Reserving our bus for our first field trip in three years was easy with this company. The customer service was excellent, and the price was very reasonable. Our driver was very kind and patient when w... See more
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It was awesome
Our driver was friendly, knew the way, and helpful with finding restroom stops. The bus was clean and he drove safely. He helped make our day to Chicago a real success! Thank you!
Thank you First Student for getting my group to and from our venue location. The bus drivers were very friendly and made sure we had a good overall experience.
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About First Charter Bus Rental - Bartonville
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Think Yellow for your next event.
From field trips and party buses to corporate events and conventions to national organizations and non-profits, choosing yellow is the fun and flexible choice for all types of groups and destinations. School bus rental prices range from $85 to $125* per hour.
First Student is North America’s largest and most trusted provider of chartered yellow school bus transportation because we have the best drivers, buses and customer service.
The best buses
Because we have North America’s largest fleet, we are able to provide you with the best, newest and cleanest buses in the industry.
The best drivers
Most of your experience comes down to the driver, and we take our responsibility to provide you with a safe, respectful and caring professional driver, very seriously. We have a thorough screening and selection process to ensure we hire only the best and a continual training program to make them even better.
The best customer service
First Student has dedicated charter centers across North America, staffed with transportation professionals who know your region and are ready to partner with you on your most complex transportation needs.
*Location prices vary. Minimum trip time and other restrictions may apply.
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4401 S. Airport Rd., 61607, Bartonville, IL, United States
- 800-204-4362
4.4
Excellent
14 reviews
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Reserving our bus for our first field…
Reserving our bus for our first field trip in three years was easy with this company. The customer service was excellent, and the price was very reasonable. Our driver was very kind and patient when we were loading the bus. She smiled and greeted the children and parents as we loaded the bus for our field trip. We will use them in the future.
October 6, 2022
We were very disappointed with our…
We were very disappointed with our shuttle experience on our wedding weekend. We had 3 shuttles booked between 9/9-9/10/22. The shuttle booked for Friday 9/9 never showed up and after calling the local contact - they never booked a driver for the night. We ended up finding a last minute shuttle with another company and had to pay double the price. I then reconfirmed they indeed had drivers for our wedding day 9/10. On the day of the driver was over an hour late to the start time, then pushing back our wedding timeline by an hour. I am extremely disappointed and will not be booking again or recommending this shuttle service.
September 9, 2022
He was the best bus driver ever!!!
July 6, 2022
Thanks, Dan!
Dan did an amazing job and was so kind and patient. Careful driver, great service.
November 7, 2021
Thank you First Student Charter Bus!
Thank you First Student for getting my group to and from our venue location. The bus drivers were very friendly and made sure we had a good overall experience.
November 1, 2021
Our driver Pearl was prompt and…
Our driver Pearl was prompt and friendly. She keeps a clean bus.
October 5, 2021
They were wonderful!!
September 28, 2021
We had two buses pick us up after our…
We had two buses pick us up after our wedding reception and the service was great!
August 16, 2021
Driver greater- bus not so much
Driver was on time and very nice! Bus was less than expected. This bus was reserved for our wedding day. There were 3 places on the roof that were leaking and as a bride in her wedding dress, dodging large amounts of water coming in was not what I had planned (didn’t want the rain on my day either but hoped the bus could protect us from that) there was also no port to plug in music even though we were told we could
July 13, 2021
Bus Review
The first bus was late picking up the first group of people. When the buses were supposed to pick up two groups from the event they were 20 minutes late which caused havoc with the group. The bus drivers were very nice though and everything seemed to go well otherwise!
February 24, 2020
Unprompted review
Our driver was friendly and safe.
Our driver was friendly, knew the way, and helpful with finding restroom stops. The bus was clean and he drove safely. He helped make our day to Chicago a real success! Thank you!
February 17, 2020
Unprompted review
Excellent and very friendly drivers
November 5, 2019
Unprompted review
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