Electric Scooter Rental in Lisbon

Lisbon is a stunning and very picturesque city, you can get lost in its streets and be amazed in every corner by its beauty. If you haven’t been to the Portuguese capital yet, let us tell you a little hint: the city has very narrow streets, others are super steep, public transport occupies a lot of them, and to be honest, the city is not made for cars, due to all this the traffic gets crazy at peak hours, also at any hour during the day, so you could be easily stuck in the traffic jam for a while. This is why the best way to discover the city is definitely by walking.

However, walking is not the only good way to explore Lisbon but also electric scooters that are very popular in the city nowadays, you can find them in every tourist spot and you will see them parked almost everywhere around downtown and the main bairros. Scooters are better to ride on flat surfaces though but they can still be used in some steep and cobbled streets. But anyways, it is a great feeling to ride a scooter, and is for sure faster than walking and it is not tiring.

Many apps offer electric scooter rental in Lisbon like Lime, Bolt, Link, Bird, Hive, Frog, and Voi. The Lime and Bolt ones are the most popular in the city, mainly because they have a bigger offer of scooters, so basically if you see people riding one on the streets or a scooter parked somewhere, it will probably be one of these. Each app has different fees and prices but it is still quite cheap, most of them just charge around €1 unlocking fee and more or less €0.15 per minute of the ride.

I guess now you’re wondering how to rent one electric scooter in the city, don’t freak out because it is super easy and you don’t need any expertise on riding scooters or anything else. All the apps work similar, and you’ll need to follow these steps:

1. First of all, you need to download the app of your preference to rent a scooter. Notice that you can check out on the app where its available scooters are located or just check around on the streets if there is an available scooter from your preferred app.
2. If it’s the first time you use it, create an account on the app and add a payment method which usually works with a credit card or PayPal otherwise sign in.
3. Then you’ll need to scan the scooter’s QR code through the app with your phone.
4. Don’t forget to make sure the scooter you want to use has enough battery for your ride, you can check it on either the scooter itself or on the app.
5. After scanning the scooter and unlocking it, you are ready to ride it!
6. To ride the scooter, you’ll have to stand on it with one foot, give a little impulse with the other one that will be on the ground, after the kick start, keep the throttle pressed, and then you just need to stand on the scooter and ride it with the help of the throttle and the break.
7. If you want to park your scooter, first make sure on the app that you are going to park in an area that is allowed to park.
8. Park your scooter and stop your ride on the app
9. The app will request you to take a picture of the scooter at the moment of parking it and if everything is right with it, you’re ready to go.

Are you ready to give it a try? Sightseeing Lisbon on an e-scooter hits differently!