Le Marais Paris bike tours start outside the quarter and ride into it, over three and a half to four hours. The bike is in the fare, and the Marais is one part of a longer route across the city.
Four hours from the fountain on Place Saint-Michel: the Latin Quarter first, then about an hour in the Marais, by the Mémorial de la Shoah and the Rue des Rosiers. Bike and helmet are in the fare; child seats and tandems on request.
From $52 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Three and a half hours and 12 km across Paris from the Fat Tire office in the 15th. The Marais is one twenty-minute stop. A bike is in the fare, rain gear is sold at the office, and the ride runs in English or Dutch.
From $52 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours from the fountain on Place Saint-Michel, with about an hour in the Marais. Bike and helmet are in the fare, and child seats and tandems can be reserved.
Check availabilityA bike tour here is a ride across central Paris that includes the Marais, not a ride around the Marais alone. Neither ride starts in the quarter, and neither spends most of its time there. That matters if the Marais is the reason you are booking.
Blue Bike meets at the Fontaine Saint-Michel on the Left Bank. You ride the Latin Quarter first: Shakespeare and Company, Le Procope, Saint-Sulpice, the Panthéon, the Marché Monge and the Arènes de Lutèce. Then you cross the river for about an hour in the Marais, stopping at the Mémorial de la Shoah, the Rue des Rosiers and the royal square, and passing a stretch of the old city wall of Philippe Auguste and the Hôtel de Sens.
Fat Tire meets at its office at 24 Rue Edgar Faure in the 15th arrondissement, near Dupleix metro. Its ride covers 12 km across Paris in three and a half hours, and the Marais is one stop of about twenty minutes.
Twelve kilometers on the Fat Tire ride is more ground than any walk here covers. You see the Marais in the context of the city around it.
Both rides cost $52 a person, bike included. The most-reviewed food walk is $104.
Blue Bike fits child seats for ages 1 to 4 and tandem attachments for ages 5 to 9, if you reserve them when you book. From 10, children ride their own bike.
Blue Bike is the only listing that names a stop at the Mémorial de la Shoah, which is free to enter. The stop is short, about a quarter of an hour.
Here is how a ride compares with a history walk, from the listings' own figures.
| A bike tour | A walking tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Time in the Marais | About 20 minutes or about an hour | The whole walk, on most |
| Where it starts | Place Saint-Michel or the 15th | Inside the quarter, on most |
| How long | 3.5 to 4 hours | 1.5 to 4 hours |
| Fare, per person | $52 | $50 to $117 |
| Group size | Up to 12 | 7 to 14 |
| Children | Seats and tandems on Blue Bike | Minimum age 11 on the longest |
If the Marais is the point, walk. If Paris is the point and the Marais is a bonus, ride. The Le Marais walking tours stay inside the quarter from start to finish.
Three and a half hours from the Fat Tire office near Dupleix metro, in English or Dutch. The Marais is one stop of about twenty minutes.
Check availabilityOur guide to choosing a Le Marais tour sets riding against walking and eating on one table.
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