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Chicago metro planning ties Loop hotels, North Side nightlife, suburban corporate campuses, and O’Hare/Midway transfers into one region. Winter weather, lakefront events, and expressway incidents all affect buffers. Bus 2 Ride quotes with real itinerary detail — passenger count, stops, and airport timing — then confirms in writing with the signed agreement.
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From our own booking data
Figures from quote requests on Bus 2 Ride and sister company-owned websites. They describe requests, not confirmed bookings or a local office.
Only about one request in 16 is for a group larger than 30, and 2.1% ask for more than 44 seats.
Share of requests above 30 and above 44 passengers. Call early for these — the large units are the thinnest part of any fleet on a Saturday.
n = 54,732 requests
Split the year in four and the fourth quarter is biggest at 29% of requested dates, then spring at 27%, summer at 25% and the first quarter at 19%.
Share of requested event dates by calendar quarter.
n = 86,891 requests
Groups that end up on a coach or shuttle bus are typically 35 people, with the middle half running 25 to 50.
Headcount quartiles on quotes we have written for a coach or shuttle bus.
n = 514 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.