Louisiana service area
We run party buses, limousines, Sprinters, shuttles and full-size coaches out of Monroe, LA. Monroe Civic Center and Biedenharn Museum & Gardens are the stops we run most, with pickups usually in Downtown Monroe and South Monroe and airport runs through MLU. We get busiest around Louisiana Folklife Festival and Monroe Hot Air Balloon Festival. Tell us the date, how many people and where you are going. We will check what is free that night and come back with one all-in written price.
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. Monroe requests most often begin in Downtown Monroe, South Monroe, Forsythe Park and Lakeshore Drive area. A street address beats a neighborhood every time. Where a 40-foot vehicle can stop is a narrower question than where you live.
Where we drop. Destinations named for Monroe include Monroe Civic Center, Biedenharn Museum & Gardens, Chennault Aviation & Military Museum and Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Tell us which one you are going to and we will sort the staging with them.
Busy weekends. Local calendars around Louisiana Folklife Festival, Monroe Hot Air Balloon Festival and ULM Warhawks football concentrate demand into a handful of weekends. Availability tightens around them, so get the date held rather than shopping it.
What people book here. Downtown Monroe dining loop; Monroe to Ruston college-town shuttle. List the stops in the order you want them and be realistic about the finish — that is what the price is built on.
Airport groups. Monroe trips connect to MLU. Provide flight numbers, terminal, bag counts, and one group contact; the driver meets at the commercial-vehicle zone, which is usually not the passenger curb.
Beyond Monroe. Trips that continue into Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City or Houma are quoted as one itinerary. The Louisiana guide covers statewide staging and long-distance planning.
ULM Warhawks football set the schedule for game-day groups in Monroe: 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.
Trips built around Monroe to Ruston college-town shuttle work best when the organizer names the exact building entrance and confirms current access rules with the school before the pickup time is set. Separate the student count from guests, allow real boarding time between scheduled activities, and for prom or graduation confirm the school's own transportation policy before booking.
Louisiana Folklife Festival and Monroe Hot Air Balloon Festival and other Monroe 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
Monroe does not yet have 25 company-owned-site requests with a usable city field, so we do not publish Monroe-only group size or lead-time figures. These nationwide numbers still apply to how groups size vehicles and when they request a quote.
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 requests
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 requests
78.2% of birthday trips are written for the four-hour block, and 10.6% run six hours or longer.
Duration split across birthday quotes that name a number of hours.
n = 7,439 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 Monroe. 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 Monroe and right across Louisiana 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 Monroe 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 Monroe—for example, Downtown Monroe dining loop or Monroe to Ruston college-town shuttle. 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.
Yes. For MLU transfers, share flight numbers, terminal, passenger and bag counts, and one group contact. Airports assign commercial-vehicle pickup zones that differ from the passenger curb, so the driver will confirm the exact meeting point, and the quote should state how flight delays and wait time are handled.
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 Louisiana Folklife Festival and Monroe Hot Air Balloon Festival, 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 Monroe.
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 Monroe, LA.
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