Our history
In 2011, PostBus created PubliBike in collaboration with partners SBB and Rent a Bike.
In April 2012, PostBus bought the company Velopass, which at the time was Switzerland's largest self-service bike sharing company, and became the leader in national bike sharing.
In April 2013, the merger of PubliBike and Velopass created the brand PubliBike and thus a uniform offer at the national level.
On 1 January 2014, PubliBike was transformed into a public limited company and operates as an independent subsidiary of PostBus.
In 2016, a new system and business model were put in place. This link gives you access to the description of our current bikes.
Starting in November 2017, the new system was inaugurated throughout Switzerland:
- 18.09.2018 - Lugano-Malcantone (expansion of Lugano's network)
- 05.07.2018 - Sierre
- 04.07.2018 - Agglo Fribourg-Freiburg
- 28.06.2018 - Velo Bern
- 13.06.2018 - Région de Nyon
- 06.04.2018 - Züri Velo
- 21.03.2018 - Sion
- 6.12.2017 - Lugano
- 30.11.2017 - Lausanne-Morges
On 1 January 2021, PubliBike had a dense network of 530 stations and 5,100 bicycles.
Our network
With our 8 networks we are present throughout Switzerland: Fribourg, Région de Nyon, Lausanne-Morges, Lugano-Malcantone, Sion, Sierre, Bern with "Velo Bern" and Zurich with "Züri Velo". You can find them on our map or on our PubliBike app.
490 PubliBike stations are distributed throughout Switzerland. There are several types, the descriptions of which are here.
Our fleet of bikes is composed of more than 5'000 bikes. This link provides a description of our bikes and e-bikes.
Our family
Every day we work to get a little closer to our goal. We strive to offer mobility from start to finish to as many people as possible. We always do our best to act responsibly and to remain agile, and have confidence in our counterparts.
Here are the members of our family.
CEO
Marketing specialist
Operations manager
Technical associate
Social media and content marketing specialist
Market manager Bern
HR Advisor
Customer service associate
Marketing and Communication associate
Operations manager Zurich
Business analyst
Location manager
IT in training
Customer service associate
Application-Manager
Customer service associate
Customer service associate
Technical and maintenance manager
Customer service associate
Customer service associate
IT manager
Chief Sales Officer
Customer service manager
IT specialist
IT specialist
Market manager french-speaking Switzerland
Operations manager Bern
Accounting
Market manager Ticino and french-speaking Switzerland
Customer service associate
Market manager Zurich
Technical associate
Customer service associate
Rollout & Quality Management
IT operations associate
Supplier manager
Operations manager french-speaking Switzerland
Product Owner
But still...
Our ambitions
Bike sharing is the ideal complement to public and private means of transport for short distances. It helps to relieve traffic congestion in the city center and improves the attractiveness of public transport. In recent years, bike sharing has been gaining popularity worldwide.
In Switzerland, we embody this mobile, urban and sustainable service. With our activities, we aim to contribute to the transformation of mobility and thus find solutions to reduce the impact of transport on the environment.
If you too want to participate in this collective effort, all you have to do is register with PubliBike!
Our sponsors and partners
We thank our sponsors and partners, with whom we collaborate closely. If you want to learn more about them, click here.
Join us!
Would you like to be part of the PubliBike family and change the mobility of the future? Check out PubliBike job offers here.