Clovis Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Cloviscoachbuscompany.com
Cloviscoachbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Clovis through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form or call 559-818-1370, and you go straight to a results page where you can see vehicles, amenities, and pricing from different transportation companies serving the area — all in one place, in seconds. Cloviscoachbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website and does not own or operate vehicles; the transportation itself is carried out by independently owned companies serving the Clovis area.
No — Cloviscoachbuscompany.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 bus companies serving the Clovis area rather than calling one operator at a time. You fill out one form, head over to the national booking platform, and see what is available for your trip.
The companies that actually pick up and transport your group are independent operators serving your area.
When you search on your own, you are calling local companies one at a time, describing your trip over and over, and waiting on callbacks that may or may not come. With Cloviscoachbuscompany.com, you fill out one form or make one call and immediately see more options and different price points than any single operator can offer. You see vehicles and rates in seconds instead of hours, and because multiple companies are competing for the booking, you are in a better position than if you had gone straight to one yard and taken whatever they had available.
That is the time you get back.
An independently owned transportation company serving Clovis. Once you fill out the quote form, you head over to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits the trip — the size, the amenities, the price. 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.
Booking a Charter Bus
Fill out the form on this page or call 559-818-1370. As soon as you submit, you are taken to a search results page on the national booking company's website. That booking company partners with independently owned operators serving the Clovis area, and you book the bus you want directly on their website.
What you are choosing there is a vehicle and a price — the size, the layout, the amenities — and the booking is completed right online in minutes.
Your pickup city, where you are going, how many people are riding, and roughly how many hours you need the bus. The more detail you give — your stops, your start and end times, how much luggage the group has, and any amenities the trip needs — the more accurate the quote comes back and the better you can compare what is available. More detail upfront means fewer surprises later.
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 immediately. You can also call 559-818-1370 if you would rather go through the options with someone directly; a live agent can walk you through what is available for your date and help you find the right fit.
The earlier the better for a popular date, and a larger group or a specific vehicle type is worth booking further ahead. That said, because Cloviscoachbuscompany.com puts your request in front of a whole network of providers serving the Clovis 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.
If your date is coming up fast, submit the request or call 559-818-1370 anyway — you may have more options than you expect.
All of those can be requested. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with your group for a set block of time so you can move on your own schedule. A one-way transfer moves the group from one place to another.
A round trip brings them back. A multi-stop itinerary runs a set route with several stops along the way — a brewery loop through Fresno, a casino run out to Coarsegold, a wedding-day shuttle between a hotel and the venue. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day, like a group heading up to Yosemite for a weekend or making the run down to Los Angeles.
Which format fits comes down to the trip itself. A multi-stop or overnight itinerary should be laid out in full when you submit the request so it comes back priced correctly the first time.
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 the range is a starting point rather than your price. The fastest way to see a number for your specific trip is to fill out the form online and see pricing in seconds.
You can also call 559-818-1370, where going through the trip with someone can turn up better pricing and packages than you would find searching 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 Clovis area toward Los Angeles, the Bay Area, or Las Vegas — 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 details is what determines which structure applies to your booking.
The type and size of bus, how long it is booked for, the date and day of the week, the distance and route, the number of stops, and how busy that date is locally all move the price. In the Clovis area, dates like Clovis Rodeo weekend in late April, Fresno State football Saturdays in the fall, Big Fresno Fair in late September and early October, and prom season across Clovis Unified in April and May pull from the same pool of available vehicles all at once — and pricing reflects that.
What you can actually do about it: Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday, and daytime trips price 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 on Shaw Avenue or Herndon Avenue instead of five separate stops across the metro cuts the hours on the clock.
Book early on the busy dates and submit the full itinerary so the quote comes back accurate the first time.
About Charter Buses
A charter bus is a full-size passenger coach that a group hires for its own trip — its own route, its own schedule, going where the group needs to go rather than following a fixed public route. It is built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle, and it seats roughly 40 to 56 people depending on the make and model.
On the outside, a full-size charter bus is a long, high-sided coach body with large windows running the length of both sides and a row of baggage bay doors along the bottom. 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 the same from the outside.
On the inside, you find forward-facing seats arranged in pairs on either side of a center aisle, with seat fabric in cloth or leather depending on the make and model. Overhead parcel racks run the full length of the cabin. A restroom sits toward the rear.
Common full-size coaches include the MCI J4500, the Van Hool CX45, and the Prevost H3-45 — all 45-foot coaches with the same basic interior layout, though the finish and features vary by the specific vehicle.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks, undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets at the seats, a PA system, and flat-panel TV monitors. Features may include any combination of these depending on the make, model, and specific vehicle — never every feature on every coach. Note the amenities that matter most with your trip details when you request the quote, since that narrows which vehicles come back as options for your group.
