Blaine Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Blainecharterbuscompany.com
Blainecharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of transportation companies serving Blaine through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form and you get to a results page showing different vehicles and prices in seconds — no account required, No waiting for callbacks to get pricing, no calling five companies to find out who has a bus open. Blainecharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website and does not own or operate vehicles. What it does is put your request in front of a whole network of providers at once, so you see more options and more price points than you would find on your own.
No — Blainecharterbuscompany.com is a comparison and referral website. In practical terms, that means you use it to compare vehicles and pricing from a network of independently owned transportation companies serving the Blaine area, rather than calling a single company and seeing whatever they happen to have available. The transportation itself is carried out by those independently owned companies. Blainecharterbuscompany.com is the tool that gets your request in front of all of them at once, so you find the right bus faster and with more options than you would on your own.
When you search for a bus on your own, you call one company, hear what they have, and decide whether to keep calling. With Blainecharterbuscompany.com, you fill out one form or make one call to 763-344-7220 and get more options and different price points than any single operator can offer. You see vehicles and rates right away instead of waiting on callbacks, and because a whole network of providers is looking at the same request, you are far more likely to find the right size, the right date, and a price that fits.
That is the time you get back.
An independently owned transportation company serving the Blaine area. When you fill out a quote, you are taken to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits the trip — what you are choosing there is a vehicle and a price, not a company off a list. The transportation company assigned to the booking is confirmed to you after the booking is made.
The platform works with a network of operators serving the area, so the vehicle you book is matched to your trip details and your date.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the form on this site or call 763-344-7220, and you are taken straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website. That booking company partners with independently owned operators serving the Blaine area, and right there on their site you see the available vehicles and prices for your trip. What you are choosing on that results page is a vehicle and a price — book the one that fits, and you are done.
The whole thing takes a few minutes from form to confirmed booking.
Your pickup city, where you are going, how many people are in the group, and how many hours you need the bus. That gets you to a results page with pricing. The more detail you give — your stops, your start and end times, how much luggage the group is carrying, and any amenities that matter to the trip — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better the match you find.
More detail in means a better result out.
Right away — there is no waiting on a callback. As soon as you submit the form you go straight to the search results page and see quotes on the booking company's website. You are looking at vehicles and pricing for your trip within seconds of hitting submit.
If you would rather go through it with someone, call 763-344-7220 and a live agent will walk you through the options.
The earlier the better for a popular date, and a larger group or a specific vehicle type is worth locking in further ahead. That said, because Blainecharterbuscompany.com puts your request in front of a whole network of providers serving the Blaine area rather than one operator with one yard, short-notice trips are often still workable — that is the real advantage of comparing a network instead of calling a single company and being told no. Submit the request or call 763-344-7220 even on short notice.
You may find more than you expect.
All of those can be requested. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with the group for a set block of time and works well when the itinerary is flexible or the group is making multiple stops. A one-way transfer moves the group from one point to another.
A round trip brings them back. A multi-stop itinerary runs a planned route with several stops in sequence — popular for brewery loops, wedding weekends, and tournament days at the National Sports Center (1700 105th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449). A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day.
Which format fits comes down to 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. Pricing is not one size fits all — there are different packages and a number of things that move a quote, so those ranges are a starting point rather than your price. The fastest way to get a number for your actual trip is to fill out the form online and see pricing in seconds.
Or call 763-344-7220, where going through the trip with someone can turn up better pricing and packages than you would find on your own.
It depends on the trip, and all three are used. A short trip of a couple of hours is usually priced hourly. A trip that runs long distance — roughly past the 100 to 200 mile mark, or heading well out of the Twin Cities area — 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 hours, simply because the vehicle is booked for so much of the day. Submitting the actual trip is what determines which structure applies — fill out the form or call 763-344-7220 and the quote comes back in the format that fits.
The type and size of bus, how long it is booked for, the date and the day of the week, the distance and the route, the number of stops, and how busy that date is locally all move the price. Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday, and daytime prices lower than those same nights. Booking the size the group actually needs beats over-booking capacity, and grouping riders into one or two pickup points in Blaine rather than five separate stops cuts the hours on the clock.
Blaine's busiest dates — Schwan's USA Cup week in July, Minnesota State Fair weekends in late August, and prom season in April and May — pull demand across the whole local market at once, which pushes prices up and availability down. Book those dates early. For everything else, submit the trip and see what comes back.
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 is built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle and seats roughly 40 to 56 people depending on the make and model. The group sets the pickup point, the destination, and the timing — the coach runs that trip and no other.
Outside, a full-size charter bus is a large coach body with high windows running the length of both sides and luggage bay doors along the lower skirt. The exterior is usually finished in white, silver, black, or a solid color, and some coaches are wrapped in an operator's own graphics, so the coach that shows up will not always look identical to a photo. Inside, the seats are forward-facing and arranged in pairs on either side of a center aisle — cloth or leather depending on the make and model.
