Santa Monica Bus Rental
Picturing a Santa Monica day sounds simple: brunch on Montana Avenue, then sunset across the bay from the bluffs. Bring twenty or fifty people along, though, and the picture changes quickly. Traffic on the 405 stalls, beach parking fills on warm weekends, and friends who drove separately end up hunting for a garage.
With our Santa Monica bus rental, nobody circles for a space or waits on stragglers. Then the coach rolls out of the McClure Tunnel, and everyone on board sees the Pacific fill the windows at once. After that, the freeways and curbs are on us, and the ocean is all yours.
LAX or Burbank? Your Route Into Town
For most visitors, the trip starts at one of two airports, and our airport transfers cover both of them:
- As your group steps off a flight at LAX, we head north on Lincoln Boulevard, a straight surface route that skips the freeways. If Lincoln jams, we cut over to the 405 and the 10 instead.
- Flights into Hollywood Burbank Airport mean a longer freeway run on the 134 and the 101 and then the 405 south. Because that stretch crawls at rush hour, we steer those arrivals toward midday whenever your flights allow.
Either way, suitcases go under the floor, and your group goes straight to check-in. Late arrivals cause no trouble, since a member of our team answers calls at any hour.
Grand Hotels, Shared Departures
If you want rooms right on the sand, you have two choices, side by side near Pico Boulevard. Guests at Shutters on the Beach and Hotel Casa del Mar can reach the waves a moment after leaving the lobby. The latter opened there in 1926 as a private seaside club for Hollywood stars.
A few blocks north, the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows wraps around a Moreton Bay fig planted in 1889. The tree ranks among California’s largest. Its entrance faces Ocean Avenue, close to the bluffs and the downtown shops, so our loop can begin right there.
When your group has rooms at different hotels along the water, we gather everyone on one loop with our Santa Monica charter bus. The whole party then walks into the dinner, gala, or terminal together, with no one stuck hailing a taxi.
Gowns, Tuxedos, and Zero Parking Drama
Couples who want sand under their feet often start with the Annenberg Community Beach House on Pacific Coast Highway. The site was once the Marion Davies estate, which William Randolph Hearst commissioned for the actress in the 1920s.
Most couples worry about parking above all, and for good reason, because the city warns that on-site spaces are never guaranteed. We carry your guests over on one coach from their lodging, so no one circles the lot in a gown or a tuxedo.
For your rehearsal dinner, anniversary party, or family reunion, The Victorian on Main Street sets a different mood. The house dates to 1892, moved to Heritage Square in 1973, and now hides a speakeasy in its basement. The rooms seat up to 400, and we drop everyone at the curb, then return when the last toast ends.
More Stops on the Westside
Silicon Beach teams heading to a company offsite downtown need a coach that follows the city’s curb rules. Santa Monica’s curb rules affect where larger vehicles can load and wait, so we confirm the legal loading point rather than assuming a coach can remain outside every hotel or venue.
Countless films and commercials have used Santa Monica State Beach as a backdrop. If your film crew is heading there, there is room for gear cases and people. Many productions set up base camp in a lot by the sand, and we can shuttle cast and crew between camp and set. Film Santa Monica, the city’s own permit office, asks for applications five business days or more in advance.
Visitors chasing the Westside’s most visited sights can add the Getty Villa up the coast. Entry is free, but every guest needs a timed ticket, because the museum turns away walk-ups. Only vehicles heading north on the coast highway can enter the Villa, and coming from town, we are already pointed that way. Groups larger than 15 need to follow the Getty Villa’s group-visit procedures, including the applicable reservation instructions for buses and other group vehicles. The Getty Center sits up the 405, so we can fit into the same group itinerary, but the transfer time between them varies substantially with Westside traffic.
Choosing a Bus for Your Group Size
Three vehicles from our fleet cover the bulk of Santa Monica bookings, and each one solves a different problem for you:
- Small enough for narrow coastal streets, our ECB Mini Coach suits midsize groups of up to 23 with far less length to maneuver. Twenty bags fit underneath, leaving laps and aisles free for short hops around town.
- Up to 40 guests settle into climate-controlled leather seats in our Van Hool Motorcoach. Panoramic windows frame the ocean the whole way. Everyone steps out at the gala or ceremony looking as fresh as they did in the lobby.
- For a conference or reunion that lands all at once, our Prevost Motorcoach seats 56 and fits 50 suitcases below. Tall reclining seats and a soft suspension make the haul from the terminal feel shorter than it is.
Couples and small families can reserve a sedan or an SUV with us instead, sometimes within hours of your call. Big group vehicles, by contrast, need a longer lead time.
Let the Coast Roll by from Our Santa Monica Charter Bus Rental
Mornings here start with cyclists on the bike path and pelicans skimming the waves. At Fast Deer, we like getting your group out early enough to see it. Where are you flying in from, and which stops matter most? Our team will then put our Santa Monica charter bus rental to work for your party. You could take our word for it, or you could read what others wrote in our Google reviews: “The bus was on time, it was clean, and it had the air on! Our driver Michelle was very nice and she got us to our location in great time. She knew all the shortcuts!” (M. Sanabria)
Call 888-378-3337, and we will walk you through the details. If you prefer a written response, email us at sales@fastdeerbus.com or complete the quote request form on the website.