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Charter bus rental in Bradenton

IMG Academy team travel, Pirates spring training, Anna Maria Island weddings, and one of the fastest growing communities in the state out at Lakewood Ranch.

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Rather talk it through? Call (954) 250-6667 and a dispatcher will price it with you on the spot.

Causeway Coach motorcoach loading a sports team and equipment at a Bradenton athletic campus
Causeway Coach fleet available for charter in Bradenton, Florida
Our fleet
Motorcoach interior with reclining seats, wifi, and overhead storage
Onboard
Luggage bay loaded with bags for a group trip
Luggage bays
Groups who have ridden with us
  • Miami Heat
  • Florida Panthers
  • Miami Marlins
  • University of Miami Hurricanes
  • FIFA
  • Formula 1
  • Boys & Girls Clubs
  • Amazon

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USDOT 1310399 Active USDOT status. Verify on FMCSA SAFER
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School districts Approved carrier list Listed with Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County school boards. How school booking works
Operating since 1996 Florida-only operations, with trip coordination and dispatch handled by Causeway Coach, with partner-fleet capacity of 40+ vehicles behind it. About the company

USDOT 1310399 · Florida Seller of Travel Reg. No. ST37258 · Operated by Ace Tours & Transportation, Inc.. Listings reflect compliance with each agency's requirements and are not endorsements.

Bradenton group travel

Why groups in Manatee County call us

Bradenton punches well above its size in group transportation, and the reason is IMG Academy. The campus draws athletes, families, coaching staff, and visiting programs from around the world, and it generates a category of travel almost nowhere else in Florida produces: recurring team movement on an academic and competitive calendar at once. Airport runs to Tampa and Sarasota, tournament travel, campus visits, and parent weekends all run on it.

Around that sits a market that has grown fast. Lakewood Ranch has become one of the largest master-planned communities in the country and keeps expanding east, which produces the steady community and corporate group work that makes a market worth serving year-round. LECOM Park brings the Pirates every February and March, and downtown Bradenton and the Riverwalk have grown their own event calendar.

Then there is Anna Maria Island, which is the classic Gulf Coast shuttle problem in concentrated form. One bridge, narrow roads, strict parking, and a wedding market that has grown steadily. Guests who drive themselves onto the island in season find out quickly why the couples who booked shuttles look relaxed.

Local demand

Where Bradenton groups actually go

IMG Academy team and family travel group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

IMG Academy team and family travel

Athletes, visiting programs, coaching staff, and parent weekends move constantly on an academic and competitive calendar at once. Airport runs to TPA and SRQ, tournament travel, and campus transfers are all standing work for us.

Pirates spring training at LECOM Park group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

Pirates spring training at LECOM Park

February and March bring the Grapefruit League to downtown Bradenton, and LECOM Park sits in a neighbourhood where game-day parking is genuinely limited. Fan groups and hospitality runs do better dropped at the gate.

Anna Maria Island weddings group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

Anna Maria Island weddings

One bridge on, narrow island roads, and parking enforced strictly enough to ruin an afternoon. Shuttling guests from a mainland hotel block is the version of this that works, and it handles the late return as well.

Lakewood Ranch community and corporate group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

Lakewood Ranch community and corporate

One of the largest master-planned communities in the country, still growing east. Corporate offsites, community outings, and club trips here run on a repeating calendar that is easy to hold coaches for.

Manatee County school travel group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

Manatee County school travel

Field trips, athletics, and band travel across a district covering a lot of ground. Certificates of insurance and vendor paperwork go out with the quote rather than after a chase.

Tampa and Sarasota airport runs group transportation in Bradenton, Florida

Tampa and Sarasota airport runs

Two airports within an hour, which is a genuine advantage for group travel here. We track flights into both and meet the party at one curb with room for the bags underneath.

Pick your vehicle

Sized for the group, not the invoice

56-passenger Causeway Coach motorcoach available for charter

56-passenger motorcoach

Onboard restroom, wifi, power outlets, reclining seats, and deep luggage bays. The workhorse for Bradenton school trips, team travel, and cruise runs.

Up to 56 seats
Mid-size Causeway Coach charter bus for smaller groups

25 to 35 passenger coach

Full-size comfort without paying for empty seats. Popular for wedding parties, boards, and mid-size Bradenton group transportation.

25 to 35 seats
Causeway Coach minibus for small group transportation

15 to 20 passenger minibus

Nimble enough for tight venue drives and beach roads. The right call when a coach is more bus than the trip needs.

15 to 20 seats
Service area

Pickups across Manatee County

Dispatch and base

Causeway Coach
4100 NE 16th Terrace
Oakland Park

(954) 250-6667
[email protected]

Island pickups run on the bridge rather than the clock, and Anna Maria parking rules are enforced. If your run crosses onto the island in season, we plan the timing backward from your ceremony or tee time.

Anna Maria IslandHolmes BeachLakewood RanchPalmettoEllentonParrishCortezWest BradentonLongboat KeyMyakka City
Talk to a real dispatcher

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Reach us however you like. A person who actually knows the routes answers, not a call center reading from a script.

Spring training in February and March collides with peak season and island wedding dates. Those weeks are the first to go on this coast.

  1. You send the basics. Date, pickup, destination, headcount. That is enough to price it.
  2. We send one all-in number. Bus, driver, and fuel together, with tolls and parking itemized.
  3. You approve, we hold the coach. Paperwork and certificates follow for schools and vendors.
Local questions

Bradenton questions

Do you handle IMG Academy travel?

Regularly, including airport runs to Tampa and Sarasota, tournament and away travel, campus visits, and parent weekends. Recurring arrangements are straightforward for us to hold on a season schedule.

Can a coach get onto Anna Maria Island?

Yes, and it is far easier than sending forty cars. The island bridge and the parking rules are the constraint, which is exactly why shuttling guests from a mainland block is the standard approach for island weddings here.

Which airport should our group fly into?

Sarasota-Bradenton is closer and quicker, Tampa has more flights. Both are inside an hour and we cover both, so pick on schedule and price rather than distance and tell us which one when you book.

Do you serve Lakewood Ranch and Parrish?

Yes, along with Palmetto, Ellenton, Cortez, Holmes Beach, and out toward Myakka City. Manatee County pickups across several stops on one run are normal.

How busy is spring training here?

Busy enough that February and March are the tightest weeks of our Gulf Coast calendar. LECOM Park sits in a residential grid with limited parking, so game-day coach work books early.

Moving a group in Manatee County?

Tell us the date and the headcount. We will send back one all-in number.

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