First Charter Bus Rental - Belvidere Reviews 32

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

1111 McKinley Ave, 61008 Belvidere, IL, US


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Booking experience was very helpful and complete regarding information needed and steps to completing the process. When we needed to update the reservation, the contact was again very helpful. The... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We had two school buses. Both drivers were friendly and helpful. They talked with the kids and really listened to them with their answers. One thing I did not like was both buses did not have air-... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The drivers were on time to drop off folks & on time to pick them off. Prior to the event, the company was very communicative whenever I called with questions. Thank you!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall it was a great experience, my only complaint is there was no flexibility with shuttle times. I wanted to fiddle with times by a half hour to an hour to accommodate our exact wedding schedule a... See more


Company details

  1. Bus and Coach Company
  2. Bus Charter

About First Charter Bus Rental - Belvidere

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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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  • 1111 McKinley Ave, 61008, Belvidere, IL, United States

  • 800-204-4362

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

32 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Booking experience was very helpful…

The Booking experience was very helpful and complete regarding information needed and steps to completing the process. When we needed to update the reservation, the contact was again very helpful. The bus driver was wonderful and courteous and kind an respectful and extremely accommodating and safety conscious too.

April 13, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very friendly to the staff and the children.

We had two school buses.
Both drivers were friendly and helpful. They talked with the kids and really listened to them with their answers.
One thing I did not like was both buses did not have air-condition. When you are traveling more then an hour in the month of August with high air quality, you probably should send a bus with air. In past years the buses always had air. I know now to request air.

August 1, 2025
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Party pub crawl

Charlie was personable.
Only real problem was getting lost on the way to the last stop. Should have taken 10 minutes and it took him 40. Not sure what happened but the riders were upset.

April 5, 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wedding Party Travel

The drivers were on time to drop off folks & on time to pick them off. Prior to the event, the company was very communicative whenever I called with questions. Thank you!

July 20, 2024
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall it was a great experience

Overall it was a great experience, my only complaint is there was no flexibility with shuttle times. I wanted to fiddle with times by a half hour to an hour to accommodate our exact wedding schedule and was told no. The schedule ran by your terms and not the customer, I setup and printed a schedule for our wedding guests and the drivers did their own schedule which led to complete chaos and miscommunication since it was different. Otherwise everything was great to my knowledge.

November 5, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Enya

Our Driver, Enya, was fantastic. She was prompt, kind, and a responsible and careful driver. We really appreciate her efforts to make our experience great!

November 2, 2022
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The bus ride was awesome, BUT....

The bus ride was awesome, however we were told to be loaded and ready to go for 1:00. We exited the game early with our kiddos to be on time, and the bus drivers were upset because buses were blocked in and couldn't depart. Our students had to wait outside on the sidewalk for over 1/2 hour. Our students were upset because they had to miss the last portion of the game, and it was very difficult to keeping them occupied because we couldn't. load our students on the bus until all buses were ready to pull away.

November 2, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saved our event last minute

We used First Charter to get students to and from our museum for a major field trip after our original bus plans fell through at the last minute. The staff worked really hard to make this happen even though we gave very little notice. Can not thank the schedulers and drivers enough for helping us out.

October 10, 2022
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall a good experience

Overall a good experience. We had booked a bus for the night of our wedding. The actual service was great, however the paperwork beforehand was a pain. We had several phonecalls being routed between the contractor and the actual bus service. Not everyone was on the same page when it came to explaining how scheduling times with the driver worked. In the end, we got a lovely rep who sorted everything for us.

October 7, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We would definitely recommend First Charter Bus Rental!!

The buses were clean and the drivers were fantastic! Our drivers got us to our location and back quickly. We would definitely recommend First Charter Bus Rental for any large office group outings. They were very professional and one of the buses was equipped with air conditioning - which our staff very much appreciated. Thank you First Charter Bus Rental!!

June 22, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wedding Bus Rental

We rented a bus for the day for our daughter’s wedding. Everything was perfect! The bus was on time, air conditioned and clean. Our driver was the absolute best and helped make the day perfect! We highly recommend First Star Charter Bus!

June 2, 2022

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