How to rent a Bird scooter

Bird; some think of a bird, others think of the convenience of an electric share scooter. Download the Bird app, find an e-scooter near you and you’re ready for your ride. How exactly this works? You can read it here.

Navigate directly to

This is Bird
How do you use a Bird scooter?
What do you pay per ride?
Where is Bird currently operating?
Get free credit
Report a problem

This is Bird

As one of the first providers of shared electric scooters, Bird can now be found in more than 100 cities.

At any time, on almost any street corner, a means of transport at your disposal. Open your mobile app, unlock a scooter and off you go. It sounds futuristic, but Bird has now made this possible in more than 100 cities worldwide.

Bird’s initiative should contribute to ‘shared mobility’, or shared mobility. With this, the company wants to reduce CO2 emissions in cities and facilitate last-mile transport.

How to make use of a Bird scooter?

To use Bird, download the free app for Android or Apple. In the app, pair a payment method and go through the following steps:

how to make use of a bird scooter

Find a Bird vehicle near you

See in the app where the nearest e-scooter is located. In the app, you can also see what the scooter’s battery percentage is.

Add multiple riders

Tap ‘Group ride’ if you want to unlock multiple vehicles with one app.

Unlock the scooter with the app

Scan the QR code on the handlebar of the scooter to unlock the vehicle and start your ride.

Dismount and ride away

Dismount with one foot and apply metered throttle with the right thumb.

Park the scooter

Finished the ride? Check in the app if there are designated parking zones and park the vehicle neatly.

End the ride

In the app, press ‘lock e-scooter’ to end your ride. You will now see a summary showing the route travelled and costs incurred.

Download the Bird app for Android and IOS

What do you pay per ride?

For each ride, you pay a starting rate and a rate per minute. To unlock a scooter, you pay an average of £0.87 and £0.13 per minute for riding it. For a 15-minute ride, you will then pay £2.83.

Please note that costs can vary from city to city.

Tip: take advantage of free rides

Through the Bird app, you have the option to share your personal ‘referral code’ with someone. After downloading, this personal code can be found in the app.

Are you going on a ride with two or more people? Share this code (found behind the ‘gifts icon’ at the top right of the app) with each other before the first ride and benefit from €5 free credit in the following way.

Where is Bird currently operating?

Bird is constantly working to make its scooters available in new cities. Bird can now be found in around 100 cities worldwide, including 60 European cities. In Europe, these include the following places:

Germany	Italy	Spain
Berlin	Milan	Madrid
Frankfurt	Rome	Malaga
Munich	Turin	Tarragona

Check Bird’s website for an up-to-date list.

Report a problem

Are you experiencing inconvenience from a Bird vehicle parked incorrectly? Or do you have a problem with your payment? You can report this in the following way:

Via the app: in the app, navigate to the ‘danger triangle icon’ at the bottom left and create a report.
Via the website: contact Bird via the website.

WANT TO SEE MORE E-Scooters?

Then check out our electric scooter overview, or navigate to our list of the best electric scooters of the moment.