Public e-bikes planned in Budapest from 2026

Plans are for the Budapest public to rent e-bikes from 2026 as part of the Bubi system, with the current fleet doubling and the number of stations also increasing, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Tuesday.

At the press conference held at the new MOL Bubi station on the Kopaszi Dam, Karácsony said the Bubi 3.0 public bicycle rental system, starting in January 2026, would have 4,500 bicycles available at more rental points around the city.

There will be several stations, all of the micro-mobility points will be used, and significant public transport hubs outside the Hungária ring road will also be accessible with Bubi 3.0.

The mayor said it was very important that Bubi could respond to multiple needs, so

the plan is to have a fleet of 1,000 electrically powered bikes.

Katalin Walter, CEO of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), said the new Mol Bubi station at Kopaszi Dam is the 208th in a series of new stations. She pointed out that the number of stations has increased by about 30 percent in the last three years.

Katalin Walter said that since the launch of Bubi 2.0 in spring 2021, the number of hires has now exceeded 8 million. Daily experience also shows that the current public shuttle system, Bubi 2.0, is a “huge success”, she added.

As we wrote earlier, there will be a big change in Budapest transport: no Nyugati overpass, tram on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Avenue.

Also, as we wrote before, Budapest’s public boat transport will kickstart again on the Danube, but with a twist. Read details HERE.

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