A quick search on Google will turn up a flood of bike renting and sharing companies in Budapest. So which one should you choose? With this in mind, we put together this short article which should help you chose the right bike rental for you.
Electric bike rent Budapest
After the massive success of bike-sharing in Budapest, many companies began renting electric bikes as well. Together with Segways, and more recently e-scooters, these modes of transportation have been beloved by many, both locals and tourists. For locals, it’s become an easy and affordable way to get around town, especially for the more ecologically minded people. For tourists, it has brought a new era of guided tours.
Many companies, including Zebra below, offer bike tours around Budapest and its many beautiful sights. The advantages are many. The small electric motor helps you get around town easily, even on steep hills. There’s not as much sweating and exhaustion that can come from normal bikes or from walking tours. And the transit between places of interest can be much shorter, giving you more time to truly appreciate the sights. In short, there are many good reasons for trying electric bike tours out.
Zebra bike rental
Yellow Zebra is one of the better-known bike-renting companies in Budapest but that’s not all it does. Zebra also offers bike tours as well as Segway tours around Budapest. These have many themes, from combining biking with taking a boat ride, discovering the hidden side of the urban Budapest, or taking a more traditional tour around Budapest’s famous sights together with a sit down in a nice café. The Segway tours are also interesting, as they offer anything from evening rides, exploration of Buda’s hills, city tours, and more.
If you’re looking to rent a bike and explore Budapest on your own, Zebra offers a few types of bikes. There’s the 3 speed Beach Cruiser, the trekking KTM Life Time 8 speed Nexus, KTM Life Fun 27 speed, bikes for children either stand-alone, tag-a-long or trailers, and finally, there are tandems. Some are also offered in different sizes.
Their hourly prices vary greatlydepending on which bike you rent, but it’s somewhere between 3,5 € to 9 €. They also rent bikes for longer periods, from half a day to more than 3 days with prices ranging somewhere between 15 € to 27 € per day. Also keep in mind that these prices do not include the deposit, which ranges somewhere between 35 € to 135 €. The price does, however, include bike helmets, locks, and bike baskets, though baby seats are for an additional fee.
MOL bike rental
MOL Bubi is not like Zebra, it’s a bike-sharing company, rather than bike renting one. Its main goal is not to provide tours around Budapest or to rent out bikes for a few days to tourists but to create a new transportation system in Budapest. The bike-sharing system is based around docks which are strewn around the city. Anyone can approach a dock, buy a ticket, and ride a bike. After they are done, they return it to a different dock.
MOL has two general ways of purchasing a bike ride: ticket and pass. With the pass, you simply approach a bike, touch the rear sensor of a MOL bike with your card, and off you go. Alternatively, you purchase a ticket on MOL’s app and then put in your phone number together with a 6-digit code which has been sent to you. Either way, getting around Budapest has just become much easier.
