Coach hire for a wedding.
On your wedding day, you want everyone to be on time and nobody to get behind the wheel after the party. ITS-Reizen drives your guests by coach, with a regular driver, between the town hall or church, the wedding venue and the party, and in the evening back home or to the hotel.
Your guests together from the ceremony to the party
A wedding often takes place in more than one location: a ceremony at the town hall or a church, a photo shoot at a beautiful spot, and the dinner and party at another venue. For guests from outside the area that means awkward driving, and parking at a wedding venue is not always plentiful. With a coach, the party stays together and the celebrations begin on the way.
ITS-Reizen is based in Bolsward and drives weddings throughout Friesland and the rest of the north of the Netherlands. We have coaches for 30 to 90 people; for a long guest list, we deploy several coaches that travel together.
- Everyone at the ceremony on time
- No worries about parking or who is driving
- Pick-up at the hotel, station or home address
- Journey after the party within the driver's rest times
A driving schedule for the whole day
Together with you, we draw up a schedule in advance: where the guests board, what time the ceremony starts, where the coach waits during dinner and when the last journey leaves. The driver receives the schedule and knows the route, so on the day itself you do not need to give it another thought. If anything changes at the last minute, there is one point of contact. We answer many practical questions about wedding transport in our article hiring a coach for a wedding: what should you consider?
Guests from far away and overnight stays
When family and friends come from outside the province, they often stay at a hotel nearby. The coach collects them there, takes them to every part of the day and drops them back at the hotel at the end. We can also pick up guests arriving by train at a station. That way nobody needs to hire a car or book a taxi, and older guests without a driving licence can simply join in. If your guests are spread across two hotels, the coach simply calls at both addresses, at a time that fits the ceremony.
Which coach suits your guest list?
For an intimate wedding, our 30-seat Iveco is often enough; you can read more about it on our minibus hire page. A longer guest list fits in a coach with 55, 63 or 66 seats, and a double-decker carries up to 90 guests together, with a toilet on board. If some guests are only coming to the evening, the coach can make an extra journey. We will help you work out the arrangement, so no coach runs half empty.
A late party, safely home
The best moment of a wedding is often late in the evening, and that is exactly when nobody wants to drive home themselves. We plan the return journey within the statutory driving and rest times. If it is a long day, with a ceremony in the morning and a party until after midnight, we plan for a second driver or two shifts, so the last journey is safe too. We discuss this in advance, so there are no surprises on the evening itself. Guests who want to leave earlier can come with us on an early journey.
Older guests and children
All generations come together at a wedding. Guests who are less steady on their feet can get on and off close to the entrance; a folding wheelchair or rollator can generally go in the luggage hold, provided you let us know in advance. For children, travelling by coach is an adventure in itself. Please also tell us if there will be a lot of luggage, for example for guests staying at a hotel, and we will take it into account. That way the day is relaxed for everyone, grandparents included.
Frequently asked questions
- How far in advance should I book the coach for the wedding?
- As soon as the date and venues are known. Coaches are in particular demand on Saturdays in spring and summer, so booking early gives you the most choice.
- Does the coach wait during the dinner and party?
- Yes, the driver waits nearby and takes his compulsory rest there. We agree in advance when the coach will be ready for the next journey.
- Can guests be picked up at different addresses?
- Yes, we can drive a route past a hotel, a station and a few meeting points. The more stops, the earlier the coach has to leave; we build that into the schedule.
- Can the couple travel on the coach too?
- Certainly. Many couples travel separately, but it can also be great fun to go from the ceremony to the party together with your guests.
- What do you need for a quote?
- The wedding date, the number of guests, the addresses of the ceremony, venue and party, the pick-up points and the preferred times of the first and last journeys.