05.12.2019
Christmas raffle
As every year in the pre-Christmas season we invite you to try your luck on our facebook channel with our Christmas raffles. Follow us so you don't miss anything. Every Advent, Santa Claus and Christmas Eve we raffle great prizes among all participants.We wish you good luck and a nice pre-Christmas time.
19.11.2019
Where to find your transaction history
You want to know if charges have already been beditted or refunds have already been made or you want to download your invoices? Log in to your customer account via www.nextbike.de. Under ->Account status you can see all transactions at a glance.
06.11.2019
Avert a fee for improperly returned bikes
You have received 20 € fee for an improper return outside the flexzone or away from stations? Not everything is lost yet and you can still avert the fee. What do you have to do?Go back to the bike and rent it again. Don't do this remotely as the lock will open automatically for some bike types. The old rental will simply continue and the improper return fee will be deleted. return the bike properly now. Also good to know: successive rentals of the same bike by the same customer are merged to...
22.10.2019
3 new cities for nextbike Slovenia
In Slovenia you can now rent our bikes in three more cities, now a total of seven. Welcome to the family Štore, Zreče and Slovenske Konjice.All nextbike countries and cities can be found at nextbike locations.
24.09.2019
Hop on Hop of! with CallYa Digital.
Hop on Hop of! The new CallyaDigital with Vodafone GigaPower. And the freedom to cancel monthly. 10 GB data volume in the excellent 4G I LTE network from Vodafone for only 20€ per month. Only available online at Vodafone.de.
11.09.2019
Pay with Paypal and secure your 5€ driving credit!
Pay now your nextbike rides comfortably with PayPal and you will get a credit of 5€. Just klick here and follow the instructions: Prerequisite is that you have deposited Paypal as a means of payment with us. In the customer account you can do this very easily in the Account settings under Change "Payment type".
11.09.2019
After the summer is before the summer
You can't let go of the summer yet or can't wait for the next one? Anticipation makes it easier. Be inspired on EuroVelo by numerous long-distance cycle paths throughout Europe and already plan your tour for next summer.
26.08.2019
Note on damage claims
Please do not park or return our bikes directly next to parked cars! When parking the bikes, make sure that they do not obstruct anyone and cannot damage anything. If an inconveniently parked bike falls over and damages e.g. a parked car, nextbike might be obliged to communicate the customer data of the last user to clarify the facts. For more details please refer to our Data protection leaflet.
20.08.2019
Activate Push Notifications
Activate Push Notivications for your nextbike app in order to receive current information on your rental status.
06.08.2019
Hello Havirov / CZ
All good things are 3! With the start in Havirov / CZ a few days ago already three cities of our neighbour belong to the nextbike family. Best of all: in Havirov, thanks to the support of the city, the first 15 minutes per rental are free for everyone. For more information click here: nextbikeczech.com/havirov.
28.05.2019
Düsseldorf gets the flexzone
New locks, new bikes and now also a flexzone. From now on you can return your nextbikes in Düsseldorf at any public street within the new flexzone.In your app the flexzone will be shown in blue and pink. Along the blue streets and at the remaining stations you can return bikes without extra charge. Returning bikes within the pink area is possible for 1 € extra charge.Please make sure to return your bikes in a way that they don't obstruct anybody or block transitions, entrances or the like. The r...
07.05.2019
nextbike at a monthly rate
Did you know?For only 10 € per month the first 30 minutes per rental are included in all German cities (except Bremen, Nuremberg and Usedom). Book the monthly rate in the app and start cycling for less. The rate can be cancelled montly and will otherwise be extended automatically. More information under nextbike.de/prices or on the respective pricing website of the cities.
03.05.2019
Nextbike offers e-CARGObikes for the first time
In Norderstedt, Nextbike customers can look forward to electrical support while riding. From now on 15 e-cargobikes are available under the name "e-TINK". The electric cargobikes supplement the already existing offer of normal Nextbikes as well as cargobikes. The engine supports up to a maximum speed of 25 kilometers per hour. With the cargobikes for example two children up to an age of seven years or purchases can be transported. The best for you: the first half hour ride per day is free. The...
