Marietta Charter Bus Rental FAQs
About Mariettacharterbuscompany.com
Mariettacharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and quote comparison website that lets you compare bus rental options and pricing from a network of bus companies serving Marietta through a national booking company. Fill out one quick form and you go straight to a results page showing vehicles, amenities, and prices for your actual trip — no waiting on callbacks, no calling five companies to find one that has your date. Mariettacharterbuscompany.com is an advertising and referral website and does not own or operate vehicles. It exists to make comparing your options fast and easy so you can book the right bus with confidence.
No — Mariettacharterbuscompany.com is a comparison and referral website. You use it to compare vehicles and pricing from a network of independently owned bus companies serving the Marietta area, and the transportation itself is carried out by those independent operators. Think of it as the fastest way to see what is available for your date and your group without making a dozen calls.
You submit your trip details, review your options on the booking platform, and the independent company assigned to your trip handles the rest.
When you search on your own, you call one company, hear what they have, and either take it or start over. With Mariettacharterbuscompany.com, you fill out one form or make one call to 943-231-0740 and get more options and different price points than any single operator can offer, because your request goes in front of a whole network of companies serving Marietta. You see vehicles and rates in seconds instead of spending an afternoon on hold, and providers compete for the booking — which is better for your budget than taking the first price you find.
An independently owned transportation company serving the Marietta area. Once you fill out the quote form, you continue to a national booking platform where you choose the vehicle that suits your trip — the size, the amenities, the price. What you are selecting there is a vehicle and a price, not a company off a list.
The transportation company confirmed to your booking is communicated to you after booking is complete, and they handle your trip from there.
Booking a charter bus
Fill out the form on this page or call 943-231-0740, and you go straight to a search results page on a national booking company's website — no waiting, no callback. That booking company works with a network of independently owned operators serving the Marietta area, and right there on their site you can browse available vehicles, see pricing for your actual trip, and book the bus you want online in minutes. What you are choosing on that results page is a vehicle and a price.
The whole thing takes about as long as ordering something online.
Start with the basics: your pickup city, where you are going, how many people are riding, and how many hours you need the bus. The more detail you give — your stops in order, your start and end times, how much luggage the group is bringing, and any amenities that matter to you — the more accurate your quote comes back and the better your chances of finding the right vehicle at the right price. More detail means fewer surprises later.
Right away — there is no waiting on a callback. The moment you submit the form, you land on the search results page and see available vehicles and pricing from the booking company's network. If you would rather talk through your trip with someone and find the best options together, call 943-231-0740 any time and a live agent will go through it with you.
Either way, you have pricing in front of you in minutes, not days.
Earlier is always better for a popular date, and a specific vehicle or a larger group goes further ahead. That said, one of the real advantages of submitting through Mariettacharterbuscompany.com is that your request goes in front of a whole network of providers serving Marietta rather than a single operator with one yard — so short-notice trips are often still workable when a single call to one company would come back empty. If your date is coming up fast, submit the request or call 943-231-0740 anyway.
The answer is almost always better than you expect when the whole network is looking.
All of those can be requested, and which one fits depends entirely on the trip. Hourly or as-directed keeps the vehicle with your group for a set block of time and works well when the itinerary is flexible or has multiple stops you control. A one-way transfer moves the group from one place to another.
A round trip brings them back. A multi-stop itinerary runs a planned route with several fixed stops — a brewery loop, a wedding shuttle between hotel and venue, a field trip circuit. A multi-day booking covers a trip that runs across more than one day.
If your trip is multi-stop or overnight, lay out the full itinerary when you submit the request so the quote comes back timed and priced correctly rather than needing to be rebuilt.
Charter bus pricing
A charter bus costs $205–$385+ per hour on weekdays, $225–$410+ per hour on weekends, and $1,650–$2,950+ per day. Those are real planning ranges, not a single price — because the bus type, the date, the distance, and the route all move the number. A Saturday night in Marietta during Braves playoff season prices differently than a Tuesday afternoon transfer to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
The range is where to start; your actual quote is what matters. Fill out the form and see pricing for your specific trip in seconds, or call 943-231-0740 — going through the details with someone often turns up better packages than the form alone.
It depends on the trip, and all three are used. A short trip of a couple of hours is usually priced hourly. A trip that runs a long distance — roughly past the 100- to 200-mile mark, or heading well outside the Marietta area toward Nashville, Charlotte, or the Florida Gulf Coast — may carry a per-mile charge instead of an hourly one.
