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City Ranking: Berlin Goes Full Throttle on Alternative Mobility

Kilometer-long traffic jams, no parking spaces - tiresome topics for drivers, especially in major cities. Car and bike sharing or public transport are supposed to provide relief. But which city has the best mobility alternatives? The event agency Spreefreunde compared the 30 largest cities.

Scooters, mopeds, public transport: In Berlin, the alternatives to owning a car are varied. | Photo: Tier Mobility GmbH
Scooters, mopeds, public transport: In Berlin, the alternatives to owning a car are varied. | Photo: Tier Mobility GmbH
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Nadine Bradl

Full streets and overcrowded transportation are a recurring topic in big cities. Relief is promised not only by public transportation but also by mobility service providers with a diverse, often sharing-oriented offering. The event agency Spreefreunde has created a nationwide mobility ranking for this purpose. The Berlin-based company examined the breadth of the mobility offerings of the 30 largest cities in Germany - from public transportation to car and scooter sharing, e-scooters, and rental bikes to ridesharing and taxi services. 

Berlin top, Wuppertal flop
According to this, Germany's capital offers the largest selection of transport options for residents and tourists, with a total of 46 different providers. Munich follows with 42 providers. Düsseldorf ranks third in the mobility ranking (39). Hamburg and Cologne complete the top five with 37 and 35 different options, respectively.

The residents of Wuppertal and Chemnitz have significantly fewer options. With 13 and 14 different providers, respectively, people here have the least choice. In Münster, Mönchengladbach, Kiel, and Aachen, there is a similarly limited offering: about 15 different companies offer their services there.

Carsharing: Only three providers in Gelsenkirchen
In Berlin, 14 carsharing companies offer their service. Thus, the capital is also leading in this category. Only Munich (13), Hamburg, Düsseldorf (both twelve), and Nuremberg (eleven) also reach double digits. Gelsenkirchen (three), as well as Münster and Mönchengladbach (both five), occupy the lowest places in the ranking.

E-Scooters and E-Mopeds on the Rise
E-Mopeds can currently be rented in 19 major cities in Germany. In Düsseldorf and Berlin, users have the largest selection between four and three providers, respectively. Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, and Stuttgart each offer mopeds from two companies. In Frankfurt, Essen, Leipzig, Wiesbaden, and Bielefeld, there is only one company offering E-Scooter services.

E-Scooters are much more widespread. At least one company offers its service in each of the surveyed German cities. With eight providers, Munich and Cologne offer the most options for renting an E-Scooter. Frankfurt am Main and Berlin follow closely behind with a total of seven companies.

Public Transport: Only Buses Run in Münster and Aachen
In public transport, several cities can boast a wide range of offerings. Berlin, Bochum, and Duisburg record the most public transport options with buses, S-Bahn, U-Bahn, trams, light rail, as well as ferries. Ten other major cities, including Nuremberg and Hamburg, offer a similarly broad range with four types of public transport. The choice of transport mode, on the other hand, is significantly smaller in Münster and Aachen: only buses run here.

Tim Krannich, Managing Partner of Spreefreunde, comments on the analysis: “Especially with a view to the future, mobility is an important topic for society. Space in the city is increasingly scarce, and people in big cities are increasingly relying on sharing services. Our analysis clearly shows that there are many providers on site, particularly in the German metropolises. To make sharing models more attractive in smaller cities as well, providers and cities need to jointly develop appropriate concepts.

Translated automatically from German.
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