You get off the train and onto your bike: that is the idea behind the public transport bicycle. This way you can reach your final destination easily and sustainably. Public transport bicycles can also be rented in Utrecht. You can read how it works, what it costs and what you should take into account in this article.
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If you want to rent a public transport bicycle, you need a personal public transport chip card. You can add a public transport bicycle subscription to this for free. You can arrange that online.
Renting an OV-fiets: this is how it works
About the costs: If you use a public transport bicycle, you pay 4.55 euros per day (up to 24 hours). You can rent the bike for a maximum of three days (72 hours) for this rate. If you keep the public transport bicycle for longer than 72 hours, you pay 9.55 euros each time. This means that you pay a surcharge of 5 euros per day.
Return the OV-fiets to a different location: Do you want to return the bicycle at a different location than where you rented it? Which can! Then you will pay a surcharge of 10 euros.
Public transport bicycle rental locations in Utrecht
There are many locations in Utrecht where you can rent a public transport bicycle. Below you can see all locations with opening times:
- Utrecht Central Jaarbeursplein
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Central Knoop
Open Monday to Friday from 6:30 AM to midnight, Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 AM to midnight - Utrecht Central Station Square
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Janskerkhof
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Leidsche Rijn
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Lunetten
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Overvecht
Open Monday to Sunday from 5:00 am to 1:20 am - Utrecht P+R Papendorp
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht P+R Utrecht Westraven
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Rijnsweerd
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Terwijde
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00 - Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn Oosterkade
Open Monday to Friday from 5:25 am to 1:00 am, Saturday from 6:25 am to 1:00 am, Sunday from 6:55 am to 1:00 am - Utrecht Vredenburg (bicycle shed)
Open Monday to Sunday from 7am to 1am - Vleuten
Open Monday to Sunday from 00:00 to 24:00
Did you know that the public transport bicycle has been around since the year 2000? The inventor of this is Ronald Haverman and he then worked as an innovation manager at ProRail. Together with the Cyclists’ Union he devised the ‘new’ means of transport. The first public transport bicycles were placed at stations in Delft and Utrecht. You can now find them at more than 350 stations in the Netherlands.
Source: ovmagizine.nl
