Bluebikes

HOW TO RIDE

Find a station with an available bike on the Station Map. Insert your key into a dock, use the Bluebikes app to scan the QR code on the bike, or get a ride code from the kiosk. When the light turns green, pull the bike out. If you want to ride an ebike, look for the lightning bolt symbol. It indicates there is at least one charged ebike currently at the station.

Traditional pedal bikes (“classic bikes”):

• For annual and monthly members, the first 45-minutes of each trip is covered by your membership. If you ride on the same bike for longer, overtime fees will apply. Dock your bike within 45 minutes and you will not be charged overtime fees.  Riders with an income-eligible pass have 60 minutes to complete their trip. 
• Go again! Your membership includes as many trips as you’d like. Ride whenever you want, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!  Just remember to stay within your free ride time on each trip to avoid usage fees.
• Riders with a 24-hour Adventure Pass can take trips up to 2 hours long without fees, and riders with a Single Trip pass can take trips up to 30 minutes without fees.

Ebikes:

• Annual and monthly members can ride ebikes for $0.10/minute. Income-Eligible members can ride ebikes for $0.07/minute. Ebikes are available at $0.25 per minute for non-member riders who purchase a Single Trip or Adventure Pass. All per-minute ride prices are rounded up to the nearest minute. Please note that riding an ebike will incur extra fees, regardless of your membership or pass type.
• The ebike pedal-assist technology kicks in automatically once you start pedaling. The pedal-assist will shut off once ebikes reach 18 mph. You are not allowed to ride ebikes on sidewalks in Massachusetts. 

Never leave a bike unattended. Always dock your bike at a station and check for the green light before you walk away.  The penalty for a lost or stolen bike is $1200. This is how much it costs for the City to buy a replacement bike.

• Yield to pedestrians
• Stay off the sidewalk
• Obey traffic signals
• Check your speed

Review bike laws in Boston here.

The new collection of ebikes is expected to grow the overall Bluebikes fleet to 5,000 bikes across 500 stations by the summer of 2024. Funding for the initial purchase of the ebikes came from a combination of municipal investment from Boston and Cambridge, state funding, and federal funding through the Boston Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Learn more about ebikes in Bluebikes. 

We have prioritized affordability for ebikes, which are available at $0.10 per minute for Bluebikes members and $0.07 per minute for low-income residents enrolled in Bluebikes’ Income-Eligible Program. Ebikes are available at $0.25 per minute for non-member riders who purchase a Single Trip or Adventure Pass. Learn more about discounted Bluebikes rates. 

These new stations will fill gaps in high-demand areas, making our system more reliable for riders. We'll also add stations in neighborhoods to improve access to the system overall.

Today, nearly 90% of Boston households are within a 10-minute walk of a bike share station. We aim for a 3- to 5-minute walk in our denser residential neighborhoods. We also want to be sure all major transit stations and stops are served by bike share stations.

We will add more stations in neighborhoods across the city starting in Fall 2024. Learn more about our plans and how you can get involved.