Shared bikes and scooters
Not a member of Blue-bike yet? An annual subscription costs only €12. This allows you to rent a bike at a very affordable rate in many cities and municipalities. In Kortrijk, a cheaper rate is applied: the first 24 hours cost only €1.
How it works:
- Become a member via the Blue-bike website.
- Rent the bike, with insurance, using your personal card at a bike point.
- Both your bike and card are scanned; manually during opening hours or 24/7 at a key machine (main bike point in Kortrijk: Minister Tacklaan, back of the station and on platform 1 of the station in Kortrijk).
- Pay afterwards, monthly via direct debit.
Scoot around in Kortrijk city center.
How it works:
- Download the app.
- Find the nearest scooter via the app (you can even reserve your scooter up to half an hour before your departure).
- Hop on and go: unlock the scooter via the app (scan the QR code).
- Park your scooter in a safe place where it doesn't obstruct anyone.
- End the rental by locking the scooter and finishing the rental in the app.
A green shared bike from Mobit offers you flexibility in Kortrijk and the surrounding areas. You pay per ride, per day, or choose a subscription plan.
How it works:
You can choose from several options: a 3-month subscription, a day pass, or a single ride that you pay for at the end of use.
- Download the 'Mobit smart sharing' app.
- Choose an available bike in a drop-off zone (city center of Kortrijk: in existing bike racks). In the app, you can see at a glance where you can pick up or drop off a bike. You can also find Mobit hubs in surrounding cities and municipalities. So, you can easily cycle from Kortrijk to a nearby municipality or vice versa. The locations where you can pick up or drop off a bike can be found on the Mobit website.
- Unlock the bike via the app (connect to the lock via Bluetooth, it opens automatically).
- Lock and unlock the bike as often as you like.
- End the rental by bringing the bike to a drop-off location, locking the bike, and ending the rental in the app.
Hourly rates:
- 1st hour: €0.60 / 20 minutes (For rides shorter than 5 minutes, a discounted rate of €0.29 applies)
- 2nd hour: €0.65 / 20 minutes
- 3rd hour: €0.80 / 20 minutes
- Subsequent hours: €1.00 / 20 minutes
Day pass: €3 Subscription: €45 for 3 months (300 coupons for rides of 60 minutes over a period of 3 months)
Head out with the bike and bring along your picnic gear, kubb set, swimming gear... The company Monkey Donkey provides 5 electric cargo bikes in Kortrijk.
How it works:
- First time? Register in advance and link your payment card (Visa, Mastercard, etc.).
- Reserve and unlock the cargo bike via the Monkey Donkey app.
- The shared cargo bikes have fixed parking spots. When you borrow a cargo bike, return it to the same spot. There are several locations to choose from:
- Fietskot: Leiestraat 24
- Plein: in the covered bike parking at Plein 33
- Sint-Amandsplein: at the intersection of Sint-Amandsplein and Overleiestraat in the bike parking next to Overleiestraat 30
- Veemarkt: in the bike parking next to stair tower C of the underground parking
- Rijkswachtstraat: in the bike parking next to the entrance to the Deelfabriek
Rates:
- With a monthly subscription of €10, you pay €3.5/hour, €35 per day (24 hours), or a weekend rate (48 hours) of €60.
- Without the monthly subscription, you pay €7/hour, €50/day (24 hours), or €75/weekend (48 hours).
