Tempe Charter Bus Pricing & Rates
Instead of calling five companies and waiting on callbacks, you can compare real charter bus prices for Tempe, Arizona in under a minute right here. What a rental costs depends on the type of bus, the day of the week, how far you're going, and when you book — and every one of those factors shifts the number. Below, you'll learn exactly what drives your quote up or down, how to put yourself in the best position to save, and what to expect for common Tempe trips.
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How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Charter Bus in Tempe, Arizona?
Call it a range, not a price tag — because that's what it is. Charter buses (40–56 passengers) run $205–$385+ per hour on weekdays, $225–$410+ per hour on weekends, and $1,650–$2,950+ per day. Minibuses run $180–$370+ per hour on weekdays, $180–$385+ per hour on weekends, and $1,150–$2,415+ per day.
Party buses run $248–$426+ per hour on weekdays and $265–$460+ on weekends. These are ranges — your actual quote depends on the specific details of your trip. Fill out the form or call 480-919-0270 to see what your trip costs.
| Type of Vehicle | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day | Cost Per Mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Passenger Charter Bus | $205 – $385+ | $225 – $410+ | $1,650 – $2,950+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 35 Passenger Minibus | $225 – $370+ | $255 – $385+ | $1,815 – $2,415+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 30 Passenger Minibus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.90 – $8.60+ |
| 28 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $355+ | $220 – $370+ | $1,540 – $2,255+ | $5.65 – $8.25+ |
| 25 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $350+ | $195 – $365+ | $1,420 – $2,180+ | $5.40 – $7.90+ |
| 20 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| 18 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $330+ | $190 – $350+ | $1,210 – $1,990+ | $5.00 – $7.25+ |
| 15 Passenger Minibus | $180 – $310+ | $180 – $330+ | $1,150 – $1,880+ | $4.75 – $6.95+ |
| 15-50 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $426+ | $265 – $460+ | $1,827 – $2,954+ | $6.75 – $9.95+ |
| Sprinter Van with Driver | $190 – $373+ | $218 – $466+ | $1,395 – $2,848+ | $5.00 – $6.95+ |
| Sprinter Limo | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| School Bus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.00 – $7.60+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an instant price quote for your trip, request an online quote or call 480-919-0270. | ||||
What Factors Affect Charter Bus Rental Prices in Tempe, Arizona?
Six factors shape every charter bus quote in Tempe: the type and size of bus, how far and how long you need it, the day of the week, the time of year, where the bus is starting from, and how many stops are on your route. Each one can push your quote up or bring it down — and each one is covered in detail below. Read through them before you fill out the quote form and you'll know exactly what you're looking at when pricing comes back, and which details you can adjust to get a better number.
How the Type of Bus Changes the Price in Tempe, Arizona
It depends on what you're actually looking for. Bigger buses, newer buses, and buses loaded with amenities cost more per hour than plain ones. Charter buses and minibuses have forward-facing seats, overhead storage, and climate control — they're the practical, less expensive way to move a large group from point A to point B. Party buses and Sprinter limos add LED lighting, flat-panel TVs, built-in bars, and lounge seating, and they cost more per hour as a result. Tempecoachbuscompany.com pulls from a network of transportation companies serving Tempe, so you can compare a straightforward 28-passenger minibus against a 30-passenger party bus side by side and find the vehicle that actually fits your group and your budget.
How Distance and Duration Affect Charter Bus Rates in Tempe, Arizona
It depends on what you're planning. Buses are rented by the hour, by the day, or by mileage — and which structure applies to your trip depends on the total distance, how many hours the vehicle is in use, and whether you need the bus for one event or across multiple days. A three-hour shuttle from Tempe to a Cactus League game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick (7555 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258) prices differently than a full-day charter to Sedona or Tucson.
Fill out the quote form and you'll see pricing for your specific trip in seconds. If the results page doesn't show the exact package you need, call 480-919-0270 and quote-request help will put a custom package together for you.
How the Day of the Week Changes What a Bus Costs in Tempe, Arizona
Yes, the day matters — and it's the detail you have the most control over. Saturday evenings typically price highest across the Tempe market. Friday evenings come in next.
Sunday through Thursday are typically the lowest, and Friday or Saturday daytime trips cost less than those same evenings. If your event has any flexibility, a trip that comes back too high on a Saturday may work on a Thursday or Wednesday for less — and shorter bookings tend to be easier to find on weekday dates too.
That said, certain Tempe dates make the whole market disappear early regardless of what day they fall on. The Fiesta Bowl on December 30 at State Farm Stadium (1 Cardinals Drive, Glendale, AZ 85305) is the single tightest date of the year — it draws a regional crowd and buses book months out. ASU Sun Devils home football Saturdays (September through November) pull demand across the entire East Valley.
The Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park in late February or early March, Cactus League spring training running February through March, and ASU commencement in mid-May all create the same problem: every group in Tempe needs a bus on the same weekend. Prom season across Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Chandler high schools in April and May adds another crunch. April, May, and June are more expensive across the board.
Book six months out or more for any of those dates.
How Starting Location and Deadhead Miles Affect Charter Bus Rates in Tempe, Arizona
Where your group boards matters more than most people expect. Many operators serving the Tempe and Phoenix metro area are based near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) or in central Phoenix — which means a pickup in downtown Tempe near Mill Avenue is close to where most buses stage. But if your group is picking up in a far suburb like Chandler, Gilbert, or Queen Creek, the bus covers more ground before anyone boards, and that distance is part of the trip cost.
Choosing a central Tempe pickup point, or keeping your pickup and drop-off closer together, is one of the most direct ways to bring your quote down.
How Seasonality and Peak Times Affect Charter Bus Rates in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a warm-weather market, which means the cheapest months are NOT winter — they're summer. July and August are the slowest months for bus rentals in Tempe by a wide margin; extreme heat keeps events and visitors away, and more vehicles are available at lower rates. Mid-January outside of Fiesta Bowl week is also relatively quiet.
Early September, before ASU football season ramps up, is another window with more availability and less pricing pressure.
The most expensive stretch of the year runs from late April through May, when ASU graduation and prom season across Maricopa County compete for the same buses on the same weekends. December 30 is its own category entirely. The Cactus League window from February through March keeps demand elevated across the whole East Valley.
Plan around those windows when you can, and book early when you can't.
Hypothetical Bus Rental Pricing Examples
Example only. These sample scenarios are for illustration only. They are not real quotes, guaranteed prices, or offers. Your actual trip price and availability may be higher or lower depending on your city, date, vehicle, passenger count, route, trip length, booking details, fees, gratuity, and other details. Submit your trip details to compare quote options for your specific request.
Example Quote #1
A group of 42 Sun Devils fans wants a game-day shuttle from a cluster of hotels near Tempe Marketplace (2000 E Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281) to Mountain America Stadium (500 E Veterans Way, Tempe, AZ 85287) for a Saturday afternoon home game, with a return trip after the final whistle. They've chosen a 40–56 passenger charter bus.
Saturday is a weekend rate, so a charter bus runs $225–$410+ per hour. The group wants pickup at 11:00 a.m. for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff, with the return trip wrapping up around 7:00 p.m. — that's approximately eight total booked hours. At the lower end of the weekend range, eight hours at $225 per hour comes to approximately $1,800; at the higher end of $410 per hour, the same eight hours reaches $3,280.
ASU home Saturdays are among the highest-demand days in the Tempe market, which pushes pricing toward the upper half of that range more often than the lower. This is an example to give you a general sense of scale — your actual quote depends on your specific pickup location, the operator available for your date, and the vehicle selected. Fill out the form or call 480-919-0270 for pricing on your date.
Example Quote #2
Fourteen women are planning a Saturday bachelorette night starting in Scottsdale and ending on Mill Avenue in Tempe — dinner at a restaurant near Tempe Marketplace, then bar-hopping through the Mill Avenue District (Mill Ave between 5th St and Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281), finishing at a late-night spot near Marquee Theatre (730 N Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281). They want a party bus with a built-in bar, LED lighting, and a Bluetooth sound system.
On a weekend, a 15–50 passenger party bus runs $265–$460+ per hour. With pickup at 6:00 p.m. and a return to the hotel near Tempe Beach Park (80 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281) at 1:30 a.m., the group is looking at roughly seven and a half booked hours. At the lower end of the weekend party bus range, seven and a half hours at $265 comes to approximately $1,988; at $460 per hour, the same block of time reaches $3,450.
Late Saturday hours in Tempe sit at the busiest point of the week, so this kind of itinerary prices toward the upper half of that range more often than the lower. This is a sample quote. Use the quote form or call 480-919-0270 to see what's available for your date.
Example Quote #3
A Tempe-based company wants to shuttle 28 employees and clients from their office near ASU Research Park (7700 S River Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85284) to the Fiesta Bowl on December 30 at State Farm Stadium, with a return trip after the game. They've selected a 28-passenger minibus.
December 30 is a weekday, so a 28-passenger minibus runs $220–$370+ per hour. With pickup at 9:00 a.m. for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff and a return drop-off estimated around 4:00 p.m., the group is looking at approximately seven booked hours. At the lower end, seven hours at $220 per hour comes to approximately $1,540; at $370 per hour, the same seven hours reaches $2,590.
The Fiesta Bowl is the single tightest date in the Tempe bus market — availability is limited and pricing reflects it. This is a sample to illustrate what a Fiesta Bowl shuttle might cost; your actual quote will reflect the operator available on your date and your specific route. Call 480-919-0270 or use the form to get pricing.
