What a charter bus actually costs
We do not publish a rate table, because the honest number depends on your date, your hours, and your headcount. What we will do is show you exactly what moves the price, tell you what is in it, and send one flat figure for your trip.
Rather talk it through? Call (954) 250-6667 and a dispatcher will price it with you on the spot.
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Six things decide your quote
Nobody can price a charter honestly without knowing these. If a company gives you a firm number before asking, they are either padding it or planning to revise it later.
Hours, not miles
Charter pricing tracks the time a coach and driver are committed to you, including the deadhead run to your pickup and back. A six-hour day trip and a six-hour wedding block cost about the same even when the mileage is nowhere close.
Vehicle size
A 56-passenger motorcoach costs more to run than a 20-passenger minibus, so filling the right vehicle beats booking the biggest one. If your headcount is borderline we will tell you which way is cheaper.
Season
February through April is peak across most of Florida, driven by spring training, convention season, cruise turnarounds, and wedding Saturdays. Summer is the softest window. The same trip can differ by a real margin depending on the date.
Distance and overnights
Anything crossing the state or running past federal driver-hour limits needs either a second driver or a built-in rest break, plus lodging for the driver. We plan that into the quote instead of discovering it on the road.
Day of week
Saturdays go first and price accordingly, especially in wedding and event season. A Thursday version of the same trip is usually the cheapest thing on the calendar.
How many stops
One pickup and one drop-off is the simple case. Three hotels, a school, and a parents lot is a routing problem, and multi-stop loops carry more planning time than a straight there-and-back.
What is in the number
The figure we send is the figure you pay. Gratuity and fuel are inside it, not added at the end, and the handful of things that sit outside it are listed here rather than buried in a contract.
- Driver gratuity, written into the contract up front
- Fuel, including any surcharge, quoted at booking
- Driver hours planned around federal limits, not squeezed
- Liability coverage at $5,000,000
- Tolls and parking, unless you ask us to fold them into the contract
- Driver lodging on overnight charters
- A cleaning fee of up to $200 if the coach is left with litter
Deposit and payment
A valid credit card authorization form stays on file to hold the reservation.
Payment in full is due 3 business days before departure.
Company check, cashier’s check, money order, or cash. Cards accepted with a 3% surcharge.
If plans change
7 or more days before your trip: No cancellation fee
3 to 6 days before: 50% of the quoted total
Inside 72 hours: Full quoted total
Date changes are free at any point if we can move you to an open coach.
Start a quote request Read the full cost guideScheduled tours, priced per person
Our scheduled sightseeing tours run on a fixed price, so there is nothing to quote. Book a seat or book the whole coach. Group rates are available on every one of them.
Everglades airboat tour
$65 per person, or $55 each for 3 or more
A 30-minute airboat run through the sawgrass with a licensed captain, plus the wildlife exhibits.
Everglades airboat detailsMiami city tour
$89 per person with the boat cruise, $79 without
The city end to end, with an optional bilingual narrated cruise on Biscayne Bay.
Miami city tour detailsKey West sunset strip tour
$89 per person, or $119 with an all-day Conch Train or Trolley pass
The full run down the Overseas Highway, with the option to add an all-day island pass.
Key West tour detailsSawgrass Mills shopping trip
$40 per person round trip
Round-trip transportation to the largest outlet mall in the country, with a two person minimum.
Sawgrass Mills detailsHard Rock casino trip
$30 per person
The cheapest thing we run. Round-trip transportation to the Hard Rock, and nobody drives home.
Hard Rock trip detailsOrlando and Tampa trips
Call for pricing
Theme parks and Gulf Coast attractions, priced per trip because no two of these are alike.
Orlando and Tampa detailsTour prices are per person and current as of the date shown on each tour page. Minimum passenger counts apply where noted. Ace Tours & Transportation, Inc. is registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel. Registration No. ST37258.
The fine print, unburied
- Food and drink on board need to be in the contract. Alcohol requires a damage deposit.
- Overnight trips need a written itinerary 7 days out so we can plan driver hours.
- You are responsible for your group and for any damage to the coach.
- Federal rules cap how long a driver can be behind the wheel, and we plan around them instead of hoping. Long trips get a second driver or a real rest break built into the quote, not discovered on the road.
Ready to price your trip?
Reach us however you like. A person who actually knows the routes answers, not a call center reading from a script.
Peak season runs February through April, and Saturdays in that window go first. If your date is set, locking it now costs nothing and protects the coach.
What people ask about cost
Why do you not publish charter rates on the website?
Because a number on a page would be a guess, and guesses turn into arguments later. Charter cost moves with hours, vehicle, season, distance, and stop count, and a rate that ignores those is either padded to cover the worst case or too low to honor. We would rather send you one flat all-in figure for your actual trip, usually the same business day.
How much does it cost to rent a charter bus in Florida?
It depends far more on hours and season than on distance. The honest answer is that a school day trip, a wedding shuttle block, and a cross-Florida cruise run all price differently even at the same headcount. Send the date, the headcount, and the pickup and destination, and you get a real number back rather than a range.
What is included in the quoted price?
Driver gratuity and fuel, including any surcharge, are written into the contract up front. Liability coverage at $5,000,000 is standard. Tolls, parking, and driver lodging on overnight trips are the usual exceptions, and we will fold them in if you ask so the number on the contract is the number you pay.
Do you require a deposit?
A valid credit card authorization form holds the reservation. Payment in full is due three business days before departure. Company check, cashier’s check, money order, and cash are all fine, and cards carry a 3% surcharge.
What happens if we have to cancel?
Cancel seven or more days out and there is no fee. Between three and six days it is half the quoted total, and inside 72 hours it is the full amount, because at that point the coach and driver are committed and cannot be resold. Moving your date is free whenever we have an open coach.
Is a charter bus cheaper than everyone driving separately?
For most groups over about fifteen, yes, once you count fuel, parking, and the cost of arriving in pieces. Cruise groups see it most clearly, because a week in a port garage often costs more than a seat on the bus. We show the per-person math in the quote so you can check it yourself.
Want the real number?
Date, headcount, pickup, destination. That is all we need to send one flat all-in figure, usually the same business day.