Made our wedding pick-up easy!
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We had a wonderful experience all the way through. Beginning with booking the bus, the person who assisted was so helpful and thorough. Day of, our bus driver was wonderful! Go with the flow, kind... See more
It was a little frustrating as the second bus was extremely late to pick up guests at their hotel which caused them to be late to the venue & in turn heals our ceremony up. Ultimately, it worked out b... See more
We’ve used the first student bus shuttle for transporting our youth to and from a weekend retreat three years now and have always been happy with their services. Three hours there and three hours back... See more
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About First Charter Bus Rental - Providence
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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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3 Ricom Way, 2909, Providence, RI, United States
- 800-774-3135
4.6
Excellent
18 reviews
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Made our wedding pick-up easy!
June 16, 2025
Bus was on time and the driver was…
Bus was on time and the driver was great. Staff that helped to book the trip was very helpful.
October 7, 2022
We had a wonderful experience all the…
We had a wonderful experience all the way through. Beginning with booking the bus, the person who assisted was so helpful and thorough.
Day of, our bus driver was wonderful! Go with the flow, kind and helpful!
August 22, 2022
The bus driver was very nice and the…
The bus driver was very nice and the trip was fine. The reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is that the bus was 15 minutes late picking up the group. This has happened several times when we've used this service.
April 13, 2022
Ana was excellent!
October 30, 2021
It was a little frustrating as the…
It was a little frustrating as the second bus was extremely late to pick up guests at their hotel which caused them to be late to the venue & in turn heals our ceremony up. Ultimately, it worked out but it was still frustrating that we scheduled the busses to leave their destination at 4:30 and the second bus didn’t arrive until 4:45pm.
October 12, 2021
First Charter saved the day
First Charter saved the day! The bus driver was wonderful, accommodating, and timely. The bus was thankfully air conditioned and very clean…no complaints from the guests/ vendors being transported.
Our only disappointment was communication from the Providence dispatch location. We never received the drivers contact info and had no way to reach him at the offsite parking location. We had to send someone up to the parking area to get contact info so we could call the bus when guests were ready to leave.
All in all the ease of booking transportation and the driver’s professionalism made up for a minor inconvenience. We would definitely use this service again!
August 23, 2021
Excellent driver and customer service
Excellent driver and customer service. We had a great time.
June 27, 2021
Will use again year after year
We’ve used the first student bus shuttle for transporting our youth to and from a weekend retreat three years now and have always been happy with their services. Three hours there and three hours back. We look forward to using their services again next year and believe we will continue to be using them for many years to come.
June 26, 2021
Great service
Great service. Stress free and effortless for our transport of guests between hotel and venue!
May 18, 2021
Not flexible
We were told when reserving that the bus would be "in use" for us for 5 hours. The pricing was based upon that. However, on the day of, when we wanted an earlier pickup time than originally agreed, due to rain, the bus driver said she had another gig to drive between our drop off and pick up/ How did that happen if we had booked the bus for the day?
July 27, 2020
Unprompted review
Efficient scheduling process
Efficient scheduling process, bus was on time.
January 31, 2020
Unprompted review
Great!
Driver was great!
Bus was on time for all shuttles and everyone got to and from our wedding with ease.
November 25, 2019
Unprompted review
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