Eden Prairie Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Busrentaledenprairie.com
Busrentaledenprairie.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Eden Prairie through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form or call 612-453-3875 and you instantly see vehicles, packages, and pricing from a whole network of transportation companies serving the area — instead of calling five different companies and waiting on callbacks. Busrentaledenprairie.com is an advertising and referral website and does not own or operate vehicles.
No — Busrentaledenprairie.com is a comparison and referral website. What that means for you in practical terms: you use it to compare vehicles and pricing from a network of independently owned transportation companies serving Eden Prairie and the surrounding Twin Cities metro. You fill out one form, head over to the national booking platform, and see buses with pricing for your actual trip.
The transportation itself is carried out by those independently owned companies, not by this website.
When you search on your own, you call one company, get one price, and hope they have what you need for your date. With Busrentaledenprairie.com, you fill out one form or make one call and instantly get more options and different price points than any single local operator can offer. You see vehicles and rates in seconds instead of chasing callbacks, and because companies in the network are competing for the booking, you are in a much better position than if you reached out to just one.
That is time back in your day and more value for your group.
An independently owned transportation company serving Eden Prairie. Once you fill out a quote, you head over to the national booking platform, where you choose the vehicle and price that suits your trip. What you are selecting there is a vehicle — the make, the size, the amenities, the price — not a company off a list.
The transportation company confirmed to your booking is communicated to you after the booking is complete. The whole process takes just a few minutes, right online.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the short form on this page or call 612-453-3875, and you are taken straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website. That booking company partners with independently owned transportation companies serving the Eden Prairie area, and their results page shows you the vehicles and prices available for your specific trip. What you are choosing there is a vehicle and a price — you pick the one that fits your group, and you book it directly on their website.
The whole thing takes just a few minutes.
Your pickup city, where you are going, how many people are riding, and how many hours you need the bus. That is enough to get started. The more detail you give — your stops, your start and end times, how much luggage the group is bringing, and any amenities that matter to you — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better your options.
A complete itinerary gets you a complete price.
Right away — there is no waiting on a callback. The moment you submit the form you go straight to the search results page and see quotes on the national booking company's website. Your options are right there, immediately.
If you would rather talk through the trip with someone, call 612-453-3875 and a live agent will walk you through what is available for your date and itinerary.
The earlier the better on a popular date — and a larger group or a specific vehicle type should go further ahead than a smaller one. That said, because Busrentaledenprairie.com puts your request in front of a whole network of transportation companies serving the Eden Prairie area rather than one operator with one yard, short-notice trips are often still workable. That is the real advantage of comparing a network instead of calling a single company and being told no.
Submit the request or call 612-453-3875 even if the date is close — you may have more options than you think.
All of those can be requested. An hourly or as-directed booking keeps the vehicle with your group for a set block of time, which works well when the itinerary is not fixed to a single destination. A one-way transfer moves the group from one place to another.
A round trip brings them back to the starting point. A multi-stop itinerary runs a set route with several stops along the way — a brewery loop through the Twin Cities, for example, or a shuttle between a hotel and a wedding venue with multiple pickup windows. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day.
Which format fits your trip comes down to the trip itself. A multi-stop or overnight itinerary should be laid out in full when you submit 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 real planning ranges, not a single price, because pricing is not one size fits all. The type of bus, the date, the distance, and the number of stops all move the quote in different directions — so the range is your starting point, not your final number.
The fastest way to see what your specific trip costs is to fill out the form online and get pricing in seconds, or call 612-453-3875, where going through the trip with someone can surface better packages and pricing than you would find on your own.
It depends on the trip, and all three are used. A short trip of a couple of hours — say, a game-day shuttle from Eden Prairie to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and back — is usually priced hourly. A trip that covers significant distance, roughly past the 100- to 200-mile mark or heading well out of the Twin Cities metro, may carry a per-mile charge instead.
And a long day, generally around eight hours or more, often comes back as a day rate rather than stacked hours, simply because the vehicle is booked for so much of the day. Submitting your actual itinerary is what determines which structure applies to your trip. Never a per-mile figure to guess at — the results page shows you the number.
Six things move a charter bus quote: the type and size of bus, how long it is 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 trips on those same days cost less than the evening versions. Booking the size the group actually needs — rather than over-booking capacity — keeps the quote from climbing unnecessarily.
Grouping riders into one or two pickup points instead of five cuts the hours on the clock before the trip even starts. In Eden Prairie specifically, dates that overlap with Vikings home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Minnesota State Fair, or prom and graduation season across Hennepin County tighten availability across the whole metro and push prices up. Plan those dates further ahead and you will be in a better position on price.
About Charter Buses
A charter bus is a full-size passenger coach that a group hires for its own trip, with its own route and schedule, rather than riding a fixed public route. It is built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle and seats roughly 40 to 56 people. Your group has the whole coach — no shared stops, no shared schedule, just your itinerary from start to finish.
Outside, a full-size charter bus is a tall, wide coach body with high-set windows running the full length of both sides and a row of luggage bay doors along the bottom skirt. The exterior is usually finished in white, silver, black, or a solid color — and some coaches are wrapped in an operator's own graphics, so the coach that shows up will not always look the same. Inside, you will find forward-facing seats arranged in pairs on either side of a center aisle.
