Burbank Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Burbankcoachbuscompany.com
Burbankcoachbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Burbank through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form and you'll see vehicles, photos, and prices from that network in seconds — no account required, no waiting on callbacks. Burbankcoachbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website; it does not own or operate any vehicles. The transportation itself is performed by independently owned companies serving the Burbank area.
No — Burbankcoachbuscompany.com is a comparison and referral website. In practical terms, that means you come here to compare vehicles and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Burbank, and the transportation itself is carried out by independently owned companies in the area. Think of it as the faster, easier alternative to calling five local operators one at a time: you share your trip details once and see what the network has for your date, your route, and your group size.
When you search on your own, you call one company, get one price, and start over if they don't have what you need. With Burbankcoachbuscompany.com, you fill out one form or make one call to 818-666-8580 and immediately see vehicles and rates from a whole network of providers serving Burbank — different bus types, different price points, all in one place. Companies compete for the booking, which means you get more options and often better pricing than you'd find by reaching out to a single operator yourself.
Your time stays yours.
An independently owned transportation company serving the Burbank area. Once you fill out the quote form, you're taken to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits the trip — the right size, the right amenities, the right price. What you're choosing there is a vehicle and a price, not picking a company off a list.
The transportation company assigned to the booking is confirmed to you after booking is complete.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the form on this page — or call 818-666-8580 — and you're taken straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website. That booking company partners with independently owned operators serving the Burbank area, and their results page shows you available vehicles and pricing for your specific trip. Right there on their website, you choose the vehicle and price that work for your group and book it online.
What you're selecting is a vehicle and a rate — the whole thing takes minutes.
Your pickup city, where you're going, how many people are riding, and how many hours you need the bus. That's enough to get started. The more detail you add — your stops, your start and end times, how much luggage the group is bringing, and any amenities that matter — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better the deal you can find.
Laying it all out up front saves time on both ends.
Right away — there's no waiting on a callback. The moment you submit the form, you go straight to the search results page and see quotes on the booking company's website. No inbox to check, no phone tag.
If you'd rather talk through the trip with someone first, call 818-666-8580 and a live agent can walk you through the options and put together a package for your specific itinerary.
The earlier the better for a popular date — a specific vehicle or a large group goes even further ahead. Prom weekends in April and May across Burbank High School and John Burroughs High School, Rose Bowl weekend in Pasadena, and Coachella weekends in April are dates where the entire local market moves fast. That said, because Burbankcoachbuscompany.com puts your request in front of a whole network of providers serving the area rather than one operator with one yard, short-notice trips are often still workable.
Submit the request or call 818-666-8580 even on short notice — the worst outcome is you find out quickly, and the best is that someone has exactly what you need.
All of those can be requested. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with your group for a set block of time, which works well when the itinerary is flexible or the group is moving between multiple stops. A one-way transfer moves a group from one place to another — say, from Burbank to LAX or to a venue in Pasadena.
A round trip brings them back. A multi-stop itinerary runs a planned route with several stops in sequence, like a brewery loop through Burbank and the San Fernando Valley. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day, like a Las Vegas run or a wine-country weekend.
Which format fits comes down to the trip itself, and a multi-stop or overnight itinerary should be laid out in full with the request so it comes back priced correctly from the start.
Charter Bus Pricing
A charter bus costs $205–$385+ per hour on weekdays, $225–$410+ per hour on weekends, and $1,650–$2,950+ per day. Those are starting ranges — pricing is not one-size-fits-all. The type of bus, the date, the distance, and the number of stops all move a quote, so the range is a planning reference rather than your price.
To see numbers for your actual trip, fill out the form and pricing comes back in seconds. Or call 818-666-8580 — going through the trip with someone can turn up better packages and pricing than you'd find on your own.
It depends on the trip, and all three structures are used. A short run of a couple of hours — a game-day shuttle from Burbank to Dodger Stadium, a transfer to Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) — is usually priced hourly. A trip that covers significant distance, roughly past the 100-to-200-mile mark, may carry a per-mile charge instead; that's the structure that often comes back on a Las Vegas run or a San Francisco charter.
A long day — generally around eight hours or more — often comes back as a day rate rather than stacked hours, because the vehicle is booked for so much of the day that a flat daily rate makes more sense for everyone. Submitting the actual trip is what determines which structure applies.
