School bus rental · Newark, New Jersey
School bus rental in Newark, NJ
Newark has the largest school system in New Jersey, the state's biggest charter school sector, and a cultural district that the rest of North Jersey takes field trips to. From our Little Falls yard a bus reaches most of Newark in about 25 minutes by Route 21, I-280 or the Parkway. District, charter and parochial schools, after-school programs, churches, universities and employers book school buses with our own drivers for field trips, athletics, late buses and shuttles, and a written quote comes back within one business day.
Based in Little Falls, about 25 minutes from Newark. Our own fleet, our own drivers.
Schools and groups in Newark
Newark Board of Education runs more than sixty schools, from the comprehensive high schools and magnets such as Science Park and Arts High to neighborhood elementary schools in every ward. Alongside the district, Newark's charter networks and standalone charters, its parochial schools, Rutgers–Newark, NJIT and Essex County College programs, and a deep bench of community organizations all move students and groups every week.
What Newark books
One request form, one dispatch office, one written quote. These are the trips we run for Newark week in, week out.
Field trips
Newark's own destinations are a short ride: NJPAC and the Newark Museum of Art, Branch Brook Park in cherry blossom season, the Newark Public Library and Military Park, Riverfront Park and the Ironbound. Liberty Science Center is about 20 minutes; Manhattan museums and Broadway matinees 30 to 50 minutes through the Holland or Lincoln tunnels; the Bronx Zoo about 45.
Athletics
Super Essex Conference and city league games, county and state tournament days, and night games with late returns across Essex, Union and Hudson counties. Single games or whole seasons, with a bus that waits at the field.
Late buses and program routes
Dedicated late buses for charter and district after-school programs, mid-day runs between buildings, and daily summer program routes. Routes run on your bell schedule, daily, weekly or for the season.
Groups and employers
Church trips, senior center outings, youth organizations, university programs and employer shuttles to Newark Penn Station, Broad Street Station and the airport area.
From our Little Falls yard to Newark
Route 21 along the river brings a bus from Little Falls to downtown, the Ironbound and the North Ward in about 25 minutes; I-280 reaches the West and Central wards, and the Parkway covers the South Ward and Weequahic. Newark's streets reward local knowledge: one-ways around the schools, bus-only lanes downtown and the arena-day closures near Prudential Center. Our drivers run Essex County daily and dispatch tracks the day's closures.
On the day
Newark schools vary from campuses with real bus loops to buildings on dense blocks where the bus must load from a bus lane; we confirm the loading spot with your contact and send the driver there. Arena and NJPAC event days change downtown traffic, and dispatch plans around them. Wheelchair-accessible buses with lifts are available for every trip type, with aides when the school requires one.
What a school bus costs from Newark
Trips are $124 an hour with a 4-hour minimum. 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 Newark 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.
Newark questions
Can a Newark charter school book without a district contract?
Yes. Charter and parochial schools, after-school programs and non-profits book directly, the same way as the district. Schools book on a purchase order; other organizations pay 7 days before the trip date.
How quickly can you get a bus to a Newark school?
Two weeks ahead is comfortable, a month for May and June. For a same-day or next-day need, call dispatch at (973) 306-4838 and we tell you whether a bus is free.
What does a Newark trip cost?
$124 an hour with a 4-hour minimum, plus tolls and parking at cost. Fuel, the driver, insurance and dispatch are included. A morning at NJPAC or the Newark Museum from a Newark school fits inside the minimum; the quote states the exact number.
Tell us where Newark 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: Bloomfield, Nutley, West Orange, Montclair, Jersey City. 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.