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Shared mobility

Shared mobility

Need to get around, but don't have your own means of transport? Or you have a car but you don't use it often? Shared mobility could be the solution for you!

There are a whole range of shared transport options available in Brussels, from shared scooters to shared bicycles, mopeds and cars and carpooling. 

Shared mobility has the advantage of reducing the number of privately owned vehicles and, as a result, the pressure and the amount of public space taken up by parking.

What is car sharing?

Car sharing is a system whereby several people share a car. The aim of this system is to provide its members with a range of vehicles for short periods of time. These vehicles are owned by an operator specialising in this type of service, or by private individuals.

There are 3 car sharing systems:

Round trip car sharing

Vehicles shared under the 'round trip' system are available at stations located throughout the territory and are recognisable by a totem in the operator's colours. Customers of this service must book the chosen vehicle in advance at a station. At the end of the reservation period, they must return the vehicle to the departure station.

Free-floating car sharing

Vehicles that are shared in a 'free fleet' (free-floating) are available within a certain area, the coverage of which depends on the operator. Within this area, the vehicles are parked freely on public roads or in car parks, depending on the agreements concluded by the operators.

In both cases, the operators' vehicles have a regionally valid parking permit that allows them to park free of charge and without time limits in regulated zones where an exemption applies (blue, green and grey zones).

Please note: the parking permit is not valid in red and orange zones and in reserved spaces (deliveries, people with disabilities, kiss & ride,...).

Car sharing between private individuals

Car sharing between private individuals allows people who own their own vehicle to share it with others. This also means that the costs are shared. You can organise this type of car sharing spontaneously with people you know, but there are also platforms offering a 'car sharing system for private individuals'.

There are currently various platforms, ranging from neighbours who want to share their vehicle via a 'sharing group' to a system that offers the rental of vehicles from private individuals.

Carsharing operators and services in Brussels

Private companies that manage carsharing in Brussels:

External siteCambio

Free-floating:

Car sharing services between neighbors or relatives:

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What is carpooling?

Carpooling is the joint and organised use (unlike hitchhiking) of a private car by a non-professional driver and one or more passengers for the purpose of making a shared journey.

The concept differs from car sharing, where the same car is used by several successive users. In the case of carpooling, the aim is to share car journeys.

This practice allows drivers and passengers to save on fuel costs or avoid wasting time if they did not have access to a means of transport.

The community benefits from reduced traffic congestion, pollution and road accidents. Carpooling is therefore strongly encouraged by the authorities, especially when pollution levels rise, and is all the more popular when petrol prices increase.

External siteCarpool Calculator

Carpooling services in Brussels

There are several possibilities of renting a bike in the City of Brussels:

Drop zones

Drop zones are areas where it is permitted to park shared bicycles, shared e-scooters and shared mopeds:

Drop zones for free-floating micromobility managed by the City of Brussels

The Floya app allows you to plan, book and pay for different modes of transport in Brussels. It includes the 4 public transport operators in Brussels (STIB-MIVB, De Lijn, TEC, SNCB-NMBS trains) and several shared scooter, bike and car services:

External siteFloya