Six things move a charter bus quote: the type and size of bus, how long it's booked for, the date and day of the week, the distance and route, the number of stops, and how busy that date is locally. Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday, and daytime prices lower than those same evenings — so if your Burbank trip has any flexibility, a Tuesday corporate run to the Los Angeles Convention Center costs meaningfully less than the same trip on a Saturday night. Booking the size the group actually needs beats over-booking capacity, and grouping riders into one or two pickup points along Magnolia Blvd or the Burbank Town Center area instead of five scattered addresses cuts the hours on the clock.
April and May are the most competitive months in the Burbank market because prom, Coachella, and graduation all land at once — book early or call 818-666-8580 to find what's still available.
About Charter Buses
A charter bus is a full-size passenger coach that a group hires for its own trip — its own route, its own schedule, its own stops — rather than riding a fixed public route. It's built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle, and a full-size coach seats roughly 40 to 56 people. The group has the whole coach to themselves for the duration of the trip.
Outside, a full-size charter bus is a tall, long coach body with high windows running the full length of both sides and luggage bay doors along the bottom skirt. The exterior is usually finished in white, silver, black, or a solid color — though some coaches are wrapped in an operator's own graphics, so the coach that shows up will not always look identical to what you see in photos. Inside, seats run in pairs on either side of a center aisle, all forward-facing.
The fabric may be cloth or leather depending on the make and model — a Prevost H3-45 tends to run leather, while a Van Hool CX45 or MCI J4500 may be either, depending on how the coach was fitted out. Overhead parcel racks run the length of the cabin, and a restroom sits toward the rear. The overall impression is closer to a long-haul airline cabin than to a school bus.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks and undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets and USB charging ports, a PA system, and TV monitors. Availability may vary by make, model, and the specific vehicle — features are confirmed during booking rather than guaranteed across every coach. If a specific amenity matters for your trip, note it with your trip details when you submit the form; that narrows the results to coaches that are actually equipped with what your group needs.
Generally 40 to 56 passengers, depending on the make and model, with 56 the most common build on a full-size coach. The MCI J4500 seats 56 as standard and is built for up to 60; the Van Hool CX45 is the same, 56 standard and up to 60; the Prevost H3-45 seats 56. Shorter 35-foot coaches seat closer to 44.
The count changes on the same coach when extra legroom is configured — each upgraded row takes out seats — or when a wheelchair position is included, which also reduces the total. Because Burbankcoachbuscompany.com works with a network of providers, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what's available for your date. Submit the trip or call 818-666-8580 if the group needs a specific capacity confirmed.
A 56-passenger coach runs 14 rows, with two seats on each side of a center aisle — forward-facing, paired, one aisle down the middle. That's the standard layout on a full-size coach. The row count drops on coaches configured with extra legroom, since each upgraded row takes seats out, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for sightline.
A 44-passenger coach runs closer to 11 rows on the same aisle-and-pair layout.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To give that some scale — because the reason people ask is usually that they're working out whether one fits somewhere — that's roughly three cars parked end to end. Shorter coaches exist, most commonly around 35 feet, and those are sometimes the right call for tighter venues or urban drop-off points.
The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle and the one most commonly available through the network.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design clearances for 12 feet. To put that in terms most people can picture — it's a little taller than the first floor of a house. The reason this question comes up is usually a parking garage or a covered drop-off area, so if the venue has a low clearance structure, it's worth checking before the bus arrives.
The 12-foot design standard is the figure to use when checking.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road today are equipped with it. One thing worth knowing: onboard WiFi is a piece of equipment a coach is built with, not something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies. It's also worth setting the right expectation before the trip — onboard WiFi runs off a cellular connection and is built for light use across a full coach.
Phones, messaging, and browsing work well; fifty people streaming video or running large file transfers at once will push the limits. If WiFi matters for your group, note it with your trip details when you submit the form so the results come back filtered to coaches that are actually equipped with it.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses, located toward the rear of the coach. It's there so a group doesn't have to stop, and on a longer run like Burbank to Las Vegas or Burbank to Santa Barbara wine country, that matters. On most long trips the itinerary still includes planned rest stops; the onboard restroom handles the gaps.
