How to rent the Wien Mobil Bikes
The Wien Mobil bikes are Vienna’s bike sharing system. They are a fun and inexpensive way to get around the city and in German, they are called "Wien Mobil Rad".
The Wien Mobil Bikes are equipped with
7-8 gears
a customizable saddle
a front luggage rack
some bikes have a child seat
a frame lock as well as a combination lock.
How to find a bike
You can find the Wien Mobil Bikes at 240 bike stations in Vienna.
To see where these stations are, you can use
But to rent the bikes you have to use the nextbike app.
Register
First thing to do, is to register for Nextbile Which is the company that operates the Wien Mobil Bikes. The registration is free.
The easiest way to do that is to download the nextbike App and register there. You can also register on the nextbike website.
Rent
Then, renting a bike is pretty straightforward. You just open the Nextbike app, select "Rent a bike," and scan the QR code on the bike.
Reserve
When it's busy, it might be a good idea to reserve your bike in advance. You can do this in the app for free up to 15 minutes before your you want to use the bike.
Pause your Ride
You can also pause your ride. For example, if you want to see something or simply take a coffee break. To pause, activate "Park, bike" in the app and lock the bike with the frame lock. When you're ready to continue, just choose "Stop Parking". Please note that while you pause the ride, the rental costs continue.
Prices
Standard tariff:
0.60 EUR per 30 minutes; Billing is by the half hour.
Maximum 14.90 EUR for 24h per rental
Standard annual subscription
49 EUR per year
Then the first 30 minutes of every ride are free. After that you pay 0.60 EUR for every half hour, that you use the bike.
WienMobil Mix Standard Tariff:
For this tariff you need the annual subscription for the public transport in Vienna: Wiener Linien customers will get 50% discount. The discount applies to owners of annual passes, semester passes, (top) youth tickets or climate tickets and will be deposited after registration.
For 0.30 € / 30 minutes.
Maximum 14.90 € / 24h and rental!
If several bikes are rented with one account, the discount applies to the first bike.
WienMobil Mix Jahresabo
The discount for Wiener Linien regular customers also applies to the annual subscription.
You pay 25.00 EUR / year for the annual subscription.
With the WienMobil Mix annual subscription, the first 30 minutes of each trip are included, all further 30 minutes cost 0.30 EUR.
If several bicycles are rented with one account, the included 30 minutes apply to the first bicycle.
All prices as of July 2023 – please check the current prices on wienmobilrad.at
You can pay via Visa/Mastercard, direct debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal.
Return
You can return your bike at one of the bike stations. At physical station like these, you just push the bike into the docking station and close the frame lock. If it worked, you'll hear a beep and the app shows the return. It's best to check that right away, because if the bike is not properly locked, a fee of 25 EUR may apply.
When the bike station is full, you can return the bike to a nearby bike rack . There you lock the bike with the frame lock and the combination lock. Since the combination lock is just intended to fixate the bike, so it doesn’t fall over, you will find the code for the lock directly on the bike.
It is important to make sure that the bike is as close to the bike station as possible. Because if the distance is too far, you will have to pay 20 EUR for wrong parking. Of course that fee also applies, if you park your bike somewhere in the city outside of a bike station.
In addition to the physical station, there can also be virtual stations. They don’t have a docking station and you simply lock the bike with the frame lock and the combination lock.
Read more!
Everything you need to know about the pulic transport in Vienna.
How to get around using the Wien Mobil App.
