The Executive Mini Bus is the workhorse for moving 22 to 32 people in one vehicle. It sits between the Mercedes Sprinter, which holds 13, and the luxury coach bus, which holds up to 55. We run a range of sizes, from a 22-passenger up to a 32-passenger, so the vehicle matches the headcount instead of leaving you half empty or splitting the group across two cars.
Common bookings
Sports events are the single biggest source of mini bus bookings. Travel and youth teams heading to a weekend tournament, a college squad and its staff shuttling between the hotel and the venue, or a group of fans riding together to a Commanders, Nationals, Capitals, or Wizards game and back. One vehicle keeps the whole roster on the same schedule, with room for gear in the under-floor hold.
Corporate group transport is the next most common. A team of 25 heading from a downtown DC office out to a Loudoun winery for an offsite, or a conference shuttle running convention-center pickups and an evening dinner run. After that come wedding guest shuttles, large family reunions on a full-day DC tour, and school groups.
What is on board
Reclining captain’s chairs for 22 to 32 passengers, no bench seating, with a USB charger at every seat. Full climate control front and rear, an onboard PA system for team huddles, tour narration, or wedding announcements, an under-floor luggage compartment that swallows team bags and equipment, and tinted windows for sun protection. Every vehicle is non-smoking and deep-cleaned between rides.
What it costs
One flat rate covers every mini bus size: $720 for the 4-hour minimum, then $180 an hour after that, whether you book a 22-seat or a 32-seat layout.
A typical 6-hour booking runs $1,080, and a full 8-hour tour day runs $1,440. The pricing page lists every vehicle.
Add a dedicated tour guide
Our chauffeurs are experienced and know the city, but they drive, they are not tour guides. If you want a guide who rides along and walks the group through each monument stop, we can add a dedicated tour guide for $250 for the first 4 hours, then $62.50 an hour after that. It is an on-demand add-on, and we recommend it for larger groups and corporate events where the experience matters as much as the ride. Tell us when you book and we will confirm a guide’s availability by phone or email.
Which vehicle fits your group
The mini bus seats 22 to 32. For other group sizes, the DC limo fleet covers it: the Mercedes Sprinter for up to 13, the white Hummer limo for up to 18, and the luxury coach bus for 33 to 55. Everything books through one dispatch desk.
DC group transportation
The mini bus anchors our DC Sprinter and group transportation options for larger groups. Up to 13 riders, the Mercedes Sprinter is usually the better fit; from 22 to 32, the mini bus is the one. We cover sports team travel, corporate offsite group transport, and multi-vehicle bookings from one dispatch desk, so a mini bus rental in DC plus a Sprinter van rental in DC roll out together.
Fleet ownership and pricing basics
Is this part of the regular fleet? Yes. Every mini bus is owned and maintained by Smart Limo, not sub-contracted. How does pricing work? The 4-hour minimum, then the hourly rate after that, the same rate for every mini bus size. Can I see the other vehicles? Browse the full DC limo fleet, from the luxury sedan up to the 55-passenger coach bus.
How it handles DC logistics
The mini bus fits in most hotel porte-cocheres and standard parking decks, which matters for sports pickups on a tight pre-game window and for wedding shuttles running between a hotel block and a ceremony venue. For corporate offsites, the PA system lets the trip leader brief the group without shouting from the front. The under-floor luggage hold is genuinely useful for team gear and full-day tours: bags go down there at the first stop and stay there, so the cabin stays clear.
On multi-stop DC tours, the driver handles the routing. Constitution Avenue restrictions, the timed closures near the Capitol, and parking logistics at the National Mall are the chauffeur’s problem, not yours. The mini bus parks where a coach cannot, which opens up stops that larger vehicles cannot reach.
Occasions that suit it
A travel team and its coaches moving between a Maryland hotel and a tournament in Northern Virginia. A 25-person corporate team heading from downtown DC to a Loudoun winery for an offsite. A wedding party running a hotel-to-venue-to-reception loop. A large family group doing a full-day Lincoln Memorial to Mount Vernon tour. The mini bus handles all of these without splitting the group across two smaller vehicles.
Common questions
Does the mini bus have a restroom? No. For trips over 2 hours with that need, the luxury coach bus has one. What is the difference between the Sprinter and the mini bus? The Mercedes Sprinter holds 13 and is smaller and more maneuverable in tight city blocks; the mini bus seats 22 to 32 and suits groups that have outgrown the Sprinter. Can I add a tour guide? Yes, a dedicated guide is $250 for 4 hours, then $62.50 an hour, on request. Are vehicles non-smoking? Yes, all of them.
Book the mini bus
Call (202) 609-9811 or book online. The line is staffed 24/7. Tell us your group size, dates, and pickup location, and you get a flat quote back.