Lubbock Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com
Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Lubbock through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form and you go straight to a results page showing available vehicles and pricing for your actual trip — No waiting for callbacks to get pricing, no calling around, no account required. Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website and does not own or operate vehicles; the transportation itself is carried out by independently owned companies serving the Lubbock area. Call 806-310-5100 any time for a free quote.
No — Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com is a comparison and referral website. You use it to compare vehicles and pricing from a network of independently owned bus companies serving the Lubbock area, and the transportation itself is carried out by those independently owned operators. What that means for you in practical terms: one form or one call gets you more options and more price points than reaching out to a single local company on your own.
You see the vehicles, you see the pricing, you choose what fits — and the independently owned company that handles your trip takes it from there.
When you search on your own, you reach one company at a time, wait on callbacks, and compare quotes that never quite line up. With Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com, you fill out one form or make one call to 806-310-5100 and immediately see vehicles and pricing from a network of providers — not just whatever one operator happens to have parked in its lot. More options, different price points, and results in seconds instead of hours.
That is the time you keep for actually planning the trip.
An independently owned transportation company serving Lubbock. Once you fill out a quote, you head over to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits the trip — the size, the amenities, the price. What you are selecting there is a vehicle, not a company off a list.
The transportation company assigned to the booking is confirmed to you after the booking is complete. Call 806-310-5100 if you have questions about the process before you submit.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the form on this page with your trip details — or call 806-310-5100 — and you go straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website. That booking company partners with independently owned operators serving the Lubbock area, and right there on their website you see available vehicles and pricing for your specific trip. What you are choosing is a vehicle and a price.
Book the one that fits, and your transportation is confirmed. The whole thing takes minutes.
Your pickup city, where you are going, how many people are riding, and how many hours you need the bus. That is enough to get a quote started. The more detail you give — your stops, your start and end times, any luggage or oversized gear, and the amenities the group needs — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better the match between the vehicle and your trip.
Lay it out as completely as you can and the results page works harder for you.
Right away — there is no waiting on a callback. As soon as you submit the form you go straight to the search results page and see quotes on the national booking company's website. Pricing is there immediately for your actual trip.
If you would rather go through it with someone, call 806-310-5100 and a live agent will walk through the options with you.
The earlier the better for a popular date — and a larger group or a specific vehicle goes further ahead. Texas Tech home football Saturdays, prom weekends in April and May, and May graduation are the dates where the Lubbock market moves fastest; those book out well in advance. That said, because Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com puts your request in front of a whole network of providers serving the area rather than one operator with one yard, short-notice trips are often still workable.
That is the real advantage of comparing a network instead of calling a single company and being told no. Submit the request or call 806-310-5100 even on short notice — it is always worth checking.
All of those can be requested. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with the group for a block of time — great for a night out on Buddy Holly Avenue or a wedding where the schedule shifts. A one-way transfer moves the group from one place to another, like Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport to a hotel downtown.
A round trip brings them back. A multi-stop itinerary runs a set route with several stops, which is the right format for a winery loop through Llano Estacado and McPherson Cellars or a pregame shuttle with multiple hotel pickups before a Red Raiders game. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day, like a charter to Dallas/Fort Worth for a weekend.
Which format fits comes down to the trip itself — and a multi-stop or overnight itinerary should be laid out in full with the request so it comes back priced correctly.
Charter Bus Pricing
A charter bus costs $205–$385+ per hour on weekdays, $225–$410+ per hour on weekends, and $1,650–$2,950+ per day. Those are planning ranges, not your price — pricing is not one size fits all, and a number of things move a quote in either direction. The range is a starting point.
The number for your specific trip comes from the results page after you submit the form, where you see pricing based on your actual dates, route, and group size. Or call 806-310-5100 — going through the trip with someone can surface better pricing and packages than you would find searching on your own.
It depends on the trip, and all three are used. A short trip of a couple of hours — an airport run to Lubbock Preston Smith International or a shuttle between hotels and Galaxy Stadium for a Red Raiders game — is usually priced hourly. A trip heading well out of the area, roughly past the 100- to 200-mile mark, such as a charter down to Dallas/Fort Worth or out to Albuquerque, may carry a per-mile charge instead.
And a long day, generally around eight hours or more, often comes back as a day rate rather than stacked hours, simply because the vehicle is in use for so much of the day. Submitting the actual trip is what determines which structure applies — fill out the form or call 806-310-5100 to see what comes back for your route.
