BiciMAD
The eco-friendly public electric bikes called BiciMAD are an ideal option to get around Madrid, especially for short rides around the city center. You can rent a bike at any of the docking stations and leave it in any other.
Electric bikes are an excellent means of transport, as well as ecological, and it is an entertaining and agreeable way to discover the city, especially when it is sunny.
You can pick up Madrid's 7500 electric bicycles at any of the city's 611 stations and drop them off in any of the city's 21 districts.
Depending on whether you're going to visit Madrid for 2 days or if you'll stay longer, you have the option of being an occasional user (tourist) or getting an annual subscription.
Occasional users (tourists)
This is the perfect option if you’re staying in Madrid for a few days and wish to explore the city by bike.
To use the BiciMAD bikes you only have to register on the app.
Rates
- Up to 30 minutes: € 0.50 (US$ 0.50)
- Every 30 minutes after: € 3 (US$ 3.20)
Monthly subscription
Ideal for residents of Madrid, this option allows the use of bicycles at lower prices.
Annual rates - First 30 minutes free until 31st December
Monthly rate: € 10 (US$ 10.60)
- Free rides for up to 30 minutes
- Second fraction past 30 minutes: € 0.50 (US$ 0.50)
- Every 30 minutes after: € 3 (US$ 3.20)
*If you collect your bike at the busiest docking stations and leave it at an empty station, you’ll enjoy a discount of € 0.10 (US$ 0.10).
How it works
The electric bikes of BiciMAD are extremely easy to use. Once you have the card, you just go to the closest station, choose a bike with a green light (available), and approach your card until you hear a sound and it will be free.
Afterwards, you must place it back at any station.
Useful information
Make sure that the bicycle is well placed when you leave it, so as not to pay extra. If it is correctly placed the base will go green and you will hear a noise.
Bikes with the seat turned the wrong way around mean that they don’t work correctly (it is done by other users as a sign).