Availability may vary by vehicle, so if it's essential for your group, note it with your trip details when you request the quote.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at every seat, often with a USB port built into the same outlet. This is an equipment option rather than something every coach carries, so it varies by vehicle. In practical terms, a group can keep phones and laptops charged across a long run — a Las Vegas overnight, a San Diego day trip, a full day at the Los Angeles Convention Center — without hunting for a wall outlet at every stop.
If the group needs outlets, note it with the trip details so the results reflect coaches that are actually equipped.
Yes — in two places. Overhead parcel racks run the length of the cabin inside, and undercarriage baggage bays run underneath the coach along the skirt. A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks.
Across a full 56-passenger load, that works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person underneath and under 2 cubic feet overhead — in practice, about one checked-size bag per person below and one small carry-on above. A few things change that math: a coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some baggage bay space, and bulky gear like musical instruments, sports equipment, or event supplies takes the space of several standard bags. On a Coachella run or a team charter with uniforms and gear, that's worth thinking through before the trip.
State your luggage situation and any oversized items with the trip details when you submit the form — that way the right coach gets matched to the group from the start.
Charter Bus Service in Burbank, California
Any group, any occasion. Airport transfers to and from Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and LAX are one of the most common requests in the area. Corporate travel and employee shuttles move teams between Burbank's media and entertainment campuses — Warner Bros., Disney, iHeartMedia — and venues across the LA metro.
Weddings and private events use shuttle buses to move guests between hotel blocks and venues like Castaway Burbank. Concerts and sporting events at Dodger Stadium, SoFi Stadium, and Crypto.com Arena are a natural fit. School and church group trips, government and military moves, wine and brewery tours through the San Fernando Valley and out to Santa Barbara wine country, prom, and long-distance travel to Las Vegas, San Diego, and beyond are all served through the network.
The network serves Burbank and the surrounding area throughout Los Angeles County and beyond. Nearby cities covered include Glendale, Pasadena, North Hollywood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Toluca Lake, Sunland-Tujunga, La Crescenta, and Montrose — plus the broader LA metro, from Downtown Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, and the South Bay. Those are examples, not the complete picture.
If your pickup or drop-off is somewhere not listed here, enter the full route or call 818-666-8580 and a live agent can confirm coverage for your specific cities.
Prom season in April and May is the single most competitive stretch for charter buses in the Burbank market — Burbank High School, John Burroughs High School, and every surrounding district all schedule their dances in the same narrow window, and the party bus and charter bus inventory goes fast. Graduation season in May and June follows immediately, pulling demand from CSUN, UCLA, USC, and local high schools at once. Rose Bowl weekend on January 1 in Pasadena fills the entire local market.
Coachella and Stagecoach weekends in April send a massive wave of Burbank-area groups east to Indio. New Year's Eve on the Sunset Strip and in Hollywood, Anime Expo over the July 4th weekend at the LA Convention Center, and LA County Fair weekends in September all create local surges. Book any of those dates well ahead.
Short-notice requests are still worth submitting — the network covers more ground than a single operator — but the earlier you move on a peak date, the better your options.
Planning Your Burbank, California Charter Bus Trip
Yes — all of them. Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) (2627 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505) is the closest, roughly 2 miles from downtown Burbank and about 5 to 8 minutes off-peak — the easiest airport run in the area for groups staying or working in the city. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045) is about 20 miles southwest, 35 to 65 minutes depending on I-405 traffic, and the right call for groups flying on carriers that don't serve BUR.
For both airports, the coach meets your group outside the terminal at the spot that airport designates for buses and larger vehicles, following each airport's own ground transportation guidelines. Have your group assembled with all luggage before calling the bus forward — that keeps the curbside move clean and fast.
Yes — all of the major venues in the region. Dodger Stadium (1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012) is about 9 miles south, 15 to 25 minutes off-peak — home of the LA Dodgers, and charter bus drop-off runs through the Vin Scully Ave approach to Sunset Gate A with prepaid oversized vehicle parking required. SoFi Stadium (1001 Stadium Dr, Inglewood, CA 90301), home of the Rams and Chargers, is about 22 miles southwest; buses drop on Kareem Court accessed via westbound Pincay Drive.
