On wedding quotes, four hours covers 80.1% of the book while 12.2% stretch to six hours or more.
Requested hours on wedding quotes where a duration was given.
n = 3,064 requests
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What groups actually ask for
Figures from quote requests on Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. They describe requests, not confirmed bookings or a local office.
Four hours is the usual booking length on a party bus, and that holds across 10,344 quotes we have written for the category.
How long a party bus is usually booked for, at the median.
n = 10,344 requests
January and February are the thinnest months on our calendar — 12% of requested dates between them.
Combined share of requested event dates in January and February.
n = 86,891 requests
Aggregates computed 2026-09-14 over 86,891 quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. Figures describe requests, not confirmed bookings or prices. Method and full dataset.