Moving 100, 300, or 1,000 people around Los Angeles takes a fleet, not a bus, and assembling that fleet is exactly what UCN does. We match large-group events, reunions, church trips, festivals, theme-park days, citywide programs, to multiple vetted local operators under one plan, one contact, and one clear price.
Get an instant quote →Past a certain headcount, charter logistics change character. One 56-passenger coach is a booking; six coaches from three operators converging on Universal CityWalk at 9 a.m. is an operation, with staging order, load manifests, and a dispatcher who knows where every vehicle is. That coordination layer is what a marketplace is for: we source capacity across multiple local companies, which is the only way to field eight coaches on a summer Saturday in LA, and we run them as one fleet so you deal with one confirmation instead of five dispatch phone numbers.
The groups vary more than the logistics do: multi-generational family reunions doing a Hollywood-and-beaches day, church congregations traveling to regional conferences, tour groups splitting time between Disneyland and Universal, quinceanera and wedding overflow, film-premiere audience moves, and festival transportation. Full-size coaches carry 47 to 56 each; a 300-person move is typically six coaches or a coach-and-minibus mix when pickups are scattered. Full-day pricing per coach typically runs $1,200 to $2,400, and multi-vehicle bookings are quoted as a package.
| Vehicle | Hourly | Daily | Min hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | $75–$110 | $650–$1,000 | 4 hrs |
| SUV | $85–$125 | $750–$1,100 | 4 hrs |
| Van | $105–$155 | $950–$1,400 | 5 hrs |
| Minibus | $140–$205 | $1,500–$2,200 | 5 hrs |
| Motorcoach | $175–$260 | $1,850–$2,750 | 5 hrs |
Live marketplace rates — exact quotes depend on date, mileage and availability.
Rates updated July 2026
Four coaches lift a 200-person group from hotels to Disneyland or Universal Studios Hollywood at opening, stage in bus parking through the day, and run a hard 9 p.m. return. Manifests split by bus color-code so re-boarding 200 tired people takes ten minutes, not forty.
A family reunion or church anniversary books two or three coaches for a Saturday circuit: Griffith Observatory, lunch in San Pedro, the Santa Monica Pier at sunset. One itinerary, several vehicles moving together, and a lead driver coordinating so the group never splits accidentally.
A festival, premiere, or multi-site convention needs ten-plus vehicles across simultaneous routes. We source across several LA operators, assign a route sheet per vehicle, and provide a single dispatch contact for the client. This is the move no single local fleet can staff alone on a peak weekend.
Budget per coach per day at roughly $1,200 to $2,400 full-size, then multiply, a six-coach, 300-person day typically lands in the low five figures before multi-vehicle package pricing. Short point-to-point moves per coach cost less. One invoice covers the fleet regardless of how many operators supply it.
Full-size motorcoaches seat 47 to 56; minibuses seat 24 to 38. For 250 people, five coaches is the clean answer, four coaches plus two minibuses if pickups are scattered. We build a manifest per vehicle, because the failure mode of big groups is not seats, it is knowing who is on which bus.
Yes, and this is specifically where a network beats calling companies one at a time: no single LA operator reliably has ten spare coaches on a Saturday, but across our vetted operator pool the capacity exists. Large fleets on peak dates need three to eight weeks of lead time to lock.
Each vehicle carries a route sheet and manifest, a lead driver or on-site coordinator sequences loading, and your group gets one dispatch phone number for the day. Staggered departures, bus numbering signs, and fixed re-board points are standard on any move over three vehicles.
Five things: headcount, date, pickup points, destination and schedule, and whether the vehicles stay on standby or release and return. With those we can usually return multi-operator pricing within a business day, and refine vehicle mix, coaches versus minibuses, once your RSVP numbers firm up.
One clear price from a vetted local operator — in seconds, no obligation.