Colorado service area
Group transportation in Boulder, CO — party buses, limos, Sprinters, shuttles and coaches, with a chauffeur. Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater are the stops we run most, with pickups usually in Pearl Street Mall and University Hill. We get busiest around Boulder Creek Festival and Conference on World Affairs. Send the date, the headcount and the stops. You get back the vehicle that fits, the real hours, and a single price in writing.
Our own chauffeurs · One all-inclusive written price · Booking group trips since 2015 · United States & Canada
Group sizes
8–56 passengers
Sprinters, limos, party buses, shuttles, coaches
How to book
Quote → review → e-sign
A request is not a reservation until the agreement is signed
Pricing
All-inclusive, in writing
Gratuity, taxes, fuel, ordinary fees included; tolls disclosed separately
Typical lead time
28 days (median)
Across 86,891 requests on our own sites
Local planning
Where we collect you. Boulder requests most often begin in Pearl Street Mall, University Hill, North Boulder and Table Mesa. Give us a street address or a named lot entrance rather than the neighborhood — drive time and where the bus can actually sit both hang on the exact curb.
The stops we run. Destinations named for Boulder include Fox Theatre, Boulder Theater, Chautauqua Auditorium, Folsom Field and Flatirons. Loading rules vary by venue. Pick a meeting corner up front so nobody is hunting for the bus at the end of the night.
When the calendar tightens. Local calendars around Boulder Creek Festival, Conference on World Affairs, CU Buffaloes football and Boulder International Film Festival concentrate demand into a handful of weekends. If your trip lands on one of these, book sooner than you think you need to.
Routes we run often. Pearl Street bar crawl; Boulder to Red Rocks; Denver to Boulder brewery tour. List the stops in the order you want them and be realistic about the finish — that is what the price is built on.
Beyond Boulder. Trips that continue into Arvada, Aurora, Broomfield or Castle Rock are quoted as one itinerary. The Colorado guide covers statewide staging and long-distance planning.
Folsom Field and CU Buffaloes football set the schedule for game-day groups in Boulder: the official start time fixes the arrival window, and the exit crowd fixes the pickup. Ask the venue where commercial vehicles stage, agree on one post-event meeting corner that everyone can find, and give the driver a 30–45 minute cushion after the final whistle rather than a fixed minute.
For a Boulder night out anchored on Pearl Street bar crawl and Denver to Boulder brewery tour, fix the stop order and the last pickup time before requesting a quote, and name one group contact for the driver. Curb space is not guaranteed at busy venues, so agree on a pickup corner a short walk away, and check each venue's group entry policy so a bus full of people is not turned away at the door.
Boulder Creek Festival and Boulder International Film Festival and other Boulder events come with street closures and organizer transportation notices; read them before locking a route. Choose a meeting point outside the heaviest foot traffic, set a firm departure deadline for the group, and expect traffic to compress well before the published start time.
Vehicle fit
Pick by confirmed headcount, then by luggage and trip length. Your contract names the exact vehicle, its seating capacity and what is on board.
| Group size | Usual fit | Why | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6–14 passengers | Stretch limo or Sprinter van | Tight downtown streets, valet-style arrivals, and shorter time blocks. | See limousines |
| 14–24 passengers | Mid-size party bus | The most-requested size on our own sites; standing room, sound, and a restroom-free footprint that fits most venue curbs. | See party buses |
| 24–40 passengers | Large party bus or mini coach | Wedding shuttles, corporate transfers, and big birthday groups that need everyone on one vehicle. | Compare large buses |
| 40+ passengers | Full-size coach bus | Luggage bays, restrooms, and highway comfort for long days, tournaments, and multi-city itineraries. | See coach buses |
How pricing is built—hours, mileage, day of week, season, stops—is explained on the pricing page. Every quote is trip-specific and all-inclusive.
From our own booking data
Boulder does not yet have 25 company-owned-site requests with a usable city field, so we do not publish Boulder-only group size or lead-time figures. These nationwide numbers still apply to how groups size vehicles and when they request a quote.
The calendar peaks in December — 10.5% of all requested dates — and October is the runner-up at 10.2%.
Share of requested event dates by month. January is the lightest month at 5.5%.
n = 86,891 requests
Look at when prom trips actually happen and 93.6% are weekend dates, with Saturday taking 75%.
Day of week of the requested event date on prom trips.
n = 2,869 requests
Adding one hour to the standard block is what 8.3% of groups do, making five hours the third most common duration we write.
Share of quoted trips written for exactly five hours.
n = 28,206 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.
Booking
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Date, group size, stops, and occasion for Boulder. Call, chat, or use the form—two minutes is enough.
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We look at what we have free that night and match a vehicle to your headcount, your stops, and how long you need it.
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All-inclusive: gratuity, taxes, fuel, and ordinary fees are in the number. Tolls or disclosed exceptions are itemized.
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The vehicle is reserved when the agreement is signed. Roughly half is due as a deposit; the balance before service.
If plans change, contact Bus 2 Ride as soon as possible; rescheduling, deposit, and refund options depend on the trip and the agreement. See terms and general FAQ.
Questions
Yes. We run trips in Boulder and right across Colorado with our own buses and our own chauffeurs. Booking is quick and it all happens by phone, live chat, or email, so you never have to drive anywhere to sort it out. Tell us the date, where you are starting, and where you are headed, and we will get you a price. The agreement is signed electronically once you are happy with it.
Every Boulder quote is priced for the specific trip: vehicle type, date and day of week, hours, mileage, group size, number of stops, and season all change the number. Quotes are all-inclusive—driver gratuity, taxes, fuel, and ordinary fees are in the written price; tolls and any specifically disclosed exceptions are listed separately. Ask for a written quote rather than relying on a range.
Party buses on the Bus 2 Ride fleet pages seat 8–45 passengers, limousines seat 8–22, shuttle and coach buses run 8–56. Pick the size above your confirmed count. Bags need somewhere to go, and for 8 to 14 a Sprinter is usually the easier fit.
Yes. Multi-stop itineraries are the most common request in Boulder—for example, Pearl Street bar crawl or Boulder to Red Rocks. List every stop in order with an expected wait time at each so the quote covers the full time block rather than a point-to-point estimate.
CU football Saturdays (Sept–Nov) and summer festival season are peak; CU graduation in May is heavily booked. Across Bus 2 Ride's own sites, groups request quotes a median of 30 days ahead, but Friday and Saturday dates around major local events tighten first. For Boulder Creek Festival and Conference on World Affairs, request a quote as soon as the date is fixed—4–8 weeks out is comfortable, and wedding groups typically ask three months or more ahead.
No. Sending the form starts it. We check what we have free on your date, send a written price, and the bus is yours once you sign. Roughly half up front, the rest before the trip — your agreement spells out the exact terms for Boulder.
Date, group size, and stops are enough to start. We check what is free on your date and come back with one all-in price for Boulder, CO.
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