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: extra legroom configurations or a wheelchair position each take seats out of the total.
Because Cloviscoachbuscompany.com works with a network of providers, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date. Submit the trip or call 559-818-1370 if the group needs a specific capacity.
A 56-passenger coach runs 14 rows, with two seats on each side of a center aisle — forward-facing, paired seating, one aisle down the middle. The row count drops on coaches built with extra legroom or a wheelchair position, and some coaches tier the front rows slightly for sightlines. But the standard full-size layout is 14 rows of four across.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To put that in perspective: roughly three cars parked end to end. That is the real reason people ask — they are working out whether one fits somewhere.
Shorter coaches exist, most commonly around 35 feet, and those are worth considering when the destination has tighter access. The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design clearances for 12 feet. A useful comparison: a little taller than a single story of a house. If the trip involves a parking structure, a low bridge, or a venue with a covered entrance, that clearance is worth checking before the bus arrives.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road are equipped with it. One point worth knowing: 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. And on a coach that does have it, the connection runs off a cellular signal and is built for light use across a full group — 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 request the quote so that narrows the vehicles that come back.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses. It sits toward the rear of the coach and is there so the group does not have to stop. On a longer run — say, the trip up SR-168 to Huntington Lake or the drive down SR-99 to Los Angeles — the itinerary is still usually planned with real rest stops along the way.
Note the restroom with the trip details if it matters for your group, and the right vehicle gets matched to the booking.
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 — useful on the drive to Sacramento, the Bay Area, or Las Vegas.
Note it with the trip details if the group needs it.
Yes — in two places. Overhead parcel racks run the length of the inside cabin, and undercarriage baggage bays sit underneath the coach along both sides. A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks.
Translated into what that actually means for your group: across a full 56-passenger load, it works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person underneath and under 2 overhead — in practice, about one checked-size bag each below plus one small carry-on above. That is the standard load for a group on a one-day or overnight trip.
What changes it: a coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some baggage bay space. Bulky gear — instruments, sports equipment, display materials for a trade show run down to the International Agri-Center in Tulare, or camping gear for a Sierra Nevada trip — takes the space of several bags and should be stated up front. Note the luggage and any oversized items with the trip details so the right coach is matched to the group from the start.
Charter Bus Service in Clovis, California
The network serving Clovis handles group transportation for just about any occasion. Airport transfers to and from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) are one of the most common runs. Corporate travel and employee shuttles move teams between offices, client sites, and conference venues.
Weddings and private events get hotel-to-venue shuttles and full-day packages. Concerts and sporting events — Fresno State games at Bulldog Stadium and Save Mart Center, Fresno Grizzlies games at Chukchansi Park — get game-day transportation without the parking headache. School and church group trips cover field trips, team travel, and retreats.
Government and military moves, wine and brewery tours through the San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, prom across Clovis Unified, and long-distance travel to Yosemite, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and beyond are all in the mix. Fill out the form or call 559-818-1370 and describe what you need.
The network serves Clovis and the entire surrounding region, including Fresno, Madera, Selma, Sanger, Reedley, Visalia, Tulare, Hanford, Merced, and communities throughout Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley. Foothill destinations like Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake, Coarsegold, and Oakhurst are covered as well. Those are examples, not the full list.
Enter your complete route in the quote form or call 559-818-1370 to check a city or destination that is not listed here.
A few dates pull the entire Clovis and Fresno market early, every year. The Clovis Rodeo in late April and early May is one of the largest PRCA rodeos in the western United States, and it fills the local bus market fast. Fresno State football Saturdays at Bulldog Stadium run August through November and create consistent game-day demand.
Big Fresno Fair in late September and early October draws the whole metro. Prom season across Clovis Unified — Clovis High, Clovis East, Clovis North, Clovis West, and Buchanan — concentrates in April and May. Graduation season for Fresno State and Clovis Unified runs May and June.
New Year's Eve is the single busiest night of the year. On those dates, the whole local market gets taken early. Book well ahead for any of them — and if your date is coming up fast, submit the request anyway, because the network is larger than any one operator's yard.
Planning Your Clovis, California Charter Bus Trip
Yes — the primary airport serving Clovis is Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) (5175 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93727), approximately 8 to 12 miles southwest of central Clovis and roughly 15 to 25 minutes by road. FAT is served by Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, United, and Allegiant with nonstop service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and others. For groups flying into or out of a major hub, Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is approximately 160 miles north (about 2.5 hours), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is approximately 185 miles west (about 2.75 hours), and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is approximately 220 miles south (about 3.5 hours).
For airport pickups, the coach meets the group outside the terminal at the spot that airport designates for buses and larger commercial vehicles, following that airport's own ground transportation guidelines. Give the full itinerary — flight times, terminal if known, and how many bags the group is carrying — when you submit the request.
