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Self-Guided-Tours: Rent a bike and get to know Madrid at your own pace. Mobile phone holders & Google Maps included.

The perfect travel style for small groups, couples, or riders who are looking for freedom. Make the most of time spent in Madrid with our self-guided bike tours. Cover ground quickly on two wheels, taking in the city atmosphere and cycling past popular landmarks.

Six maps with suggested tour routes are included, or you can explore the city at your own pace.

If you crave more independence on your bike in Madrid, perhaps our self-guided cycle tours are for you! Self-guided tours offer some of the conveniences of a guided Trixi Tour.

Self-guided individual bike tours have become increasingly popular because of the flexibility and independence they offer. They cost less than guided bicycle tours but still maintain a level of support and convenience that allows you to explore on your own schedule without sweating the logistics.

All you need is included in your bike rental. Using your mobile phone you can follow 6 recommended routes using our specially designed (recorded by our city guides) tours with Google Maps. Just use your mobile phone and a simple link on Google Maps.

Mobile Phone Holders are included for free with your bike rental.

Our Self-Guided Bike Tours:

ᐅ Highlights Bike Tour (3 h / 12 km)
ᐅ Green & Parks Bike Tour (3 h / 20 km)
ᐅ Real Madrid Bike Tour (4 h/ 16 km)
ᐅ Madrid Mosaic Tour (6,5 h / 31 km)
ᐅ Markets & Tapas (3 h / 12 km)
ᐅ Retiro Park: Kids & Family Friendly (2,5 h / 12 km)

Standard Bike Rental

Electric Bike Rental

Highlights Tour (Self-Guided Tours)

Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 12 Km (7,5 miles)

There is no better way to explore Madrid than by bike. We reckon the optimal way to see everything this beautiful city has to offer and to soak up the Spanish culture is to ride one of our comfortable bicycles through the narrow, winding streets. Therefore, this bike tour is ideal for anyone who wants to get to know Madrid in a short time and in a leisurely manner – the pace is very relaxed, and includes plenty of stops to take photos and for your experienced, local guide to explain the sights around you.

Our tour’s route is designed to give you a good sense of the layout of the city, and you’ll get to know the “must-see” places, as well as the hidden corners away from the typical touristic paths.

Here is a short selection of the highlights we will see:

Puerta del Sol
Plaza Mayor
Royal Palace
Debod Temple
Retiro Park
Prado Museum
…and many more top sights

While riding your bike through the narrow streets of Madrid, sometimes it feels like you are time-traveling, passing gorgeous and imposing historical buildings, all with their own story.
Our route is designed to give you a good sense of the layout of the city, and get ideas for where to return and investigate afterwards.

Open the “Highlights Tour” with Google Maps

Green Bike Tour (Self-Guided Tours)

Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 20 Km (12,5 miles)

Do as the locals love to do and enjoy a day meandering through Madrid’s fabulous parks!

Madrid is the greenest capital city in Europe, and on this tour we’ll show you why, with visits to our best parks. This time round, cycling and enjoying the sun, the green spaces, and the beautiful views is more important than learning history and facts about Madrid. Let’s just relax and enjoy being outside!

Starting from our shop in the heart of Madrid just a few minutes from Puerta del Sol, you will ride to the main green areas of town – this tour will last 3 hours.

You will cycle through the Retiro Park, along the riverside of the Manzanares, through the Casa de Campo, and the Parque del Oeste, plus some other places along the way. Bonus: from Casa de Campo you’ll enjoy the most spectacular view of Madrid!

As well as the green areas of Madrid, on this bike tour you will also get to see many other points of interest that you don’t usually see on the Highlights tour, such as:

Atocha and Delicias train stations
Matadero cultural complex
Manzanares leisure area
Casa de Campo
Retiro Park

Open the “Green Bike Tour” with Google Maps

Real Madrid Bike Tour (Self-Guided Tours)

Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 16 Km (10 miles)

If you are a football fan and want to explore the beautiful city of Madrid at the same time, this is the ideal self-guided bike tour for you!

