Bike Rental at Navy Pier: Where to Rent, Divvy Stations and Ride Ideas

Navy Pier sits on the lakefront, so the Lakefront Trail is at its door. You can rent at the pier or a short ride away, or grab a Divvy. This page lays out all three. The wider picture is in Rentals & Divvy.

Rent at the pier: Bike & Roll

Bike & Roll sits at the pier entrance, on the south end of Polk Bros. Park, by the Peoples Energy Welcome Center⁵. It operates April through October¹. Locks, helmets and a bike map are included¹.

The fleet is broad. It lists comfort, city, fitness, road and electric bikes, cargo e-bikes, kids’ bikes, quadcycles, tandems, tag-alongs, wagons and child seats⁵. Bikes rent by the hour or by the day⁵. Hours and reservations are on Bike & Roll’s website¹.

Rent nearby: Bobby’s and 3rd Coast

Bobby’s Bike Hike is at 540 N Lake Shore Dr, on the Lakefront Trail⁴. The Ohio Street underpass is the trail access closest to both Bobby’s and Navy Pier⁷. Locks, helmets and maps are free with every rental⁴. Online rates include a 10 percent discount⁴.

Bike	Hourly (two-hour minimum)	Full day
Comfort hybrid	$14.994	$39.994
Electric bike (age 16 and up)	$29.994	Not offered4

3rd Coast Cycles has a downtown shop at 152 N Lake Shore Drive⁸. Helmets are included with all rentals and locks are available⁶. Its fleet runs from beginner to pro bikes, with kids’ bikes, trailers, tag-a-longs, tandems and electric bikes⁶.

Divvy at Navy Pier

The pier’s Divvy station and kiosk stands in Polk Bros Park, on the northwest corner of Streeter and Grand². Two stations sit nearby: Streeter Dr & Grand Ave, and Lakeshore Dr & Ohio St⁹. Buy a 24-hour pass at the kiosk, or at any Divvy kiosk².

Return a bike to any station and wait for the green light on the dock to confirm the lock². Prices³:

• Single ride: $1 to unlock plus $0.20 a minute on a classic bike³.
• E-bike single ride: $1 to unlock plus $0.44 a minute³.
• Day pass: $19.90³.
• Annual membership: $143.90 a year³.

See Divvy pricing for the plans in full.

Where to ride from the pier

Go south. From Navy Pier, the lakefront ride leads to Buckingham Fountain and Museum Campus⁵. Bike and Roll rates the Museum Campus ride at 2 miles and 1 to 2 hours⁵. Combine a visit to Navy Pier with a ride along Lakefront Trail South⁹.

Go north for Oak Street Beach and Lincoln Park. Bike and Roll rates its northern ride at 4 miles and 2 hours⁵.

Bike & Roll puts 18 miles of car-free biking along the lakefront within reach of its pier shop¹. Underpasses and pedestrian bridges cross Lake Shore Drive at many points⁷. Ride on the right and pass on the left, and call out “On your left” or use a bell⁷. For guided options, see lakefront bike tours. More pier ideas are in Navy Pier by bike.

About the pier

Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot pier on Lake Michigan, in Streeterville¹⁰. It opened to the public on July 15, 1916, as Municipal Pier¹⁰. It draws over nine million visitors a year¹⁰. For shops beyond the pier, see downtown bike rental.

In its 2004–2014 years one tour from the Millennium Park bike station ended with fireworks at Navy Pier on Wednesdays and Saturdays, viewed from a skyline boat tour¹¹. The station’s lakefront tour listed Navy Pier among its top sights¹¹.