Seat fabric is either cloth or leather depending on the make and model — a Prevost H3-45 typically runs leather, while a Motor Coach Industries J4500 or Van Hool CX45 may come in either. Overhead parcel racks run the full length of the cabin, and a restroom sits toward the rear of the coach.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks, undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets and USB charging ports, a PA system with wireless microphone, and flat-panel TV monitors. Features may vary by make, model, and operator — so no specific vehicle is guaranteed to carry every item on that list, and exact features are confirmed during booking. If certain amenities matter to your group, note them when you submit your trip details.
That narrows which vehicles come back to the ones that actually have what you need.
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 on the same coach changes when extra legroom is configured or when a wheelchair position is built in — each takes seats out of the total. Because Busrentaledenprairie.com works with a network of transportation companies, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date. Submit the trip or call 612-453-3875 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 — four across per row, all forward facing. The row count drops on coaches configured with extra legroom or a wheelchair position, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for sightlines. That is the standard layout on a full-size coach.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To put that in perspective: roughly three cars parked end to end. That is the reason people ask — they are working out whether one fits a particular drop-off or lot.
Shorter coaches exist, most commonly around 35 feet, and are sometimes the better call for tighter urban settings. The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design clearances for 12 feet. A little taller than the first floor of a house — which is the practical reason people ask. If your drop-off involves a parking structure or a low-clearance canopy, that is the number to check against before the bus arrives.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road are equipped with it. One thing worth knowing before you plan around it: onboard WiFi is an equipment option a coach is built with rather than something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies by make, model, and operator. And the connection itself runs off a cellular signal — it is built for light use across a full coach, phones, messaging, and general browsing, not for 50 or 60 people doing heavy work simultaneously.
If WiFi matters to your group, note it with your trip details when you submit the request. That narrows which vehicles come back to the ones that have it.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses. It sits toward the rear of the coach and is there so the group does not have to stop, though on a long run the trip is usually still planned with real rest breaks along the way. Features may vary by vehicle, so note it with your trip details if an onboard restroom is important to your group.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at every seat, some 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. What that means in practice: a group can keep phones and laptops charged across a long run from Eden Prairie to Chicago or Kansas City without hunting for an outlet.
Note it with your trip details if the group needs it, and the results will narrow to vehicles equipped for it.
Yes — in two places. Inside the coach, overhead parcel racks run the full length of the cabin. Underneath the coach, undercarriage baggage bays run along the bottom skirt and are accessed from outside through bay doors.
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 — which in practice is about one checked-size bag per person below plus 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 instruments, sports equipment, or event supplies takes the equivalent of several bags.
If your group is traveling with oversized items or a lot of luggage — a band heading to a competition, a hockey team with equipment bags, or a corporate group with display materials — state that when you submit the trip details so the right coach is matched to what you are actually bringing.
Charter Bus Service in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Any group with people to move! The network serving Eden Prairie handles airport transfers to and from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), corporate travel and employee shuttles for the major employers along the I-494 corridor, wedding and private event shuttles between hotel blocks and venues, concerts and sporting events at U.S. Bank Stadium and Target Field, school field trips and team travel for Eden Prairie ISD 272 and neighboring districts, church and religious group trips, brewery and winery tours through the Twin Cities and surrounding region, prom and homecoming for Eden Prairie High School and Lake Conference schools, and long-distance travel to destinations across the Midwest and beyond. Whatever brings your group together, there is a bus in the network ready for it.
Busrentaledenprairie.com helps you find bus rentals throughout the Twin Cities metro and the surrounding region. Nearby cities include Bloomington, Minnetonka, Chaska, Chanhassen, Shakopee, Prior Lake, Edina, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Plymouth, Burnsville, Savage, Richfield, Eagan, Apple Valley, and Minneapolis — those are examples, not the full list. If you are traveling to or from a city not named here, enter the full route or call 612-453-3875 and the team will check what is available for your specific trip.
A few dates pull the whole Twin Cities market at once. Minnesota Vikings home games at U.S. Bank Stadium run September through December — nine regular-season games per season — and every one of them tightens availability across the metro. The Minnesota State Fair at the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights runs the last 12 days of August through Labor Day and is one of the largest in the country.
Prom season across Eden Prairie High School and the Lake Conference schools lands in April and May. Graduation for Eden Prairie High School and the University of Minnesota follows in late May and mid-May respectively. Wedding season peaks June through October, with September and October especially busy.
New Year's Eve and Canterbury Park racing season (May through September in nearby Shakopee) add to the crunch. On any of those dates, the whole local market gets taken early — book well ahead. Short-notice requests are still worth submitting because Busrentaledenprairie.com puts the request in front of a network, not a single operator.
Planning Your Eden Prairie, Minnesota Charter Bus Trip
Yes — and the main airport your group will use is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) (4300 Glumack Dr, St. Paul, MN 55111), about 12 miles from Eden Prairie and roughly 15 to 20 minutes via I-494 East. MSP serves both Terminal 1 (Lindbergh) and Terminal 2 (Humphrey). For charter bus pickups, the coach meets the group at the airport's designated bus and charter areas — Terminal 1 in an approved lane, Terminal 2 at the Ground Transportation Center.
