56 Passenger Charter Bus
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Finding the right bus rental in Santa Monica used to mean calling company after company, describing your trip over and over, and waiting around on callbacks that never quite lined up. Charterbussantamonica.com replaces all of that with something a whole lot simpler. This website gives you instant access to a large network of independent bus companies serving Santa Monica and the surrounding Los Angeles area, so you can compare party buses, minibuses, charter buses, sprinter vans, and more all in one place, without creating an account.
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Pricing in Santa Monica varies based on bus type, trip length, time of year, and any special amenities your group needs. A compact sprinter van for a small executive group runs differently than a 56-passenger motorcoach heading down the Pacific Coast Highway for a multi-stop event. The fastest way to know exactly what your trip will cost?
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| Type of Vehicle | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day | Cost Per Mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Passenger Charter Bus | $205 – $385+ | $225 – $410+ | $1,650 – $2,950+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 35 Passenger Minibus | $225 – $370+ | $255 – $385+ | $1,815 – $2,415+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 30 Passenger Minibus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.90 – $8.60+ |
| 28 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $355+ | $220 – $370+ | $1,540 – $2,255+ | $5.65 – $8.25+ |
| 25 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $350+ | $195 – $365+ | $1,420 – $2,180+ | $5.40 – $7.90+ |
| 20 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| 18 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $330+ | $190 – $350+ | $1,210 – $1,990+ | $5.00 – $7.25+ |
| 15 Passenger Minibus | $180 – $310+ | $180 – $330+ | $1,150 – $1,880+ | $4.75 – $6.95+ |
| 15-50 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $426+ | $265 – $460+ | $1,827 – $2,954+ | $6.75 – $9.95+ |
| Sprinter Van with Driver | $190 – $373+ | $218 – $466+ | $1,395 – $2,848+ | $5.00 – $6.95+ |
| Sprinter Limo | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| School Bus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.00 – $7.60+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an instant price quote for your trip, request an online quote or call 323-486-9399. | ||||
View instant online quotes for every type of group transportation service in Santa Monica — from airport shuttles and wedding buses to corporate shuttles, prom transportation, and field trips. Whatever brings your group together, there's a bus in the network ready for it. Compare vehicles and packages from a large network of independent transportation companies serving Santa Monica, all in one place!

Give your group the smoothest possible airport experience when you book a Santa Monica airport shuttle bus. Whether you're coordinating arrivals at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045) or routing a group through Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) (2627 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505), a private bus rental beats juggling multiple rideshares and trying to coordinate curbside pickups for a crowd.
At LAX, LAX-it is for taxi and ride-app pickups, not a charter-bus pickup zone. The airport’s free LAX-it shuttle boards outside baggage claim on the arrivals level, and the lot is next to Terminal 1. From LAX to the Santa Monica Pier, the drive runs approximately 8 miles down Lincoln Boulevard — roughly 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic, which on the I-405 corridor can swing dramatically.
A private bus rental keeps your entire group together, eliminates surge pricing, and has you checked into your hotel on Ocean Avenue before the rideshare crowd is still waiting in line. Call 323-486-9399 to set up your Santa Monica airport transfer today!

In Santa Monica and across the greater LA music scene, concert nights come with one unavoidable headache: parking. Whether you're heading to the iconic Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series at the pier's Newcomb Pier (200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401) or catching a show at The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010) or Hollywood Bowl (2301 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068), a concert bus rental in Santa Monica takes the logistics completely off your plate.
Instead of splitting into separate cars, hunting for parking, and trying to find each other after the encore, your group loads up at one spot and arrives together. Party buses come loaded with a built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, and Bluetooth sound — so the energy starts before you even reach the venue. Charter buses and minibuses are ideal for larger groups who want comfortable, efficient transport without the party-bus vibe.
Either way, a Santa Monica concert bus rental means nobody has to be the designated driver. Compare concert transportation options and get pricing right online!

