Party Bus Hire Melbourne

A party bus solves the problem a limo can't: getting 40-odd people to the same place at the same time, with the music already playing. Transporter Bus Tours and RSV Limo Hire both handle it, and both travel to every Melbourne region, so the pick-up can be anywhere from the Western Suburbs to the South East.

Transporter Bus Tours runs two party buses with names you'll remember. Bumblebee seats 45, and Optimus takes up to 43 and adds a dance pole, air-conditioning, lighting and eight-speaker surround sound. For a plain transfer there's also a 55-seat coach. The company is booked for formals, hens nights, weddings, reunions, birthdays and corporate outings, and for a wedding it can dress the bus to suit your theme.

RSV Limo Hire comes at it from the limo side. Its Cosmo limo coach is licensed for 43, and because the same owner-operated fleet includes stretch limos, Hummers for up to 16 and vintage Rolls Royces, one booking can cover the guests and the couple's car. You can view the vehicles by appointment.

Where a party bus earns its keep:

• School formals, when a big table group wants to arrive together
• Hens nights and birthdays with several stops in one evening
• Weddings, shuttling guests from the ceremony to the reception
• Reunions and work outings that need one straightforward run

If the group is smaller, limousines seat roughly ten to 13, and Hummer hire goes up to 24.