18.04.2019
NEW: the Monthly Rate Germany
Spring has just arrived and we've got something new for you: the monthly rate for all German cities*. For 10€ a month you get the first 30 minutes of each rental for free. Get more information on nextbike.de/prices. How can you book this tariff? Open your nextbike app and click on 'Account settings', open 'Subscriptions' and choose 'Monatstarif Deutschland' and click on 'book tariff'. *not valid in Bremen, Nuremberg and Usedom.
13.03.2019
Rent our bikes easily using Samsung Bixby
Samsung users in Germany can now rent our bikes via the voice-powered digital assistant Bixby. Simply say ‚Where can I find a bike nearby?‘ or ‚I want to return my bike.‘ and Bixby takes over.
07.03.2019
Launch in Prostějov / CZ
A few days back we launched a new bike sharing system in the Czech city Prostějov which is also the start in our 26. country that you can rent nextbikes in. Find all local information on nextbikeczech.com/prostejov.Prostějov won't be the only Czech city as more are already on one's blocks.
01.02.2019
One production site is not enough!
It's only february but our order books are full already. To meet the high demand we commissioned the Sachsenring Bike Manufacture with mounting a part of our bikes parallel to our own production site.We are looking forward to the cooperation and also to provide or customers bike sharing in new cities.
29.01.2019
Find the information you need!
You only know our general website nextbike.de? There's a website to every nextbike scheme around the world providing specific information about tariffs and functioning. Find the information you need: nextbike.de/locations.
22.12.2018
Our bikes don´t need a break this winter
Our bikes will be available all winter through in order to carry you from A to B - no winter break in any German cities. Moreover our bikes are perfectly equipped for the dark time of the year. There´s no such thing as bad weather, so get on our bikes and ride!
23.11.2018
Say cheese!
It's hard to believe that our latest photo shoot in the golden autumn is not that long ago. Meanwhile the cold weather arrived. On our Flickr account you can have a look at the latest results of the ECObike shootings in Leipzig and Hamm.
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16.11.2018
We want you
You're fluent in Spanish or Italian and like to work in an international company? We got the perfect job for you then!Become part of our international team in Leipzig as project manager or operations manager. Find all vacant positions on nextbike.de/jobs.
02.11.2018
Hola Bilbao!
The Basque metropolis Bilbao just got another sustainable public transport system. In the very north of Spain we - together with the transport company Sagalés - launched our currently biggest e-bike scheme Bilbaobizi which provides 450 e-bikes at 40 stations.In 2019 nextbike will further realize e-bike schemes in Germany and internationaly.
09.10.2018
Hey Hamm and Lippstadt
Together with the Student Union of the University of Hamm-Lippstadt we get those two cities on the bike. Especially around student hotspots but also around the city you can now rent and return bikes at official stations. Students get the first 60 minutes for free. How? Check it out.
02.10.2018
nextbike Bonn
Yesterday our new scheme started in Bonn. Over the next few weeks, 300 bikes will be made available at 20 stations. The fleet is to be expanded to 900 bikes with 7-speed gears at 100 stations, making it one of the five largest systems in Germany. Also in Bonn there will be, like already in Berlin or Cologne, a Flexzone. In October all users cycle the first 30 minutes per day free of charge. All existing customers of nextbike, for example KVB-rad customers, have to pay an annual fee of 3 ...
19.09.2018
Hello Mönchengladbach
On Tuesday, 18th. September we launched our new bike sharing system in Mönchengladbach in cooperation with our partner Santander Consumer Bank AG. The bikes can be rented with any nextbike account and cost 1€ /30 minutes at basic rate.More Information on nextbike.de/mönchengladbach.Photo from right to left: Mayor Hans Wilhelm Reiners, Head of Public Policy Santander Consumer Bank AG Sebastian Fairhurst, City Manager Dr. Gregor Bonin and Head of Sponsoring nextbike GmbH Jan Gewinner.
