Rightsize. Right Support. Right for Students.
Portland Public Schools is undertaking a districtwide rightsizing process to better align our schools, programs, and resources with the needs of today’s students and the realities shaping our future.
We provide price estimates as a courtesy only; they do not reflect the final cost as each trip request is a custom quote via our procurement process. Your trip is billed after it is completed.
Standard yellow bus weekday rates.
| Bus Size | 3 Hour Minimum | Hourly Rate after 3 Hour Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| 24pak - Small Bus | $256.14 | $72.88 ($18.22/15 min increment) |
| 71pak - Standard bus | $279.49 | $72.88 ($18.22/15 min increment) |
| 83pak - Long bus | $333.67 | $72.88 ($18.22/15 min increment) |
*Please note that “deadhead” is the portion of your route without students on board that gets the bus from the bus yard to the pickup location and from the drop off location back to the bus yard. The regular rates apply to this time period as well as the rest of the trip. Take-return trips generally have about twice as much deadhead as Take-stay trips.
Take your Total Bus Hours, apply the three hour minimum to it, then calculate the remaining time based on 15 minute increments to get a rough estimate of the cost of a bus for your trip. Just multiply this rate by the number of buses you intend on using for multiple bus trips.
Example:
Weekend and overnight rates will vary.
We cannot guarantee all field trips will be able to rely upon yellow buses (and lower rates) for prime-time trips, so please budget using the motor coach rates below when requesting prime-time trips.
All motor coach trips are bid as custom estimates and are subject to PPS procurement policies and required to be submitted for outside quotes.