Wherever your team is headed — a conference at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (1700 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401), a client dinner in Beverly Hills, or a multi-day corporate retreat up the Pacific Coast Highway — a Santa Monica corporate charter bus rental keeps everyone together and on schedule without the chaos of coordinating individual rides across LA traffic.
Charterbussantamonica.com makes it incredibly easy to find and book corporate bus rentals in Santa Monica from a large network of independent providers. Compare full-size motorcoaches with WiFi, power outlets, and reclining seats for longer hauls, or nimble minibuses and sprinter vans for quick executive transfers between Santa Monica and Downtown LA, Century City, or El Segundo. Onboard amenities like WiFi and individual power outlets mean your team can stay productive in transit — especially valuable when you're navigating the I-10 or the 405 during rush hour.
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One of the smartest perks a Santa Monica employer can offer is a private employee shuttle bus — and Charterbussantamonica.com makes setting one up remarkably simple. Santa Monica commuters battling the I-10, Lincoln Boulevard, or the 405 corridor every morning and evening know exactly how draining that daily grind becomes. A recurring employee shuttle bus removes that stress entirely, replacing it with a comfortable, predictable ride that lets your team arrive focused and ready.
Whether your office is in the Santa Monica tech corridor near Wilshire Boulevard and 26th Street, at Water Garden (2425 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404), or at one of the many creative agencies clustered along Colorado Avenue, Charterbussantamonica.com can connect you with a network of providers ready to build a custom route. Coordinate pickup stops from residential neighborhoods like Brentwood, Mar Vista, or Culver City, and drop employees directly at your front door. Custom routes, recurring schedules, and flexible pricing are all on the table.
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Planning government or military group transportation in the Santa Monica and greater LA area requires precise scheduling, and Charterbussantamonica.com connects you with a network of independent transportation companies. Through the network, you can find and compare vehicles suited for everything from municipal employee shuttles and city event transportation to motorcoach rentals for personnel movements in and around the Los Angeles region.
The greater LA area is home to several key military installations, including the Los Angeles Air Force Base (483 N Aviation Blvd, El Segundo, CA 90245), located less than 10 miles from Santa Monica. Whether you need military transportation services for training movements, ceremony shuttles, base transfers, or coordinated group travel for personnel, Charterbussantamonica.com makes it easy to find the right vehicle and package from a network of providers. Fill out one quick form to see available options for your date, or call 323-486-9399 and a live agent will help you put together a custom plan!

Fill out one form and instantly compare long-distance charter bus options departing from Santa Monica and the greater LA area. Whether your group is heading up the California coast to San Francisco, east to Las Vegas, south to San Diego, or anywhere beyond, a full-size motorcoach makes the journey comfortable in ways a caravan of rental cars simply cannot match.
Full-size charter buses come equipped with reclining seats, climate control, onboard restrooms, WiFi, power outlets, flatscreen TVs, and undercarriage luggage bays — everything your group needs to settle in and actually enjoy a long haul. Santa Monica sits at the western end of Historic Route 66, which means long-distance trips heading east often start right here. From the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard, your group can board a motorcoach and wake up in Las Vegas, Phoenix, or beyond without a single traffic headache to manage.
Compare long-distance buses from a network of providers serving Santa Monica, or call 323-486-9399 for a custom quote on your route!

Waiting until the last minute to sort out transportation for your next private event in Santa Monica is the one mistake you don't want to make — especially in a city where rideshare surge pricing can spike fast and street parking near the Pier disappears hours before any major gathering. Whether you're hosting a birthday celebration, a family reunion, a graduation party, or a private sightseeing tour along the Pacific Coast Highway, a Santa Monica private event bus rental keeps your whole group together from start to finish.
Rent a party bus for a milestone birthday crawl through Santa Monica, Venice Beach, and Marina del Rey. Book a minibus for a private tour hitting the Getty Center (1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049), the Broad Museum (221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012), and dinner in West Hollywood. Or reserve a full-size motorcoach for a large family reunion shuttling between hotels on Ocean Avenue and a venue in Malibu.
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You'll remember prom night forever — make sure the ride matches the moment. Booking a prom party bus in Santa Monica means your whole friend group arrives together, on time, and already having the night of their lives before the doors even open. No splitting into separate cars.
No scrambling for parking near the venue. No worrying about how everyone gets home safely afterward.
Santa Monica-area high schools — including Santa Monica High School (Samohi) (601 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405) and Lincoln Middle School — see prom season peak in late April and May, and buses book up fast during that window. The earlier you lock in your reservation, the better your vehicle selection and the sharper your rate. Party buses for prom typically come with LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, a built-in bar area (non-alcoholic setups available), and wraparound perimeter seating perfect for a big group photo before the first song plays.
Compare prom buses and see online pricing right now, or call 323-486-9399 before your date disappears!

