School bus rental · Elizabeth, New Jersey
School bus rental in Elizabeth, NJ
Elizabeth is the county seat of Union County and one of the largest school cities in New Jersey, with a public system of themed academies and neighborhood schools, parochial schools, dozens of community programs and the port, airport and outlet employers along its east side. The district, the parochial schools, after-school programs, churches, leagues and employers book yellow school buses with our own drivers for field trips, away games, late buses, summer routes and shuttles. From Little Falls the bus is in Elizabeth in about 40 minutes by the Parkway, and a written quote comes back within one business day.
Based in Little Falls, about 40 minutes from Elizabeth. Our own fleet, our own drivers.
Schools and groups in Elizabeth
Elizabeth Public Schools runs its high school academies, from Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy to the technology and leadership academies, alongside dozens of numbered elementary and middle schools in every neighborhood, and each academy and school books its own trips. Blessed Sacrament, the Jewish Educational Center's schools, the day cares, Head Start sites and after-school programs run their own trips and book the same way, Union College's Elizabeth campus runs programs that use buses, and Elizabeth's churches, senior programs and recreation leagues travel through the year. The Mills at Jersey Gardens, the port and the airport-area employers run shuttles.
What Elizabeth books
One request form, one dispatch office, one written quote. These are the trips we run for Elizabeth week in, week out.
Field trips
Liberty Science Center and Liberty State Park are 25 to 30 minutes; the Newark Museum of Art, NJPAC and the Prudential Center 15; downtown Manhattan through the Holland Tunnel 45 to 60; Turtle Back Zoo 30; and the Watchung Reservation and Trailside Nature Center 25. Warinanco Park and the Elizabeth River trail are local half-days.
Athletics
Union County Conference games, county and state tournament days, early departures for swim and track meets, and late returns from night games. The academies, the parochial schools and the city's leagues book single games, tournament days or whole seasons.
Late buses and program routes
Dedicated late buses for after-school programs, mid-day runs between buildings, and daily summer routes to pools, parks and camps, on your bell schedule.
Employers and groups
Employee shuttles for the port, the airport-area hotels and the outlets, church and parish trips, senior center outings and youth organizations. Our drivers carry passenger endorsements, so the group does not have to be a school.
From our Little Falls yard to Elizabeth
Route 46 east to the Garden State Parkway south, then Route 1&9 or the Elizabeth exits, brings a bus from Little Falls into the city in about 40 minutes outside the peaks; Elizabeth Avenue, Westfield Avenue and North Avenue reach the schools from there. For trips, the Turnpike and Route 1&9 lead north to Liberty State Park and the tunnels, I-78 west to the Watchung Reservation, and the Parkway south to the shore.
On the day
Elizabeth's school streets are busy at bell time and several schools share blocks with apartment buildings and stores, so we confirm the exact loading spot with your contact beforehand and send the bus to it. For the largest buildings, two buses loading in sequence is often smoother than two at once, and the quote can be built that way. Wheelchair-accessible buses with lifts are available for every trip type and aides ride when the school requires one.
What a school bus costs from Elizabeth
Trips are $124 an hour with a 4-hour minimum, or $100 an hour with a 3-hour minimum for a local trip that runs between 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM on a school day. Fuel, the driver, insurance and dispatch are included; tolls, parking and venue bus fees are passed through at cost and itemized on the quote. Most half-day trips from Elizabeth fit inside the minimum. Send the date, the group and the two addresses and the written quote, the exact number for your trip, comes back within one business day. For what moves the price up or down, see what a school bus costs in New Jersey.
Elizabeth questions
Can an Elizabeth academy or program book its own trip?
Yes. Each academy, school and program books the trips it runs. Schools and districts book on a purchase order; other organizations pay 7 days before the trip date, and the quote lists every stop, time and term so it can go straight to whoever approves it.
Do you run employee shuttles near the port and the airport?
Yes. Daily shift shuttles and event shuttles between a site and a transit hub or parking lot, quoted per run or per month, with the stops and times on the quote.
What does an Elizabeth field trip bus cost?
$124 an hour with a 4-hour minimum, plus tolls and parking at cost; fuel, driver, insurance and dispatch are included. Mid-day local trips that run between 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM on a school day are $100 an hour with a 3-hour minimum.
Tell us where Elizabeth needs to be. We'll take it from there.
A quote within one business day, our own bus and driver, and a phone number that answers.
School bus rental nearby: Union, Newark, Bayonne, Westfield, Summit. Services: field trip buses, athletic team buses, late buses, summer camp transportation, wheelchair-accessible buses, shuttles and weddings and group outings, all part of school bus rental in North Jersey.