Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour
Traveler rating
5.0/5
Based on 51 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour worth booking?
Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour is a 2.5-hour experience in Los Angeles, United States, from $85 per person. It scores 81 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Exceptional”, based on a 5/5 rating across 51 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 81 / 100
- Rating
- 5/5 (51)
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- From
- $85 per person
Handlebar Bike Tours takes you where buses and walking tours can't — deep into LA's Arts District, an underground, trendy neighborhood most visitors never see. Just past Little Tokyo, this rapidly evolving industrial district is packed with galleries, tech startups, nightlife, murals, historic architecture, breweries, and some of LA's best restaurants — plus surprises like lowriders, pop-ups, and film shoots. We'll stop at iconic murals, Hauser & Wirth Gallery, ride the Sixth Street Bridge, Bloom's Square, Warner Music, Art Share LA, The American Hotel, on an easy E-bike ride. Your guide shares the neighborhood's origins, industrial roots, and ongoing transformation, plus introduces you to the street artists shaping its walls. Enjoy off-bike breaks at a fine art gallery and a unique local coffee house along the way. Perfect for visitors craving something different from the typical LA sightseeing loop — an insider's ride through a side of the city most tourists never see.
What you get
About this experience
Handlebar Bike Tours takes you where buses and walking tours can't — deep into LA's Arts District, an underground, trendy neighborhood most visitors never see. Just past Little Tokyo, this rapidly evolving industrial district is packed with galleries, tech startups, nightlife, murals, historic architecture, breweries, and some of LA's best restaurants — plus surprises like lowriders, pop-ups, and film shoots. We'll stop at iconic murals, Hauser & Wirth Gallery, ride the Sixth Street Bridge, Bloom's Square, Warner Music, Art Share LA, The American Hotel, on an easy E-bike ride. Your guide shares the neighborhood's origins, industrial roots, and ongoing transformation, plus introduces you to the street artists shaping its walls. Enjoy off-bike breaks at a fine art gallery and a unique local coffee house along the way. Perfect for visitors craving something different from the typical LA sightseeing loop — an insider's ride through a side of the city most tourists never see.
What's included
Included
- Bicycle use
- Helmet + live amplified guide
Not included
- This tour does not include any food.
What you'll see and do
Art District
The largest concentration of murals and street art in L.A. You'll learn about the artists, process and production of these museum worthy walls. Building this tour on Trip Advisor/Viator is hard, because software only allows us to choose from well-established locations. But this tour is unique; as the nature of street art is fluid, temporary, and every pop-up, mural and underground warehouse is not a "well-established location" but an of the moment, off the beaten path part of Los Angeles many "locals" do not even know about. You will not see a tourbus as you would at other LA top locations. You might see a few other tourists looking lost at the first few stops, but this bike tour goes deeper into the Arts District than vans, busses or walking tours can go. This neighborhood hugs the LA River, and if you've enjoyed the gritty views in productions like Grease, Repo Man, Sugar and Bosch, with the LA Skyline in the background, we ride these streets.
20 minutes here
This area contains excellent examples of graffiti writing, Warner Brothers Music, and several star chef's restaurants. The eclectic mix of street art culture can not be found on any other tour.
10 minutes here
Hauser & Wirth
Our tour takes an off-bike break here. Guests have a chance to explore this expansive gallery, art book store, and nearby cafes on their own.
20 minutes here
Art Share L.A.
Non-profit providing below market live work studios to keep artists in the Arts District
Pass by without stopping
The birth place of the modern Arts District, this historic hotel has stories to tell. Built in 1905, covered in murals, and steeped in history long before artists took it over in the 1980's. Your guide will fill in the last 150 years of history of this historic neighborhood that reigned as a produce shipping hub from the 1800's into the beginning of the last century when LA was primarily citrus groves. For the past 40 years it has been the canvas of Unite to Ignite graffiti crew.
10 minutes here
Little Tokyo
We ride through Little Tokyo to access the Arts District. Full of sushi, Anime and Ramen, when the gallery is closed we take our break stop here.
Pass by without stopping
Japanese American National Museum
Located in Little Tokyo we stop by to see Museum of Contemporary Art and the Go For Broke Monument and explain how the history of Little Tokyo is entwined with the history of the Arts District and Los Angeles.
5 minutes here
One of the many under the radar cool clubs in the Arts District.
Pass by without stopping
One of several production studios in the Arts District. As we ride the surrounding streets, you might recognize them as B-reel from some of your favorite movies and shows. A lot of production and filming takes place in the Arts District. We might even see a shoot in progress as we often do.
5 minutes here
One of several chef driven restaurants in the Arts District.
5 minutes here
Handlebar Bike Tours
We are located at LA's 100 year old food hall, a destination in itself. Our home base has over 45 food vendors to choose from pre or post ride. All bike tours are round trip from DTLA's #1 destination we're proud to call home.
10 minutes here
Ride by this celebrity enclave hiding out next to the railroad tracks of East L.A.
2 minutes here · Admission not included
Ride this iconic bridge featured more and more frequently as an LA film location.
10 minutes here · Admission included
LA outpost of the famous London motorcycle clubhouse. We'll ride by, and probably see some motorcycles cruising the arts district out on our pedal bike tour.