Six things move the price: the type and size of bus, how long it is booked for, the date and the day of the week, the distance and the route, the number of stops, and how busy that date is locally. Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday, and daytime prices lower than those same nights. Booking the size the group actually needs beats over-booking capacity — a 28-passenger minibus for 22 people is cheaper than a 56-passenger coach for the same group.
Grouping riders into one or two pickup points instead of five cuts the hours on the clock. In Lubbock specifically, Texas Tech home football Saturdays push the entire local market higher; if your trip has any flexibility, a weekday or a non-game weekend is where you find the better rate. Submit the form with your actual trip details and the results page shows you what is available for your date and route.
About Charter Buses
A charter bus is a full-size passenger coach that a group hires for its own trip — with its own route and its own schedule — rather than riding a fixed public route. It is built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle, and it seats roughly 40 to 56 people depending on the make and model.
Outside, a full-size charter bus is a tall coach body—the kind you see pulling into a stadium or an airport—with high tinted windows running the length of both sides and a row of baggage bay doors along the underside. The exterior is usually finished in white, silver, black, or a solid color, though some coaches are wrapped in an operator's own graphics, so the coach that pulls up will not always look the same. Inside, you walk down a center aisle with pairs of seats on either side — forward-facing, set in rows from front to back.
Seat fabric is cloth on most coaches and leather on higher-spec models like the Prevost H3-45 or a premium MCI J4500 build. Overhead parcel racks run the full length above both sides, and a restroom sits toward the rear. The front of the coach is the driver's area, separated from the passenger cabin.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks and undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets and USB charging ports, a PA system with microphone, and TV monitors. Features may include any or all of those depending on the make, model, and specific vehicle — what a given coach carries is confirmed during booking, not assumed. If there are amenities the group needs, note them with the trip details when you submit the form.
That narrows which vehicles come back to the ones that actually have what you are looking for.
Generally 40 to 56 passengers, depending on the make and model, with 56 the most common build on a full-size coach. The MCI J4500 seats 56 as standard and is built for up to 60; the Van Hool CX45 is the same — 56 standard and up to 60; the Prevost H3-45 seats 56. Shorter 35-foot coaches seat closer to 44.
What changes the count on the same coach is the configuration — extra legroom between rows takes seats out, and a wheelchair position does the same. Because Lubbockcharterbuscompany.com works with a network of providers, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date and route. Submit the trip or call 806-310-5100 if the group needs a specific capacity and we will work to match it.
A 56-passenger coach runs 14 rows, with two seats on each side of a center aisle — forward-facing, paired seating, one aisle down the middle. Picture four seats across at each row, 14 rows back. The row count drops on coaches built with extra legroom between rows or a wheelchair position, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for the view.
Those are the same figures across the standard full-size build.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. If you are trying to picture it, that is roughly three cars parked end to end — which is why people ask, because they are working out whether one fits somewhere. Shorter coaches exist, most commonly around 35 feet, and those are a better fit for tighter venues or smaller groups.
The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle you will see at Galaxy Stadium on a game day or pulling up to Lubbock Preston Smith International.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design for 12 feet. A little taller than a single story of a house — which is the real reason people ask, because they are checking clearance at a parking garage or a venue entrance. If the route involves a structure with a posted height limit, note it with the trip details when you submit the form.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches are equipped with it. One thing worth knowing before the trip: onboard WiFi runs off a cellular connection and is built for light use across a full coach — phones, messaging, browsing — not for 50 or 60 people doing heavy work at once. It is also an equipment option a coach is built with rather than something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies by make, model, and operator.
If the group needs WiFi, note it with the trip details when you submit the form. That narrows the results to vehicles that actually have it.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses. It sits toward the rear of the coach and is there so the group does not have to stop, though on a longer run like the four-and-a-half-hour charter from Lubbock to Dallas/Fort Worth the trip is still usually planned with real rest stops along the way. Features may vary by vehicle; note it with the trip details if it matters for the group.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at every seat, some with a USB port built into the same outlet. This is an equipment option rather than something every coach carries, so it varies by vehicle. What that means practically: a group can keep phones and laptops charged across a long run — like the charter out to Albuquerque or down to San Antonio — without anyone rationing battery life.
Note it with the trip details if the group needs it and the results will narrow to coaches that have it.
