Bikes and E-Scooters in Monaco: The Rules You Need to Know

Bikes and e-scooters in Monaco fall under the Monegasque Highway Code, not the French one. The two are close, but Monaco is stricter on three counts: helmets, the minimum age (raised to 14 in July 2025) and the absence of dockless e-scooters. This page sets out the rules, then the practical side: where to park, how to claim the purchase subsidy and where to get a bike fixed. For bike sharing and road rides out of Monaco, see the companion guide cycling in Monaco.

The rules at a glance

Who may ride: the ages since July 2025

Sovereign Ordinance No. 11.424 of 24 July 2025 tightened the rules for young riders:

• Conventional bike: a child under 12 may ride on the road or a cycle lane only when accompanied by an adult.
• E-bike: banned on public roads and cycle lanes under 14. From 14 to 17, riding alone requires the ASSR (the French Attestation scolaire de sécurité routière, level 1 or 2) or an AM moped licence.
• E-scooters and other motorised devices: banned under 14 (the age was 12 from 2020); from 14, the ASSR or AM licence is required.

The ASSR is taken at secondary school within the French school system; a teenager arriving from another country without it will need the AM licence before riding alone.

Helmets

• E-scooter: an approved, CE-marked helmet, fastened, for every rider of any age since 24 January 2022 (Ordinance No. 8.962).
• Bike, conventional or electric: compulsory for riders and passengers under 18. Optional but advisable for adults.
• MonaBike: the same rule applies, and under-18 subscribers bring their own helmet.

Where you may ride — and where you may not

• E-scooter: cycle lanes and tracks first; where there are none, roads with a 50 km/h limit. Never the pavement, except when pushed by hand.
• Monowheel, hoverboard, Segway: cycle lanes and tracks and places designated by municipal order only — not the road.
• Bike: roads and cycle lanes. The pavement is allowed only when wheeling the bike, or for a child under 12 riding at walking pace.
• In a group: never more than two abreast, and single file after dark or when a car wants to pass.

Monaco has few continuous cycle lanes, so in practice e-scooters often end up on the road in traffic. Gradients matter too: between the harbour and the upper districts, the free network of public lifts lets you skip the steepest climbs on foot, scooter folded in hand.

Compulsory equipment

E-scooters and other motorised devices:

• an effective brake;
• at night or in poor visibility, a white front light and a red rear light;
• a bell audible at 50 metres (any other horn is forbidden);
• at night, reflective clothing or equipment visible from front and back;
• no passenger, no load, no trailer.

Bikes:

• two brakes;
• a front light and a red rear light after dark;
• a red rear reflector, day and night;
• a bell audible at 50 metres.

A machine beyond these limits — an e-bike assisting above 25 km/h or 250 W, a de-restricted e-scooter — is no longer a bike or a personal mobility device: it falls under the moped rules (registration, approved helmet).

No dockless e-scooters

Monaco has never allowed dockless e-scooter schemes: the Government considers the Principality's already narrow pavements unsuited to them. For a one-off trip, the option is MonaBike, the shared e-bike network: 350 bikes, 49 stations, €1 per 30-minute ride, €18 a month, riders 14 and over. Full details and prices in cycling in Monaco.

Parking a bike or two-wheeler

Public car parks offer monthly two-wheeler subscriptions (2026 tariffs, Ministerial Order No. 2025-654):

• bicycle: €5 a month (+€3 in a reserved area);
• electric two-wheeler: €10 a month;
• petrol two-wheeler: €11 (up to 50 cc) or €15 a month.

See the parking guide for the list of public car parks.

The purchase subsidy

The State subsidises the purchase of a new electric vehicle, two-wheelers included:

• unregistered e-bike: 30% of the price including VAT, capped at €400;
• registered electric two-wheeler, tricycle or quadricycle: 40% of the price including VAT, capped at €4,500.

Conditions for e-bikes: owned by a resident (or a company registered in Monaco), no lead-acid battery, bought from a retailer established in the European Union and delivered to Monaco. Apply online within six months of the invoice to the Environment Department (Le Triton, 5 rue du Gabian, +377 98 98 83 41). E-scooters are not eligible. Subsidies for cars are covered in the electric cars in Monaco guide.

Buying, servicing and repairs

• Monaco Bike Pro — Trek dealer in La Condamine, 21 rue Plati, +377 93 25 22 40; Tuesday to Saturday, 9am-7pm.
• Stajvelo — repair workshop for all bikes including e-bikes, plus rentals; Le Triton (Block C, 5th floor), 5 rue du Gabian, Fontvieille, +377 99 99 75 15; Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm, no appointment needed.

Related guides

• Cycling in Monaco: MonaBike, road rides and the club
• Cycle paths and bike rentals
• Public lifts and escalators
• Public transport in Monaco
• Electric cars in Monaco: subsidies, charging and parking