Discover Essential Free Bike Tour of Budapest in Budapest, Vatican City - A unique experience

Discover Budapest with our free bike tour and enjoy expert guidance from a local tour guide! Hear fascinating stories and facts about the city and Hungarian culture while riding at a relaxed pace.

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Things to do Essential Free Bike Tour of Budapest

Why walk around and melt like ice cream in the summer heat when you can roll around with ease and see much more in the same amount of time? Explore Budapest with expert guidance on our tip-based bike tour! This is a great tour to start your discovery after arriving to Budapest. You'll be led by one of our enthusiastic local tour guides, who will take you around the city on lightweight trekking bikes to show you famous landmarks as well as some less-known gems that you'll likely miss on your own. We'll explore several iconic spots to show you the best side of this city we love. We'll travel almost exclusively on bike lanes, taking you to landmarks such as the Parliament or St. Stephen's Basilica. Stopping to take in the panoramic view from the bank of the Danube, and the clean air of traffic-restricted Margaret Island. This is a tip-based tour. After the tour ends, you'll be asked to tip your guide an amount that you think is fair (usually between €10 and $50). Please note that the tour takes place with a minimum of 3 participants. If this is not met, the tour can start if the participants agree to pitch together at least €40 for your amazing tour guide.

Included

Parliament

St. Stephen's Basilica

Margitsziget Musical Fountain

Shoes on the Danube Bank

Castle Garden Bazaar

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

Bicycle

Helmet

Meeting point

Budapest, Várkert rakpart 16, Hungary

Reviews (81)

2024-11-18 14:55:15

“Best bicycle tour ever !! ”

Really recommend for this bicycle tour in Budapest the guide was the best he consulted with us on the trip route based on where we already been so we saw new places and he explained us everything on the history and the nowadays both in a funny way too :) We had an amazing weather and an unforgettable trip thank you ❤️

Ron Biran (English)

2024-10-22 08:14:30

“5* for the amazing Bike Tour”

We had an amazing time on our bike tour in Budapest! The experience was both fun and informative, thanks to our wonderful guide, Bianca. She was super friendly and made everything easy to understand, sharing interesting facts along the way. The route was beautiful, and Bianca's enthusiasm made the tour even more enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone looking to explore the city in a relaxed and engaging way!

Jennifer H. (English)

2024-10-08 12:04:44

“Best way to explore Budapest ”

Good communication beforehand and very nice tour guide with a lot of insight information who also made the best pictures. Thanks Bianca for being the best guide I could have possibly asked for.

Long Nguyen (English)

2024-10-05 11:57:53

“Bike tour Budapest”

Great visit of Budapest with Bianka.She really explained us and help us understand the history of her town. Stopped at nice places and took pictures for us. Totally recomend it. Best eay to start our visit

Veronica Quintana Diez (English)

2024-09-27 21:00:05

“Perfect Bike Tour ”

The guide Aaron was more than amazing he was kind, answered for everyone questions, explained everything and took some amazing pictures with us ! The tour was beautiful we haven’t been to the Margaret island because it was closed but we got to see many other beautiful sites!! Our group were cool and fun and it’s a 2.5 hours ride with many stops so everyone can do it it is not difficult… I recommend this bike tour and will definitely come back once in Budapest again

Ron Biran (English)

2024-09-27 18:54:27

“Amazing”

Great tour, really recommended!!

-- (English)

2024-09-21 12:00:18

“Amazing ”

My Tour was amazing

Johanna Kotzbauer (English)

2024-09-05 12:28:36

“Great Experience”

Should be the very first of the many tours to do in Budapest. A bike ride around the city gives you a good perspective of what to see in more detail later on. Not physically demanding as the city is mostly flat, even on a hot summer day. Highly recommended.

Karol (English)

2024-09-03 11:14:31

“Provate bike tour”

Thanks a lot Benjamin, we enjoyed a lot!!

antonella senni (English)

2024-08-24 14:30:34

“No tour no call”

We received an email confirmation the day before, then the shop was closed, we almost leaved, but we decided to call to the other location, they told us that the guide guy was late for the tour but coming. At the end it was just the two of us and they offered to cancelled the tour or to pay 50€ saying that it was an automatic email. So embarrassing, no recommended at all.

