Tourist offices
The Rough Guide to Norway
by Phil Lee · 25 Nov 2013
and many roads have cycle lanes – and, furthermore, central Oslo is not engulfed by traffic thanks to its network of motorway tunnels. Bike rental There is a municipal bike rental scheme (Easter to Nov; oslobysykkel.no) in which bikes are released like supermarket trolleys from racks all over the city. Visitors can join the
The Rough Guide to Paris
by Rough Guides · 1 May 2023 · 688pp · 190,793 words
, your cheapest option is the city’s pioneering electric car rental scheme, Autolib’ (http://autolib.eu), which operates on a similar model to the successful bike rental scheme Vélib’. Around four thousand electric cars are currently available to rent from around a thousand stands (Seven hundred in central Paris itself) dotted all over
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