Arizona Charter Bus Company

Scottsdale Sprinters is an Arizona charter bus company based in Scottsdale, chartering chauffeured coaches by the hour across the Valley and out to Sedona and the Grand Canyon. Four coach-class vehicles seat 20 to 56 riders. Current published rates run $185–$325 an hour, each on its own minimum, so a charter starts at $740 before tax and $1,625 in the 56-Passenger Motorcoach. Arizona sales tax of 8% is added at checkout and a 50% deposit holds the date.

Last updated: September 17, 2026

What does an Arizona charter bus company actually rent you?

A charter is the whole coach with a professional chauffeur for a block of booked hours — not a seat on a schedule, and not a self-drive rental. Scottsdale Sprinters runs four coach-class units from one Scottsdale reservations desk: the Mini Bus (24 Pax), the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax), the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) and the 56-Passenger Motorcoach. Every one is a proper-seat vehicle: forward-facing coach seating, a centre aisle, stowed luggage and a chauffeur who stays with the group for the hours you reserved. There is no self-drive or unchauffeured rental in the catalog, so the chauffeur is part of the vehicle rather than an extra you can decline. Reserving the vehicle rather than the seat is what keeps the arithmetic simple: the published hourly rate times billable hours, floored at that vehicle's own minimum. Headcount does not move the total, so 20 riders and 24 riders pay the same for the same Mini Bus (24 Pax).

Which coaches does the fleet run, and what does each one hold?

Seats and bags, vehicle by vehicle: the Mini Bus (24 Pax) seats 24; the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax) seats 27 with room for 40 bags; the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) seats 29 with room for 30 bags; the 56-Passenger Motorcoach seats 56 with room for 125 bags. The Mini Bus (24 Pax) carries no published bag count, so its luggage fit is confirmed in writing with the quote rather than assumed. The number inside that unit's internal identifier is a retained legacy reference; the canonical seat count is 24. Seats and bags are separate limits — a group with checked luggage can outgrow a coach it fits by headcount — so confirm both, and any accessibility need, with the reservations team. Above 56 riders the answer is more than one coach rather than a bigger one: two vehicles quoted separately, the totals added, one reservations contact for the whole movement.

What does it cost to charter a bus in Arizona?

The current published hourly rates for the coach class are $185–$325, each vehicle on its own minimum, so the starting total before tax is the rate times that minimum: $740 for the Mini Bus (24 Pax), $900 for the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax), $900 for the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax), and $1,625 for the 56-Passenger Motorcoach on its 5-hour minimum. Minimums differ by vehicle: the Mini Bus (24 Pax), the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax) and the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) each hold a 4-hour minimum. Hours beyond the minimum bill at the same published hourly rate rather than a penalty rate, and Arizona sales tax of 8% is the only thing added to the fare at checkout — no booking fee, no service charge, no fuel surcharge. A one-way group move that does not need a block of hours is priced as a flat transfer instead: $450 in the Mini Bus (24 Pax), $550 in the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax) and the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax), and $1,250 in the 56-Passenger Motorcoach. Availability varies by date, so check availability and request a current quote for your date, vehicle and itinerary.

What does a coach work out to per seat?

Split evenly across every seat, the starting total is about $31 a head on the Mini Bus (24 Pax), $33 on the Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax), $31 on the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) and $29 on the 56-Passenger Motorcoach at full capacity. Per-seat figures are an illustration, never a price: you reserve the vehicle and pay its hourly rate, and nobody is billed by the seat. They settle one decision — whether one larger coach beats two smaller ones for the same group. The 5-hour table below prints the same split at a longer day.

Where do Arizona charter trips go?

Two shapes of trip. Inside the metro the coaches work across Scottsdale, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Cave Creek and San Tan Valley, each of which has its own service-area page. Beyond it, the published long-distance days are Sedona and the red rocks, the Grand Canyon South Rim, and Verde Valley wine country. Airport work runs through Phoenix Sky Harbor and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, each with its own group transfer page. Distance is not billed separately on an hourly charter, so give every address when you book and the driving time between them sits inside the hours you reserved. A long-distance day is the clearest case for a coach: one vehicle, one chauffeur, everyone arriving together, luggage stowed rather than carried. Price it as hours rather than as a transfer, because the coach stays with the group all day.

What do groups charter a coach for?

Five recurring jobs: corporate movements and employee shuttles, conference and convention transfers, wedding guest shuttles, sports and game-day groups, and full-day tours. Each has its own page and its own booking path, linked at the foot of this guide. Corporate and convention work is the most common reason a group charters a coach — a repeating loop across a multi-day programme, or one movement out and back. The corporate transportation and executive minibus group shuttle pages both price the coach class for it. Wedding guest shuttles, sports groups and tour days behave the same way: the coach stays with the group, so the hours are the product rather than the trip. Scottsdale-specific charter questions, including the smaller executive Sprinters that sit below the coach floor, are answered on the Scottsdale charter bus rental guide.

How do you compare Arizona charter bus companies?

Five things settle it, and every one is answerable before you pay a deposit. First, a written quote: the total in writing with the tax shown separately, not a range over the phone. Second, the named vehicle — a quote that says "a coach" is not a quote. It should name the unit, the Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax) say, so you know what pulls up. Third, capacity and luggage together rather than seats alone. Fourth, the minimum hours: a lower hourly rate on a longer minimum can cost more than a higher rate on a shorter one, so compare starting totals rather than rates. On this fleet that is $740 against $1,625, not $185 against $325. Fifth, what the rate includes — whether the chauffeur, fuel and tolls sit inside the hourly rate or are added afterwards. Ask every company the same five questions and the quotes become comparable.

What is included in the hourly rate?

Included: a professional chauffeur, the reserved coach for the booked hours, fuel and tolls, the stops on your itinerary, and bottled water on board. Added at checkout: Arizona sales tax of 8%, the 50% deposit and optional gratuity, which is never added for you. Outside the rate: parking or venue access a property bills directly, event permits and meals. The only other charges are house rules — $1,500 for smoking or vaping on board and $450 to deep-clean an excessive spill or biohazard. Minor spills are not charged.

How do you reserve an Arizona charter coach?

Four steps: pick the coach and the hours, request a current quote with your date and itinerary, confirm with a 50% deposit, and the balance is charged to the card on file 48 hours before pickup. Call or text (623) 986-6339, or email reservations@scottsdalesprinters.com. A quote needs the date, the pickup and final drop addresses, every stop between them, the real headcount, the luggage and the vehicle. The pricing page carries the availability check; the policies page carries the deposit and cancellation tiers in full. Availability is point-in-time until the deposit creates the hold, so check availability and request a current quote rather than working from a figure on a page.

What else do Arizona charter groups ask?

Every figure below comes from the same published rate grid and the same policies as the rest of this guide, computed at each vehicle's own minimum or at the 5-hour example in the table above.

Published hourly rates by vehicle (5-hour example, before tax)

Mini Bus (24 Pax): seats 24, $185/hr, 4-hour minimum. 5 hours is $925 before tax, about $39 per person. Executive Mini Bus — Grech (27 Pax): seats 27, $225/hr, 4-hour minimum. 5 hours is $1,125 before tax, about $42 per person. Executive Mini Coach (29 Pax): seats 29, $225/hr, 4-hour minimum. 5 hours is $1,125 before tax, about $39 per person. 56-Passenger Motorcoach: seats 56, $325/hr, 5-hour minimum. 5 hours is $1,625 before tax, about $29 per person.