BA Ecobici rates for foreigners – anyone knows?

[PatriciaL]

Hi everyone! Does anyone know the current rates for BA Ecobici for foreigners? Last I heard, it was around 10,000 ARS for a day rental. Also curious about the orange bikes. Maybe it’s cheaper if you rent them for shorter periods? Any updates would be appreciated!

 

[Ron]

You need DNI to register there. I don’t know if the foreigners could use it.

 

[Alfred22]

No, if you don’t have a DNI, you can register in person at one of the stations, and the requirements are as follows:

 

[jbeas176]

taking a forgein credit card. wow thats a break. maybe one day the electric company and cable will do the same

 

[noname]

I just checked on the Ecobici app, for tourists, a 1-ride pass (up to 45 minutes) costs 2,100 ARS, and you can buy more than one per day. There’s also a 1-day pass for 15,000 ARS, which gives you unlimited trips of up to 90 minutes each in 24 hours. If you go over the time limit, you get a 5-minute grace period, and after that it’s 50 ARS per extra minute. Also, you need to wait 15 minutes before starting a new ride after ending one.

https://baecobici.com.ar/preguntas-frecuentes/

 

[CraigM]

I just checked on the Ecobici app, for tourists, a 1-ride pass (up to 45 minutes) costs 2,100 ARS, and you can buy more than one per day. There’s also a 1-day pass for 15,000 ARS, which gives you unlimited trips of up to 90 minutes each in 24 hours. If you go over the time limit, you get a 5-minute grace period, and after that it’s 50 ARS per extra minute. Also, you need to wait 15 minutes before starting a new ride after ending one.

https://baecobici.com.ar/preguntas-frecuentes/

As a foreigner who used Ecobici's every day for a week, I would strongly recommend you find a local to sign you up on the app using their DNI, passport, and credit card. It's impossible to get it to work otherwise (unless they've sorted it out in the past year). I'm sure the difficulty signing up is why the app has such a terrible rating, because once you get the app going everything else about Ecobici is quite good.

 

[Larry]

As a foreigner who used Ecobici's every day for a week, I would strongly recommend you find a local to sign you up on the app using their DNI, passport, and credit card. It's impossible to get it to work otherwise (unless they've sorted it out in the past year). I'm sure the difficulty signing up is why the app has such a terrible rating, because once you get the app going everything else about Ecobici is quite good.

My foreign friends that try to use it always fall flat. The app is terrible. I always have to use my DNI for them.

 

[Larry]

You need DNI to register there. I don’t know if the foreigners could use it.

Nope foreigners it doesn't work. You can sign up but then it never works. I had the past 10 friends in BA in 2025 always fail.

 

[Betsy Ross]

As a foreigner who used Ecobici's every day for a week, I would strongly recommend you find a local to sign you up on the app using their DNI, passport, and credit card. It's impossible to get it to work otherwise (unless they've sorted it out in the past year). I'm sure the difficulty signing up is why the app has such a terrible rating, because once you get the app going everything else about Ecobici is quite good.

I don't think they sorted it out. My sister was in town recently and tried using the App and it wouldn't work for her. I had to let her use my account. A shame as you said Craig because there are so many bikes out there and many tourists would love to use them. Friends ask me all the time that come here but it never works. I hope they get this fixed.

 

[ElQueso]

My cousin was just in town. App didn't work for him as a foreigner.

 

[VINO]

I can confirm that for foreigners this doesn't work. Someone pointed out above you can go and do it in person but my American friend just tried and it didn't work. So terrible they can't make this work for tourists.

 

[Bingo]

I can confirm that for foreigners this doesn't work. Someone pointed out above you can go and do it in person but my American friend just tried and it didn't work. So terrible they can't make this work for tourists.

Correct. I always have to use my friend's that is a local.

 

[Piranha]

As a foreigner who used Ecobici's every day for a week, I would strongly recommend you find a local to sign you up on the app using their DNI, passport, and credit card. It's impossible to get it to work otherwise (unless they've sorted it out in the past year). I'm sure the difficulty signing up is why the app has such a terrible rating, because once you get the app going everything else about Ecobici is quite good.

A terrible shame they can't figure this out. Otherwise a great service. IF you can get it to work with a friend's DNI.

 

[Bingo]

As a foreigner who used Ecobici's every day for a week, I would strongly recommend you find a local to sign you up on the app using their DNI, passport, and credit card. It's impossible to get it to work otherwise (unless they've sorted it out in the past year). I'm sure the difficulty signing up is why the app has such a terrible rating, because once you get the app going everything else about Ecobici is quite good.

The app is terrible! Half the time I also have problems docking the bike in the return points where the bike won't show as returned and won't engage with the docking station. Horribly stressful. One time they wanted to charge me for a bike saying I didn't return it. I was in a hurry and did not have time to go to another station. I don't know why they can't fix this. The same thing is in other cities around the world and I don't have problems. Argentina.

 

[CraigM]

The app is terrible! Half the time I also have problems docking the bike in the return points where the bike won't show as returned and won't engage with the docking station. Horribly stressful. One time they wanted to charge me for a bike saying I didn't return it. I was in a hurry and did not have time to go to another station. I don't know why they can't fix this. The same thing is in other cities around the world and I don't have problems. Argentina.

Sorry to hear that. I found it worked really well once my friend set me up on the app. You do have to return it to a station though, that's how the system works and it's no different in the US.

 

[Finance Prof]

Sorry to hear that. I found it worked really well once my friend set me up on the app. You do have to return it to a station though, that's how the system works and it's no different in the US.

I think the problem he is talking about is that many times when you try to return the bike into the station it won't dock. I had that same problem a few times.

 

[CraigM]

I think the problem he is talking about is that many times when you try to return the bike into the station it won't dock. I had that same problem a few times.

Ah I see, my apologies, and I do recall a couple of times having to fiddle with it until it locked properly. NYC bikes have the same issue though.

 

[Bharat]

I think the problem he is talking about is that many times when you try to return the bike into the station it won't dock. I had that same problem a few times.

I have this problem all the time. Annoying. Sometimes there are no spots to leave the bike and I have to go out of my way to another station.