Bethlehem Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Bethlehem through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form and you'll see different vehicles, packages, and prices in seconds — no account required, and no calling around. Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website; it does not own or operate vehicles. A free quote is always available online or by phone at 610-936-1060!
No — Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com is a comparison and referral website. In practical terms, that means you come here to see what is available for your trip, compare vehicles and pricing from a network of independently owned transportation companies serving the Bethlehem area, and book the one that fits your group. The transportation itself is carried out by those independently owned companies. Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com connects you to the options; the operators on the ground get your group where it needs to go.
When you search on your own, you call one company, get one quote, and either take it or start over. With Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com, you fill out one form — or make one call to 610-936-1060 — and you're looking at vehicles and pricing from a whole network of providers serving Bethlehem in seconds. More options, different price points, and no back-and-forth.
The time you'd spend calling five companies separately is the time you spend actually planning the trip instead.
An independently owned transportation company serving Bethlehem. Once you fill out the quote form, you're taken to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits your trip — the right size, the right amenities, the right price. What you're choosing there is a vehicle and a price, not a company off a list.
The transportation company confirmed to your booking is communicated to you after the booking is made.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the form on this page or call 610-936-1060, and you're taken straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website. That booking company works with independently owned operators serving the Bethlehem area, and their site shows you the vehicles and pricing available for your specific trip. Right there, you choose the vehicle and price that work for your group and complete the booking online — all in just minutes.
What you're selecting is a vehicle and a price, not a transportation company.
Your pickup city, where you're going, how many people are riding, and how many hours you need the bus. That's enough to get started. The more detail you give — your stops, start and end times, any luggage or oversized equipment, and the amenities your group needs — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better your options.
A complete itinerary gets you a complete price.
Right away — there's no waiting on a callback. The moment you submit the form, you go straight to the search results page and see vehicles and pricing from the booking company's network. If you'd rather go through it with a person, call 610-936-1060 and someone will walk you through the options, answer your questions, and help you put together the right package for your trip.
The earlier the better, especially for a popular date or a specific vehicle. That said, because Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com puts your request in front of a whole network of providers serving the Lehigh Valley rather than a single operator with one lot, short-notice trips are often still workable — and that's a real advantage over calling one company and being told the yard is empty. Submit the request or call 610-936-1060 even if the trip is coming up fast.
You may have more options than you expect, and the only way to know is to check.
All of those can be requested. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with your group for a set block of time, which works well when the itinerary has multiple stops or a flexible schedule. A one-way transfer moves your group from one point to another.
A round trip brings everyone back to where they started. A multi-stop itinerary runs a defined route with several stops along the way — a brewery crawl through Bethlehem and Easton, for example, or a shuttle loop between a hotel and a venue. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day.
Which format fits depends on 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 — what you actually pay depends on the specific vehicle, the date, the route, how long you need the bus, and how busy that date is across the Lehigh Valley. The range is a starting point.
To see what your actual trip costs, fill out the form and get pricing in seconds, or call 610-936-1060 — going through the trip with someone can turn up better packages and pricing than you'd find navigating it alone.
It depends on the trip, and all three are used. A short run of a couple of hours — say, a shuttle from Bethlehem to PPL Center in Allentown and back — is usually priced hourly. A trip that covers significant distance, roughly past the 100 to 200 mile mark heading toward Philadelphia, New York, or Washington, D.C., may carry a per-mile charge instead.
A long day, generally around eight hours or more, often comes back as a day rate rather than stacked hourly charges, simply because the vehicle is booked for so much of the day. Submitting the actual trip is what determines which structure applies.
The type and size of bus, how long it's booked for, the date and day of the week, the distance and the route, the number of stops, and how busy that date is locally all move the number. Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday; daytime trips cost less than the same nights. Booking the size your group actually needs beats over-booking capacity, and consolidating pickups to one or two locations instead of five cuts the hours on the clock.
In Bethlehem specifically, Musikfest in early August and Christkindlmarkt weekends in November and December push the whole local market to near-capacity — those dates cost more and go earlier. Everything else being equal, a Tuesday afternoon trip to Lehigh University or a midweek airport run to ABE will come back at a better rate than a Saturday night heading into Wind Creek Bethlehem during a major event. Fill out the form with your actual dates and route to see what your trip costs.
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 schedule, rather than riding a fixed public route. It's built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle — typically 40 to 56 people — on a timeline the group sets rather than one set by a transit authority.
From the outside, a full-size charter bus is a long, tall coach body with high windows running nearly the full length of both sides and a row of luggage bay doors along the lower skirt. 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 arrives won't always look the same from one booking to the next.
Inside, you'll find forward-facing seats arranged in pairs on either side of a center aisle — cloth or leather depending on the make and model. Overhead parcel racks run the full length of the cabin. A restroom sits toward the rear.
