Another amazing experience with First Charter and our amazing driver Roosevelt. Cannot say enough about how seamless the entire experience was, from making the reservation to completing our event.... See more
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Recently took the Sunday school girls on a field trip and could not have expected things to go any more smoothly alhamdulillah! Our bus driver, Ashton, arrived 10 mins early and was very polite and pr... See more
We had a wonderful experience with First Charter Bus Rental. Our driver KC was AMAZING! He was kind, helpful, communicated great, and even played age appropriate and fun music for the kiddos on the bu... See more
Quoting process was easy. We rented 6 buses in total for the day (3 going to one location and 3 to another), however, when leaving destination and heading back to our start point, 2 buses went in the... See more
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About First Charter Bus Rental - Houston
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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.
Contact info
1915 Highway 90A, 77489, Missouri City, TX, United States
- 800-204-4362
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Great Service
Arrived early, our driver was kind and helpful. She waited for us in the HOT Texas afternoon. Made it to both of our destinations safely.
Bus was 1 hr and 40 minutes late
Bus was 1 hr and 40 minutes late. If I didn't call to check what has going on we are left with out transportation because they didn't have a driver scheduled for us and the "on call" person had to pick us up.
After calling 12+ times and emailing 5…
After calling 12+ times and emailing 5 times, I can not get a hold of anyone to book the quote that was given to me.
The services were excellent and…customer service
The services were excellent and flexible. The only challenge was getting in touch with customer service. It was a long wait on the phone every single time I attempted to contact someone
Horrible experience
We had scheduled a bus for 9am pickup; it didn't show up. I couldn't get anyone to answer the phone - I tried all of the options and left multiple messages. I finally got a live person. When I explained the situation, she put me on hold for several minutes, then came back to say that our reservation had been cancelled. I asked who cancelled it; she said she wasn't able to tell. She asked if they could send a bus then; we said OK - we had a group of 6th graders going to a movie that started at 10; this was all happening after 9:30. This was not a private showing of the movie so we couldn't change the time. While we were waiting for the bus, we made alternate arrangements to get the kids to the movie theater. Not having the bus available altered the rest of their field trip. When the bus arrived, we spoke to the driver - we told her that we knew this mishap wasn't her fault, but we needed names and phone numbers of someone to call to tell about this and get a refund.
Thank You Betty
Thank You Betty!
I worked with First Charter to reserve several buses to do Field Trips for Spring Break for our Organization. We had buses scheduled for a full week for pick ups at several locations. The process to reserve over the phone was very easy. The week of, Ms. Betty J. contacted me to confirm our trips. We went over our trips for the week. She as very nice helpful the full week and also helped me fix a mistake I made with a location. I appreciate her help!
Great drivers and Service!
Great drivers, amazing service, and a price you can’t beat. Thank you so much!!
We had a great trip
We had a great trip, friendly drivers who showed up early enough for us to leave on time!
Love this business
Love this business! driver was respectful and very punctual. Made our trip to the ZOO that much more special for our children. thank you!
The bus showed up on time and got us on…
The bus showed up on time and got us on our trip safely. The driver was very friendly.
Great service
the busses were on time and clean. the drivers were very friendly and helpful
I would have given 5 starts except for…
I would have given 5 starts except for the one bus running multiple red lights
Professional
Professional, on time, trustworthy and I would definitely book again.. The driver was Professional and flexible with our needs and he did an acceptionally great job.
Perfect Choice!
What a great service to have. My son goes to a private school, and the only time they take a bus is on a field trip. How can you go your schooling career without taking a bus to school!?! So on the second-to-last day of school we had most of the boys from his grade for a sleepover. The next morning they looked outside and there was a yellow school ready to take them to their last day of 3rd grade. The driver was early, the bus clean and ready, and whole process of scheduling the bus was easy. And, the cost difference between this yellow school bus and a dull, charter bus was significant. So glad to know First Charter Bus exist, and we'll be using them again!
We have been very happy with this…
We have been very happy with this company and we will continue to use them.
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Terrible Experience
We have used this company in the past (1 year ago) and had no problems then. This time we had a terrible experience. The bus drivers (for the most part) are completely clueless and have no idea what is going on or what they’re doing so we had to explain EVERYTHING to each bus driver for every trip. The person of contact sounded like he had just woken up every time I called and would mix up our times for the busses so I would continuously have to correct him.
We 2 bus drivers on day one were very nice but that could not be said about the others. They were even late to some of the pickups. The management has changed for our location recently so that might be part of the problem but I would not recommend.

Reply from First Charter Bus Rental - Houston
Great trip with a wonderful driver.
Excellent Service
Overall a good experience
Overall a good experience. On our return trip, we missed a few turns and our lead bus driver waited until the busses were loaded and we were ready to go to use the restroom which delayed our departure by 15 minutes. Ultimately, we arrived at our destination ahead of schedule and felt like it was a successful trip.
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