23.08.2018
Hello Kiew
This week we launched our second bike sharing system in the Ukraine. No one else but Kiev's major Vitalo Klitschko and our CEO Ralf Kalupner were there to open the scheme.Find more information about nextbike Kiev here.
03.08.2018
Surrey, get on your bikes and ride!
Our colleagues from nextbike UK together with the University of Surrey just launched the new scheme in the south of England. From now on 50 bikes are available at 8 stations. Find more information about the scheme here.
10.07.2018
Lahr radelt jetzt auch mit nextbike
Am Wochenende ist nextbike in Lahr offiziell gestartet. Im Auftrag der Stadt Lahr werden 40 Pedelecs (elektrische Fahrräder) zur Verfügung gestellt. Die Räder sind rund um die Uhr an 3 Stationen verfügbar: Bahnhof, Rathausplatz, LGS-Kleingartenpark. SOMMERAKTION Schnapp dir eines von 300 Jahrestickets mit 50% Rabatt! So einfach geht‘s: Registriere dich kostenlos per nextbike App oder direkt am Verleihterminal. Die ersten 300 Jahrestarif-Abonnenten bekommen den Jahrestarif zum halben Preis:...
26.06.2018
Milestones in Munich
MVG-Rad keep rolling! The bike sharing system of the Munich public transport company MVG is operated by nextbike and can score yet another success.After recently being commissioned to expand the scheme by 2000 bikes and the administrative district of Munich we are now able to record the millionth rental as well a the 100.000. customer. We can't wait to see what else this year might bring.
25.06.2018
Bonn, we are coming!
For those who remember: In fall 2017 we brought a huge fleet of bikes to Bonn already. Not for the public these days but for the participants of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. We received a lot of positive feedback from Bonn's citizens and quite a few sad reactions when we removed the fleet again. But now we're coming back - and this time we will stay! In fall we will launch our bike sharing system with 900 bikes and a mixed system of stations and flex zones.Stay tuned!
20.06.2018
WK-Bike launches in Bremen
On monday, June 19th, we launched a new bike sharing system in cooperation with WESER KURIER in Bremen. Initially there are 325 bikes available at 43 stations. Later we will expand the system by another 125 bikes. Get more information about WK-Bike on wk-bike.de.
05.06.2018
Welcome New Delhi
On sunday our SmartBike bike sharing scheme was opened in New Delhi by India's Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and present Miss World Manushi Chhillar during the Wold Bicycle Day ceremony.
08.05.2018
KVB-Rad turns 3
Three years ago we together with the Cologne public transport company KVB launched the KVB-Rad. Many events could be chalked up as a success since then. We enlarged the flex zone, had 2,1 Mio rentals and a rental record already in April this year. We're anxious to see what's to come.
17.04.2018
RIDE WITH US TO MOSCOW
Get the chance to win an unforgettable trip to the opening game of the German national team against Mexicoat the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ on June 17th. 2018.Here's how you can take part.
06.04.2018
Give a warm welcome to Gießen!
nextbike is delighted to announce the launch of a new bike-sharing scheme in Gießen, Germany. The initial rollout includes 100 bikes, which will increase to 300 over the coming weeks. Students of the city's Justus Liebig University will benefit from special rates. For more information, click here. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody involved, and wish you all happy cycling!
26.02.2018
nextbike is INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR 2018
Business magazine brand eins Wissen just awarded nextbike for being one of the most innovative companies in Germany. In the transportation and logistics branche nextbike gained 3 out of 4 possible stars among smaller and medium-sized companies.
21.02.2018
nextbike comes to India
While the German winter does its best to keep us cold you can now enjoy the nextbike feeling in just another much warmer region of the earth. Together with Smartbike Mobility and the Hyderabad Bicycling Club we just launches a scheme in India's metropolis Hyderabad. Further projects in India are already in the pipeline.