The highlight of the tour is the visit to the most famous stadium in Spain, Santiago Bernabéu, which is home to the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.

In Spain there are two main football teams: Real Madrid and Barça (FC Barcelona). About half of all football fans in Spain support these two teams, and it’s safe to say that nobody misses the ‘Clásico’ football match between the two rivals!

The visit to Santiago Bernabéu is also self-guided, and includes a panoramic view of the stadium as well as other fun surprises.

On your way to the stadium you will cycle through districts like Chueca, Chamberí and the elegant Salamanca neighborhood; you will also pass some fascinating museums, the fountain of Cibeles, and of course Retiro Park – Madrid’s urban oasis and a haven for Madrileños within the bustling city.

This route is designed to give you a good sense of the layout of the city, as well as seeing the stadium and Retiro Park – so it’s great for tourists as well as those who are familiar with Madrid. By the end you’ll be full of ideas for where to return to and investigate afterwards!

Some of these highlights you will see while cycling through Madrid:

Chueca district
Chamberí market and the old metro station of 1919
Salamanca
Real Madrid Bernabeu football stadium
Statue of Columbus
National Archaeological Museum
Retiro Park with the Crystal Palace
Plaza Cibeles

Open the “Real Madrid Bike Tour” with Google Maps

Madrid Mosaic Tour (Self-Guided Tours)

Duration: 6 ½ hours
Distance: 31 Km (19 miles)
Recommended type of bike: E-Bike (electric bicycle)

A loop around the city, showing off a unique mosaic of Madrid’s most diverse neighborhoods, beautiful parks, major landmarks and hidden corners – this tour is perfect if you want to go beyond the highlights. You’ll see romantic neighborhoods, green parks, striking avenues and impressive monuments, and even spend some time cycling on a riverside bike lane.

You’ll see the best of Madrid in just one day. With several stops there’s time to rest, enjoy and experience the real Madrid.

This tour takes you along quiet streets, bike lanes and bike routes; there are a few climbs, but that won’t be a problem since you will be riding an electric bike!

On this complete bike tour you’ll be provided with a great overview of the city and will get to see so many unique areas, for example: Sol, Los Austrias, La Latina, Malasaña, Chueca, Salamanca districts.

Plaza Mayor
Royal Palace
Green areas like Retiro Park, Manzanares river, Casa del Campo
Debod Temple
Plaza Santa Ana
Neptune Fountain

Open the “Mosaic Tour” with Google Maps

Markets & Tapas (Self-Guided Tours)

Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 12 Km (7,5 miles)

“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are” said Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French lawyer and politician who was best known as an epicure and gastronome. Food, in other words, says a lot about people.

As everyone knows, tapas and markets are an important part of Spanish culture, so we put together this bike tour to allow you to dip into this part of the life of Madrileños.
Tapas & Markets Bike Tour

On our tapas and markets bike tour, as well as tasting some traditional Spanish food yourself, you’ll learn about Madrid and Spain through its culinary history.

The tour lasts 3 hours and many of the tourist hotspots and points of interest are along the way:

Royal Palace
Debod Temple
Plaza de Santa Ana

Most importantly though, we will visit some of the most popular markets in the city, including

Mercado de San Miguel
El Rastro
Barceló market
Mercado de la Cebada.

Open the “Markets & Tapas Tour” with Google Maps

Retiro Park: Kids & Family Friendly Bike Tour (Self-Guided Tour)

Duration: 2 ½ hours
Distance: 12 Km (7,5 miles)

If you are coming to Madrid with a group and your idea is to have fun but also learn something about Madrid this is the right tour for you. The Retiro Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city – covering over 125 hectares and comprising more than 15,000 trees.

Ideal for families, kids, school or student groups who need a save and secure place to move in this Kids & Family Friendly tour is the best option.

The Retiro Park is a beautiful place with a lake, a Crystal Palace and many other interesting sights where locals meet, socialize and enjoy the sunshine. If you want to enjoy Madrid’s iconic park like so many locals do, come and do a bike tour in the Retiro Park! On this tour you learn all about the history of the Retiro.

Some of the highlights of the Retiro park that you will get to see: