More bikes, more locations!

The Beryl Bikes by Breeze scheme is expanding – more bikes in more locations across Southampton will give more residents better access to a rental bike making it easier to travel across the city

People will now be able to ride to and from even more locations across Southampton on pedal or electric bikes.

The bikes were already available at 42 bays, but people can now hire one at a further 26 bays, through the Breeze app developed by Southampton City Council in partnership with Solent Transport, or using the Beryl app. This means that 380 bikes will be available at around 105 bays in the city by the end of the summer, provided all planned bays are approved.

The Beryl Bikes by Breeze aims to give people another way to travel sustainably across the city without needing to own or store bikes themselves. More people using the rental bikes will reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, and encourage people to make greener, cleaner, and healthier journeys.

Solent Transport and Southampton City Council, alongside Beryl, are delivering rental bikes to offer a more cost-effective and coordinated approach to transforming public transport as part of the Solent Future Transport Zone.

Both the Breeze and Beryl apps are available to download from the App Store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android users. Once registered, people will be able to use the apps to simply pick up and drop off bikes at secure parking places close to where they live and work.