Miriam Molina (English)

2024-08-23 21:20:57

“Perfekte Tour”

Die Biking Tour war perfekt. Der Tourguide (eine junge Lady) war super freundlich, sehr informativ und hat sich sehr bemüht. Wir würden die Tour jederzeit wieder buchen. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Sandra (German)

2024-08-19 12:26:49

“Best option for the weather”

The organisers were quite responsive and offered us a late spot on the tour. Biking on the streets of Budapest with this heat was the best idea. The guide had a good sense of humour and She made sure that everyone was well all the time. It was nice to hear her stories about the city and we got Tipps on places to see the sunset or just go for a beer / food and chill. They all turned out to be perfect for our last evening in Budapest. So, thanks you and till next time.

Izaak (English)

2024-08-18 14:46:59

“So so ”

We had to wait thé guide before and after the tour. Some of thé spots listed in thé description are skipped

Eliza K (English)

2024-08-10 13:50:47

“Budapest Bicycle Tour”

Good tour except for the heat. Unfortunately we didnt get to Shoes by the Danube or the Parliament Bldg becsusr of bridge repairs.

Roger and Ruth (English)

2024-07-24 21:25:37

“I recomend it”

The guide Valen was super nice, the group was small and the bikes were great. You really see all essentials in budapest!

Naiara Zapirain (English)

2024-07-24 14:15:19

“Amazing value and great tour of top sites in Budapest”

This free tour includes a guide and bikes! Without question one of the best value free tours, I’ve experienced. Simon was an excellent tour guide and we visited all the sites while riding around and along the beautiful Danube river. Covered a lot of ground with historical context as well. Excellent!

David Downie (English)

2024-07-21 17:12:02

“Great tour!”

This tour includes some of the most beautiful sights around the Danube. The tour guide was very nice and told us a lot about Hungarian history. The roads were mostly flat so we got around easily on our bikes. There was also time to take a break and buy a drink on the Margit Sziget. Altogether great tour, definitely recommend!

Marijn (English)

2024-07-21 14:30:50

“Fun and Practical ”

Saw so much in a bicycle tour with a small group, with friendly and knowledgeable guide. I would highly recommend this tour.

Eirene Miller (English)

2024-07-05 07:10:40

“Great guide - great group”

We came as a group of 4 and had a great time with our guide Bianca. Thank you for showing us Budapest.

Patric (English)

2024-06-30 11:44:37

“Bike Tour of Budapest”

Perfect

Zohar Mukhtar (English)

2024-06-28 12:08:18

“excellent tour from Bianca”

thank you Bianca for a great tour this morning. just the right pace and energy. Caroline and John

caroline (English)

2024-06-26 12:32:18

“Great guide”

Covered a lot of ground and saw lot of sights. Very enjoyable.

Thomas Brennan (English)

2024-06-22 14:47:23

“Bianca.. super super! ????”

I think this tour is the best we did. Bisnca is an amazing girl! Everything perfect!

The Best Tour In The City! (English)

2024-06-18 11:45:19

“Nice bike route! ”

Our local guide was very good even though we had some beginner bike riders. Nice sights and facts from a local guide and useful recommendations at the very end! Highly recommend….especially when bike & helmet are free of charge as well….cant beat it!

Mike (English)

2024-06-17 13:02:14

“THIS IS NOT A FREE TOUR”

TL;DR THIS IS NOT A FREE TOUR !! The guide guilted us to pay 25 euros each as TIP + the content was not really interesting and we didn't appreciate the guide jokes. aside, we visited some main places in the city which I consider the positive side of the tour

kt (English)

2024-06-14 21:38:06

“Monster-Roller-Tour”

Today we went on a wonderful, over two-hour tour with the monster scooters to various destinations in Buda and Pest. Our tour guide Bence gave us lots of information about the history of the country and life in Hungary. We were lucky that the group consisted of only three participants and were therefore able to absorb his information very intensively and directly. We were lucky that the group consisted of only three participants and were therefore able to absorb his information very intensively and directly. It was very positive that Bence speaks both English and German fluently. For us it was a great city tour with a very friendly and knowledgeable guide - thank you very much for this great fun!

