San Francisco Bike or Electric Bike Rental Golden Gate Bridge
Overview
Pedal around San Francisco on an independent bike tour — a fun, flexible, active way to sightsee. With this 24-hour bike rental from Fisherman’s Wharf or Union Square, visit San Francisco attractions of your choice including Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Alamo Square and Haight-Ashbury, using your handy city map and suggested bike routes. Friendly staff will show you route directions and give you maps before departure, and en-route assistance is just a phone call away if you need help during your trip!
Inclusions
- Use of bicycle
- All necessary equipment (helmet, lock and rear rack)
- Safety orientation
- City map and route suggestions
What to expect
This self-guided bike rental has everything you need for an awesome day of exploring San Francisco! Pick up your bike at Fisherman’s Wharf or Union Square from the original "Bike The Bridge" company - with over 30 years in business, this company has the professionalism and experience to ensure you have an incredible adventure.
Friendly staff will show you route directions and give you a safety orientation to make sure you're comfortable on your new ride. With your choice of a comfort bike, tandem, electric bike, or kid's bike, the perfect bike for every rider awaits! Each rental includes a helmet, bike lock, bike bell, and a rear rack and bungee cord for backpacks. City map and route layouts in hand, set off to explore San Francisco by bike!
From Fisherman’s Wharf, you can take the car-free National Park bike path on a mostly flat route along the waterfront and through Fort Mason, the Marina, the Presidio and historic Fort Point. Pedal onto the Golden Gate Bridge to enjoy sweeping views of the city skyline, Alcatraz Island, and more! Once you've crossed the bridge, you can explore the charming bayside town of Sausalito, the continue on to see California’s famous redwood trees in Mill Valley at the base of Mt Tamalpais. From there, you can continue to Tiburon or cycle back. Ferry service is available from either Sausalito or Tiburon, and you'll also have the option to take your bicycle onto to the ferry to return to San Francisco.
If you prefer a more urban adventure, you can get started near Union Square, then venture west on bike-friendly Market Street over to ‘The Wiggle, ’ a flat route to Golden Gate Park that’s popular with local cyclists. On the way, take a snapshot of the iconic Victorian ‘Painted Ladies’ at Alamo Square, then detour over to the Haight-Ashbury district to say hello to the hippies. Cruise through Golden Gate Park and over to Ocean Beach for amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, then continue onto the Golden Gate Bridge from there.
Keep your bike for up to 24 hours to continue exploring at your own pace, following your own customized itinerary. Whenever you're ready to return, just bring the bike back to your starting location, where you'll have after-hours bike return options in case you want to stay out late!
Friendly staff will show you route directions and give you a safety orientation to make sure you're comfortable on your new ride. With your choice of a comfort bike, tandem, electric bike, or kid's bike, the perfect bike for every rider awaits! Each rental includes a helmet, bike lock, bike bell, and a rear rack and bungee cord for backpacks. City map and route layouts in hand, set off to explore San Francisco by bike!
From Fisherman’s Wharf, you can take the car-free National Park bike path on a mostly flat route along the waterfront and through Fort Mason, the Marina, the Presidio and historic Fort Point. Pedal onto the Golden Gate Bridge to enjoy sweeping views of the city skyline, Alcatraz Island, and more! Once you've crossed the bridge, you can explore the charming bayside town of Sausalito, the continue on to see California’s famous redwood trees in Mill Valley at the base of Mt Tamalpais. From there, you can continue to Tiburon or cycle back. Ferry service is available from either Sausalito or Tiburon, and you'll also have the option to take your bicycle onto to the ferry to return to San Francisco.
If you prefer a more urban adventure, you can get started near Union Square, then venture west on bike-friendly Market Street over to ‘The Wiggle, ’ a flat route to Golden Gate Park that’s popular with local cyclists. On the way, take a snapshot of the iconic Victorian ‘Painted Ladies’ at Alamo Square, then detour over to the Haight-Ashbury district to say hello to the hippies. Cruise through Golden Gate Park and over to Ocean Beach for amazing views of the Pacific Ocean, then continue onto the Golden Gate Bridge from there.
Keep your bike for up to 24 hours to continue exploring at your own pace, following your own customized itinerary. Whenever you're ready to return, just bring the bike back to your starting location, where you'll have after-hours bike return options in case you want to stay out late!