Example Quote #4
A group of 22 baseball fans wants a Saturday afternoon shuttle from a hotel near Tempe Town Lake to a Cactus League game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, with a return trip to Tempe after the game and a dinner stop on Mill Avenue. They've selected a 25-passenger minibus.
On a weekend, a 25-passenger minibus runs $195–$365+ per hour. With pickup at noon, the game running from 1:10 p.m. to roughly 4:30 p.m., and a dinner stop wrapping up around 7:30 p.m., the group estimates approximately seven and a half booked hours. At the lower end, seven and a half hours at $195 per hour comes to approximately $1,463; at $365 per hour, the same block of time reaches $2,738.
Spring training weekends keep demand elevated across the entire East Valley, so availability on popular game dates tightens fast. This is an example only — your actual quote depends on your specific itinerary and the operator available for your date. Fill out the form or call 480-919-0270 for pricing on your dates.
Frequently Asked Questions About Tempe Charter Bus Rental Prices
Tempecoachbuscompany.com helps you compare buses rental options; it is not a transportation company and does not rent, own, or operate vehicles. When you submit the quote form, your trip details go through a booking company so you can review pricing and available vehicles for your date. You compare the options and book through the process shown with your quote.
Tempecoachbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website. It is not a bus operator, not a motor carrier, and it does not set prices. You fill out the quote form with your trip details, and those details go to an online booking platform that returns pricing based on what independent operators have available for your trip.
Booking is completed on that platform, not on this site.
Enter your pickup city, date, passenger count, trip times, and any stops as accurately as possible — those details are what the booking platform prices against. More complete trip details return more accurate vehicle options. Weekday trips, shorter routes, earlier booking, and flexible timing may help with pricing when those options are available for your date and route.
Tempecoachbuscompany.com passes your trip details — pickup location, date, group size, timing, and stops — to the online booking platform, which pulls together a quote that fits your trip. The platform prices the trip against what independent operators in the network have available for those specifics. The result reflects availability on your date, not a published rate card.
Different operators in the network price the same itinerary differently. Each independent operator sets its own rates based on its fleet, its costs, and its availability on a given date. The booking platform returns what each operator has available for your trip.
Two quotes for the same route on the same day can differ because two different operators are behind them.
Demand is higher on weekends. Saturday evenings in Tempe — ASU football games, bachelorette parties on Mill Avenue, corporate events at Tempe Center for the Arts (700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281) — pull from the same pool of available vehicles at the same time. When more groups compete for the same buses, pricing goes up.
Tuesday through Thursday, demand is lower and pricing reflects that. A party bus runs $248–$426+ per hour on weekdays versus $265–$460+ per hour on weekends.
Every additional stop adds time to the trip, and more time means more hours booked. Multiple pickup locations — say, a hotel on Rural Road and a second pickup near Desert Financial Arena (600 E Veterans Way, Tempe, AZ 85287) before heading to the airport — extend the vehicle's schedule before the main leg even begins. The more stops on your itinerary, the more accurately you need to map the timing when you fill out the quote form so the platform can price the full block of hours correctly.
Significantly. The Fiesta Bowl on December 30 at State Farm Stadium is the tightest single date in the Tempe market. ASU Sun Devils home football Saturdays from September through November pull demand across the entire East Valley.
The Innings Festival at Tempe Beach Park in late February or early March, Cactus League spring training at Salt River Fields from February through March, and ASU commencement in mid-May all create the same crunch. When every group in Tempe needs a bus on the same weekend, available vehicles get taken early and pricing reflects the competition. Book six months out or more for any of those dates.
July and August are the cheapest months in Tempe by a wide margin. Extreme summer heat keeps events and visitors away, and more vehicles are available at lower rates. Mid-January outside of Fiesta Bowl week and early September before ASU football season ramps up are also relatively quiet windows.
Do not assume winter is cheap — the Cactus League, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Innings Festival make January through March one of the busiest stretches of the year in the Tempe market.
Book three to six months out for most Tempe trips. For the Fiesta Bowl on December 30, ASU football Saturdays, ASU commencement in May, and prom season across Maricopa County in April and May, six months or more is the safer window. The Tempe market moves fast on high-demand dates, and waiting until the last minute means higher rates and fewer vehicles to choose from.
Total distance and how much of the day the vehicle spends in motion versus parked are the primary factors. Short in-city trips — a shuttle loop between a Tempe hotel and Mountain America Stadium — typically price by the hour. Long-distance trips where the bus covers significant highway miles, like a charter to Sedona or Tucson, are more likely to price by the day or by mileage.
The booking platform determines the structure based on your specific itinerary.