Bernd (English)

2024-06-12 16:59:27

“Bicycle tour”

We enjoy very much the tour. Our tour guide was Bianca- she was great, lovely, energetic, took care for every need, professional with humor. The ride was easy and a lot if fun.

yuval grau (English)

2024-06-09 15:40:59

“Bike Tour ”

Great Guide, cool Tour

J W (English)

2024-06-02 18:52:14

“Amazing bike tour with Patric! ”

Loved the tour, such a knowledgeable guy with good vibes and great personality! Such a people person. Highly recommend this tour and the guide too! Thank you again, Alexandra

Alexandra Avdei (English)

2024-05-27 14:32:31

“So disappointed!”

Tour cancelled ten minutes before start time after we had already taken two trains to get there. Wasted too much of our precious time in Budapest. Knew it was too good to be true! Save yourself some heartache and pay for a real bike tour.

Brian (English)

2024-05-19 12:03:53

“Bike tour Budapest ”

Bianca, you were perfect guide????

Yoris (English)

2024-05-18 16:35:30

“Fabulous ”

Bianca was fabulous, bubbly, friendly and very informative made the start of my birthday a great one. cheers

Su Yates (English)

2024-05-13 02:18:07

“perfect !”

Simon was a very good guide ! We discovered Budapest in a different & fun way !

C&K (English)

2024-05-12 12:58:03

“Simon was the best”

Great guide, great tour

Alexander Chalkidis (English)

2024-05-11 12:19:24

“Super Simon!!!”

Simon the best tour guide!!!!

Gabriele La Pietra (English)

2024-05-07 16:03:31

“Awesome”

We had a great tour with Bianca! She has a lot of knowledge and it was fun listening to her, so much passion for her city! She took time for everything...would definitely do it again and again

Danijela F. (English)

2024-05-03 07:34:34

“Tour by bicycle”

Good

Bertiau (English)

2024-04-27 12:20:22

“Bike tour ”

Had a fun time with our amazing guide Bianca. She really made it all about the experience we as tourists desired, frequently asking what we wanted to do and providing ample opportunity for photos. All in all , great experience

Max van Brussel (English)

2024-04-19 07:30:43

“Àron was a great guide ”

Really enjoy my time on the tour. Was a great way to cover ground and get some good history around the history ????

Ashley Perks (English)

2024-04-18 10:20:35

“Amazing tour ????”

This bike tour is a great way to see the sights of Budapest and to learn about the history of this amazing city. Thank you to my guide Aron for continuing with the tour despite me being the only person booked for that day.

Justin (English)

2024-04-18 07:32:59

“Fun cycling tour ”

Budapest is a cycle friendly city. This is a great way to see a bit more than you would on a walking tour. Good fun and highly recommended.

Scott Mcardle (English)

2024-04-16 15:33:14

“Awesome tour”

We ended up having a private tour as the others didn’t show up. Not that I mind it but wish people are more responsible when they book this free tour. Our guide Benjamin made sure we enjoy the tour and did great job on storytelling and everything. I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks!

Su (English)

2024-04-09 12:08:18

“Didn’t work”

The tour only booked two people. We agreed to pay the 40E and then they wanted to move the time. We could not reschedule. It’s not ok to offer a tour and then change the time. We cancelled.

AB (English)

2024-04-02 12:08:56

“Super nice Tour! ”

Nice & interesting tour. Simon, our guide is really friendly and give a lot of explanations. Nice group. I would recommend!

Vicky (English)

2023-11-25 07:48:05

“Above expectations!”

We saw the highlights along both sides of the river and spent some time biking Margaret Island. Found many places we wanted to return to! You do need to be in decent biking shape to keep up. We booked one day ahead online without problems. Staff were helpful and accommodating in getting us bikes and options that suited us. Simon was a great guide! He was kind, genuine, and full of information. You can tell he loves showing others his city. Thanks, E-Magine!