Pass by without stopping
One of several movie studios, this giant warehouse space often hosts special pop-up events like the Balloon Museum and Luna Luna: Forgotten fantasy. Hollywood is where they used to make movies, but downtown L.A. is where they still do.
2 minutes here · Admission not included
One of several high end, chef driven restaurants in the Arts District, Bestia is just one of Chef Ori Maneshe's two restaurants located in this foodie neighborhood.
2 minutes here · Admission not included
We'll take a break in this unique coffee house and vintage auto-storage that serves Vietnamese ice coffee out of a bus. A great way to get a look inside the converted warehouses many artists call home.
15 minutes here
One of many murals we'll see on our Arts District Tour. This mural done by homegrown artists Robert Vargas features the double threat of Ohtani pitching and hitting, appropriately located in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of DTLA.
2 minutes here
Housed in a repurposed train station, LA's premiere graduate architectural school, with a gallery, is a central historical location to the establishment of LA's cold storage warehouses later converted to artists lofts.
Pass by without stopping
Grand Central Market
All Handlebar Bike Tours are round trip from L.A.'s historic food hall. We meet here, and it is a great spot to land after the tour for hungry riders. Your guide will have suggestions for what's good and how to snag a coveted table.
5 minutes here
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Los Angeles
We are located at Grand Central Market, Hill St entrance. Look for our "Tour Meets Here" sign on the sidewalk. Bikes staged from the 1st floor parking garage.
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
We are located at Grand Central Market, Hill St entrance. Look for our "Tour Meets Here" sign on the sidewalk. Bikes staged from the 1st floor parking garage.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- en
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Group size
- Up to 10 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Handlebar Bike Tours LLC
Know before you go
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 16
- Ability to ride a bike on city streets
- Should know how to ride a bike
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 51 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
The guide
3 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Knowledge and storytelling
3 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
Traveler reviews
51 verified traveler reviews for Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Recommend!
Fantastic!!! The tour was great. Fun to see the street art and a coffee break at just the right time in a cool coffee shop!
Response from the operator: Thanks for the great review, the coffee stop is new, so thankful for the feedback. We'll keep it on the route.
via Tripadvisor
Very Cool Tour! The best.
Fabulous bike ride. Jen was very mindful of safety as well as knowledgeable about the arts area. Saw amazing steer art we would never have known about.
via Tripadvisor
Great bike trip!
A beautiful day on bikes with our guide, Jen! What a privilege learning about the LA art scene. Jen was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about art and caring about our needs. Definitely recommend.
Response from the operator: Thanks so much for coming out, its always fun to have an art lover on the tour.
via Tripadvisor
A must do for visitors and locals alike!
From beginning to end this was an exhilarating experience. We saw beautiful murals and impressive views of the LA skyline. A perfectly paced tour.
Response from the operator: Thanks so much Carla, it was a pleasure showing you and your guest around the Arts District. I find the ride exhilarating too. Appreciate the 5 star review!
via Viator
Relaxed Art Ride
Good basic tour of downtown art district. Relaxed cycling in city. Tour guide very friendly and knowledgeable. Enjoyed stop at end.
Response from the operator: Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review we really appreciate you spreading the word about our DTLA bike tours.
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Price range
- $85 to $99
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 18
- Verdict
- Exceptional
Who runs this experience
Operated by Handlebar Bike Tours LLC, who run 3 experiences we rank across 1 city, with an average Outty Ranking of 72.1.
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Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Los Angeles.
How much does Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour cost?
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Prices start at $85 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Los Angeles usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour take?
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Plan for about 2.5 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Los Angeles is not rushed.
Is Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 81 out of 100, which we label "Exceptional". That score blends traveler sentiment (5/5 across 51 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Los Angeles, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 2.5-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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Around 18 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Los Angeles can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Los Angeles and add a light layer if any part of the 2.5-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Los Angeles within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Los Angeles?
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Los Angeles rewards travellers who cluster their bookings by geography rather than by theme. Studio tours and Hollywood walks sit inland, the Malibu and Santa Monica coast runs west, and Griffith Observatory and the canyon hikes work best at dawn or dusk. We weight transport clarity in the ranking here: whether pickup is included changes an LA day more than the tour itself. On Outty we rank every Los Angeles experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Hollywood Sign 2.5-Hour Tour with Comedians and Their Dogs, Los Angeles Hollywood Sign Hike: Front, Behind, and Expert Guide, Griffith Observatory Hike: Guided Tour through Griffith Park. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Los Angeles?
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March to May and September to November, for clear air and open canyon roads. Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Los Angeles?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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Included: Bicycle use; and Helmet + live amplified guide. Not included: This tour does not include any food. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Where is the meeting point for Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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We are located at Grand Central Market, Hill St entrance. Look for our "Tour Meets Here" sign on the sidewalk. Bikes staged from the 1st floor parking garage. Hotel pickup is not included, so plan your own transport and arrive 15 minutes early.
What languages is Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour offered in?
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It runs in English. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
What happens to Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour if the weather is bad?
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This experience depends on good weather. If it is canceled because of poor weather, you are offered a different date or a full refund.
What do travelers say about Los Angeles Arts District Bike Tour?
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Across 51 reviews averaging 5.0 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, knowledge and storytelling. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
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