A long day, generally around eight hours or more, often comes back as a day rate rather than stacked hours, because the vehicle is booked for so much of the day that the day rate is simply the more accurate way to price it. Submit the actual trip and the structure that fits will come back with the quote. No per-mile dollar figure is stated here because it varies by operator and route.
Six things move the price: the type and size of bus, how long it is booked, the date and day of the week, the distance and the route, the number of stops, and how much local demand there is on that date. Sunday through Thursday prices lower than Friday and Saturday. Daytime trips price lower than those same evenings.
Booking the size the group actually needs beats over-booking capacity on a larger coach. And grouping riders into one or two pickup points instead of five separate stops cuts the hours on the clock — which matters on a day when Cobb Pkwy is already backed up from a Braves game at Truist Park nearby. On high-demand dates like Marietta prom weekends and Braves playoff runs, the whole local market tightens fast, so booking ahead on those dates is the single most reliable way to hold a good rate.
About charter buses
A charter bus is a full-size passenger coach that a group hires for its own trip, with its own route and schedule, rather than riding a fixed public route. It is built for moving a large group over a distance in one vehicle — typically 40 to 56 people — on a timeline the group controls. The group goes where it needs to go, when it needs to go, without sharing the coach with strangers or following someone else's stops.
From the outside, a full-size charter bus is a tall, long coach body — high windows running the length of both sides, luggage bay doors along the lower skirt, and a smooth roofline. The exterior is usually finished in white, silver, black, or a solid color, though some coaches are wrapped in an operator's own graphics, so the coach that shows up will not always look the same. Inside, you have forward-facing seats in pairs on either side of a center aisle — cloth or leather depending on the make and model.
Overhead parcel racks run the full length above the seats. Toward the rear you will find an onboard restroom. Common full-size models include the MCI J4500, the Van Hool CX45, and the Prevost H3-45 — all built on the same general 45-foot coach platform, with the interior finish varying by year and configuration.
Some of the amenities available on charter buses include reclining cloth or leather seats, individual climate controls, onboard restrooms, overhead parcel racks, undercarriage baggage bays, WiFi, power outlets and USB charging ports, a PA system, and flat-panel TV monitors. Features may include any combination of those depending on the make, model, and how the coach is configured — not every coach carries every amenity, and what a specific vehicle has is confirmed during booking. If a particular feature matters to your group, note it with your trip details when you submit the request, since that narrows which vehicles come back in the results.
Generally 40 to 56 passengers, depending on the make and model, with 56 the most common configuration on a full-size coach. The MCI J4500 seats 56 as standard and is built for up to 60. The Van Hool CX45 is the same — 56 standard, up to 60.
The Prevost H3-45 also seats 56. Shorter 35-foot coaches seat closer to 44. On any of those coaches, the count changes when extra legroom rows are installed or when a wheelchair position is added, since each takes seats out of the standard layout.
Because this site works with a network of providers, the exact coach on any given trip depends on what is available for your date. Submit the trip or call 943-231-0740 if your group needs a specific capacity confirmed before booking.
A 56-passenger coach runs 14 rows, with two seats on each side of a center aisle — forward facing, paired, one aisle straight down the middle. That is the standard full-size layout. The row count drops on coaches built with extra legroom between rows or a wheelchair position, since those configurations take space that would otherwise hold a row.
Some coaches also tier the front rows slightly higher than the rest for a better forward view, which does not change the count but does change how the front of the cabin feels.
A full-size charter bus is 45 feet long and 8.5 feet wide. To put that in terms most people can actually picture: roughly three cars parked end to end. That is the figure that matters when a group is checking whether a coach fits a particular driveway, venue entrance, or parking area.
Shorter coaches exist — most commonly around 35 feet — and those are the right call when a venue or a route has clearance or turning constraints. The 45-foot coach is the standard full-size vehicle.
A full-size charter bus stands about 11 to 12 feet tall depending on the model, and traffic engineers design overhead clearances for 12 feet. The reason most people ask this one is that they are checking a garage, a parking structure, or a venue entrance — and the honest answer is that a standard charter bus will not fit under a typical parking garage deck, which usually runs 7 to 8 feet. A little taller than a single story of a house is a useful comparison.
If a route includes a low clearance, that is worth noting when you submit the trip details.
WiFi is one of the amenities available on charter buses, and many coaches on the road today are equipped with it. One point worth knowing: onboard WiFi is equipment the coach is built with rather than something every coach carries, so whether a given vehicle has it varies by make, model, and operator. The other thing worth setting honestly: onboard WiFi runs off a cellular connection and is built for light use across a full coach — phones, messaging, browsing, a video call or two — not for 50 or 56 people doing heavy data work at once.
