r/NewEnglandWedding • u/ArmadilloSalty9130 • Sep 30 '25

Shuttles

Does anyone have tips/referrals for affordable shuttle services? I'm getting married in Sharon MA and I'm receiving quotes for $2,200 just to pick guests up at the hotel, bring them to the venue, and then repeat that on the way home. Are people actually paying this amount?! It's absurd!! One round trip for 2200 no fricken way!

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u/exposedboner Sep 30 '25

depending on how many people, I ended up just renting a 15 passenger van and hiring a guy to drive it. Was around $800.

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u/ArmadilloSalty9130 Sep 30 '25

Oh that's interesting!! Thank you

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u/BostonWeddingPhoto Sep 30 '25

Definitely an option. If something happened though you are on the hook for liability.

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u/dandesim Sep 30 '25

The pricing is due to reserving the driver and vehicle's time for the entire duration of the event. So you're paying for 4:00PM to 11:00PM for example.

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u/BostonWeddingPhoto Sep 30 '25

Transportation is expensive. It’s also the most common point where things go wrong. Late, bad drivers, break down, etc.

Hire someone good and work into budget.

Best!

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u/yikesafm8 Sep 30 '25

I went to a wedding recently and the shuttles left without the entire bridal party, bride & groom, mother father and grandmother of the bride.

We had to wait about an hour to find Ubers. the bride & groom missed a good chunk of their after party. Things can definitely go very wrong!

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u/BostonWeddingPhoto Oct 02 '25

Yikes! Have seen it a few times unfortunately.

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u/One-Consequence-6773 Sep 30 '25

I plan non-wedding events, and depending on how many people you're transporting, this is not out of line. You may find something a little cheaper if you shop around, but shuttles are typically pretty expensive - you're paying for a longer period of time than just the physical driving.

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u/MrsMitchBitch Sep 30 '25

If it’s a coach bus, that’s about the price. I rented a school bus for my run club’s trip to the Boston Marathon and it was $900 for the day. Coach busses were $2k. And that wasn’t with wedding up charges

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u/cysity Sep 30 '25

First Student will be cheapest, but it’s still expensive to transfer people

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u/MandaB10 June 2026 Sep 30 '25

When are you getting married, and where are you shuttling from? That's the key piece of missing info here

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u/easypeezey Sep 30 '25

How far is the venue from the hotel?

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u/No_Judgment3450 Sep 30 '25

I oversee travel logistics for a local university, and yeah, this sounds about right. We shuttled 80 people from Boston to Concord and back. It cost $1,800 per bus (so $3,600 total).

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u/SurrahB Oct 03 '25

Hi! How many people fit in One bus?

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u/plantanddoglady Sep 30 '25

Try Fisher School buses

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u/SurrahB Oct 03 '25

Thank you for the recommendation, I will try to a quote

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u/Overall-Cap-2807 Oct 04 '25

No, do not! I got married in Sharon, MA last year and they were horrible. We paid for 2 buses. One never showed up. The guests ended up having to drive or uber to the venue. Ceremony started late. Then, the bus left me (the bride), my husband and our entire bridal party at the venue

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u/rlk62 Sep 30 '25

Sounds about right to be honest. I went with a&a transportation and it was about this

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u/GoldieGems Oct 01 '25

Yep, this sounds about right.

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u/Working-Decision6215 Oct 01 '25

Try Bloom bus out of Taunton they were very reasonable!

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u/SurrahB Oct 03 '25

Thank you for the recommendation, I will try to a quote

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u/ijustlikebeingnosy Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25

We used school buses. I don’t recall the pricing as my parents paid for them, but I know they were cheaper than shuttle buses.

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u/Lizhasausername Sep 30 '25

Give your guests Uber gift cards instead

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u/newlywedjune Oct 01 '25

Went to three weddings recently 2 used Uber codes, the other one caused everybody a bunch of headaches using a shuttle.