Athens Bike Tour: Two E-Bike Routes

The historic e-bike tour costs $50 per person and has more reviews than the city route: 1,415, rated 4.9. It runs for 2.5 hours in small groups, and a private group is possible too. Guides speak English, Spanish, Dutch and French. You meet on Apostolou Pavlou street, 180 metres from Thissio metro station.

The ride starts gently. After a short briefing and a test ride, you warm up on a wide road with no traffic, then climb to Pnyx and Filopappou Hill while the motor does the hard part. At the top you stop for the view over the city. If you want an Athens scenic bike tour, this climb is the reason to pick this route.

From the hills you ride past the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone theatre still used for performances, and the Areopagus, the seat of the city’s supreme court in antiquity. Then come the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch, the Parliament with the Evzones, its ceremonial guards, the National Gardens and the Panathenaic Stadium, the marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The last stretch winds through the narrow streets of Plaka.

The city e-bike tour is also $50 per person, rated 4.9 from 1,133 reviews. It starts near Acropolis metro station with a short safety briefing, and the guide speaks English. Depending on the option you book, it lasts 2.5 to 4.5 hours, and a private group is available.

This Athens bike tour leans on neighbourhoods. You ride to the dome of the National Observatory for a view of the city, then through Thission, past the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos and alongside the remains of the Ancient Agora and the Roman Agora. There is a short break in the shade of the Athens City Cathedral, then Plaka, with its small souvenir shops and views of the Acropolis.

The second half heads to the Presidential Mansion for the changing of the guard, past Zappeion Hall to a look at the Panathenaic Stadium. You finish at the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with photos in front of Hadrian’s Arch.

The reason to choose it: you can add a guided visit of the Acropolis with tickets included. Check the price of that option on the listing before you book.

Book the historic e-bike tour. At $50 per person it is the Athens bike tour with more reviews, 1,415 at 4.9, the shorter of the two rides, and the only one that climbs Pnyx and Filopappou Hill for the view over the city.

Want the Acropolis too? Book the city e-bike tour and add its guided Acropolis visit: one booking covers the ride and the tickets.

An Athens bike tour shows you the city from its hills; a catamaran shows you the coast. Our top pick, the catamaran with a Greek meal, costs $191 per person for 5 hours from Alimos Marina, with a barbecue cooked on board, two swim stops, and wine and beer included. Compare it with the other sails in our list of ten catamarans.