Linsey (English)

2023-11-04 18:12:15

“Highly recommended as an introduction to the city of Budapest”

We had a great time with Benjamin! He is a really fun guy and knows how to explain the history behind the buildings and monuments with good humor. The bikes were good and we rode for around 12km, getting from the base of the Buda Castle, around the hill funicular, to a ride around the Margaret Island and then to the Parliament building, all the while we had stops for some history contextualization and funny anecdotes. From there we head back to the E-magine store, where we started. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting some introduction to the city and to get recommendations on where to go and what to explore next.

Andrei Silva (English)

2023-10-16 11:24:06

“Amazing”

Really interesting and informative tour, guide was amazing, learnt a lot

Claudia Smith (English)

2023-10-14 11:19:58

“Bike tour budapest”

Great tour, professional guide and company

Joe (English)

2023-10-10 12:10:06

“Great insight on Budapest ”

Thanks

Logan Hareb (English)

2023-09-23 15:12:29

“Really great tour ”

This was a great experience! Fabulous way to see the city. The tour was easy to book, ran on time and the bikes were comfortable and worked well. Our guide (Benji) was friendly and informative. We saw so much more than we would have done on a walking tour... I'd recommend this to others.

Chrissy Hill (English)

2023-09-11 14:12:12

“Great bike tour! ”

Patrik was a really great guide, we really had an amazing and very safe bike tour around Budapest.

Radoslava Jurcagova (English)

2023-09-10 19:43:40

“Mandatory trip at the beginning of the trip”

A must visit! The organization is excellent, passing many milestones. The guide is pleasant and professional, don't hesitate!!!

Avi (English)

2023-09-08 19:37:37

“Good tour ”

It was the best

nama (English)

2023-09-08 12:05:33

“A very nice way to discover Budapest ”

Great bike tour, the weather was lovely, Benjamin our guide gave us valuable information about the sites we visited!

Philippe Cayrel (English)

2023-09-04 19:24:55

“Fun”

Fun

Yohana Bilba (English)

2023-09-03 16:34:39

“Bike tour”

Great tour! Guide was patient and knowledgeable.

Ashley Hernandez (English)

2023-09-02 15:20:50

“Free tour”

The tour was canceled We got to know about it when we were there alredy Very disappointing Sure we will not come again And we don’t recommend

Dalia kaminsky (English)

2023-08-30 16:55:35

“Loved it”

Really enjoyed the free bike tour, Patrick was very knowledgeable about the city, but I didn’t feel overloaded with info. He very kindly accommodated to someone who struggled with their bike and was very patient. Highly recommend :)

Tess (English)

2023-08-27 15:33:43

“Great tour”

A great experience with a good mix of easy biking and stops at some of the most important sights. Interesting and well balanced info from the great guide (sorry, forgot his name).

Stefan Hener (English)

2023-08-26 16:45:47

“Very nice tour”

We did a very nice tour with Patrick, even after visiting Budapest for the 8th time, I still learned some new things. He spoke very good English and was very pleasant.

Quinten (English)

2023-08-24 15:00:28

“Tour”

Great atmosphere. Nice tour guy. Great company Ty

Monika (English)

2023-08-20 15:13:26

“Highly recommended tour”

It was a blast to be guided by Simon showing us e.g. the beautifulness of the Margret island. Funny, authentic and sporty tour with plenty of information. See you next time in Budapest! Sabrina

Sabrina Larissa S (English)

2023-08-16 05:12:57

“wonderful ”

the guide simon was interesting and full with humur

navit shkedy (English)

2023-08-14 13:12:20

“Very nice, enjoyed alot”

Very nice tour. Fun ride, saw and heard alot

Ieva (English)

2023-08-13 14:18:22

“Great tour”

Benjamin was a great guide, very knowledgeable and loaded with fun stories and trivia about the sights we saw. Our tour took us through both halves of Budapest with lots of stops for photos. It is a brisk pace but no one is ever left behind. Our only regret was not being able to provide a bigger tip as we had limited cash on hand that day. An amazing way to spend a few hours in Budapest.

Al Grant (English)

2023-08-12 13:03:17

“Very nice, enjoyed alot”

Was a superb tour

Ieva (English)

2023-08-11 15:28:19

“Nice Tour!”