Overhead parcel racks run the length of the cabin above the seats. A restroom sits toward the rear. Real examples of what you might find in the network include the MCI J4500, a common 56-passenger highway coach with a high-deck profile and deep undercarriage bays, and the Van Hool CX45, which has a similar layout and the same 56-passenger standard configuration.
Both look like what most people picture when they think "charter bus."
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead and undercarriage storage, WiFi, power outlets, a PA system, and TV monitors. Features may include any combination of those depending on the make, model, and how a specific coach is equipped — they are not identical across every vehicle, and the exact amenities on a given coach are confirmed during booking. If there is something the group needs — WiFi, power at every seat, extra storage — note it with the trip details when you submit the request, and that narrows which vehicles come back.
Generally 40 to 56 passengers, depending on the make and model, with 56 the most common build 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. What changes the count on the same coach is configuration: extra legroom or a wheelchair position each take seats out of the total.
Because Blainecharterbuscompany.com works with a network of providers, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date and route — submit the trip or call 763-344-7220 if the group needs a specific capacity confirmed.
A 56-passenger coach runs 14 rows, with two seats on each side of a center aisle. The layout is forward-facing, paired seating, one aisle running straight down the middle of the coach. The row count drops on coaches built with extra legroom or a wheelchair position, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for a better view over the dashboard.
On a standard full-size coach, 14 rows is the number to picture.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To put that in perspective — because the reason people ask is usually that they are working out whether one fits somewhere — that is roughly three cars parked end to end. Shorter coaches exist, most commonly around 35 feet, and are sometimes a better fit for tighter venues or urban drop-off points.
The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle in the network.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design for 12 feet. The reason people ask is usually that they are checking clearance at a parking structure or a venue entrance — a good comparison is that a charter bus is a little taller than a single story of a house. Low-clearance garages and covered drop-off areas are worth checking before the trip if the venue is somewhere the bus has not been before.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road are equipped with it. Onboard WiFi is an equipment option a coach is built with rather than something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies by make and model. The other thing worth knowing before the trip: onboard WiFi runs off a cellular connection and is built for light use across a full coach — phones, messaging, and browsing — not for 50 or 60 people doing heavy work at once.
If the group needs WiFi, note it with the trip details when you submit the request, and that narrows which vehicles come back.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses, located toward the rear of the coach. It is there so the group does not have to stop, and on a long run — like the roughly 2.5-hour drive from Blaine up to Duluth on I-35 — the trip may still be planned with real rest stops depending on the itinerary. Amenities may include an onboard restroom depending on the specific vehicle, and it is worth noting with the trip details if it is a must-have for the group.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at every seat, some with a USB port built into the same outlet. This is an equipment option rather than something every coach carries, so it varies by vehicle. In practice, a group can keep phones and laptops charged across a long run when the coach has them — which matters on a trip from Blaine to Chicago or Wisconsin Dells.
Note it with the trip details if the group needs it, and the results will reflect which vehicles are equipped.
Yes — in two places. Overhead parcel racks run inside the cabin above the seats, and undercarriage baggage bays sit underneath the coach along the lower skirt. A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks.
Across a full 56-passenger load, that works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person underneath and under 2 cubic feet overhead — which in practice means about one checked-size bag per person in the bays below plus one small carry-on above. What changes it: a coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some baggage bay space, and bulky gear like instruments, sports equipment, or event supplies takes the space of several standard bags. A group heading to a tournament at the National Sports Center with bags, balls, and equipment should state that with the trip details so the right coach is matched to the load.
State the luggage situation and any oversized items when you submit the request.
Charter Bus Service in Blaine, Minnesota
Any group that needs to move together. Airport transfers to and from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) are one of the most common trips from Blaine. Corporate travel and employee shuttles move teams between offices, conferences, and event venues across the metro.
Weddings and private events use charter buses to shuttle guests between hotel blocks and venues so nobody is navigating an unfamiliar route at the end of the night. Concerts and sporting events at U.S. Bank Stadium, Target Center, and Xcel Energy Center are far easier with one bus than a caravan of cars fighting for parking. School and church group trips, government and military moves, brewery and winery tours through Northeast Minneapolis, prom, and long-distance travel to Duluth, Chicago, or Wisconsin Dells are all trips the network handles.
If a group needs to go somewhere together, there is a bus for it.
Blainecharterbuscompany.com helps you find bus rentals serving Blaine and the entire surrounding area, including Coon Rapids, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Lino Lakes, Circle Pines, Mounds View, Brooklyn Park, Andover, Ham Lake, Anoka, Ramsey, Lexington, and Centerville — those are examples, not the full list. The network covers the broader Twin Cities metro and well beyond. Enter your full route when you submit the request, or call 763-344-7220 to check a city that is not listed here.
Schwan's USA Cup at the National Sports Center in July is the single busiest transportation week in Blaine all year — one of the largest youth soccer tournaments in the world, drawing large numbers of players and families to the city at once. The Minnesota State Fair in late August through Labor Day pulls massive demand across the entire Twin Cities metro. Prom season in April and May for Blaine High School and other Anoka-Hennepin district schools books out fast.
