School bus rental · Ridgewood, New Jersey
School bus rental in Ridgewood, NJ
We know Ridgewood from the driver's seat: our buses have run daily routes for the village's schools for the past five years, so the schools, the loops, the bell times and the streets that do not take a full-size bus are first-hand knowledge. Ridgewood Public Schools, the Home and School Associations behind them, the village's private and special-education schools, youth leagues, churches and camps book yellow school buses with our own drivers for field trips, away games, summer routes and group outings. From Little Falls the bus is in Ridgewood in about 25 minutes by Route 208, and a written quote comes back within one business day.
Based in Little Falls, about 25 minutes from Ridgewood. Our own fleet, our own drivers.
Schools and groups in Ridgewood
Ridgewood Public Schools runs Ridgewood High School, two middle schools and six elementary schools for a village of 25,000, with one of the most active parent-organization networks in the county: the HSAs book grade trips, cultural arts programs and end-of-year outings on top of what the schools schedule. The village's private and special-education schools, the Ridgewood YMCA's Camp Woods and the recreation department's camps, youth sports clubs and the churches along Ridgewood Avenue all travel too, and all book the same way.
For the past five years our drivers have run daily routes in Ridgewood, which is the difference between a company that has seen the village on a map and one that drives it every school day. We know which elementary schools load on a side street rather than a loop, where the Ridgewood High School buses stage, how the downtown and the train station crossing move at dismissal, and which residential streets are posted against buses. The same drivers and dispatchers who run the routes handle the village's field trips, athletic trips and group outings.
What Ridgewood books
One request form, one dispatch office, one written quote. These are the trips we run for Ridgewood week in, week out.
Field trips
Liberty Science Center is about 40 minutes; the American Museum of Natural History and the Intrepid 40 to 55 over the George Washington Bridge; the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden about the same; the Meadowlands and American Dream 20. Closer in, Van Saun County Park and its zoo, the Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus, the Bergen County Zoo and the Ramapo Reservation are half-day trips the elementary grades take every year.
Athletics
Big North Conference games across Bergen County, county and state tournament days, early departures for swim and track meets, and late returns from night games at Ridgewood's own fields and away. Single games, tournament days or the whole season on one schedule.
Camps and summer routes
Daily routes for the village's recreation camps and private camps, trips to county pools, lakes and parks, and the end-of-summer outings, with the same driver all summer where the schedule allows.
Groups
Church and scout trips, senior center outings, youth sports clubs heading to tournaments, and employer shuttles to the Ridgewood and Glen Rock train stations. Our drivers carry passenger endorsements, so the group does not have to be a school.
From our Little Falls yard to Ridgewood
Route 46 east to Route 20, then Route 4 and Route 208 north, brings a bus from Little Falls to Ridgewood Avenue and the high school in about 25 minutes outside the peaks; Route 17 and Paramus Road cover the east side of the village. For trips, Route 208 and Route 4 lead east to the George Washington Bridge and Manhattan in 35 to 50 minutes, Route 17 south reaches the Meadowlands, and Route 208 west to Route 287 opens Morris and Sussex counties for farm and nature trips.
On the day
Because our drivers run Ridgewood's routes every school day, trip logistics here are routine: the loading spot at each school, the loops that take a full-size bus and the ones that want a 29-passenger bus, and the way the train crossing and Ridgewood Avenue move at 3:00. For trips that return around dismissal we time the departure so the trip bus is not in the same queue as the route buses, and the driver calls the contact if the bridge or the Parkway is slow.
What a school bus costs from Ridgewood
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 Ridgewood 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.
Ridgewood questions
Do you already serve Ridgewood schools?
Yes. Our buses have run daily routes in Ridgewood for the past five years. Field trips, athletic trips and group outings are handled by the same dispatch office, and the drivers know the schools.
Can a Ridgewood HSA or youth club book a bus directly?
Yes. HSAs, PTOs, leagues, churches, camps and employers book the same way as the district. Schools and districts can book on a purchase order; other organizations pay 7 days before the trip date.
What does a Ridgewood 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. The written quote is the exact number for your trip.
Tell us where Ridgewood 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: Paramus, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Teaneck, Wayne. 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.