02.01.2018
Happy new year!
We wish you all a happy new year. May it hold as many adventures as possible for you. Keep cycling - the more the better - and do something good for yourself and the environment.All the best from your nextbike team
01.12.2017
nextbike Adventskalender
Check out our nextbike Advent calendar on facebook and get the chance to win great prices.
15.11.2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger at COP23
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes the nextbike to get around sustainably at the UN-Climate Change Conference COP 23 in Bonn these days.Representatives of politics, economy and science gather together at COP23 to discuss climate change and climate protection. Besides prominent figures that are committed to climate protection are invited, too.
07.11.2017
COP23 in Bonn gestartet
Yesterday, Nov 6th 2017, the United Nations Climate Change Conference has started in Bonn/Germany. The conference expects up to 25.000 participants to arrive from all over the world.They are provided electric cars and also 600 nextbikes for a climate friendly locomotion during the conference.We wish everyone on-site happy cycling and fruitful conference days - for a greener planet!
01.11.2017
nextbike Berlin is cooperating with Deezer
nextbike Berlin and Deezer are cooperating with each other in Berlin now and renamed the local system Deezer nextbike.With about 12 million active users in more than 185 countries Deezer is currently the most diverse and most personal audio streaming service. Deezer Premium+ customers enjoy 30 minutes of free rental each time they need a bike in Berlin. Simply connect your accounts on deezernextbike.de.
24.10.2017
nextbike at COB23
As mobility service provider nextbike will make 600 bikes available at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference from 6.-17.11.17 in Bonn. Every year heads of government, organisations and activists come together to diskuss the future of our planet.
18.09.2017
Scotland: 500 new SmartBikes for Glasgow
After successfully launched in 2014, nextbike UK and Glasgow City Council extended the scheme by 500 new SmartBikes and 10 docking stations. Now Glasgow does not just have one of the most successful nextbike schemes but also the biggest bike sharing scheme in Scotland. Within the next years the scheme will be extended by another 500 bikes.
05.09.2017
nextbike international: 100 pedelecs for Warsaw!
We have launched our biggest pedelec sharing-system in Warsaw: 100 pedelecs are available at 10 stations. The pedelecs are charged via front fork by parking in the docking station. With a fully charged battery the mid mounted engine lasts up to 70 km with a maximum speed of 25 km/h. The pedelecs and stations perfectly complement the existing system.
25.08.2017
nextbike has successfully entered the stock market
nextbike, one of the world’s most extensive bike share providers, successfully entered the stock market on the back of an announcement to introduce a further 200,000 bicycles across its territories. The company, founded in Leipzig in 2004 and with more than 120 projects around the globe, was unveiled on the Warsaw Stock Exchange through its subsidiary nextbike Poland. nextbike Poland is the largest company in the New Connect stock exchange segment and has invested shares in the nominal value o...
14.08.2017
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04.08.2017
new bike trailers for the Berlin service team
Our Berlin service team now redistributes bikes around the city with their new bike trailers. See more pictures on Instagram.
12.06.2017
PEBSS foundet at VeloCity 2017
The first European regulatory framework PEBSS (Platform for European Bicycle Sharing and System) was founded today, 12th of June, at VeloCity 2017 in the Netherlands. nextbike is an initiator and co-founder of PEBSS which wants to streamline the procurement process and develop business standards. Learn more here Photo: twitter.com/eubikeshare
06.06.2017
KVB-Rad - 1,2mio rentals in 2 years
Since we launched the KVB-Rad in Cologne in 2015 we can record nearly 1,2 million rentals spread over 1.450 bikes. To the 55.000 Cologne customers it does not seem to matter whether it's warm and sunny or cold and rainy - rentals per day nearly stay the same.On May 17th this year we were able to record over 5.000 rentals in one day for the first time. In average our bikes are rented about 3.000 to 3.700 times a day. Recently also the trams carry advertisments for our bikes.