Car-sharing and bike-sharing

Last updated September 8, 2023

Where can I borrow a bike or a car? Where can I park my self-service car? Discover the many services available in Montréal and learn how to plan your trips.

Bicycle stations

Borrow one of 10,000 classic or electric bikes at one of our BIXI stations.

Car stations

Reserve and pick up a Communauto self-service car at one of hundreds of stations located throughout the city. See this map to find a station near you.

Self-service car parking

The city offers Communauto Flex subscribers exclusive access to sticker parking zones and certain parking meters.

Districts with sticker parking

You can park a FLEX vehicle in on-street parking reserved for residents (“sticker zones”) in the following 14 boroughs: 

  • Ahuntsic-Cartierville
  • Anjou
  • Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
  • LaSalle
  • Le Sud-Ouest 
  • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal 
  • Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
  • Montréal-Nord
  • Outremont
  • Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie 
  • Saint-Laurent
  • Verdun
  • Ville-Marie 
  • Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension

Be sure to check the Communauto Parking Guide for exceptions in specific areas.

Downtown parking meters

Self-service vehicles can be dropped off (“released”) at parking meters in the area bounded by:

  • Rue Sherbrooke and Avenue Viger
  • Rue Saint-Hubert and Rue Guy

The fixed-rate service charge is paid through the Communauto mobile application. Learn about the rules you must follow.

Sharing with neighbors

The LocoMotion platform allows you to reserve and borrow an electric bike, a bike trailer or a cargo bike, or even rent a neighbor’s car. This service is available in eight boroughs:

  • Ahuntsic-Cartierville
  • Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
  • Le Sud-Ouest
  • Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
  • Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
  • Verdun
  • Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
  • Ville-Marie

Removable resident parking stickers

In Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Communauto and LocoMotion members can purchase a removable resident parking sticker. This sticker allows you to park a Communauto car borrowed from a station near your home, or a vehicle shared through LocoMotion, in a zone reserved for residents.

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