Hit every stop on your group's itinerary without a single carpool headache when you book a religious group charter bus in Santa Monica. Whether your congregation is traveling to a regional conference, a faith-based retreat in the mountains, a service event across LA County, or a pilgrimage to a significant site, a private bus rental keeps your community together in comfort from the first pickup to the final drop-off.
Santa Monica is home to a diverse faith community, from long-established congregations near the Third Street Promenade to newer faith communities spread throughout the Westside. A charter bus or minibus rental means your group travels as one — sharing conversation, prayer, and preparation for whatever the day holds — without the distraction of navigating LA traffic or hunting for parking at the destination. Minibuses accommodate smaller groups with ease, while full-size motorcoaches handle large congregations traveling together for multi-day events.
ADA-accessible buses are available through the network too — just mention your needs when you request your quote. Fill out one quick form to compare religious group transportation options in Santa Monica!

Keeping a class of students comfortable and on schedule during a field trip in the LA area is a big job — and the right bus rental makes it significantly easier. Skip the yellow school bus and give your students a modern, air-conditioned ride with overhead storage, WiFi, and a PA system that actually works when you're trying to get everyone's attention on the way to the museum.
Santa Monica-area schools have no shortage of outstanding field trip destinations within easy driving distance. Heal the Bay's Aquarium at Santa Monica Pier (1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90401) is a short ride from most local campuses. The California Science Center (700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037) offers group or bus parking, and its field-trip information directs groups to the Center for visit details.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007) has bus parking in the Green Lot off Hoover Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, with overflow parking on Exposition Park Drive. Charter buses and other oversized vehicles pay $42 per vehicle, so your group can factor that venue parking cost into its trip budget, which isn't included in your free price quote. ADA-accessible school field trip buses are available through the network — mention your needs when you request your quote!

Get online pricing for Santa Monica sports team and sporting event transportation in under 30 seconds — and stop worrying about who's driving, where to park, and how everyone's getting home after the game. Whether you're moving a youth travel team to a tournament in the San Fernando Valley, shuttling a college club team to a competition in San Diego, or organizing fan transportation to a game across LA, Charterbussantamonica.com makes finding the right bus fast and easy.
LA sports fans know the parking situation at major venues all too well. At the Crypto.com Arena (1111 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015), buses use designated drop-off and pick-up areas on Chick Hearn Court and Figueroa Street. Oversized-vehicle parking must be arranged 10 days before the event, and Lot 1 does not accept buses.
At SoFi Stadium (1001 Stadium Dr, Inglewood, CA 90301), which hosts the Rams and Chargers, guests need an event parking pass, and advance parking purchase is recommended. A charter bus or party bus from Santa Monica to any of these venues means your group arrives together, the pregame energy builds on board, and the ride home is already handled. Compare your options right online!

