I am considering buying or starting a charter bus company.  I need to
know how much charter bus companies charge for their services
including minimum charges, hourly rates, daily rates and mileage
charges.  I am expecting that charter bus companies charge differently
for local work as opposed to longer trips and am interested in as much
detail about pricing as possible.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 20 May 2004 14:54 PDT

It would be helpful to know where you are planning to start your
business (not your address, of course -- just city, state or province,
nation.)

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Clarification of Question by zeke1954-ga on 20 May 2004 14:58 PDT

This business would be located in the greater Kansas City area but
also serving Missouri and Kansas.  Thanks

Hi! Thanks for the question.

Usually charter bus services require that you submit your requirements
first before they provide a quote. This is because individual
customers have different needs and destinations and time of travel.

Only a few provide actual rates and details of such fees. I have found
the following bus charter services that show such information. Some
have rates per mileage, per day while others per hour. I was also able
to find services in Kansas City but not all of them will be from this
state. I also gathered info from other companies from other states
since they provide information that aren't provided by Missouri
companies.


AMERICAN SIGHTSEEING (Kansas City) ? Per hour rates
http://www.americansightseeing.org/kansasci.htm

EBMeyer Charter (A Bus Bank Partner) ?Daily and Per Mile Rates
http://www.ebmeyercharter.com/morecities/kansas_city_charter_bus.html
http://busbank.com/busCosts.cfm?afid=f6d8e2ed-d4be-4f04-8249-d6a4b599518a,f6d8e2ed-d4be-4f04-8249-d6a4b599518a
(Sample Rates)

Bell Trans (Las Vegas) ? Hourly plus fuel surcharge rates
http://www.bell-trans.com/vehicle_charter_bus.htm

BTM Charter Bus Rates ? Hourly, Daily and Per Specific Destination
http://www.btmtravel.com/rates.asp

DASH Alexandria Transit Company ? Per Hour Rates
http://www.dashbus.com/s05_localcharter.html

Peter Pan Bus? Hourly Rates (Please select the specific destination) Daily Rates
http://www.peterpanbus.com/scripts/schedules/index.asp 

Charter Bus Rates in UC Davis ? Daily & Per Mile Rates
http://www-fleet.ucdavis.edu/rates/#cbus

Golden Star Coach ? Hourly and Per Mile Rates
http://www.goldenstarcoach.com/rates.cfm

Tumbleweed Transportation (Only School Bus) - Hourly and Per Mile Rates 
http://www.twforever.com/transport03.html

A Plus Transportation (Florida and other states) ? Hourly, Daily and Per Mile Rates
http://www.buscharter.net/rates/Florida_charter.pdf (Florida only)
http://www.buscharter.net/rates/Ostate_charter.pdf (Out of State Rates)


Search terms used:
Missouri Kansas City ?charter bus? "bus charter" price pricing rates miles

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
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This was very helpful information.  My research only uncovered a
couple of these and the information provided will help me a good deal
in my quest.  Thanks for the good work.