Can tourists use Bay Wheels?

Bay Wheels' pricing is structured to encourage short trips, and we've found that because it's such a useful transportation option for the busiest travel times, mainly Bay Area residents and commuters are using Bay Wheels, although it's also popular with tourists who are looking for a shorter, more flexible bike rental.



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You can return your Classic bike to any station with an open dock – you don't have to bring it back to the station where you picked it up. Find available docks on the Bay Wheels app, Lyft app, or System Map.

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Note: Your Clipper card does not pay for your ride; it only unlocks a bike for use. Payment is deducted from the payment card you have attached on file with your account, no deductions are ever made from your Clipper balance to use Bay Wheels.

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Bay Wheels is the Bay Area's premier bikeshare system, and one of the largest in the nation. Get access to thousands of bikes and see public transit schedules around you in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, and San Jose. Best of all, it's available 24/7.

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The Clipper card is a smart, contactless travel card that can be used all over the Sasn Francisco Bay Area. Travelers, both residents and tourists, can add value to their card either as they go or automatically, depending on what works best for them.

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All BART Stations have Clipper vending machines which accept cash, credit cards and debit cards as payment.

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Where to park ebikes: Any Bay Wheels station. Any public bike rack within the service area.

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Lyft's new e-bikes are on the street in San Francisco. The company took over Ford Bikes and renamed it Bay Wheels. This puts them in direct competition with Uber, which operates JUMP.

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