Three rides and a raft
A Rome bike tour costs $35 for two and a half hours past the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum on a bike or e-bike with a guide, with stops for photos; it is rated 4.4 on 813 reviews. The three-hour cruiser-bike ride past the landmarks, Vatican City among them, is $50 and rated 4.8 on 822. The most reviewed ride leaves the centre: four to six hours on an e-bike along the ancient Appian Way and out to the Roman Aqueducts, with an optional guided visit to the Catacombs, $66, rated 4.9 on 1,943 reviews. A fourth listing swaps wheels for water: two hours rafting on the Tiber with a Roman-style pizza at the end, $36.
Quick answer
The short answer. Take the Appian Way e-bike ride at $66 if you have half a day: it is the best rated and most reviewed ride here, 4.9 on 1,943, and the only one that reaches the aqueducts. For the centre in a morning, the cruiser-bike ride at $50 is rated 4.8 on 822. The $35 ride is the cheapest and names the most monuments, but its 4.4 is the lowest rating on this page.
The two city rides
Two rides in the centre, one clearly better rated.
The guided ride, $35. Bike or e-bike with a guide past the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum, with plenty of stops for photos and stories. Two and a half hours, small group, private option listed. It is rated 4.4 on 813 reviews, the lowest rating on this page and the second lowest of the city sightseeing tours on this site, after the hop-on hop-off bus.
The highlights ride, $50. A cruiser bike, with an e-bike option, around the landmarks of the capital, Vatican City among them. Three hours, rated 4.8 on 822 reviews.
Fifteen dollars apart, the same number of reviews within ten, and four tenths of a point between the ratings. The highlights ride is the one to pick unless the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain, which only the cheaper listing names, decide it. The same streets on foot are compared on the walks page.
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Two rides in the centre, the Appian Way e-bike, and the Tiber raft.
★ 4.4 · 813 reviews
★ 4.8 · 822 reviews
★ 4.9 · 1,943 reviews
★ 4.7 · 530 reviews
Out of the centre
The best numbers on the page, and the only ride that leaves the centre.
The Appian Way ride at $66 is a different day from the two city rides. The listing describes a relaxed, safety-conscious e-bike ride along the ancient Appian Way on an e-mountain bike, out to the Roman Aqueducts, with an optional guided visit to the Catacombs on the way. Four to six hours, small group.
It is rated 4.9 on 1,943 reviews: the highest rating and the largest review count of the four listings here, and more reviews than the two city rides put together. The Catacombs it passes, and the other ways of visiting them, are compared on the catacombs page.
On the water
Same price band as the bikes, seen from the river instead.
The fourth listing is not a bike at all: two hours of urban rafting on the River Tiber, with the sights seen from the water and a landing near Ponte Palatino in Trastevere for a Roman-style pizza. $36, rated 4.7 on 530 reviews. It is here because it is the other active, guided, two-hour way round the city at the price of the cheaper bike ride.
Every trip, current fare
Four listings with cost per hour worked out. The Appian Way ride gives a range of hours, so its hourly figure is left blank.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome: Guided Bike or E-Bike Tour with Local Guide | 2.5 h | $35 | Pantheon, Trevi and Colosseum by bike | $14.00 | 4.4 · 813 |
| Rome: City Highlights Bike or E-bike Guided Tour | 3 h | $50 | Cruiser bike past the landmarks | $16.67 | 4.8 · 822 |
| Rome: Appian Way, Catacombs, & Roman Aqueducts E-bike Tour | 4 - 6 h | $66 | Appian Way and the aqueducts | — | 4.9 · 1,943 |
| Rome: Tiber River Urban Rafting Tour with Roman Pizza | 2 h | $36 | Urban rafting on the Tiber | $18.00 | 4.7 · 530 |
Which ride
Five situations, each matched to one listing from the table above.
The Appian Way e-bike at $66: four to six hours, the aqueducts, an optional Catacombs visit, 4.9 on 1,943 reviews.
The highlights ride at $50, three hours on a cruiser bike, 4.8 on 822.
The guided ride at $35. Read its 4.4 against the 4.8 of the ride that costs $50 before you decide.
All three rides: the guided ride and the highlights ride offer an e-bike option, and the Appian Way ride is e-bike only.
The Tiber raft at $36, two hours with a pizza at the end.
The honest answer
Against the golf cart on price, against the bus on rating.
At $35 and $50 for two and a half to three guided hours, the city rides are priced close to the gelato golf cart at $44, which is rated 4.8 on 2,857 reviews. The highlights ride matches that 4.8; the guided ride, at 4.4, does not. The hop-on hop-off bus at $22 is cheaper than any of them and rated 4.1 on 13,162.
The Appian Way ride is the clear buy on this page: 4.9 on 1,943 reviews, the aqueducts and the Catacombs in one half-day at $66. Nothing else on this site covers that ground on two wheels.
Where a bike is not the right purchase: a group that wants to sit together. The golf carts from $44 do the centre with everyone in one vehicle.
Want the same centre without pedalling?
Compare the golf carts→Common questions
$35 for the two-and-a-half-hour guided ride, $50 for the three-hour highlights ride, $66 for the Appian Way e-bike. The Tiber raft is $36.
Two and a half hours for the guided ride, three for the highlights ride, four to six for the Appian Way. The raft is two hours.
Yes on all three. The guided ride and the highlights ride list a bike or e-bike choice; the Appian Way ride is on an e-mountain bike.
By rating and reviews together, the Appian Way e-bike: 4.9 on 1,943. In the centre, the highlights ride at 4.8 on 822 beats the guided ride at 4.4 on 813.
The listing names an optional guided visit to the Catacombs, alongside the Roman Aqueducts, over four to six hours.
The guided ride names the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. The highlights ride names the famous landmarks of the capital, Vatican City among them.
Go deeper
Colosseum tickets and guided tours: what each price buys.
Roman ForumForum and Palatine entries, with or without the Colosseum.
VaticanVatican Museums, St. Peter’s and the Dome, by price.
Sistine ChapelEarly-entry, private and standard Sistine Chapel visits.
BorgheseBorghese Gallery guided visits with reserved entry.
Day tripsPompeii, Amalfi, Capri, Tuscany, Tivoli, Assisi and Venice.
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