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- A 20 to 30% deposit is required to make a reservation.
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Hobart Charter Bus Prices
The cost of a Hobart charter bus isn’t one-price-fits-all, but you can get quotes in under 30 seconds through our online form or by calling (317) 688-9449! Below, you’ll learn about the factors affecting rates and how to score our best deals.
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- Great dealson every bus size, plus special deals when you call us
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- Up to 56passengers on one charter bus, plus minibuses and vans
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How to Get Hobart Charter Bus Prices in 30 Seconds
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Our Pricing & Rates
Hobart Charter Bus Rental Pricing
| Type of Vehicle | Cost Per Hour (Weekdays)* | Cost Per Hour (Weekends)* | Cost Per Day* | Cost Per Mile* |
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| 56 Passenger Charter Bus | $205–$385+ | $225–$410+ | $1,650–$2,950+ | $6.20–$8.95+ |
| 35 Passenger Minibus | $225–$370+ | $255–$385+ | $1,815–$2,415+ | $6.20–$8.95+ |
| 30 Passenger Minibus | $205–$365+ | $240–$380+ | $1,670–$2,335+ | $5.90–$8.60+ |
| 28 Passenger Minibus | $190–$355+ | $220–$370+ | $1,540–$2,255+ | $5.65–$8.25+ |
| 25 Passenger Minibus | $190–$350+ | $195–$365+ | $1,420–$2,180+ | $5.40–$7.90+ |
| 20 Passenger Minibus | $190–$340+ | $190–$355+ | $1,300–$2,080+ | $5.15–$7.50+ |
| 18 Passenger Minibus | $190–$330+ | $190–$350+ | $1,210–$1,990+ | $5.00–$7.25+ |
| 15 Passenger Minibus | $180–$310+ | $180–$330+ | $1,150–$1,880+ | $4.75–$6.95+ |
| 15-50 Passenger Party Bus | $248–$426+ | $265–$460+ | $1,827–$2,954+ | $6.75–$9.95+ |
| Sprinter Van with Driver | $190–$373+ | $218–$466+ | $1,395–$2,848+ | $5.00–$6.95+ |
*Rates shown are general estimates from one of the largest networks of independent bus companies serving Hobart. Your exact price depends on your travel date, trip length, and the bus you pick—and you can see it in under 30 seconds on your online quote, with no account needed! Standard hourly minimums are typically 2 hours Monday through Wednesday (or earlier in the day), 3+ hours after 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and up to 5 hours on peak dates. Don't need that much time? Just call us at (317) 688-9449 any day of the year—we can often set up less time, a one-way transfer, a split-time shuttle, or a custom package built around YOUR schedule!
Book Ahead
Peak Hobart Dates: When Prices and Minimums Go Up
Look out for higher rates and 3- to 5-hour windows during spring prom season, Lakefront Festival at Festival Park, summer concerts at the Revelli Band Shell, and busy shopping weekends near Southlake Mall. Lock in your bus early so independent operators in our network can compete to give you our best rate!
| Peak Date | Date or Season |
|---|---|
| Hobart Art Theater Shows | October 27, 2026 – January 1, 2027 |
| Hard Rock Live Shows | October 24, 2026 – April 18, 2027 |
| Chicago Bulls Home Games | October 24, 2026 – April 9, 2027 |
| Chicago Blackhawks Home Games | October 25, 2026 – April 10, 2027 |
| Notre Dame Football Home Games | Nov 7, Nov 14 & Nov 21, 2026 |
| Chicago Bears Home Games | Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6 & Dec 25, 2026, then Jan 3, 2027 |
| Christkindlmarket Chicago | November 20 – December 24, 2026 |
| Chicago Auto Show | February 13–21, 2027 |
| Chicago Cubs Home Games | March 25 – September 19, 2027 |
| Gary SouthShore RailCats Home Games | May 11 – September 5, 2027 |
| Prom season | April–May 2027 |
| Homecoming season | September–October 2026 |
Event dates can change, so check yours before you book.
Before You Book
What's Included in Hobart Charter Bus Prices?
Booking through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com means your quote covers your private bus rental and a driver’s pay with zero hidden fees! Outside costs like road tolls, venue parking passes, and overnight driver hotel rooms are simply handled separately.
What's Included in Your Price
- Your bus and its driver
- Your driver's gratuity
- Use of the bus for the hours or miles you book
- Unlimited stops during your booked time
- An instant booking confirmation, then a call from the confirmation team to verify your itinerary
- Your driver's contact information before your trip date
Extra Costs: Tolls, Parking, Tax & Driver Hotel
- Tolls and parking
- The driver's hotel room each night of an overnight trip, which you book
- A second driver, when your itinerary needs one
- Overtime past your booked hours, billed by the hour
- Extra charges if your final drop-off isn't near your pickup
- Changes to your date, time or route, which may cost more
Charter Bus Fees to Avoid
- No smoking: violations bring a fine.
