A night-out group runs 15 people through the middle of our book; the middle half sits from 11 up to 20.
Headcount quartiles across night-out quote requests. The biggest single band is 15–20 passengers.
n = 1,723 · id night-out-size
Booking data by occasion
Nights out: what groups actually ask for
Across 1,751 quote requests on our own sites, the median group was 15 (middle half 11–20). These are requests, not completed trips, read 2026-09-14.
By the numbers
| Measure | Nights out |
|---|---|
| Median group size | 15 (middle half 11–20) |
| Median lead time | 25 days (middle half 11–53); 29.4% inside two weeks |
| Weekend share | 82.5% Friday or Saturday; 58.7% Saturday |
| Peak months | December and October: 27% of night-out dates |
| Requested hours | 78.4% four hours; 11.4% six or more |
| Vehicle | Party bus 72.1%; limo Sprinter 16.4% |
| Past quoted total | $1,580 median (middle half $1,300–$1,930) |
| Sample | 1,751 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
"Night out" is what people write when the occasion is nothing in particular, so this segment absorbs bar crawls, club nights and dinners the requester did not label. It is the least specific occasion in the set.
Every published figure
Plan a night out and you are probably calling 25 days out — that is our median — while the middle half stretches from 11 to about 53 days.
Median and interquartile lead time on night-out requests. 29.4% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 1,751 · id night-out-lead
Weekend concentration on night-out trips is high: 82.5% Friday or Saturday, 58.7% Saturday.
Weekday split of the dates people give us for night-out trips.
n = 1,751 · id night-out-weekday
If you are planning a night out, know that 27% of them land in December or October, so those weekends go first.
Share of night-out event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.
n = 1,751 · id night-out-season
On night-out quotes, four hours covers 78.4% of the book while 11.4% stretch to six hours or more.
How long night-out groups ask for, where the request states it.
n = 1,313 · id night-out-hours
When a night out group picks, 72.1% end up on party buses and 16.4% on limo-style Sprinters.
Share of night-out quotes by vehicle category.
n = 713 · id night-out-vehicle
History on night-out trips: a median quote of $1,580 and a middle half of $1,300 to $1,930, before your date, hours and route move it.
Quartiles of the total quoted on night-out trips, pooled across markets and durations. History only, and your date sets the real number.
n = 613 · id night-out-quote
Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Nights out,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/nights-out. 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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