SMOU - Mobility Services

Ajuntament de Barcelona

About this app

SMOU is the mobility services app in Barcelona and the metropolitan area to book a taxi, pay for parking, pay at blue zone parking meters, check timetables and public transport combinations – train, metro or bus – and much more!

SMOU: Move easily, move better. All mobility services in Barcelona and the metropolitan area in one single app.

Mobility services you can use with SMOU:

PARKING METERS: Pay for blue zone parking:

▸ With SMOU you can pay for blue zone parking meters.
▸ Pay quickly, conveniently and directly from your mobile, without having to walk to the physical parking meter.
▸ Only pay for your actual parking time, with no extra fees.
▸ Use it to park in Barcelona, Badalona, Castelldefels, Cornellà de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Gavà, l’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Montgat, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Sant Joan Despí, Sant Just Desvern, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Sant Andreu de la Barca i Viladecans.

FIND & PAY FOR PARKING: Find a parking space quickly and easily with the PARKING VIA APP service:

▸ Locate the nearest car or motorbike car park, park and forget about the rest.
▸ Number plate recognition system, no parking ticket needed and no need to go to the car park pay station – all from your phone!

BOOK A TAXI: Book and pay for your taxi rides:

▸ With SMOU you can book a taxi 24/7.
▸ Schedule taxi rides in advance, up to 15 days ahead.
▸ Book a taxi for someone else.
▸ Save your favourite destinations for quick access when booking.

ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING: Electric charging for your electric car with the ENDOLLA BARCELONA service:

▸ Charge your electric vehicle from your mobile.
▸ You can also locate and book charging points in advance.

BARCELONA RESIDENTS: Manage your AREA resident parking in Barcelona:

▸ Buy and manage your tickets from your phone to park as a resident in Green zones and/or exclusive resident-only spaces in Barcelona.

BICING: Barcelona’s shared bicycle service:

▸ Sign up and join the community moving around sustainably.
▸ Pick up and reserve bikes, check station availability, plan routes – and much more!
▸ Bicing is more than just cycling – Bicing is sharing.

SHARED MOBILITY: Carsharing, motosharing and bikesharing:

▸ Motosharing services like ACCIONA, Cooltra or YEGO.
▸ Carsharing services like Getaround, Som Mobilitat or Virtuo.
▸ Bikesharing services like AMBici, Bolt, Donkey Republic, Lime, Bird, Voi, Cooltra or RideMovi.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: We show you how to reach your destination by public transport:

▸ Barcelona Metro: Find the nearest metro stop and check timetables for all lines.
▸ Barcelona Tram: You can also view all information for another sustainable transport option – the Tram.
▸ FGC and Rodalies (Renfe) trains: If you need to travel around the metropolitan area by public transport, we provide maps and timetables for Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) and Rodalies trains (Renfe).
▸ BUS: Check stops, routes and timetables for buses in Barcelona and the metropolitan area.

SMOU: The mobility services app for Barcelona and the metropolitan area to book a taxi, pay for parking, pay at regulated parking meters, book Bicing, check public transport timetables and combinations – train, metro or bus – and much more! Move easily, move better.

Ratings and reviews

Reservation system is still broken after updating app. Station had a bicycle. When you scan the bicycle the station does not release the bicycle nor did the bicycle have any power. I don't think this company does any testing before they update their apps or "patch bugs"... When the app is updated I either see more features that are not of interest to me while the features that could be useful remain broken. Smou seems to spend more € on advert stickers instead of fixing the app, stations, bikes.

Surely one of the worst bike rental services in Europe. The bikes are extremely heavy and often in dangerously bad shape (e.g. slippery rubber tires, failing brakes, bent pedals), it is extremely difficult to report issues with bikes through the app, and they lock you out for 10 minutes if you try to get a replacement, empty/full stations are common, customer service is near non-existent, the app takes forever to load, locking the bikes often requires force which is noisy and unreliable....

The latest update added most outdated and inconvenient interface one could imagine. And as always, app just fails to show correct availability information. Users need to try to reserve a bike to see if it's really present. That's a big bug that's not being fixed for years.

What’s new

Enjoy a refreshed experience! We've introduced a new design across the Public Transport screens and shared mobility services. Finding carsharing, motosharing and bike sharing options is now easier, more intuitive and more visual, helping you find the transport you need more quickly.

This update also includes minor bug fixes to make getting around with the app even better.