- A surcharge applies for vomit incidents.
- Your group pays for any damage it causes.
Know Before You Pay
A Note on Payment Terms for Hobart Bus Rentals
Keeping your favorite vehicle reserved on the national booking platform only requires putting down a deposit when you confirm your trip online, with your remaining balance due before departure. Afterward, our dedicated confirmation department calls you directly to verify every pickup, drop-off, and stop on your itinerary!
How Can I Pay?
- All major credit cards are accepted, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover.
- Corporate or custom billing is set up by phone with the booking company.
Can I Cancel and Get a Refund?
- Cancellations and refunds follow the national booking company's terms, which you'll see before you book.
- Read them before you pay, and call us with any question first.
What If My Plans Change or Run Over?
- Your booked hours are the minimum you pay, so book enough time for your event.
- Overtime is billed by the hour, and only if the bus is free to stay.
- Date, time and route changes aren't guaranteed. You can upgrade to a bigger bus if one is available, but downgrades aren't allowed.
What Affects Your Price
6 Factors That Affect Hobart Charter Bus Prices
Fill out one quick form, and our 30-second quote tool calculates your rate using six key trip details! Because Hobartcharterbuscompany.com is a comparison website and doesn’t own the vehicles, you’re never stuck with one local company’s high prices. Instead, you get TONS of group transportation services from a massive Indiana network competing for your business. Here is what shapes your final quote!
Factor 1: Which Bus You Choose
Hobartcharterbuscompany.com is ready with every bus type, and the vehicle size you pick directly impacts your rate! A 56-passenger charter bus with an onboard restroom and luggage bays for an away game at Brickie Bowl costs more than an 18-passenger minibus or a sprinter van with a driver. Celebrating a birthday or bachelorette night? You can also compare 15- to 50-passenger party buses loaded with LED lighting, wraparound leather seats, and Bluetooth sound!
Factor 2: How Far and How Long You Travel
A quick shuttle between Downtown Hobart and County Line Orchard is priced differently than a multi-day long-distance charter bus to Indianapolis or Chicago. Local trips are usually billed hourly with a 2- to 5-hour windows, while longer routes are priced by the day or mile. Don’t need the full hourly minimum? Call (317) 688-9449 for a custom one-way transfer or below-minimum phone deal!
Factor 3: Peak Season and Holiday Demand
Check your calendar, because Hobart bus demand spikes from April through June for proms, graduations at Hobart High School, and wedding shuttles, plus Fourth of July parade weekend and fall football! Booking early helps you beat peak rates and gives you the widest selection of buses.
Factor 4: Your Starting City
Whatever pickup spot you enter in Hobart, the cities around it, and all of Indiana—from Merrillville, Gary, and Crown Point to Valparaiso and Portage—can affect your quote based on local availability. If an independent operator has to drive empty (“deadhead”) to reach your starting point, that mileage is factored in. Luckily, our statewide network connects you with a network of transportation providers right near your pickup spot!
Factor 5: Tolls, Parking, and Route Fees
With Hobartcharterbuscompany.com, securing transparent pricing means outside route expenses aren’t marked up in your initial quote! Any tolls along the I-90 Indiana Toll Road, I-80/94, or I-65, plus oversized parking fees at Deep River Waterpark on US-30 or Chicago sporting events, are paid separately. If your itinerary requires an overnight stay, you’ll also provide a private hotel room for your driver.
Factor 6: The Day of the Week
Find lower rates and shorter hourly minimums when you book your Hobart bus rental on a Monday through Thursday! Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays see the highest demand for weddings, concerts at the Hobart Art Theater on Main Street, and weekend outings, which pushes prices up. Shifting a school field trip or corporate outing to a weekday is an easy way to save!
Ways to Save
Top 5 Ways to Save on Your Hobart Charter Bus Rental
Ride on a weekday. Weekday hourly rates in the table start below weekend rates for most buses, and Sunday through Thursday typically run the lowest rates.
Fill the seats you pay for. A bigger bus costs more per hour but less per person: a full 56-passenger charter bus starts under $4 per person, per hour.
Book early. Booking early gives you the widest choice of buses for your date.
Keep your pickups together. Every extra pickup adds time on the clock, so one meeting spot keeps the hours, and the price, down.
Ask about less time. Standard minimums apply, but call us at (317) 688-9449 and we can often set up less time, a one-way, split time or a custom package.
Sample Trips
Examples of Hobart Charter Bus Quotes
Below are sample quotes to help you plan your trip.