The one thing every airport pickup comes down to: have the whole group together with all luggage before calling the bus forward, so it can pull straight to the curb and load without circling. Flying Cloud Airport (FCM) (10200 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55347) is a general aviation facility right in Eden Prairie for private aircraft groups connecting to ground transport.
Yes — and the Twin Cities metro has no shortage of venues worth the trip! U.S. Bank Stadium (401 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415) is home to the Minnesota Vikings and hosts the NCAA Final Four and major concerts; it is about 18 miles from Eden Prairie, roughly 25 to 30 minutes via I-494 East to I-35W North. Charter bus parking is on 7th Street South between 11th Avenue South and Park Avenue South.
Target Field (1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN 55403) hosts the Minnesota Twins; drop-off is on 7th Street North near the ballpark. Target Center (600 1st Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55403) is home to the Timberwolves and Lynx. Xcel Energy Center (175 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102) hosts the Minnesota Wild, about 25 miles and 35 to 40 minutes from Eden Prairie.
Allianz Field (400 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104) hosts Minnesota United FC. Huntington Bank Stadium (420 SE 23rd Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455) hosts Minnesota Golden Gophers football. Game-day traffic on I-494 and I-35W builds well before kickoff — build in extra time, and have a pre-arranged pickup point so the bus is not circling when the game ends.
Yes — the Minneapolis Convention Center (1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403) is the region's primary large-scale convention and trade show facility, about 17 miles from Eden Prairie and roughly 25 minutes via I-494 East to I-35W North. Charter bus drop-off is on 13th Street South or 2nd Avenue South, with a designated bus loading area on 13th Street South. The RiverCentre Convention Center handles major St. Paul events, adjacent to Xcel Energy Center.
Locally, the Eden Prairie Community Center (8080 Mitchell Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344) hosts community gatherings and events. Large venues have designated bus loading areas separate from the main entrance, and a repeat shuttle between a hotel and a convention venue should have its full schedule — run times, headcount, and pickup windows — laid out with the request so it comes back timed and priced correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the area. Eden Prairie and the surrounding southwest metro have beautiful options: The Cove at Bearpath (18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347) offers a lakeside golf club setting right in Eden Prairie. Bent Creek Golf Club (14490 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344) is another local favorite.
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1900 Hazeltine Blvd, Chaska, MN 55318) is about 10 minutes away and hosts prestigious events alongside weddings. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, MN 55318) offers stunning outdoor and indoor spaces about 15 minutes out. The Mystic Lake Center Grand Ballroom (2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372) handles large receptions about 20 minutes south.
The most common setup is a shuttle loop between a hotel block and the venue, with multiple pickup windows across the evening. Give the exact venue address and your hotel pickup locations with the request, and the right vehicle gets matched to your itinerary from the start.
Yes — field trips and team travel for Eden Prairie ISD 272 schools are a natural fit, including Eden Prairie High School (17185 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55346), Central Middle School (8025 School Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344), and the district's elementary campuses. For higher education, the network serves trips to and from Normandale Community College (9700 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431) about 15 minutes away, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (100 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455) about 25 minutes out, Augsburg University, and Macalester College in St. Paul. Field trips and team travel typically pick up 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 is matched to the group.
Yes — and the options around Eden Prairie make for a great day or night out! Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is about 20 minutes south via US-169 and is one of the most popular group destinations in the region. Canterbury Park (1100 Canterbury Rd S, Shakopee, MN 55379) for horse racing and the card club is about 15 minutes out.
For breweries, Surly Brewing Co. (520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414) has a massive taproom about 30 minutes away, and Indeed Brewing and Dangerous Man Brewing are both in the Northeast Minneapolis corridor. Wine lovers can head to Alexis Bailly Vineyard (18200 Kirby Ave, Hastings, MN 55033) about 35 minutes southeast or Cannon River Winery (421 Mill St W, Cannon Falls, MN 55009) about 50 minutes out. Nightlife in Uptown Minneapolis and the North Loop / Warehouse District is about 20 to 25 minutes from Eden Prairie.
A multi-stop route is timed by how long the group stays at each stop — list the stops and your estimated time at each one when you submit the request, and the hours and price come back accurately.
Yes — long-distance trips are a regular part of what the network handles. From Eden Prairie, popular destinations include Chicago, Illinois (~400 miles, about 6 to 6.5 hours via I-90/I-94), Kansas City, Missouri (~440 miles, about 6.5 hours via I-35 South), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (~330 miles, about 5 hours), Duluth, Minnesota (~150 miles, about 2.5 hours north via I-35), Mankato, Minnesota (~75 miles, about 1.25 hours south), and Wisconsin Dells (~260 miles, about 4 hours for the classic Midwest group getaway). Long-distance trips are usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day package rather than by the hour, and overnight trips need the full itinerary — departure time, stops, overnight location, and return schedule — laid out with the request so it comes back priced correctly from the start.
Call 612-453-3875 if the itinerary is complex and you want to talk through the details before submitting.