Vikings home games at U.S. Bank Stadium from September through January and Twins home games at Target Field from April through October add steady weekend demand. Graduation season in May and June and New Year's Eve round out the calendar. On those dates the whole local market gets taken early — book well ahead.
Short-notice requests are still worth submitting because Blainecharterbuscompany.com puts the request in front of a whole network, not just one operator.
Planning Your Blaine, Minnesota Charter Bus Trip
The primary airport serving Blaine is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) (4300 Glumack Dr, St. Paul, MN 55111), approximately 22– 25 miles southwest of Blaine, roughly 30–45 minutes depending on traffic on I-35W or I-35E. MSP is served by Delta, United, American, Southwest, and other major carriers and is the hub airport for the Twin Cities metro. Anoka County–Blaine Airport (ANE) (13070 Airport Rd, Blaine, MN 55449) is located directly in Blaine but handles general aviation only, with no commercial passenger service.
For commercial group travel, MSP is the airport. The coach meets the group outside the terminal at the spot MSP designates for buses and larger vehicles, following the airport's own ground transportation guidelines — your booking coordinator will have those details set before the trip.
The National Sports Center is right in Blaine and hosts major tournaments including the Schwan's USA Cup each July, with designated bus drop-off and staging areas on site. Heading south into the metro, the network serves U.S. Bank Stadium (401 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415) for Vikings games and major events, Target Field (1 Twins Way, Minneapolis, MN 55403) for Twins games, Target Center (600 1st Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55403) for Timberwolves and Lynx games, Xcel Energy Center (199 W Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN 55102) for Wild games, and Allianz Field (400 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104) for Minnesota United FC. Game-day traffic on I-35W southbound adds significant time to any Minneapolis or St. Paul run, so build extra time into the schedule on event days and plan the pickup accordingly.
The National Sports Center includes its own meeting and convention facilities and hosts corporate events, tournaments, and banquets right in the city. The Earle Brown Heritage Center (6155 Earle Brown Dr, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430), approximately 8 miles southwest of Blaine, is a large convention and event venue on a historic farm campus and a popular choice for corporate conferences. For larger-scale conventions, the Minneapolis Convention Center (1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403) is approximately 20 miles south.
Large venues have designated bus loading areas separate from the main entrance, and a repeat shuttle between a hotel block and a venue — like a multi-day conference run — 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, from barn and rustic-estate venues in the immediate Blaine area to hotel ballrooms across the metro. Groups heading to destination weddings in the lakes region use charter buses for the run up to venues like Breezy Point Resort (9252 Breezy Point Dr, Breezy Point, MN 56472), roughly 2.5 hours north. Shuttling guests between a hotel block and the venue is the most common wedding setup — guests get dropped at the door, nobody navigates an unfamiliar road at the end of the night, and the group stays together.
Give the exact venue address with the request and the right vehicle gets matched to the route.
The network serves schools throughout the Anoka-Hennepin School District, the largest school district in Minnesota, including Blaine High School (12555 University Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434), Northdale Middle School, and the district's elementary schools. Nearby colleges include Anoka-Ramsey Community College (11200 Mississippi Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433), approximately 7 miles west of Blaine, and Bethel University (3900 Bethel Dr, Arden Hills, MN 55112), approximately 10 miles southwest. Field trips and team travel are typically pickups at the school itself, campuses have designated bus loading zones, and student trips should include the exact headcount plus any chaperone or accessibility needs with the request so the right vehicle comes back.
The most popular group destination from Blaine for a brewery or nightlife run is the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, roughly 14– 16 miles south, where Dangerous Man Brewing (1300 2nd St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413), Indeed Brewing Company (711 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413), Fair State Brewing Cooperative (2506 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418), and Surly Brewing Co. (520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414) are all within a short ride of each other. For casino trips, Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack (15201 Running Aces Blvd, Columbus, MN 55025), approximately 20 miles northeast of Blaine, is the closest option. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel (2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW, Prior Lake, MN 55372), approximately 45 miles south, is the largest casino in Minnesota and a popular group destination.
A multi-stop brewery loop is timed by how long the group stays at each stop — list the stops and the time at each one with the request and the hours come back right.
Yes. Groups travel from Blaine to Duluth, MN regularly — approximately 155 miles north on I-35, roughly 2.5 hours, a popular run for Lake Superior trips and group getaways. Brainerd and the Brainerd Lakes area is about 130 miles north, roughly 2 hours, and a common destination for golf outings and summer retreats.
Wisconsin Dells, WI is approximately 280 miles southeast, roughly 4 hours, and a frequent group getaway. Chicago, IL is approximately 410 miles southeast via I-90/I-94, roughly 6–6.5 hours by charter bus. Fargo, ND runs about 235 miles northwest, roughly 3.5 hours.
A long-distance trip is usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day trip rather than by the hour, and an overnight trip needs the full itinerary laid out with the request — stops, timing, and any overnight stays — so it comes back priced correctly.