Crypto.com Arena (1111 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015) hosts the Lakers, Clippers, Kings, and Sparks, about 13 miles south. Rose Bowl Stadium (1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena, CA 91103) is 9 miles east — home of UCLA football and the annual Rose Bowl Game on January 1, one of the biggest single-day events in Southern California. Traffic patterns shift significantly around all of these venues on event days, so build in extra time and have a clear drop-off and meet-back point arranged before the group disperses.
Yes — all of the major facilities in and around Burbank. The Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport (2500 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505) is the primary meeting facility in the city itself, with bus drop-off at the hotel entrance on Hollywood Way. Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood (3400 W Riverside Dr, Burbank, CA 91505) is a major group destination right in Burbank — advance arrangement is required for large groups at the studio gate. The Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015), about 13 miles south, hosts Anime Expo, the LA Auto Show, and dozens of major conventions each year. Large venues like these have designated bus loading areas separate from the main entrance, and a repeat shuttle running between a hotel block and a convention should have its full schedule laid out with the request — start time, end time, number of runs — so it comes back timed and priced correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the area. Castaway Burbank (1250 E Harvard Rd, Burbank, CA 91501) is one of the most prominent venues in the city, a hilltop property with panoramic views of the San Fernando Valley; the winding approach on Glenoaks Blvd makes a shuttle bus genuinely useful, since parking for a full guest list at the top of that hill is a real challenge. For couples drawing guests from across the LA metro, venues like Vibiana (214 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012) in Downtown LA and Calamigos Ranch (327 Latigo Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA 90265) in Malibu are popular destinations reachable in 30 to 50 minutes.
The most common wedding setup is a shuttle loop between the hotel block and the venue — give the exact venue address and the hotel pickup address with the request so the right vehicle gets matched to the route from the start.
Yes — all of them. Burbank Unified School District serves the city, with Burbank High School (902 N Third St, Burbank, CA 91502) and John Burroughs High School (1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank, CA 91506) as the two main high schools. Woodbury University (7500 Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504) is the four-year university within city limits.
Nearby, California State University, Northridge (CSUN) (18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330) is about 10 miles northwest, and UCLA (405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095) is about 15 miles southwest. Field trips and team travel are typically pickups at the school or campus itself — campuses have designated bus loading zones — and student trips should include the exact headcount plus any chaperone or accessibility needs with the request so the right vehicle comes back.
Yes — all of them. In the broader LA area, The Brewyard Beer Company (906 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201) and Bravery Brewing Co. (42705 8th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534) are easy first stops on a local brewery loop. For a longer run, Ladyface Ale Companie (29281 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301) is about 20 miles west — a full afternoon loop from Burbank through the Valley and back is a natural multi-stop itinerary.
For wine country, Santa Barbara wine country in the Santa Ynez Valley is about 100 miles northwest via US-101, roughly 1.5 to 2 hours — a popular Burbank-area day trip. Temecula wine country is about 80 miles southeast, around 1.5 hours via I-15. Casinos within range include Bicycle Hotel & Casino (888 Bicycle Club Dr, Bell Gardens, CA 90201) about 22 miles southeast, and Hollywood Park Casino (3883 W Century Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303) about 22 miles southwest.
For nightlife, the NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood is 3 miles south, Hollywood Blvd is 8 miles south, and the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood is about 12 miles southwest. A multi-stop night out is timed by how long the group stays at each stop — list the stops and the time at each one with the request so the hours come back priced right.
Yes — long-distance charters from Burbank are common and easy to book through the network. Las Vegas, Nevada is about 270 miles northeast via I-15, roughly 4 to 4.5 hours — the single most popular long-distance run from the Burbank and LA area. San Diego is about 120 miles south via I-5, 2 to 2.5 hours.
Santa Barbara is about 100 miles northwest via US-101, 1.5 to 2 hours. Palm Springs is about 110 miles east via I-10, 1.5 to 2.5 hours depending on traffic through the Inland Empire. Coachella Valley (Indio) is about 130 miles east, 2 to 2.5 hours — the destination for Coachella and Stagecoach festival groups every April.
A long-distance trip is usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day charter rather than by the hour, and an overnight trip needs the full itinerary — departure time, overnight stop, return timing — laid out with the request so it comes back priced correctly from the start.