First Charter Bus Rental - Hicksville Reviews 21

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

455 W. John Street, 11801 Hicksville, NY, US


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We hired First Charter Bus to do 3 15 minute trips on our wedding day. They were great! From the initial experience booking with them to the day of, the customer service was excellent. Our bus was cle... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The perfect end to our wedding! We used your bus to bring us from our reception to the after-party. All of our friends are 34 and older and have not been on a school bus in almost 15+ years. Everyone... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For my daughter's wedding MLK weekend we booked one school bus to take guests to/from the hotel to the venue (10-15 minutes apart). The driver was very diligent about making sure not to leave anyone... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The bus driver for our recent trip 7/26 was the best. She was on time, pleasant, helpful. The bus driver for our trip on 7/20 wasn't helpful at all. Please give us the driver on 7/26 for our trip.... See more


Company details

  1. Bus and Coach Company
  2. Bus Charter

About First Charter Bus Rental - Hicksville

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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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  • 455 W. John Street, 11801, Hicksville, NY, United States

  • 800-774-3135

4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shuttle for Wedding Day

We hired First Charter Bus to do 3 15 minute trips on our wedding day. They were great! From the initial experience booking with them to the day of, the customer service was excellent. Our bus was clean and air conditioned. The bus driver was on time, safe, and personable. Overall it was a 5/5, highly recommend using them!

October 5, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

J&J Wedding

Everything was perfect. Bus drivers were very friendly and on time. A/C was cranking!!

Thanks again for helping make the day a success.

JT

July 17, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The perfect end to our wedding

The perfect end to our wedding! We used your bus to bring us from our reception to the after-party. All of our friends are 34 and older and have not been on a school bus in almost 15+ years. Everyone was so excited to get on the bus and had a sing-a-long as if we were all back in school. It was just perfect! Thank you so much!!!!

June 20, 2022
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The bus was more than a half hour late

The bus was more than a half hour late. This shortened our students' trip and it was also late coming back so students missed their bus home. I understand there is traffic coming back from its destination, but the driver could have alerted us to his lateness and we could have held the buses so the kids could have gotten on their bus home, they had to wait for our late bus at 5:00pm.

May 24, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For my daughter's wedding MLK weekend…

For my daughter's wedding MLK weekend we booked one school bus to take guests to/from the hotel to the venue (10-15 minutes apart). The driver was very diligent about making sure not to leave anyone behind. The riders were very satisficed with their transportation. I would recommend First Charter Bus Company to other people looking for the same sort of transportation.

January 27, 2022
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Must do better

My school bus shuttle, due to pick up in Garden City (one town over from the base) was about 15 minutes late. We could've been close to the venue at that point (also, the day-of phone number didn't go through, so I had nobody to contact to get an ETA, and nobody called our designated contact to let us know anything at any point- I was extremely nervous already, and this didn't help). Everyone got to the venue on time with the 2 trips that we had scheduled. The bus was new, clean, and nice and warm.

Leaving the venue was an entirely different story. The trips we had set up were 11pm and 12 midnight. The bus sat there, the driver never let anyone know that she was at the venue, and the "first" trip was never made. Instead, the bus was loaded up with people at about midnight. Myself (the groom), the bride, our parents and the rest of our bridal party waited at the venue. When I called someone on the bus (just to make sure), we were told that the driver wasn't planning on coming back to get us. She intended to strand the most important (and those most dependent on the service) at the venue. She did return to the venue, reluctantly, and we got back to our hotel at about 1:30am. We purposely scheduled 2 trips each way due to the number of people that we knew would need to be transported, and our driver nearly eliminated one of the trips.

Scheduling the service was easy, and the price was much better than other companies were offering just for a shuttle. I don't have a problem recommending this company for the ease of use, but this driver must to better.

November 19, 2021

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