Central Park Bike Rental: Explore NYC's Beauty
4.5
27 Ratings
New York
Experience the beauty of Central Park in NYC with a bike rental. Explore 47 miles of bike-friendly paths, gardens, lakes, and bridges. Book now!
Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

New York City’s Central Park is a designated National Historic Landmark and claims the title of most-visited urban park in the United States. This sprawling green oasis in the middle of the city’s urban bustle covers 843-acres (341-hectares) traversed by numerous paved paths, making it a perfect destination to explore by bike. Due to the Central Park’s popularity, bike rentals often sell out during peak season, so pre-book your rental to ensure there will be a bike waiting for you. Pick up your bike, helmet, lock, and carrying basket at the rental shop just blocks away from the park. Choose from a selection of hybrid, comfort, mountain, and children’s bikes to suit your group’s size and style. Rent a bike for just an hour or up to 2 days, depending on your schedule. With the help of a free park map and the recommendations of rental staff, set off to explore more than 47-miles (75-kilometers) of bike-friendly paths that wind through open meadows, lakes, bridges, gardens, and memorials. See famous attractions such as the Conservatory Garden, Belvedere Castle, the Central Park Zoo, the Imagine Mosaic, and the Central Park Carousel. Enjoy the flexibility of touring on two wheels, and stop to admire the scenery or take a rest as often as you like.

Points of Interest

  • 56 W 56th St
What's Included
  • Lock included for bicycle security
  • Bike bag provided for convenience
  • Safety helmet included
  • Illustrated map for easy navigation
  • Bicycle available for use throughout the tour
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

• Avail the opportunity to experience one of the most stunning attractions of New York City with this bike rental in Central Park. Journey through over 47 miles (75 km) of paths apt for biking, pausing to appreciate the many gardens, lakes, bridges and cityscapes the park offers. Select from a variety of bike styles and rental durations to personalize your biking expedition. It’s advised to book in advance, as bike rentals typically run out for this iconic New York activity. Bike rental is located near Central Park in New York City. Experience the splendor and magnificence of Central Park via bike at your leisure. Bike, helmet, map, basket, and lock are included in the rental fee. Comfort, hybrid, mountain, and children’s bikes are made available.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
56 W 56th St
West 56th Street
Please meet at Unlimited Biking at 56 W 56th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Jessems1795kb
Nov 14, 2023
Central Park Tour - Cannot recommend the 2hr Central Park tour highly enough! Awesome way to see the park and its main highlights. Our tour guide Dan was absolutely phenomenal.
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T3220eicarmina
Nov 4, 2023
A bike is the best way to see NYC! - Quality bikes, easy pick-up, well located depot, and their guided Central Park tour is excellent. A lovely knowledgeable guide too. Go for it.
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403annen
Sep 26, 2023
Great introduction to Central Park - I recently did a bike tour of Central Park with Chuck & it was a highlight of my first visit to NYC. Being a local, Chuck could share stories about the Park and surrounding areas. He kept the group together & travelled at a comfortable pace for all.
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J6124ngtomf
Jul 27, 2023
Must go - Paul was an amazing guide through Central Park and he was good fun. Thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend.
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Moonbeammanchester
Jul 6, 2023
Lovely way to see the park - We hired bikes as part of our New York pass and took them round Central Park. The bikes were in good working order and the office isn’t far from the park. You get a helmet and a lock but no map despite what the NY pass website says. You can keep the bikes all day too. You have to leave a credit card authorisation and a piece of ID which you get back when you return the bikes, they take $1 which is non refundable. I would recommend cycling round the park, there’s a cycle path with fast and slow lanes and no cars. The down hills are very enjoyable!,
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Janiceb543
Jun 20, 2023
Excellent bike tour - We used Unlimited Biking twice while in New York. First we went on a great tour with Chuck on the Brooklyn Bridge tour. Went across the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn and then back over the Brooklyn Bridge. Chuck was very knowledgeable about the history of the areas we visited. The pace was geared to the group and we felt safe the whole time. Second we took the bike rentals by Central Park and went for a couple of hours on our own around Central Park. Beautiful way to see Central Park. The bikes at both locations were in very good condition.
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J
Jun 10, 2023
Fabulous Way to See NYC! - We initially thought we’d rent bikes just to ride around Central Park, and ended up keeping them all day. Good customer service, easy in and out. Bikes and tag a long were in great shape for rentals, like new. Absolutely beautiful to ride all over Central Park, getting off here and there to walk some spots and playgrounds. It’s a bike-friendly city, so we rode all the way down on the water to Chelsea Market and the High Line. We locked our bikes and went on foot there for several hours, and came back to find out unlocked tag a long still attached. Made the day!
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Fhendricks3
Oct 15, 2023
Great experience which you can do at your own pace - We initially intended to join the 10am daily guided tour. We got there at 9h50 but due to exceptionally long queues www weren’t able to join and opted for the self-guided tour instead. The app costs $10 dollars to download. There is a one way circular 6.5 mile lane going around Central Park. You can stop along the way and meander down the paths on foot only whilst pushing the bicycle. Too: for the guided tour, try and get there at least 30 ‘i items before the time. For self guided, the full circular tour is very long and can be on boring. Rather choose which sites your like to see and visits those only instead of doing the entire route. Most of the best photo ops are close to the main entrance and the zoo. So you don’t really need to venture out very far into the park.
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Boydj395
Jan 17, 2024
Perfunctory Handover - Good bicycles with helmets and safety chains, but a perfunctory handover - basically, "here’s the bicycle, off you go”. If you're not familiar with the gears and brakes (like us), figuring them out on the go on the streets of New York leading into Central Park and in Central Park is a potentially a little risky.
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Richardv748
Oct 3, 2023
Crappy bikes, nice people - A woman, two men riding a bicycle through Central Park. $22/ bike Crappy bikes without fenders, so if it rains or you ride through junk you have problems. Fortunately, it was a sunny day. One's chain kept jamming Of the other two, the gears falters. One had a narrow racing saddle for people 55 and older. We asked for a bicycle basket, was refused for unclear reason.
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