For game-day trips the median headcount is 15; a quarter come in at 10 or fewer and a quarter above 20.
Middle value and quartiles of the passenger count on game-day requests. The biggest single band is 15–20 passengers.
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Booking data by occasion
Game-day trips: what groups actually ask for
Across 1,277 quote requests on our own sites, the median group was 15 (middle half 10–20). These are requests, not completed trips, read 2026-09-14.
By the numbers
| Measure | Game-day trips |
|---|---|
| Median group size | 15 (middle half 10–20) |
| Median lead time | 30 days; a quarter give 10 days or less; 30.6% inside two weeks |
| Weekend share | 67.2% Friday or Saturday; 53.2% Saturday |
| Peak months | October and September: 33% of game-day dates |
| Requested hours | 55.2% four hours; 36.4% six or more |
| Vehicle | Party bus 73.2%; limo Sprinter 13.7% |
| Past quoted total | $1,650 median (middle half $1,300–$2,150) |
| Sample | 1,277 requests, 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14; each figure uses the subset that stated that field |
Medians and middle halves (interquartile ranges) over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. Not confirmed bookings, not a price for any future trip.
What this does not tell you
Football dominates the sample because of the fall peak; the figures do not separate pro, college and high-school games, and a Sunday NFL date is counted as a weekday here.
Every published figure
The run-up on a game-day trip is a median 30 days; a quarter of groups give us 10 days or less.
Days of notice on game-day requests, at the middle value and the quartiles. 30.6% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
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Weekend concentration on game-day trips is high: 67.2% Friday or Saturday, 53.2% Saturday.
Day of week of the requested event date on game-day trips.
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Demand for game-day trips bunches into October and September — together 33% of the year's dates.
Share of game-day event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.
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55.2% of game-day trips are written for the four-hour block, and 36.4% run six hours or longer.
Duration split across game-day quotes that name a number of hours.
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When a game-day trip group picks, 73.2% end up on party buses and 13.7% on limo-style Sprinters.
Share of game-day quotes by vehicle category.
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History on game-day trips: a median quote of $1,650 and a middle half of $1,300 to $2,150, before your date, hours and route move it.
What we have actually quoted on game-day trips, at the middle and the quartiles, across every market and length. Past numbers, not a price for a specific date.
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Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Game-day trips,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/game-days. Aggregates over quote requests submitted through Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites, event dates 2023-01-01 to 2026-09-14. CC BY 4.0.
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