E-scooters in Szczecin: Bolt and Dott, the boulevards’ 15 km/h, where to ride and park, and trams and trains
You can rent an e-scooter (hulajnoga elektryczna) in Szczecin with Bolt or Dott; check the fare and the company’s minimum age in its app. In December 2022 the city and the scooter companies then operating agreed to slow scooters to 15 km/h on the Oder boulevards and to block riding and parking where the city asks during big outdoor events, the city hall said in April 2025. Polish law limits you to 20 km/h and puts you on the cycle path where there is one, otherwise on a road limited to 30 km/h, a limit that covers whole quarters of Szczecin’s centre.
Which e-scooter apps work in Szczecin?
Two companies’ scooters are on our map of Szczecin: Bolt and Dott.
Szczecin had three scooter rental companies in 2022, Tier, Bolt and Quick, and two in 2024, Tier and Bolt, the city hall (Urząd Miasta Szczecin) said on 17 April 2025, answering a request for public information.
At 02:47 on Monday 2 November 2026, Polish time, the Szczecin map showed 1,639 Bolt and Dott scooters free to rent at that moment.
Check the fare, and the company’s minimum age for renting, in its app before you unlock. New to shared scooters? See how to rent an e-scooter.
The same national rules apply in our guides to Poznań and Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. Coming over from Germany? Its rules differ: see the Berlin guide.
Where can you ride? Poland’s e-scooter rules
Poland’s Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym) sets the riding rules in Szczecin, as everywhere in the country. An electric scooter (hulajnoga elektryczna) may go no faster than 20 km/h.
- Cycle path or cycle lane first, where there is one for your direction.
- Otherwise the road, but only where its speed limit is 30 km/h or less.
- The pavement only as an exception: beside a road with a limit above 30 km/h and no cycle path or lane. Ride at walking pace there, give way to pedestrians and don’t get in their way.
| Rule | What applies | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum age | 13 since 3 March 2026 (10 before); under 13 only in a home zone, with an adult | – |
| Aged 13 to 17 | A bicycle card (karta rowerowa) or an AM, A1, B1, B or T licence | – |
| Helmet | Required under 16 since 3 June 2026 | Up to PLN 100, for the parent or carer |
| Cycle path | Use it where there is one | PLN 100 |
| Pavement | Only beside a road over 30 km/h with no cycle path or lane | PLN 200 |
| On the pavement | Walking pace, give way, don’t obstruct | PLN 300 each |
| Riding | One rider; no passenger, animal, load or towing; not side by side on the road; a hand on the handlebar | PLN 50 for side by side or no hands |
| Phone | Don’t hold it while riding | PLN 500 |
| Alcohol, 0.2‰ to 0.5‰ | “After drinking” (stan po użyciu alkoholu) | PLN 1,000 ticket; in court up to PLN 5,000 or arrest, and possibly a riding ban |
| Alcohol, over 0.5‰ | “Drunk” (stan nietrzeźwości) | PLN 2,500 ticket; in court up to PLN 5,000 or arrest, and possibly a riding ban |
| Parking on the pavement | In a marked place, else at the outer edge, parallel to it, leaving 1.5 m for pedestrians | Removal at the owner’s cost if it blocks the way |
All are national rules. The tickets come from the government’s fines tariff in force since 1 January 2022, and the helmet fine from the Code of Petty Offences.
The helmet rule covers rented scooters too. The National Road Safety Council (KRBRD) said on 3 June 2026 that it applies whether a rider under 16 uses their own scooter or a rented one, and that a helmet, though not compulsory from 16, is advised.
Szczecin’s agreement with the scooter companies
In December 2022 the city (gmina Szczecin) and the scooter rental companies then operating signed an agreement on parking and riding. Its aim is to bring order to rental scooters, so that they get in the way of other people on the streets and pavements as little as possible. The city hall described it in its reply of 17 April 2025:
- 15 km/h on the Oder boulevards. The agreement provides for scooters to be slowed to 15 km/h on the boulevards along the Oder (bulwary nadodrzańskie), below the 20 km/h the law allows.
- Switched off for big events. The companies agreed to block riding and parking for a time in areas the city names during large outdoor events.
- BikeS zones. The network of more than 100 parking zones of BikeS, the city bike scheme, serves to bring order to scooter parking. The companies agreed to put out new scooters, and scooters back from repair, servicing or charging, in those zones, and the city paid to mark every one with a scooter pictogram.
- Badly parked scooters moved within two hours. Between 08:00 and 20:00 the companies are to remove a badly parked scooter within two hours of a report from the municipal police (Straż Miejska).
- Campaigns. The city and the companies said they would run joint campaigns on micromobility and safe riding.
The city hall adds that the companies can limit their scooters’ speed in set areas, or switch them off there altogether. Check the app before you ride along the river or towards an event: the scooter may slow down or cut out.
