Bike Hire in Dublin

As a curiosity, Dublin is one of the cities in the world with the highest rate of bicycle theft, so nobody tends to buy a new bike and the second-hand market predominates. 

Despite this, the large number of bike lanes throughout the city and the possibility of renting a bike make cycling a very popular activity in Dublin.

Dublinbikes

Dublinbikes is a public bicycle rental scheme distributed throughout the capital, like many other rental programs around the world. The bike stations are located quite close to each other and they all have a station terminal.

To use the bicycles, all you need is to be older than 14 and have a credit card and access to the terminal at the station (most stations have a credit card reader). Once registered in the system, you can use the bikes for as long as you wish and return them to any station in the network.

Prices

• 1-Day Card: € 3.50 (US$ 3.62)
• 3-Day Card: € 5 (US$ 5.18)
• Annual card: € 20 (US$ 20.72)
• A deposit of € 150 (US$ 155.45) is required
• First 30 minutes: free
• Up to 1 hour: € 0.50 (US$ 0.51)
• Up to 2 hours: € 1.50 (US$ 1.55)
• Up to 3 hours: € 3.50 (US$ 3.62)
• Up to 4 hours: € 6.50 (US$ 6.73)
• Every extra 30 minutes: € 2 (US$ 2.07)

Time is measured from the time the bicycle is ‘rented’ at one station until it is dropped off at another. You can make as many journeys as you wish, therefore, in order to optimise costs, short journeys are ideal.

If the journeys are longer than 30 minutes, the final cost will be charged at the end of the subscription period.

Opening times

Dublin's 40+ bike stations are in operation daily from 5 am to 12:30 am.

Bike Tour

It is also possible to explore Dublin by bike by taking a bike tour. You'll be told loads of interesting facts about the main monuments, buildings and parks that you'll visit, as well as iconic places such as St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Irish Parliament or Merrion Square.