Moving a wedding party and guests seamlessly between venues in Santa Monica is one of the most satisfying things a charter bus rental can do — and one of the most stressful things to try to pull off without one. Whether you're shuttling guests from boutique hotels along Ocean Avenue to a ceremony at Casa del Mar (1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica, CA 90405), or running a loop between a reception at Shutters on the Beach (1 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405) and nearby hotels after the final dance, a private wedding shuttle bus handles every detail so you don't have to.
Santa Monica's coastal wedding venues are stunning, but parking near the Pier and along Ocean Avenue is notoriously tight — especially on weekends. A wedding shuttle eliminates that headache entirely for your guests. Book a bus for the full weekend to cover the bachelorette night through Venice and West Hollywood, the rehearsal dinner in Brentwood, day-of transportation, and late-night returns to the hotel.
You can even personalize the bus with your wedding colors, a photo slideshow, or a custom playlist over the PA. Compare wedding bus options in Santa Monica and see pricing right online, or call 323-486-9399 to start building your wedding transportation plan today!
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Charterbussantamonica.com helps you compare bus rental options; it is not a transportation company and does not rent, own, or operate vehicles. When you submit the quote form, your trip details go through a booking company so you can review pricing and available vehicles for your date. You compare the options and book through the process shown with your quote.
Charterbussantamonica.com is a website that helps you rent buses online in Santa Monica. Instead of calling company after company and waiting around on callbacks, you can compare party buses, charter buses, minibuses, sprinter vans, and more from a large network of independent transportation companies — all in one place. Share your trip details once, browse your options, and book through a national booking platform.
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A private bus rental is the cleanest solution for large-group airport transfers between Santa Monica and LAX. The drive covers roughly 8 miles down Lincoln Boulevard or via the I-405, but traffic — especially during the morning and evening commute windows — can stretch that to 45 minutes or longer. A charter bus or minibus picks your entire group up at one location, handles all the luggage, and delivers everyone to the correct terminal without the surge pricing, the wait times, or the coordination nightmare of multiple rideshares.
LAX-it is for taxi and ride-app pickups, not charter buses. For taxi and ride-app passengers, LAX’s free shuttle boards on the arrivals level outside baggage claim and goes to the LAX-it lot near Terminal 1. Book your Santa Monica airport shuttle online or call 323-486-9399 to get a custom quote!
Parking a charter bus near the Santa Monica Pier requires advance planning. For Pier 360, oversized vehicles cannot park in the 1500 lot: unload there, then move the vehicle to Santa Monica Beach Lot 3N at 1150 Pacific Coast Highway. The Santa Monica Pier remains open during the temporary Moomat Ahiko Way ramp closure that began as early as September 28, 2026, and the City directs southbound Pacific Coast Highway traffic to the California Incline or eastbound I-10 to Lincoln Boulevard.
A bus rental keeps the group together while the bus follows the event’s parking arrangement. The Pier’s Pier 360 oversized-vehicle rules explain its event-specific unload and parking locations.
Santa Monica traffic is genuinely some of the most unpredictable in the LA metro area, and it has a direct impact on your bus rental planning. The I-10 westbound toward the coast backs up significantly during the afternoon commute — often as early as 3:00 PM — and the 405 interchange near Santa Monica Boulevard can add 20 to 40 minutes to any cross-city trip during peak hours. Lincoln Boulevard through Santa Monica itself sees heavy surface street congestion on weekends, particularly near the Pier and the Third Street Promenade.
When you book through Charterbussantamonica.com, share your full itinerary with the support team at 323-486-9399 and they can help you build in the right buffer time for each leg of your trip. Planning departures outside the 7-9 AM and 3:30-7 PM windows whenever possible will save your group significant time.
Absolutely. Santa Monica is actually the western starting point of Historic Route 66, and long-distance charter buses departing from here to Las Vegas run regularly. The drive from Santa Monica to Las Vegas covers approximately 270 miles via I-15 and takes roughly 4 to 5 hours in normal traffic conditions — though the I-15 north of Barstow can see significant congestion on Friday afternoons and Sunday evenings during peak travel periods.
A full-size 56-passenger motorcoach with reclining seats, an onboard restroom, WiFi, power outlets, and flatscreen TVs makes that drive genuinely comfortable. Compare long-distance charter bus options from Santa Monica right online, or call 323-486-9399 to get a custom quote for your Las Vegas group trip!
Several of Santa Monica's most popular event venues are well-suited for charter bus drop-off, though advance coordination is always recommended. Barker Hangar (3021 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405) — a premier event space at Santa Monica Airport — has generous vehicle staging room and is experienced with large group arrivals. Casa del Mar and Shutters on the Beach on Pico Boulevard both accommodate bus drop-off in front of the property, with buses then relocating to nearby staging areas.
Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404) has an open lot that handles charter buses comfortably for events. For any venue not listed here, your Charterbussantamonica.com support team can help you confirm drop-off logistics when you call 323-486-9399 to book your bus!
Through Charterbussantamonica.com, you'll have access to TONS of different vehicle types from a large network of independent transportation companies serving Santa Monica and the greater LA area. Compare sprinter vans for small executive groups, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses for mid-size groups, 15- to 50-passenger party buses loaded with LED lighting, a built-in bar, and premium sound, and full-size 56-passenger charter buses with reclining seats, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restrooms, and undercarriage luggage bays. ADA-accessible buses are available through the network too — just mention your needs when you request your quote.
Browse all bus types right online or call 323-486-9399 any time for a quick price quote!
For most Santa Monica bus rentals, booking two to three months in advance gives you the best combination of vehicle selection and competitive pricing. Stretch that to four to six months out for dates that land during LA's busiest periods. The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series runs June through September and draws huge crowds to the Westside every Thursday evening.
Rose Bowl Game Day (January 1) and LA Marathon weekend (mid-March) flood the entire metro with group travel demand. Prom season across Santa Monica and LA-area high schools peaks in late April and May, and buses book up fast across every size category during that stretch. Summer weekends along the coast — Memorial Day through Labor Day — are consistently the tightest window of the year.
Waiting until the last minute in Santa Monica almost always means paying more or settling for less. Call 323-486-9399 right now to lock in your date, or fill out one quick form online to see what's available and get instant pricing. The sooner you compare, the better your options!