A wedding group runs 20 people through the middle of our book; the middle half sits from 14 up to 30.
Middle value and quartiles of the passenger count on wedding requests. The biggest single band is 15–20 passengers.
n = 4,411 · id wedding-size
Booking data by occasion
Wedding transportation: what groups actually ask for
Across 4,584 quote requests on our own sites, the median group was 20 (middle half 14–30). These are requests, not completed trips, read 2026-09-14.
By the numbers
| Measure | Wedding transportation |
|---|---|
| Median group size | 20 (middle half 14–30) |
| Median lead time | 98–99 days (middle half 39–193); 8.6% inside two weeks |
| Weekend share | 89.4% Friday or Saturday; 72.8% Saturday |
| Peak months | September and August: 29% of wedding dates |
| Requested hours | 80.1% four hours; 12.2% six or more |
| Vehicle | Party bus 71.4%; limo Sprinter 9.8% |
| Past quoted total | $1,600 median (middle half $1,340–$2,000) |
| Sample | 4,584 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
A wedding request is usually one vehicle for one leg. Weddings that book a guest shuttle and a couple's car appear here as two requests, so the quoted total understates what a full wedding day costs.
Every published figure
Plan a wedding and you are probably calling 98–99 days out — that is our median — while the middle half stretches from 39 to 193 days.
Median and interquartile lead time on wedding requests. 8.6% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 4,584 · id wedding-lead
Look at when wedding trips actually happen and 89.4% are weekend dates, with Saturday taking 72.8%.
Which weekday wedding dates actually fall on.
n = 4,584 · id wedding-weekday
If you are planning a wedding, know that 29% of them land in September or August, so those weekends go first.
Share of wedding event dates falling in the two busiest months for that occasion.
n = 4,584 · id wedding-season
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 · id wedding-hours
When a wedding group picks, 71.4% end up on party buses and 9.8% on limo-style Sprinters.
Share of wedding quotes by vehicle category.
n = 1,886 · id wedding-vehicle
Our past wedding quotes ran a median $1,600; half of them fell between $1,340 and $2,000.
Quartiles of the total quoted on wedding trips, pooled across markets and durations. History only, and your date sets the real number.
n = 1,441 · id wedding-quote
Cite as: Bus 2 Ride, “Group Transportation Booking Data: Wedding transportation,” version 2026-09-14, https://bus2ride.com/data-insights/weddings. 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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