Roads, 30 km/h zones and the centre
Where there is no cycle path, the law lets you ride on a road limited to 30 km/h. Szczecin uses 30 km/h zones (strefa 30) in very many places, the city hall said in April 2025: on outlying estates and in the very centre, where whole inner-city quarters have them, for example al. Wojska Polskiego, Boh. Getta, Królowej Jadwigi, Małkowskiego, Bogusława, plac Orła Białego and the Old Town area.
The city said it had no up-to-date list of the streets in such zones, so look for the 30 km/h zone sign where you turn into a street. Where the limit is higher and there is no cycle path or lane, the pavement is allowed, at walking pace and giving way to people on foot.
Parking and towing in Szczecin
National law lets you leave an e-scooter on the pavement only in a place marked for it or, failing that, at the pavement’s outer edge, parallel to it, leaving 1.5 m for people on foot. The BikeS zones marked with a scooter pictogram are a good place to end a ride.
If a scooter is left where parking is banned and it blocks traffic or puts anyone at risk, the police or the municipal police can have it towed at its owner’s cost. ZDiTM (Zarząd Dróg i Transportu Miejskiego), the city’s roads and public transport authority, lists the fees for 2026, set by a city council resolution of 9 October 2025:
| What | Fee |
|---|---|
| Towing away | PLN 179 |
| Each day in the pound | PLN 35 |
| Tow ordered, then called off | PLN 116 |
For a rental, the owner is the scooter company: check its terms in the app to see what it may charge you.
Trams, buses and trains
Trams and buses (ZDiTM). The city council’s rules for ZDiTM’s trams and buses (24 March 2015, last amended in 2026) don’t name e-scooters. They ban using a skateboard, a scooter (hulajnoga) or similar equipment inside a vehicle, and let you carry hand luggage only if it doesn’t block the aisle or the driver’s view or put other passengers at risk, up to 100 × 50 × 100 cm, 250 cm in all; bicycles are exempt from that size limit and go in the marked spaces. Anything larger is excluded from carriage, and ZDiTM charges a PLN 240 surcharge for it, or PLN 480 if paid after 7 days. Read literally, that takes in a scooter larger than the limit. With a rental, end your ride and park before you board.
Trains. POLREGIO’s REGIO trains serve Szczecin and its region, and the Szczecin Metropolitan Ticket (Szczeciński Bilet Metropolitalny), a monthly ticket sold by ZDiTM and POLREGIO, covers them along with the city’s trams and buses. POLREGIO’s carriage rules (consolidated text from 1 September 2026) let you take a folded scooter free as hand luggage, as one of up to three items. An unfolded one counts as a bulky item, allowed only if it is easy to load and doesn’t block the aisle: buy a luggage ticket for it and put it only in a compartment or space marked for large items, one per passenger. The rules also ban leaving scooters unattended outside the places set for them.
Szczecin Główny and the airport. Ask staff before you ride or bring a scooter into the main station or Szczecin-Goleniów airport.
Did you know?
- BikeS, the city bike scheme whose parking zones scooters share, had 800 bikes in 2022 and 790 in 2024, the city hall said in April 2025.
- Poland modelled its under-16 helmet rule on the one for ski slopes, KRBRD said on 3 June 2026.
- Poland is buying 65,000 bicycle helmets for children. The Ministry of Infrastructure signed the contract on 24 April 2026, KRBRD said on 3 June 2026, and schools are to hand them to pupils who pass the bicycle card exam. Under Polish law the same card lets 13- to 17-year-olds ride an e-scooter.
Questions
- Which e-scooters can you rent in Szczecin?
- Bolt and Dott, both on our map. Check the fare and the company’s minimum age for renting in its app before you unlock.
- How fast can you ride an e-scooter on Szczecin’s boulevards?
- The law allows 20 km/h, but the city’s December 2022 agreement with the scooter companies then operating provides for 15 km/h on the Oder boulevards, the city hall said in April 2025.
- How old do you have to be to ride an e-scooter in Poland?
- 13 by law since 3 March 2026, with a bicycle card or a suitable licence until 18. The rental companies set their own minimum age: check it in the app.
- Do you need a helmet on an e-scooter in Poland?
- Only under 16, since 3 June 2026, on your own scooter or a rented one; the parent or carer can be fined up to PLN 100. From 16 it’s your choice, though KRBRD advises one.
- Can you take an e-scooter on a tram in Szczecin?
- ZDiTM’s rules don’t name e-scooters: they ban riding a scooter inside and limit hand luggage to 100 × 50 × 100 cm. With a rental, end your ride and park before you board.
- What does it cost if an e-scooter is towed in Szczecin?
- In 2026, PLN 179 for the tow plus PLN 35 for each day in the pound, charged to the owner, which for a rental is the scooter company. Check its terms for what it may charge you.