Virginia service area
In Arlington, VA we put groups on party buses, stretch limos, Sprinters, shuttles and coach buses. Arlington National Cemetery and Pentagon are the stops we run most, with pickups usually in Clarendon and Ballston and airport runs through DCA and IAD. Dates around Clarendon Day and Columbia Pike Blues Festival go first. Call, chat, or send the form with your date and group size. We come back with the vehicle, the hours and one all-in total.
Our own chauffeurs · One all-inclusive written price · Booking group trips since 2015 · United States & Canada
Fast, No-Obligation Quote
Share the date, pickup city, and group size. We will check options and exact pricing for Arlington, VA.
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. Arlington requests most often begin in Clarendon, Ballston, Rosslyn and Crystal City. 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.
Common destinations. Destinations named for Arlington include Arlington National Cemetery, Pentagon, Amazon HQ2 (National Landing), Capital One Arena (nearby DC) and Signature Theatre (Shirlington). Tell us which one you are going to and we will sort the staging with them.
When the calendar tightens. Local calendars around Clarendon Day, Columbia Pike Blues Festival, Marine Corps Marathon (start/finish) and Rosslyn Jazz 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. Clarendon bar crawl; Rosslyn to Georgetown walk + party bus return; Arlington to DC nightlife (10 min); Crystal City/National Landing corporate shuttle. Stop order and end time matter more than distance. Send both.
Airport groups. Arlington trips connect to DCA, IAD. 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 Arlington. Trips that continue into Alexandria, Blacksburg, Charlottesville or Chesapeake are quoted as one itinerary. The Virginia guide covers statewide staging and long-distance planning.
Capital One Arena (nearby DC) set the schedule for game-day groups in Arlington: 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 Arlington night out anchored on Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill and Clarendon bar crawl, 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.
Columbia Pike Blues Festival and Rosslyn Jazz Festival and other Arlington 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
Arlington does not yet have 25 company-owned-site requests with a usable city field, so we do not publish Arlington-only group size or lead-time figures. These nationwide numbers still apply to how groups size vehicles and when they request a quote.
85.1% of homecoming quotes are written on party buses, with stretch limousines next at 7.5%.
Share of homecoming quotes by vehicle category.
n = 67 requests
Same-week calls are a real share of the book — 4.7% of requests arrive within 48 hours of the trip.
Share of requests with two days or less between the request and the event date.
n = 86,891 requests
58% of corporate trips are written for the four-hour block, and 32% run six hours or longer.
Duration split across corporate quotes that name a number of hours.
n = 50 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 Arlington. 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 Arlington and right across Virginia 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 Arlington 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 Arlington—for example, Clarendon bar crawl or Rosslyn to Georgetown walk + party bus return. 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 DCA, IAD 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 Clarendon Day and Columbia Pike Blues 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 Arlington.
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Party bus, limousine, Sprinter and coach — the classes we run in Arlington, VA.
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