Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Bike Rental Made Easy: Valenbisi


For those of you visiting Valencia and wanting to rent a bicycle, Valenbisi is a very good option.

Valenbisi service consists of 2.750 bicycles distributed around 275 stations and set up in different strategic parts of the city to promote the use of bicycles and its integration into the transport chain. Users can rent a bicycle in any of the stations and return it in any of the other 275 available around the city. The first 30 minutes of use are free on every bicycle. This service runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Users must be over 16 years old and could choose among two types of subscription to register with Valenbisi: the Annual Subscription, one year card, or the Weekly Subscription, one week ticket. Besides, users of Mobilis card will have access to the system as annual subscribers, just activating the card in the webpage and after the configuration in the terminal.

Station Map

Plan your route by station. Click here to find the station nearest to your home. Locate your position on the map and select your zone.

Subscription

Short Term Ticket, weekly
If you just want to know how Valenbisi Works with a Short Term Ticket (7 days ticket).
In the stations with credit card terminal you can buy immediately a weekly ticket (Short Term Ticket).
You just need your credit card and follow the instructions indicated on the screen and the dataphone.
With the Short term Ticket you can make all the journeys you want with your bicycle during 7 consecutive days.
  • Weekly Hire Ticket fee: 10€.
  • First ½ hour of use: free.
  • 30 to 60 minutes: 1 € every 30 extra minutes.
  • Every 60 extra minutes: 3€ for every 60 extra minutes.

Annual Card
 
This is the best option if you visit Valencia more than once a year. With the annual card, you can rent a bicycle whenever you want, all year round.

Become a Valenbisi long term subscriber is quick and easy. To make this faster, go directly to section “Subscription” in the Valenbisi home page and follow the steps showed. 
  • Annual Hire Card fee: 18€.
  • First ½ hour of use: free.
  • 30 to 60 minutes: 0,50 € every 30 extra minutes.
  • Every 60 extra minutes: 2€ for every 60 extra minutes.

How Valenbisi works?

What to do to get a bicycle?
 
Simplicity, comfort and speed define Valenbisi. To use a bicycle you just need to approach to a terminal and log using your Long Term Hire Card or your associated ticket (Mobilis), enter your PIN code and select an available bicycle on your screen. For subscribers of short ength, once you have retired the card in one of the terminals fitted out for this purpose, you just have to enter your code, choose the bicycle you want and start using it. 

The first time you use your Associated Long Term Card, just swipe it over the reader and enter the code provided in Valenbisi website

For your safety, from the terminal to the station you then have 60 seconds to press the unlocking button on the stand of the bicycle you have chosen to remove the bicycle. Enjoy your journey!

Returning the bicycle
 
When you have completed your journey, simply locate the bicycle in the nearest station with available stands. An audio signal on the stand confirms that the bicycle is locked correctly and your usage is complete.
Attention: Always check that your bicycle is locked correctly. If it is is not, the system will keep on counting as it were still running.

If you are unable to lock your bicycle correctly please try again at another available stand, failing that contact the Call Centre at +34 902 006 598.


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