Yes — in two places. Overhead parcel racks run the full length of the cabin inside the coach, and undercarriage baggage bays run along the bottom of the coach underneath it. A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks.
Across a full 56-passenger load, that works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person underneath and under 2 cubic feet overhead — which in practice is about one checked-size bag each below plus one small carry-on above. A few things change that math: a coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some baggage bay space, and bulky gear like instruments, sports equipment, or event supplies takes the space of several bags. If the group is traveling with oversized items — band equipment for a performance at the Buddy Holly Hall, athletic gear for a Texas Tech road trip, or production supplies for a trade show at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center — state it with the trip details when you submit the form so the right coach is matched to the load.
Charter Bus Service in Lubbock, Texas
The network of providers serving Lubbock handles a wide range of groups and events. Airport transfers to and from Lubbock Preston Smith International are a common request, as are corporate travel and employee shuttles for companies moving teams between offices, client sites, or the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center for conferences. Weddings and private events — hotel-to-venue shuttles, rehearsal dinner runs, and full-weekend packages — are among the most popular bookings in spring and fall.
Concert and entertainment transportation to the Buddy Holly Hall and United Supermarkets Arena keeps groups together on busy nights. Sporting event shuttles to Galaxy Stadium and United Supermarkets Arena are in high demand every Red Raiders home game. School and church group trips, government and military moves, winery and brewery tours through the Texas High Plains AVA, prom and homecoming transportation, and long-distance charters to Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, and beyond are all available through the network.
Call 806-310-5100 or submit the form to see what is available for your trip.
The network covers Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains region. Nearby cities served include Wolfforth, Slaton, Shallowater, Idalou, Tahoka, Levelland, Brownfield, Littlefield, Post, Crosbyton, Lamesa, Plainview, and Floydada, among others. Those are examples — not a complete list.
If a city is not named here, enter the full route in the quote form or call 806-310-5100 to check availability for that pickup or destination. The network is broad, and most trips originating in or around Lubbock are workable.
Texas Tech home football Saturdays at Galaxy Stadium are the single busiest recurring dates in the Lubbock market — the whole city fills, and charter buses go early. The same is true for Texas Tech's May graduation, when families arrive from across Texas and the surrounding states. Homecoming weekend in October pulls the same pressure.
Prom season for Lubbock ISD, Frenship ISD, and Lubbock-Cooper ISD schools runs across late April and May, and those weekends book out fast. The Panhandle South Plains Fair in late September and early October draws large regional crowds to the Lubbock County Exposition Center. New Year's Eve on Buddy Holly Avenue is another date where the market tightens.
For any of those, book well ahead — six months out for game Saturdays and graduation is not too early. Short-notice requests are still worth submitting through the form because the network is large, but the best vehicles and the best pricing go to the groups that plan ahead.
Planning Your Lubbock, Texas Charter Bus Trip
The network serves airport transfers to and from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) (5401 N Martin Luther King Blvd, Lubbock, TX 79403), the primary commercial airport serving the South Plains region, approximately 5 miles north of downtown Lubbock and about a 10-minute drive under normal conditions. For groups flying into a major hub, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is approximately 320 miles southeast — roughly 4.5 to 5 hours by charter bus via US-84 East to I-20 East — and Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport (AMA) is approximately 120 miles north on I-27, about 1.5 to 2 hours. At any of these airports, the coach meets the group outside the terminal at the spot that airport designates for buses and larger vehicles, following that airport's own ground transportation guidelines.
Submit the full route — pickup address, airport, terminal if known, and number of passengers — with the form, or call 806-310-5100 to set it up.
The network serves sporting event transportation to all of Lubbock's major venues. Galaxy Stadium (2526 6th St, Lubbock, TX 79409), formerly known as Jones AT&T Stadium, is home to the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, with a capacity of 60,229 — the biggest recurring demand driver in the Lubbock market. United Supermarkets Arena (1701 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, TX 79409) hosts Red Raiders basketball, volleyball, and major concerts and entertainment events year-round.
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (2402 Broadway St, Lubbock, TX 79401) hosts Texas Tech baseball. On home football Saturdays, traffic on University Avenue, 4th Street, and the streets surrounding Galaxy Stadium backs up for hours before kickoff and after the final whistle — a charter bus keeps the group together and out of that congestion. The university coordinates bus access on a per-event basis, so laying out the full game-day itinerary with the request gets it timed correctly.