If your group needs WiFi, note it with the trip details when you submit the request, since that narrows the results to coaches that have it.
Yes — an onboard restroom is standard on full-size charter buses, located toward the rear of the coach. It is there so a group does not have to stop, and on a longer run — say, the four-plus hours from Marietta to Savannah or the seven-plus hours to Orlando — the trip is still usually planned with real rest stops built in. Whether a specific vehicle has a restroom may vary, so if it matters to your group, note it with the trip details when you submit the request.
Yes — charter buses are built with 110-volt AC power outlets, and coaches are commonly fitted with them at or near every seat, some with a USB port built into the same outlet. This is an equipment option rather than something every coach carries, so it varies by vehicle. For a group, it means phones and laptops can stay charged across a long run — useful on the way to a conference at Cobb Convention Center Atlanta or on the road to Charlotte.
If power access matters to the group, note it with the trip details so the results come back with coaches that have it.
Yes — in two places. Inside the coach, overhead parcel racks run the full length above the seats. Underneath the coach, undercarriage baggage bays sit along the lower skirt and are the real workhorse for luggage.
A full-size coach carries roughly 460 cubic feet of underfloor baggage space and around 100 cubic feet in the overhead racks. Across a full 56-passenger load, that works out to roughly 8 cubic feet per person in the bays below and under 2 cubic feet overhead — which in practice is about one checked-size bag per person underneath and one small carry-on above. What changes that: a coach fitted with a wheelchair lift gives up some baggage bay space, and bulky gear — instruments, sports equipment, event supplies, cases of product — takes the space of several bags and should be listed when you submit the request.
State your luggage situation and any oversized items with the trip details so the right coach gets matched to the group.
Charter bus service in Marietta, Georgia
The network serving Marietta covers a wide range of trips and groups. Airport transfers to and from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) are one of the most common requests. Corporate travel and employee shuttles — between offices, conference hotels, and venues like Cobb Convention Center Atlanta — are another.
Weddings and private events, concerts and sporting events at Truist Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, school and church group trips, government and military moves, brewery and winery tours through Cobb County and North Georgia wine country, prom and homecoming, and long-distance travel to cities across the Southeast — all of it is requestable through this site. Call 943-231-0740 if your trip does not fit neatly into one of those categories and a live agent will work out the right setup.
The network covers Marietta and the surrounding metro — Kennesaw, Smyrna, Acworth, Woodstock, Canton, Roswell, Alpharetta, Sandy Springs, and the broader Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton County areas. Atlanta proper is well within reach, as are destinations across North Georgia. Those are examples rather than the complete coverage area.
If your pickup or drop-off is somewhere not listed, enter the full route in the quote form or call 943-231-0740 to check — coverage extends further than any short list can capture.
A few dates fill the local market fast. Prom season — late April through mid-May across Marietta City Schools and Cobb County schools including Marietta High, Sprayberry, Lassiter, Kell, and Pope — is the single most competitive stretch of the year for party buses and minibuses. Graduation at Kennesaw State University and local high schools in May runs right behind it.
Braves home games and playoff runs at Truist Park (April through October, just three miles from downtown Marietta) create demand spikes on game days. Taste of Marietta in spring, the Cobb County Fair in October, and New Year's Eve on the Marietta Square all tighten availability. Wedding season peaks in April–June and September–November.
On those dates, book as far ahead as possible — but even on short notice, submit the request, because the network is larger than any one local fleet.
Planning your Marietta, Georgia charter bus trip
The primary airport for Marietta groups is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) (6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320), roughly 18 to 22 miles southeast of Marietta via I-285 E or I-75 S. Off-peak, that is about 25 to 40 minutes; during the morning and afternoon rush on I-75 through Cobb County, plan 45 to 70 minutes. The coach meets your group on the Arrivals level at the designated commercial vehicle area, following ATL's own ground transportation guidelines. Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) is about 90 miles north via I-75 and serves groups coming from the Tennessee corridor.
For any airport run, gather everyone and all luggage before calling the bus forward — that keeps the pickup clean and on schedule.
The closest major venue is right next door. Truist Park (755 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30339), home of the Atlanta Braves, sits about three miles from downtown Marietta and is one of the most common destinations in the network. Bus, limousine, and other oversized-vehicle parking is available in Lot 29 off Circle 75 Parkway, with passes for large vehicles secured in advance through the Braves group sales office, and I-75 southbound and Barrett Pkwy back up significantly on game days, so build extra time in.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (1 AMB Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30313), home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, is about 20 miles south. State Farm Arena (1 State Farm Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303), home of the Atlanta Hawks, is nearby. Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium (520 Iguana Dr, Kennesaw, GA 30144) serves Kennesaw State Owls football about 10 miles north.
