Strasbourg bike route

European Parliament

3.5 km from the shop — 15 minutes on a classic bike, 11 on an e-bike.

The European Parliament is 3.5 km from the shop, about a quarter of an hour by bike. The route follows the canal towpath: after the first kilometre there is not a single traffic light, which makes it the smoothest ride in Strasbourg.

Distance from the shop
3.5 km
Classic bike
15 min
E-bike
11 min
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The route from the shop

  1. 1

    Pick up the Marne–Rhine canal north of the station and take the towpath east.

  2. 2

    Follow the canal as far as the Ill basin, leaving the centre on your right.

  3. 3

    The European quarter appears on the left: Parliament, Council of Europe and the Court of Human Rights follow one another over a kilometre.

Distance measured by us from 4 Rue du Faubourg-de-Saverne along the cycle network, rounded. Times are estimated at 14 km/h on a classic bike and 19 km/h on an e-bike. These are not GPS tracks.

Where to leave the bike

Racks by the visitors' entrance on Avenue du Président-Robert-Schuman. You can ride around the grounds; the building itself is visited on foot.

Our tip

Parliament only sits a few days a month; outside session weeks the quarter is quiet and you ride the basin almost alone.

Other sights by bike

Each one with its distance from the shop and the route to it.

Read the Strasbourg cycling guide

Take the bike, the rest follows

City bikes and e-bikes five minutes' walk from the station. Helmet, lock and route map included, free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.

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