Example #1: Executive Team to MDW
A Hobart-based financial services firm is sending its 12-person executive team to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) for an 8:00 AM Monday departure to a conference. The team is scattered across Lake Station and Merrillville, and juggling rideshares for a dozen people with luggage in construction traffic is not a realistic plan. The company decided to find and book a Hobart airport transportation shuttle bus through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com instead.
- Itinerary
- 5:30 AM pickup in Lake Station, 6:00 AM second stop in Merrillville, 7:00 AM drop-off at MDW
- Vehicle
- Sprinter van with driver
- Booked time
- 2 hours (the weekday minimum)
- Rate
- $190–$373 an hour (weekday) × 2 hours
- Paid separately
- Tolls and parking
$380–$746about $32–$62 per person
Example #2: The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond Concert Night
A group of 35 friends from Lake Station is heading to a sold-out show at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond. The roads back into Hobart after a late concert are not something anyone wants to navigate. The group decided to find and book a Hobart concert charter bus rental through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com, keeping everyone together from the first pregame drink to the last encore.
- Itinerary
- 5:30 PM pickup in Lake Station, 6:30 PM arrival at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond, 11:30 PM post-show return to Lake Station
- Vehicle
- 35-passenger minibus
- Booked time
- 6 hours on a Saturday evening
- Rate
- $255–$385 an hour (weekend) × 6 hours
- Paid separately
- Tolls and parking
$1,530–$2,310about $44–$66 per person
Example #3: Indiana Dunes National Park Day Trip
A Hobart tech company is rewarding its 40-person sales team with a day trip to Indiana Dunes National Park. Rather than splitting into a caravan of rental cars for a Friday day trip, the company decided to find and book a Hobart corporate charter bus rental through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com. Everyone boards together downtown, the group rides together on a bus booked through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com, and arrives ready to explore.
- Itinerary
- 6:30 AM pickup at the company's downtown Hobart office, 9:00 AM arrival at Indiana Dunes National Park, 4:30 PM departure, 7:00 PM return to Hobart
- Vehicle
- 56-passenger charter bus
- Booked time
- About 12 hours (full day)
- Rate
- Full-day rate, $1,650–$2,950
- Paid separately
- Tolls and parking
$1,650–$2,950about $41–$74 per person
Example #4: Gary SouthShore RailCats Game Day
A group of 25 Gary SouthShore RailCats season ticket holders from Merrillville wants to make a home game at Steel Yard into a proper tailgate without losing anyone to parking nightmares or a midnight rideshare shortage. They decided to find and book a Hobart sporting event party bus rental through Hobartcharterbuscompany.com, keeping the pregame energy going from the first pickup to the stadium gate.
- Itinerary
- 11:00 AM pickup in Merrillville, 12:30 PM arrival at Steel Yard, 5:30 PM post-game pickup and return to Merrillville
- Vehicle
- 25-passenger party bus
- Booked time
- About 6.5 hours on a Sunday
- Rate
- $248–$460 an hour (weekday low to weekend high) × 6.5 hours
- Paid separately
- Tolls and parking
$1,612–$2,990about $64–$120 per person
Frequently Asked Questions About Hobart Charter Bus Prices
Not sure what you need? Let us help! Just call us at (317) 688-9449, every single day of the year.
Contact usDoes Hobartcharterbuscompany.com own the buses?
No, and that’s the whole point! Because we’re a bus rental comparison website and not a single local fleet, you can compare vehicles and prices from one of the largest networks of independent bus companies across Hobart and Indiana through one of America's largest national booking platforms.
How can I get a Hobart charter bus quote without creating an account?
Just enter your pickup city, travel date, and passenger count into our 30-second online quote tool—no account needed! You’ll see live bus photos, amenities, and pricing right on your screen, plus get a copy sent straight to your text and email. Prefer to talk to a person? Call us 365 days a year at (317) 688-9449!
Can I book a bus in Hobart for less than the standard hourly minimum?
Yes! While standard online packages usually have a 2- to 5-hour windows, our reservation specialists love helping you save if you only need a quick one-way drop-off, a split-time package, or an airport transfer. Call (317) 688-9449 anytime and ask about our exclusive phone discounts and custom packages built around YOUR schedule!
Are same-day or last-minute charter bus rentals available in Hobart?
Absolutely! Because Hobartcharterbuscompany.com taps into a massive network of independent operators across Northwest Indiana rather than just one company’s lot, we can help you find and book a last-minute bus for the very same day. Whether a flight changes or you need an urgent employee shuttle, fill out our quick form or call (317) 688-9449 right away!
Is driver gratuity included, and how can our group lower our Hobart bus rental cost?
To get the lowest price, book early before peak spring and summer dates fill up, travel Monday through Thursday, and pick the right bus size for your headcount—like a 25-passenger minibus instead of a full-size coach. Splitting the total across every passenger makes riding together way cheaper than surge-priced rideshares!
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