Your journey, properly planned
A good group journey starts with the right details. Put your route, passenger numbers and timings in one place.
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Your group
Count everyone travelling, including organisers. Tell us about luggage, equipment and any particular travel requirements so we can discuss the right arrangements.
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Your route
Add the exact pickup addresses in the order you would like to visit them, followed by your destination. Share any access instructions you already have.
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Your timings
Choose a departure time or an arrival deadline. For a return journey, give the collection time and tell us whether you want the coach to wait or return later.
Planning this journey
Give the exact market or event you want to visit, its location, your travel date and the full passenger total. Check the event's current opening dates and your own admission requirements before setting the itinerary. If there are timed tickets, a restaurant reservation or another fixed activity, include those details in the arrival requirement.
List the pickup addresses in order and decide how much time the group wants at the market before the return. Be clear whether this is one destination or a touring day with another town, attraction or meal stop. Several visits need a complete route and visit durations, rather than one destination entered into a straightforward transfer estimate. Discuss the full itinerary with our team.
Use the estimator for a straightforward journey, or send the complete itinerary as a tailored enquiry. Our team confirms the route, coach access, timings and vehicle availability before booking.
Choose a return plan people can follow
Give passengers a clear meeting point and a named group contact before they separate to explore. The location used for drop-off may not be available for collection, so share the organiser's current coach guidance with us. Allow for the group's own walk back, gathering time and shopping bags when choosing a boarding time. If people intend to return independently, record that on the organiser's list. The coach enquiry should reflect those needing seats on each leg, not an assumed identical group.
A festive outing without an overloaded itinerary
Decide which part of the day matters most: shopping, food, an evening visit or time with the group. Keep essential bookings distinct from optional stops so the route can be assessed sensibly. For overnight market breaks, provide accommodation bases and each day's movements for a tailored quote. Market tickets, meals, accommodation and purchases remain separate from coach hire. Mention any particular travel requirements and the likely amount of luggage or shopping before booking. Once the destination and programme are settled, distribute the agreed transport instructions rather than an early provisional timetable.
Make your journey a plan.
Choose your pickups, destination and timings. Get an estimate, save your journey and send an enquiry to our coach hire team.
Prefer to open the calculator separately? Open the coach hire estimator.
Good to know.
A few answers before you set off.
How many people can travel on a coach?
Each coach has up to 53 passenger seats. For larger groups, the estimate builder calculates the additional coaches needed. Tell us about luggage and any particular travel requirements so our team can confirm the arrangements.
How do I get a coach hire estimate?
Use the estimate calculator on this page. Enter your passenger numbers, travel date, pickup points, destination and timings, then choose your journey arrangement. You can save your journey and send an enquiry to our team.
Can we have more than one pickup?
Yes. Add the pickup points in the estimate builder in the order you would like to visit them. The proposed schedule allows boarding time at each pickup. Our team checks the practical arrangements before confirming the journey.
Is the coach booked when I send an enquiry?
Sending an enquiry does not reserve a coach. We email a copy to you and our team, who check coach access, timings and availability before confirming your quote.
Can I save the journey and share it with passengers?
Save your private journey link to return to your plan and follow your enquiry. The calculator also provides a passenger itinerary without prices or contact details. Keep your private journey link for the organiser.
What if my journey needs a different arrangement?
Use the tailored enquiry form in the calculator for a different return route, multiple destinations or a journey it does not cover. Include your full route, dates, passenger numbers and preferred timings so our team can help.