Minnesota service area
In Minnetonka, MN we put groups on party buses, stretch limos, Sprinters, shuttles and coach buses. Most pickups start around Ridgedale area and Glen Lake, heading for Ridgedale Center and Minnehaha Creek corridor or out to MSP. We get busiest around Minnetonka Summer Festival and Art on the Lake (Excelsior). Give us the date and the route and we will tell you which bus fits and what it costs — one number, in writing, before you pay anything.
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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
Pickup side. Minnetonka requests most often begin in Ridgedale area, Glen Lake, Minnetonka Mills and Deephaven border. 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 Minnetonka include Ridgedale Center, Minnehaha Creek corridor, Lake Minnetonka public accesses, Cargill corporate campus area and Minnetonka Community Center. Tell us which one you are going to and we will sort the staging with them.
Dates that fill first. Local calendars around Minnetonka Summer Festival, Art on the Lake (Excelsior), Glen Lake community celebrations and Ridgedale holiday events concentrate demand into a handful of weekends. If your trip lands on one of these, book sooner than you think you need to.
Itineraries groups ask about. Minnetonka hotels to Wayzata and Excelsior docks; Minnetonka to downtown Minneapolis nightlife; Opus or Ridgedale corporate outing to west-metro dining. 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. Minnetonka trips connect to MSP. 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 Minnetonka. Trips that continue into Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville or Duluth are quoted as one itinerary. The Minnesota guide covers statewide staging and long-distance planning.
Trips built around Cargill corporate campus area 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.
For a Minnetonka night out anchored on Lake Minnetonka public accesses and Minnetonka to downtown Minneapolis nightlife, 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.
Minnetonka Summer Festival and Glen Lake community celebrations and other Minnetonka 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
Minnetonka does not yet have 25 company-owned-site requests with a usable city field, so we do not publish Minnetonka-only group size or lead-time figures. These nationwide numbers still apply to how groups size vehicles and when they request a quote.
The run-up on a graduation trip is a median 31 days; a quarter of groups give us 11 days or less.
Median and interquartile lead time on graduation requests. 27.8% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 313 requests
Four hours is the usual booking length on a stretch limousine, and that holds across 1,361 quotes we have written for the category.
How long a stretch limousine is usually booked for, at the median.
n = 1,361 requests
Plan a bachelor party and you are probably calling 53 days out — that is our median — while the middle half stretches from 23 to about 102 days.
How far ahead bachelor-party requests arrive, at the median and the quartiles. 14.6% of them reach us inside two weeks of the date.
n = 3,046 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 Minnetonka. 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 Minnetonka and right across Minnesota 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 Minnetonka 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 Minnetonka—for example, Minnetonka hotels to Wayzata and Excelsior docks or Minnetonka to downtown Minneapolis nightlife. 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 MSP 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.
Memorial Day through Labor Day lake weekends and Art on the Lake are the busiest windows; winter holiday parties from west-metro campuses keep weekday demand. 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 Minnetonka Summer Festival and Art on the Lake (Excelsior), 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 Minnetonka.
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