Additional information
- Please bring your credit card for security deposit
- Baby seats and trailers are available. Please call the local supplier to reserve and pay
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Please note: Union Square rental shop only offers the deluxe comfort and comfort tandem bikes; kids' bikes or electric bikes should be collected at the Fisherman's Wharf location
- Electric bike rentals are only available for ages 13+
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
nzwestie
July 2023
Great friendly team who looked after us. We got the normal bikes not the E ones as wanted a bit of exercise as well. Hired the bikes and with detailed information of where we could go we set off. Biked down past the wharfs etc past the beach area where people were swimming FREEZING, then on pa...
Great friendly team who looked after us. We got the normal bikes not the E ones as wanted a bit of exercise as well. Hired the bikes and with detailed information of where we could go we set off. Biked down past the wharfs etc past the beach area where people were swimming FREEZING, then on past shops and vacant areas to the bridge. We biked across it and then back again. (Did not want to take the ferry back) on the way back we biked into different areas for various views of the bridge and then made our way back to drop off the bikes. Great time.tiberius_nero
May 2022
We had spoken to the enthusiastic girls at Fisherman's Wharf the day before and knew we had to do this. The staff were equally enthusiastic and knowledgeable when we returned. We took a mainly traffic-free route along the coast to the Presidio, across the bridge and downhill to Sausalito. The vo...
We had spoken to the enthusiastic girls at Fisherman's Wharf the day before and knew we had to do this. The staff were equally enthusiastic and knowledgeable when we returned. We took a mainly traffic-free route along the coast to the Presidio, across the bridge and downhill to Sausalito. The voucher Blazing Saddles gave us made our choice for a lunch stop far easier. We opted for four regular bikes and one electric. Watch out for the cost of the electric bikes ($68 for 2 hours). The overall bill in excess of $290 was a surprise, especially given the $8/hr base rate, But once you add the $13.75 ferry tickets and $5 per bike insurance, it soon adds up. Thoroughly recommended. As a side note, we later rented bikes from a different operator in Santa Monica; the experience was disappointing.JohnOrch
May 2022
Received very good advice and quality bikes in good working order. We cycled from Fisherman's Wharf, following their suggested route, over the bridge and into Sausalito. Caught ferry back from there, again their very good advice. Very friendly, Mickey rns a good shop there. Would recommend and de...
Received very good advice and quality bikes in good working order. We cycled from Fisherman's Wharf, following their suggested route, over the bridge and into Sausalito. Caught ferry back from there, again their very good advice. Very friendly, Mickey rns a good shop there. Would recommend and defo use again.Heléne L
April 2022
The staff was so rushed and it felt stressful. The bikes (performance) were in good condition. I could have been helpful to let us know that there was a repair kit supplied. The bridge crossing was a quite stressful experience with the amount of people walking, biking and running in both directio...
The staff was so rushed and it felt stressful. The bikes (performance) were in good condition. I could have been helpful to let us know that there was a repair kit supplied. The bridge crossing was a quite stressful experience with the amount of people walking, biking and running in both directions. We did the full SF city loop, crossed the bridge and went to Sausalito and Tiburon from where we took the ferry back to San Francisco. Very nice day out on the bike!Harris54901
April 2022
We’re amateur bikers and have never used electric bikes before but a quick tutorial from the shop set us up for a successful day. The vantage point of Fort Mason, past the Palace of Fine Arts, over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, through Sausalito and up to Old Mill Park on a bike is epic and wort...
We’re amateur bikers and have never used electric bikes before but a quick tutorial from the shop set us up for a successful day. The vantage point of Fort Mason, past the Palace of Fine Arts, over the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, through Sausalito and up to Old Mill Park on a bike is epic and worth the miles. Pro tip-skip Old Mill Park and head straight for Muir Woods then take the ferry back from Sausalito so you don’t run out of electric headed back up the hills on the Fisherman’s Wharf side like I did. The Customer Service was awesome at the shop on Hyde Street, would certainly use Blazing Saddles again on our next trip to SF!gianao
April 2022
We rented Ebikes and rode them to Sausalito. Had a snack there then rode it back to the Wharf. Super fun experience riding on the Golden Gate Bridge. Bike shop was well run. They gave us helmets, locks and very brief overview on how to use an Ebike. Bikes were very comfy and worked very well...
We rented Ebikes and rode them to Sausalito. Had a snack there then rode it back to the Wharf. Super fun experience riding on the Golden Gate Bridge. Bike shop was well run. They gave us helmets, locks and very brief overview on how to use an Ebike. Bikes were very comfy and worked very well. The price was very reasonable for the full day. Wish we got there earlier and could have rode around the city. The wind was very extra that day at almost 30 mph gusts but the Ebike definitely helped us push forward specially when we were crossing the bridge where it was extremely windy. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended.