Standard Strings

The Single Trip is perfect for quick, one-way trips from point A to point B. No commitment necessary.

The Single Trip costs $1 to unlock and $0.05/min on a classic bike or $0.15/min on an ebike.

With a pedal-assist motor to supercharge your ride, our ebikes are the easiest way to get around the metro DC area. Pricing starts at __$1 to unlock__ plus __$0.15/minute__.

Ebike parking is free at Capital Bikeshare stations. You’ll be charged $2 for parking an ebike at a public bike rack in the service area. Ebike rides that are not properly ended and remain inactive for over 30 minutes will incur a $25 fee, in addition to the per minute rate.


Single Trips can be purchased in the [Lyft app](/how-it-works/get-the-app), [Capital Bikeshare app](/how-it-works/get-the-app) or at any station [kiosk](https://secure.capitalbikeshare.com/map/). Please note ebike rides can only be purchased via the Capital Bikeshare app or Lyft app.


The Single Trip Capital Bikeshare fare, good for one ride and was introduced to help commuters during the SafeTrack maintenance initiative.


Single Trip

$1 Unlock + $0.05/min

Interested in Ebikes?

How to Buy a Single Trip