We enjoyed the tour very much. Our guide Patrick told us a lot of interesting facts about hungary. I totally recommend doing this tour for getting a nice overview of thecity :)

Leonie (English)

2023-08-07 16:22:28

“Good tour”

We covered a lot of ground at a moderate pace and saw way more than we could have on foot. The guide was funny and informative.

David (English)

2023-08-06 14:37:24

“Pretty much indispensable ”

Yonatan it's a very nice guide, he teach us some history and political stuff about the city. It's a ver cyclable city, don't miss out the opportunity to do it

Noelia Martín (English)

2023-08-03 10:11:39

“Great tour”

Lovely tour guide, he gave a good general overview of Budapest including its history, politics and culture. Definitely recommend

Natalia Wnekowska (English)

2023-07-31 20:02:46

“Super nice tour”

It was a very nice tour! With beautyfull views. A good balance between biking and information. Patrik our tour guide was super nice and helpfull.

Pien (English)

2023-07-24 13:52:07

“Had the best tour with Patrick! ????”

Went on a lovely bike tour with Patrick, he knew a lot about the city and showed us some nice places that I otherwise probably wouldn't have seen. :D

Bianca Vogelaar (English)

2023-07-22 10:07:55

“Cycling tour of Budapest”

Highly recommend this tour! Is was a great way to get to see some of Budapest and a fantastic way to get your bearings in a big city. Born and resident in Budapest, our guide Patrick was very friendly and very knowledgeable. The cycle route was pretty flat and he navigated us around the city using the extensive bike lane system which made it much easier to enjoy the sights as we past by too. We took our time and covered a lot of ground, seeing both sides of the Danube as well as the traffic oasis of Margaret Island. Patrick was very easy to chat to about his city and happy share his local recommendations too (Cafe Vian was excellent)! It was the perfect start to our stay in Budapest and allowed us to find some of the places we then revisited whilst there.

Darren (English)

2023-07-20 18:23:03

“Incredible Experience ”

We couldn’t recommend this cycle tour more!! Patrick, our tour guide, was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about this country’s rich history. He made time fly! If you’re unsure, just do it. You won’t regret it.

Caitriona Brennan (English)

2023-07-19 05:19:48

“A great tour”

The guide told us lot of interesting things about Hungarian history

Erik Snel (English)

2023-06-24 12:55:52

“Fun, Interesting and Worthwhile”

The bike tour was such an enjoyable time and our guide was funny and knowledgeable. It was nice to see the chain bridge as you cannot walk across it currently and Margaret Island was an unknown treasure previously. Our group was small and it was nice to be able to have the tour tailored to our speed and get to know the guide and other participants. Fully recommend to anyone!

Holly Trujillo (English)

2023-05-13 20:46:39

“cancelled last minute ”

Cancelled last minute by email due to not having enough participants, even though the description states that with only a few participants the tour will continue if enough tips can be gathered. They never even asked and never officially cancelled the tour, it was still bookable on freetour.

Lotus Westerhof (English)

2022-10-08 13:46:16

“An amazing tour”

Amazing! The tour guide Bianca was really friendly and gave us a really well explained tour of the city. She took us to all the major sights and took lots of pictures for us. I really recommend this tour for anyone coming to Budapest.

Jadesola Dinakin (English)

2022-08-15 08:09:03

“Attila's Tour”

The tour was by bike. This way we could see more of the city. Attila had some nice spots to show us and gave us time to take pictures or go on and explore some more around the site he showed us. The bikes we used where really good to operate and very useful for the route we took. Nice tour of Buda and Pest.

Oscar Loos (English)

2022-07-19 08:49:11

“ Instructive biketour”

We had a very enthusiastic guide! He told us a lot of the city. Historical and culture in a nice way it was very various. The tour cycling was a good addition! I could really recommend this tour :)

Anne (English)

2022-07-14 09:09:43

“Amazing bike tour”

Our guide Attila was amazing he explained everything very well and covered all major points in buda n pest of city and amazing Margaret island He was fun and kind . He took care our 4 year kid need by covering kids friendly area. Company was also good n kind enough to arrange baby seat

tejas shah (English)

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