Sweden

Uppsala

Sweden's oldest university and largest cathedral. Off the airport line, one UL fare rides anywhere for 75 minutes.

Shared e-scooters (Lime, Ryde, Voi)

The only thing you can pick up off the street here is an e-scooter - Uppsala has no public hire bikes. The city renews its permits yearly and three firms hold one now, each renting via its app; bikes come from shops.

Updated 9 days ago

How to ride

  1. 1
    Install an operator app and sign up
    Street scooters here come from Lime, Ryde and Voi; with Voi you must be 18 or over in Uppsala.
  2. 2
    Scan the QR on the scooter to unlock
    Pick a nearby scooter on the map and scan its QR. In the central zone from 23:00 to 05:00 a reaction test comes first.
  3. 3
    Ride in the bike lanes
    No pavements or footways, and no passengers; helmets are compulsory for riders under 15.
  4. 4
    Park in a rack and end the ride
    Use a bike rack, a scooter rack or a marked bay, then take the parking photo the app asks for to end the ride.

Fares

Single fares2

Voi unlock fee
No unlock fee in Uppsala; the per-minute charge is added on top
0 SEK
Voi per-minute rate
Charged per started minute, rounded up; Voi says rates vary by location, time and vehicle type
2.5 SEK ≈ $0.3

Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026

Payment

Card payment
There is no tap-to-hire on the vehicle; cards are registered inside the app
App tickets
Renting happens inside each operator's own app
Cash
No cash route anywhere

Tap for where to get the app

Quick facts

Hours
Voi rents around the clock
Fares from
0 SEK+

Heads-up

  • At night the centre is throttled to 15 km/h

    In a defined central area, rented e-scooters are capped at 15 km/h between 23:00 and 05:00. In the same area and the same hours you also have to pass a reaction test - meant to stop people riding under the influence - before the scooter will start. Both are local conditions the city imposes on the operators, and both are new as of July 2026. All three firms apply them, and the app map is where you see how far the zone reaches.

  • A weather warning switches the whole fleet off

    When SMHI issues an orange or red weather warning - for cloudbursts, ice or snowfall, for instance - the operators are required to switch their scooters off so they cannot be used. This too is a local condition set by the city, in force since July 2026, so it applies to all three firms, and on a bad-weather morning there may be nothing to rent at all. In winter and in rain, plan a route you can switch to the bus for.

  • The rules are the same as for a bicycle

    Swedish law treats an e-scooter as a bicycle: no riding on pavements or footways, and no carrying a passenger. Helmets are compulsory for riders under 15, and the transport agency urges everyone to wear one. After dark you need front and rear lights plus reflectors, and riding while impaired by alcohol or drugs is prohibited. The machine itself may not exceed 20 km/h or 250 watts continuous, or it cannot be ridden in traffic at all.

  • Badly parked scooters get moved by the city

    The city regularly moves e-scooters parked dangerously or in the way of others; machines left on private land are outside its remit. National rules also forbid parking one on a footway or cycle path except at a stand or rack for bicycles. Park badly and the operator warns you first; repeat it and a fee follows, though none of the three publishes the amount. If a scooter is blocking your path, the city asks you to report it to the company that owns it first. Enforcement of the traffic rules themselves is the police's job.

Timetable

Operating hours Voi rents around the clock
Typical duration Distances in the core are short and cycle paths link the city together
Check the official site for the latest times and service status