Central Park Tours: Pedicab, Carriage, Bike or On Foot

How to choose

Four ways round the park, and who each one suits

In October 2026 the list holds 88 pedicab tours, 66 products on foot, 41 carriage rides and 40 bike products, rentals included. The choice is mostly about how much walking a group wants and how the price is counted. Most pedicab, walking and bike tours are priced per person, but many private ones are priced per group: 10 of the pedicab tours and many of the private walks in October 2026. Carriages are priced per carriage, with one exception priced per person.

Pedicab: the most ground with the least effort

A driver pedals up to three riders and talks on the way, with stops to get off at the sights. Central Park Pedicab Guided Tours rates 4.97 from 8,688 reviews and starts from $38 per person on Viator in October 2026, for one to three hours with a minimum of two people. The Private Central Park Pedicab Tour (4.98 from 7,639 reviews, from $38 per person) stops on its one-hour option at the skyline view, Bethesda Fountain, Bow Bridge and Strawberry Fields. More on the pedicab tours page.

Horse carriage: the slow, classic ride

A carriage takes up to four adults at a walking pace from Central Park South. Official NYC Horse Carriage Rides rates 4.86 from 2,461 reviews and starts from $99 per carriage in October 2026, with rides from 25 to 65 minutes. The fare, the routes and the 2028 phase-out are on the carriage rides page.

Bike: the lowest price and the whole loop

Central Park Bike & E-Bike Rental, the most reviewed rental, starts from $14 per person in October 2026, with helmet, lock and map, and rates 4.02 from 579 reviews. The lowest rental price on the page is $6 per person, for Central Park Bicycle Rentals New York City (4.87 from 122 reviews), with hourly to all-day options. For a guide on a bike, the Central Park NYC Highlights Small-Group Bike & E-Bike Tour (from $55, 4.53 from 456 reviews) rides two hours past the Literary Walk, Bethesda Terrace, the Reservoir and Strawberry Fields in groups of up to 15.

On foot: the paths bikes and pedicabs cannot take

The Central Park Guided Walking Tour rates 4.95 from 858 reviews, from $44 per person for two hours in groups of up to 12, and reaches areas closed to cyclists. The Central Park TV and Movie Sites Walking Tour (from $43, 4.64 from 510 reviews) walks to more than 30 filming locations.

Park rules

Park rules that shape the ride

The park is open from 6:00 am to 1:00 am every day of the year (October 2026). Its drives have been closed to cars since June 27, 2018; the transverse roads at 65th, 79th, 86th and 97th Streets still carry traffic.

Cyclists ride counterclockwise only on the loop drives, at up to 20 mph, and give way to pedestrians. Children under 14 must wear a helmet, and bikes are not allowed on pedestrian paths outside the marked shared stretches. No permit is needed. Pedicabs keep to the far right lane of the drives and may pick up or drop off riders only at signposted areas (October 2026). The most reviewed pedicab tours meet riders on the streets between 55th and 59th, south of the park.