The metro area's primary convention venue is Cobb Convention Center Atlanta (formerly Cobb Galleria Centre; 2 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339), about five miles south of Marietta with 320,000 square feet of exhibit and meeting space. Event-specific bus loading assignments are coordinated with venue operations. Adjacent to it is Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339), a 2,750-seat performing arts venue with drop-off on Cobb Galleria Pkwy. Downtown Marietta's own Marietta Conference Center & Resort (500 Powder Springs St, Marietta, GA 30064) handles smaller conferences and events.
For Atlanta-scale conventions, the Georgia World Congress Center (285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313) requires bus pre-registration at the GWCC Marshalling Yard. A repeat hotel-to-venue shuttle should have its full schedule laid out with the request so the hours come back timed correctly.
Yes — any wedding venue in the area. Marietta and the surrounding counties have a strong mix of options, from downtown historic properties to estate venues further out. The Brickyard at Marietta (400 Polk St NE, Marietta, GA 30060) is an industrial-chic space in the heart of downtown.
The Strand Theatre (117 North Park Square NE, Marietta, GA 30060) is a restored 1935 theater right on the Marietta Square. Kennesaw House (1 Depot St, Marietta, GA 30060) is a Civil War-era landmark on the Square with event rental. Further out, Barnsley Gardens Resort (597 Barnsley Gardens Rd, Adairsville, GA 30103) is about 40 miles north, and Chateau Elan Winery & Resort (100 Rue Charlemagne Dr, Braselton, GA 30517) is about 45 miles east — both popular for destination weddings requiring hotel-to-venue shuttles.
Give the exact venue address with the request and the right vehicle gets matched to the route.
The network serves school districts, colleges, and universities throughout the area. Marietta City Schools includes Marietta High School (1171 Whitlock Ave NW, Marietta, GA 30064). The Cobb County School District — one of the largest in metro Atlanta — includes Sprayberry High School (2525 Sandy Plains Rd), Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Rd), Kell High School (4770 Lee Waters Rd), and Pope High School (3001 Hembree Rd), all in Marietta.
Kennesaw State University (1000 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144) is about 10 miles north, with designated bus loading zones on Chastain Rd. Life University (1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta, GA 30060) and Chattahoochee Technical College (980 S Cobb Dr SE, Marietta, GA 30060) are both in Marietta. Field trips and team travel pick up at the school or campus; include the exact headcount and any accessibility needs with the request.
Marietta has a solid local brewery scene plus easy access to North Georgia wine country. In Marietta itself: Red Hare Brewing Company (1998 Delk Industrial Blvd, Marietta, GA 30067), Burnt Hickory Brewery (2165 Dallas Hwy SW, Marietta, GA 30064), and Glover Park Brewery (38 Glover St SE, Marietta, GA 30060) right on the Square make a natural three-stop loop. Reformation Brewery in Woodstock (105 Arnold Mill Rd) is about 20 miles north.
For wine country, Dahlonega — Georgia's wine region — is about 50 miles north via GA-400, with multiple wineries on one loop including Frogtown Cellars. Chateau Elan Winery & Resort is about 45 miles east. The Marietta Square corridor is the local nightlife hub.
For a multi-stop route, list the stops and how long the group plans to stay at each one so the hours price correctly.
Yes — long-distance trips from Marietta are a regular part of what the network handles. Chattanooga, TN is about 100 miles north via I-75, roughly 1.5 to 2 hours. Nashville, TN is about 250 miles via I-75 N to I-24, around 3.5 to 4.5 hours.
Birmingham, AL is about 150 miles west via I-20, roughly 2 to 2.5 hours. Charlotte, NC is about 245 miles northeast via I-85, around 3.5 to 4 hours. Savannah, GA is about 250 miles southeast via I-75 S to I-16 E, roughly 4 to 4.5 hours.
Orlando, FL is about 470 miles south via I-75, roughly 7 to 8 hours. The Blue Ridge and North Georgia mountains are 70 to 90 miles north, about 1.5 to 2 hours — popular for fall foliage and winery trips. A long-distance trip is usually booked as a one-way transfer or a multi-day trip rather than by the hour; overnight trips need the full itinerary laid out with the request so it comes back priced correctly.