The network serves all of Lubbock's major convention and event venues. The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center (1501 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX 79401) is the city's primary convention venue, with a 40,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 1,395-seat theater, and multiple ballrooms and meeting rooms hosting trade shows, conventions, graduations, and large private events. The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences (1300 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX 79401) seats approximately 2,290 and hosts touring Broadway productions, concerts, and performing arts events.
The Lubbock County Exposition Center (105 E Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79403) hosts the Panhandle South Plains Fair, the Lubbock Stock Show and Rodeo, livestock shows, and rodeos. Large venues like these have designated bus loading areas separate from the main entrance. If the trip is a repeat shuttle between a hotel block and a convention venue across multiple days, lay out the full schedule — runs, times, and headcount — with the request so it comes back timed and priced correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the Lubbock area. The network serves venues across the city and the surrounding region, including popular spots like Hillside Event Center (4209 S Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 79423), The Arbor at Linden (5702 Linden St, Lubbock, TX 79416), the Overton Hotel and Conference Center (2322 Mac Davis Ln, Lubbock, TX 79401), and lakeside and ranch properties east of the city near Ransom Canyon. Spring and fall are peak wedding season in West Texas — April through June and September through October — and those weekends book fast.
The most common wedding transportation setup is a shuttle loop between the hotel block and the venue, running guests out before the ceremony and back after the reception. Give the exact venue address and the hotel address with the request, along with the number of guests and the timing, and the right vehicle gets matched to the route.
The network serves schools, colleges, and universities across the Lubbock area. Texas Tech University (2500 Broadway St, Lubbock, TX 79409) is the city's largest institution, with more than 40,000 students and a full calendar of events that drive group transportation demand year-round. Lubbock Christian University (5601 19th St, Lubbock, TX 79407) and South Plains College's Lubbock Center (1302 Main St, Lubbock, TX 79401) are also served.
On the K–12 side, the network serves Lubbock Independent School District, Frenship Independent School District, and Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District campuses for field trips, team travel, and school events. Campus and school pickups are standard — campuses have designated bus loading zones — and student trips should include the exact headcount, the school or campus pickup address, and any chaperone or accessibility needs with the request so the right vehicle comes back.
The network serves winery tours, brewery runs, and nightlife transportation across Lubbock and the surrounding Texas High Plains wine country. Lubbock sits in the Texas High Plains American Viticultural Area, and the most popular stops on a group wine tour include Llano Estacado Winery (3426 E FM 1585, Lubbock, TX 79423), approximately 7 miles southeast of downtown, McPherson Cellars (1615 Texas Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401) in a historic building in downtown Lubbock, English Newsom Cellars (203 E Woodrow Rd, Lubbock, TX 79423), Caprock Winery (408 E Woodrow Rd, Lubbock, TX 79423), and Burklee Hill Vineyards (1808 Buddy Holly Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401). For nightlife, the Buddy Holly Avenue Historic District and the bars along University Avenue near Texas Tech are the primary corridors.
For casino runs, the nearest options are in New Mexico — approximately 200 miles west near Ruidoso — and the network can handle that distance as a multi-stop or day-trip itinerary. A multi-stop winery or bar-crawl route is timed by how long the group stays at each stop, so list the stops and the time at each one with the request and the hours come back right.
Yes — the network handles long-distance charters from Lubbock to destinations across Texas and beyond. The most common runs include Dallas/Fort Worth (approximately 320 miles, 4.5–5 hours via US-84 East to I-20 East) for concerts, sports, airports, and corporate travel; Amarillo (approximately 120 miles, 1.5–2 hours via I-27 North) and nearby Palo Duro Canyon State Park; San Antonio (approximately 370 miles, 5–5.5 hours via US-87 South); Austin (approximately 360 miles, 5 hours via US-84 East to US-183 South); El Paso (approximately 310 miles, 4–4.5 hours via US-62/180 West); Albuquerque, New Mexico (approximately 290 miles, 4–4.5 hours via US-84 West to I-40); and Oklahoma City (approximately 330 miles, 4.5–5 hours via US-270 or I-40). Long-distance trips are usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day package rather than by the hour, and an overnight trip needs the full itinerary — departure point, destination, stops, and return if applicable — laid out with the request so it comes back priced correctly.
Call 806-310-5100 or submit the form with the full route details.