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 - La Côte
- 06.04.2018 - Züri Velo
- 21.03.2018 - Sion
- 6.12.2017 - Lugano
- 30.11.2017 - Lausanne-Morges
In 2019, PubliBike is working to increase the density of our networks. Our goal is to reach 500 stations and 5500 bikes by 2020.
Our network
With our 8 networks we are present throughout Switzerland: Fribourg, La Côte, 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.
350 PubliBike stations are distributed throughout Switzerland.
Our fleet of bikes is composed of 3'500 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.
HR Advisor
System architect
IT architect
Coordinator marketing branding
Technical and maintenance manager
Operations manager Bern
Finances and controlling manager
Customer service manager
Technical associate
Technical associate
Business analyst
Marketing, digital and community coordinator
Operations manager french-speaking Switzerland
IT operations associate
Marketing and communications manager
Market manager German-speaking Switzerland
Market manager Ticino
Operations manager Zurich
Market manager French-speaking Switzerland
Location manager
Interim CEO
Rollout & Quality Management
Customer service associate
Operations manager
Marketing intern
Customer service associate
Trainee customer service Vintage
Customer service associate
IT & Operations Support
Suplier manager
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 and PostBus job offers here.