# DB Call a Bike

> Rent a Deutsche Bahn bike quickly and easily near you.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.bahn.callabike](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.bahn.callabike)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.bahn.callabike`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Deutsche Bahn Connect GmbH
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 761,349
- **Rating:** 2.51 / 5 (3,821 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.7.0(9939)
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2010-05-19
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.bahn.callabike)
- **Website:** [https://www.callabike.de](https://www.callabike.de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.callabike.de/de/datenschutz](https://www.callabike.de/de/datenschutz)

## Description

DB Call a Bike Chrome extension makes spontaneous travel easy. Rent Deutsche Bahn bikes anywhere in Germany, 24/7, with bikes often located near train stations in cities like Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Munich. With a single account you can rent up to four bikes at once, using Call a Bike as well as StadtRAD Hamburg, Lüneburg, and RegioRadStuttgart. Find your bike on the interactive map, rent via QR codes, and pause or end your ride at a Call a Bike station. 

The extension shows all available bikes and stations in real time, keeps bookings and costs visible, and guides you from registration to ride. Get started: register, hop on, and start riding!

## Rankings

- #79,910 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `de.bahn.callabike.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise well-maintained bikes and Frankfurt's accessible station network with generally good service, but report frequent registration/verification failures, unstable logins/accounts, payment problems and penalties, and recurring app/connection issues. Unlocking problems and defective bikes further hinder usability, and customer support is often slow.

### Pros

- Well-maintained bikes.
- Easy-to-find stations (notably in Frankfurt).
- Generally good service.

### Cons

- Registration/verification SMS not arriving or failing, blocking sign-up and use.
- Frequent login/account instability: forced logouts, accounts disappearing, password issues.
- Payment issues and penalties: unexpected charges, high penalties for not returning to a station, limited payment options (no PayPal).
- App reliability and connectivity problems: crashes, poor internet detection, server outages.
- Unlocking failures and defective bikes: unresponsive unlock button and faulty bike locks.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.bahn.callabike)