Popular full-size models include the MCI J4500, the Van Hool CX45, and the Prevost H3-45; all three share the same general layout, with differences in seat pitch, interior trim, and equipment options.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks, undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets and USB charging ports, a PA system, and TV monitors. Features may include any or all of those depending on the specific make, model, and how the coach was built out — availability varies and is confirmed during booking. If a specific amenity matters to your group, note it with your trip details so the vehicles that come back are the ones actually equipped for it.
Generally 40 to 56 passengers, depending on the make and model, with 56 the most common configuration 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, up to 60; the Prevost H3-45 seats 56. Shorter 35-foot coaches seat closer to 44.
On any of those coaches, extra legroom or a wheelchair position each take seats out of the count, so the exact number varies. Because Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com works with a network of providers, the specific coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date — submit the trip or call 610-936-1060 if the group needs a confirmed capacity.
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. The row count drops on coaches built with extra legroom or a wheelchair position, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for sightlines. Those are the figures on a standard full-size build.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To put that in terms worth picturing: roughly three cars parked end to end. That's the measurement that matters when your group is working out whether one fits at a venue, a parking area, or a loading zone.
Shorter coaches exist — most commonly around 35 feet — but the 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers typically design clearances for 12 feet. A real-world comparison: a little taller than a single story of a house. That's the figure worth checking against any covered drop-off lane, parking garage, or venue entrance your group is planning to use in the Bethlehem area.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road today are equipped with it. One point worth setting the expectation on: onboard WiFi is a piece of equipment a coach is built with rather than something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies by make, model, and operator.
On the coaches that do have it, the connection runs off a cellular signal and is built for light use across a full coach — phones, messaging, browsing, checking email. It's not built for 50 or 60 people running video calls or large downloads at once. If your group needs WiFi for the ride, note it with your trip details so the vehicles that come back are the ones actually equipped for it.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses, located toward the rear of the coach. It's there so a group doesn't have to stop, though on a long run the trip is still usually planned with real rest stops along the way. Availability may vary by specific vehicle, so note it with your trip details if it matters for your group.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at or near every seat, some with a USB port built into the same unit. This is an equipment option rather than something every coach carries, so it varies by vehicle. In practical terms, a group can keep phones and laptops charged across a long run — useful on a trip from Bethlehem to Philadelphia or New York.
Note it with your trip details if the group needs it, and the vehicles that come back will be the ones equipped for it.
Yes — in two places. Overhead parcel racks run the length of the cabin inside the coach, and undercarriage baggage bays sit below the floor along both sides of the bus. A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks combined.
Across a full 56-passenger load, that works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person in the bays below and under 2 cubic feet per person overhead — which in practice means about one checked-size bag each underneath plus one small carry-on above. That's the baseline for a standard load.
A few things change it. A coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some bay space. Bulky gear — instruments, sports equipment, event supplies, camping gear — takes the space of several bags, so a group traveling with oversized items needs the count and the size stated with the trip details.
State what your group is bringing when you submit the request so the right coach gets matched to the load.
Charter Bus Service in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com helps you find group transportation for just about any occasion in and around Bethlehem. Airport transfers to and from ABE, PHL, EWR, and the other airports your group uses. Corporate travel and employee shuttles — conference runs, client site transfers, recurring commuter routes.
Weddings and private events, from the rehearsal dinner through the last hotel return. Concerts and sporting events at PPL Center, Wind Creek Event Center, and venues across the region. School and church group trips, including field trips and team travel.
Government and military moves. Winery and brewery tours through the Lehigh Valley. Prom and homecoming.
And long-distance travel to Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C., and beyond. Fill out the form or call 610-936-1060 and we'll find the right bus for your group!
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com helps you find group transportation throughout the Lehigh Valley and the surrounding region. Nearby cities served include Allentown, Easton, Nazareth, Emmaus, Northampton, and communities throughout Northampton and Lehigh counties. Those are examples, not the full list — the network covers a wide area.
If you don't see your city listed, enter the full route in the quote form or call 610-936-1060 to check availability for your specific pickup and destination.
Musikfest — Bethlehem's massive free music festival that draws over a million attendees across 11 days in early August — is the single busiest stretch of the year for charter buses and shuttles in the Lehigh Valley. The whole local market fills up fast. Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, held across six weekends from mid-November through late December, creates another major surge as downtown parking disappears and shuttle demand spikes.
Celtic Classic in late September, prom season at Freedom High, Liberty High, Nazareth Area, and surrounding districts in April and May, graduation weekends at Lehigh University and Moravian University in mid-May, and New Year's Eve at Wind Creek Bethlehem and SteelStacks all pull the market early. Book those dates as far ahead as possible. For everything else, short-notice requests are still worth submitting — the network covers more ground than any single operator.
Planning Your Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Charter Bus Trip
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com helps you find airport transportation to and from all the airports your group uses. Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) (3311 Airport Rd, Allentown, PA 18109) is the closest, about 8 miles west of downtown Bethlehem and roughly 15 to 20 minutes by bus. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is about 60 miles south — approximately 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes via I-78 and I-476 — and handles the widest range of carriers for Lehigh Valley travelers.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is about 70 miles east, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes via I-78, and is the go-to hub for groups heading into the New York metro. For any of those airports, the bus meets your group outside the terminal at the area that airport designates for buses and commercial vehicles, following that airport's own ground transportation guidelines.
