Capital Bikeshare

4.8
2.1K reviews
100K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Capital Bikeshare is DC, Virginia, and Maryland’s bike share system, and the first large scale bikeshare in the nation. Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) has thousands of bikes at hundreds of stations across Washington DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Tysons, Reston, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Best of all, it’s available 24/7.

CaBi consists of a fleet of specially designed, sturdy and durable bikes that are locked into a network of docking stations throughout the city. The bikes can be unlocked from one station and returned to any other station in the system, making them ideal for one-way trips. People use bike share to commute to work, meet friends for dinner, or simply cruise around and see new sights. After signing up, all trips under 30 minutes are free.
The CaBi App lets you purchase rides, unlock a bike, and ride right away. You can also view all station locations, see available bikes and docks, and get walking directions to them to start your ride.

The Capital Bikeshare app also shows upcoming public transit departures, including WMATA Metrorail, Metrobus, and shuttle lines, DC Circulator buses, Fairfax Connector buses, Montgomery RideOn buses, Alexandria DASH buses, Prince George’s County TheBus buses, Arlington Regional Transit buses, VRE trains, and the Silver Line Express.

Within the app, you can purchase the following:
Single Ride
Access Pass
Membership

Happy riding!
Updated on
Apr 03, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
2.1K reviews
Joel Cabezas Morales
March 28, 2026
Great app overall. My only complaint is the inconsistency of pickups/dropoffs for those in Bike Angels program. I literally just saw a station marked for pickups with no bikes available. I've also seen stations that are relatively full that are marked for dropoffs. There has to be a simpler way for whatever algorithm the app uses to mark stations more sensibly as pickup/dropoff.
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Dustin Hensley
February 10, 2026
It is not super reliable in terms of the docks, especially if there has been snow/rain. I have had issues with the bike saying it is unlocked and charging me when it is stuck in the dock. I have had issues with the bike not docking and my ride continues without stopping. the customer service employees were polite but did very little to fix/resolve the problem. If you don't need to be somewhere and you want to enjoy the city away from the metro sure, otherwise would not recommend.
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Robert Chase
February 20, 2026
I'd have to click many hundreds of times in order to enter my date of birth -- the app demands it, but does not allow it to be entered by means of a keyboard; I'd have to scroll back from the current month to that of my birth one month at a time to do so! Many other reviews make it clear that the system can't be relied upon for transportation, and I can see that the the app doesn't even function to establish an account, a clear warning that worse would follow. Garbage app!!!
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What’s new

Thanks for using Capital Bikeshare! We update our app regularly to make your bike rides even better. Every update of the CaBi app includes improvements in speed and reliability. As new features are released, we'll highlight them in the app.

Here is what you can find in our latest update:
- Bug fixes and performance improvements