First Charter Bus Rental - San Mateo Reviews 20

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

991 E. Poplar Avenue, 94401 San Mateo, CA, US


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buses were on time & clean! Drivers were courteous & expectations were made cleqr! No time was wasted!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a wonderful experience with First Charter Bus Rental. Our driver was timely, professional, and communicative. Our students felt safe, respected and had a wonderful field trip. We will definitel... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They arrived at the scheduled time, the drivers were helpful, they went over the safety protocols once everyone was on board, allowed us to store items on the bus out of the sun while they waited for... See more


Company details

  1. Bus and Coach Company
  2. Bus Charter

About First Charter Bus Rental - San Mateo

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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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  • 991 E. Poplar Avenue, 94401, San Mateo, CA, United States

  • 800-309-1421

4.1

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Difficulties with difficult driver

On the plus side we received the correct buses (with undercarriage storage. Thanks for that!
This latest trip was disappointing. Going out, the lead driver took a wrong turn, failed to immediately correct the mistake, and led us through a narrow and difficult road loop to correct it. At one point we had to evacuate the children from the bus to cross a weight limited bridge. It took 45 minutes to get back to where we started and impacted the quality of our program. The return trip arrived 30-45 min late and had a "know it all" (not Amy) driver who regaled us with difficulties of our intended destination. He diverted our destination twice and finally returned to our requested destination (which was adequate for bus entry), adding another time delay to our programming. These time delays put a damper on our excursion and negatively affected our experience.

September 2, 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Services Not Renderd No Refund Offered

Services we requested were not provided. We had booked through third party and then we were told that if that company made a mistake it was not First Charter's fault and they would not be issuing a refund even a partial refund since services were not rendered. That they were not responsible for the third party they do business with.

July 3, 2022
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The company really tries its best to…

The company really tries its best to help you as a customer and accommodate as much as possible. Erin was a great service representative and really puts in the effort to help you as a customer.

November 19, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a wonderful experience with…

We had a wonderful experience with First Charter Bus Rental. Our driver was timely, professional, and communicative. Our students felt safe, respected and had a wonderful field trip. We will definitely be using First Charter for our future field trip transportation needs.

November 7, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They arrived at the scheduled time

They arrived at the scheduled time, the drivers were helpful, they went over the safety protocols once everyone was on board, allowed us to store items on the bus out of the sun while they waited for us, and got us back for drop off safely and on time.

August 3, 2021
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Feed back to overall performance

The drivers arrived to pick up location a little bit off schedule, but it was acceptable, despite the coordinator is too busy to reply my quote and confirm the buses for me, it ended up every thing worked out fine at the last minute. Thank you for taking our business.

July 25, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome

Awesome. Picked up on time, got us safely to our destination and were right there ready to go home.

February 13, 2020
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