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com helps you find group transportation to sporting events throughout the Lehigh Valley and beyond. PPL Center (701 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101), about 5 miles west of Bethlehem, is home to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) and hosts major concerts and touring events year-round; buses drop on Hamilton Street commercial vehicle zones and stage on the 7th or 8th Street corridors. Coca-Cola Park (1050 IronPigs Way, Allentown, PA 18109) is home to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA baseball) from April through September, with designated oversized vehicle parking off IronPigs Way.
Goodman Stadium at Lehigh University hosts college football and draws significant traffic on the Brodhead Avenue corridor on game days. And for groups heading to Philadelphia for Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, or Flyers games — about 60 miles south — a charter bus is one of the most popular ways to make the trip. Build extra time into any game-day itinerary; event traffic around all of these venues runs heavy.
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com serves the major event venues in Bethlehem and across the Lehigh Valley. Wind Creek Event Center (77 Wind Creek Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18015), part of the Wind Creek Bethlehem casino complex, hosts national touring concerts, boxing, comedy, and large events; buses drop on Wind Creek Boulevard and the casino complex has large surface lots for oversized vehicles. ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks (101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015) is the hub for Musikfest, Celtic Classic, and year-round concerts and private events on the former Bethlehem Steel site; the campus has designated bus loading areas with large adjacent surface lots.
Large venues like these have bus loading areas separate from the main entrance, and a repeat shuttle between a hotel and a venue — for a conference or a multi-day festival — should have its full schedule laid out with the request so it comes back timed and priced correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the area. Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley have a strong collection of them. Hotel Bethlehem (437 Main St, Bethlehem, PA 18018) is one of the most iconic, a historic Main Street property with ballroom space for up to 250 guests.
Saucon Valley Country Club (2050 Saucon Valley Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18015) is a classic elegant venue. The Sayre Mansion (250 Wyandotte St, Bethlehem, PA 18015) is a beautiful Victorian historic property. Wind Creek Bethlehem handles resort-style celebrations.
And ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks offers a dramatic industrial-chic setting for private events. The most common wedding bus setup is shuttling guests between a hotel block and the venue — give the exact venue address with your request and the right vehicle gets matched to the route and the headcount.
Bethlehemcharterbuscompany.com serves field trips, team travel, and group transportation for schools and campuses throughout Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley. Lehigh University (27 Memorial Dr W, Bethlehem, PA 18015) and Moravian University (1200 Main St, Bethlehem, PA 18018) are the two major colleges in Bethlehem, each with designated bus loading zones on campus. Northampton Community College (3835 Green Pond Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18020) is another common stop.
For K-12, the Bethlehem Area School District — including Freedom High School (3149 Chester Ave) and Liberty High School (600 E Linden St) — along with Nazareth Area and Saucon Valley districts are all served. Field trips and team travel typically pick up at the school or campus itself; include the exact headcount, any chaperone count, and any accessibility needs with the request so the right vehicle comes back.
The Lehigh Valley has a genuinely great circuit for a group tour. In Bethlehem itself, Bonn Place Brewing Company (310 Taylor St) and Fegley's Brew Works (569 Main St) are two of the most popular taproom stops. Extending the loop east to Easton adds Two Rivers Brewing Co. (542 Northampton St) and Weyerbacher Brewing (905 Line St) — about 15 miles and 20 minutes from downtown Bethlehem.
Funk Brewing Co. in Emmaus (19 S 4th St) is about 8 miles south. For wineries, Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery in Breinigsville (~15 miles west) and Sand Castle Winery along the Delaware River in Erwinna (~25 miles east) are popular group destinations. Wind Creek Bethlehem (77 Wind Creek Blvd) is the largest casino in Pennsylvania and a major group destination in its own right.
For a multi-stop itinerary, list your stops and how long the group plans to stay at each one — that's what gets the hours right and the price accurate.
Yes — long-distance trips from Bethlehem are booked regularly. Philadelphia is about 60 miles south, roughly 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes via I-78 and I-476 — the most common long-distance run, whether for Eagles and Phillies games, concerts, or business. New York City is about 80 miles east, roughly 1.5 to 2 hours via I-78 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
Washington, D.C. is about 200 miles south, roughly 3.5 to 4 hours. Atlantic City is about 100 miles southeast, roughly 1.75 to 2 hours. The Pocono Mountains are just 35 to 50 miles north, about 45 minutes to an hour via PA-33.
Hersheypark in Hershey is about 80 miles west, roughly 1.25 to 1.5 hours. Long-distance trips are usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day trip rather than by the hour, and overnight itineraries should be laid out in full with the request so the booking comes back priced correctly for every leg.