Yes — the major venues in the Clovis and Fresno area are all served. Bulldog Stadium (California State University, Fresno) (2520 E Matoian Way, Fresno, CA 93740) is home to the Fresno State Bulldogs football team, with a capacity of over 41,000 and home games running August through November. Save Mart Center (2650 E Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93710) sits directly on Shaw Avenue and hosts Fresno State basketball, concerts, and major events with a capacity of roughly 15,600.
Chukchansi Park (1800 Tulare St, Fresno, CA 93721) is home to the Fresno Grizzlies, the Single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Traffic patterns on Shaw Avenue and around the Fresno State campus change significantly on game days and event nights, so a group should build extra time into the departure. Drop-off and staging arrangements at each venue depend on the event — include the venue and event date with your request so the booking is set up correctly.
Yes — the major convention and event venues in the metro area are all served. The Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center (848 M St, Fresno, CA 93721) is the primary large-scale convention facility for the region, including the William Saroyan Theatre and Selland Arena, approximately 8 to 10 miles southwest of central Clovis. Old Town Clovis and the Clovis Veterans Memorial District (808 Fourth St, Clovis, CA 93612) host community events, the Clovis Rodeo, and local gatherings.
For groups traveling south for the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare (approximately 60 miles south), or the Big Fresno Fair at the Fresno Fairgrounds (1121 S Chance Ave, Fresno, CA 93702), a repeat shuttle between a hotel and the venue should have its full schedule — number of runs, timing, and headcount — laid out with the request so it comes back timed and priced correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the area. Popular Clovis and nearby venues include the Clovis Botanical Garden (945 N Clovis Ave, Clovis, CA 93611), the Clovis Veterans Memorial Building in Old Town Clovis, Copper River Country Club (2140 E Copper River Dr, Fresno, CA 93730) near the Clovis and north Fresno border, and destination venues like Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite in Fish Camp for groups making the drive up SR-41 into the Sierra Nevada. The most common wedding shuttle setup is a loop between a hotel block on Shaw Avenue or Herndon Avenue and the venue — guests are picked up, brought to the ceremony and reception, and returned at the end of the night.
Give the exact venue address with the request so the right vehicle is matched to the route and the timing is set up correctly from the start.
Yes — the network serves schools and campuses throughout the Clovis and Fresno area. The Clovis Unified School District includes Clovis High School, Clovis East High School, Clovis North High School, Clovis West High School, and Buchanan High School, among others — all generating field trip, team travel, and prom transportation. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) (5241 N Maple Ave, Fresno, CA 93740) is approximately 4 to 6 miles from central Clovis and is one of the largest event generators in the metro.
Clovis Community College (10309 N Willow Ave, Fresno, CA 93730) and Fresno City College (1101 E University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741) are also served. Field trips and team travel are typically pickups at the school or campus itself. Include the exact headcount plus any chaperone or accessibility needs with the request so the right vehicle is matched to the group.
Yes — all of them. Local craft brewery stops include Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company (1121 N Van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA 93728) and Full Circle Brewing (1178 Fulton Mall, Fresno, CA 93721) in downtown Fresno, with the drive from central Clovis running roughly 15 to 20 minutes. For casino runs, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino (711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold, CA 93614) is approximately 35 to 40 miles northeast of Clovis up SR-41 through the Sierra Nevada foothills — about 45 to 55 minutes — and Table Mountain Rancheria Casino in Friant is approximately 15 to 20 miles north.
Wine country runs head south toward Madera, where Ficklin Vineyards and Quady Winery are approximately 20 to 30 miles from Clovis. A multi-stop loop — a brewery in downtown Fresno, dinner in the River Park area, and a casino run to Coarsegold — is timed by how long the group stays at each stop. List the stops and how long you plan to spend at each one when you submit the request, and the hours and the price come back correctly.
Yes. Groups travel from Clovis to long-distance destinations regularly, and the network handles it. Yosemite National Park is approximately 65 to 75 miles northeast via SR-41, about 1.5 to 2 hours — one of the most popular group destinations from the Clovis area.
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks are approximately 50 to 70 miles east, about 1.5 to 2 hours. Los Angeles is approximately 220 miles south via SR-99, about 3.5 hours. San Francisco and the Bay Area are approximately 185 to 200 miles west, about 2.75 to 3 hours.
Las Vegas is approximately 350 to 370 miles southeast, about 5 to 5.5 hours. Lake Tahoe is approximately 180 to 200 miles north, about 3 to 3.5 hours. Sacramento is approximately 160 miles north via SR-99, about 2.5 hours.
A long-distance trip is usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day package rather than by the hour. Overnight trips need the full itinerary — departure time, destination, return date and time, and any stops along the way — laid out with the request so it comes back priced correctly the first time. Call 559-818-1370 or submit the full route online to get started.