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Capital Bikeshare

The bike share system of Washington DC and its neighbors, with classic bikes and e-bikes.

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Capital Bikeshare is the public bike share of the Washington DC area, operated by Lyft. You can rent a classic bike or an e-bike from a station with the app or at the station kiosk. A single ride costs a $1 unlock plus a per-minute price.

Prices

PlanPriceClassic bikeE-bike
Single ride$1 unlock$0.15 per minute$0.35 per minute
Day Pass$1045 minutes free per ride, then $0.05 per minute$0.15 per minute
Annual membership$120 per year45 minutes free per ride, then $0.05 per minute$0.15 per minute

Capital Bikeshare for All offers a $5 annual membership to qualifying residents. Check current prices and conditions in the app or on capitalbikeshare.com before you ride.

Finding a bike

  • The map shows stations with the number of bikes available (turn on the Capital Bikeshare layer).
  • Metrorail station pages list the nearest bike stations with live availability.
  • Combining bike and Metro? Our trip planner covers Metrorail, Metrobus, MARC and VRE.

Station availability comes from the operator's public system data and may not be real time. DCTransit is not affiliated with Lyft or Capital Bikeshare.