A Denver pro game from Colorado Springs is a roughly 70 mile run up Interstate 25, and the game is the easy part. The real cost is parking a car downtown near Ball Arena or Coors Field, fighting northbound traffic on a Sunday, and then making the drive home after a night game and a few beers. Putting your group on one charter bus turns all of that into a ride where the only job is showing up at the pickup.
This guide covers group trips to Denver for a Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, or Rockies game, from the drive up to the ride home. Once you have tickets, call 719-662-7900 or check pricing and availability on a charter bus, and we will plan the trip. Charter Bus Rental Company Colorado Springs runs Denver game day groups all year.
Front Range Fans Heading North for Pro Games
The groups we take to Denver are friend crews, office outings, season ticket partners splitting a block, and families making a day of a Rockies afternoon. Each Denver venue sets a slightly different trip. A Broncos Sunday at Empower Field runs around tailgating and an early kickoff, a Nuggets or Avalanche night at Ball Arena is a downtown evening, and a Rockies day game at Coors Field is a long, easy afternoon in Lower Downtown. We plan each to its own clock.
What ties them together is the drive. Seventy miles each way plus Denver parking is enough friction that a group quickly decides one bus beats four cars, and the ride home after a late finish is the part everyone is glad they handed off.
Interstate 25 Traffic and Denver Parking Realities
The Denver venues are the anchors for these trips, and the parking and traffic around each is what makes the bus worth it. All three sit in or beside downtown Denver, about an hour and ten minutes north of Colorado Springs under normal traffic.
A few realities we plan around for a Denver trip:
- Northbound Interstate 25 builds before a Sunday Broncos kickoff, so we leave with margin rather than cutting it close.
- Downtown lots near Ball Arena and Coors Field are limited and priced for the event, which the bus skips.
- A night game means a late return, so the value of a driver is highest on the way home.
Reserving a Denver Game Day Trip Early
Marquee dates fill first, a Broncos division rivalry, a playoff push at Ball Arena, or a weekend Rockies series. Reserve as soon as you have tickets, because a 56 passenger coach for a popular Denver date books well ahead. Locking the bus early also lets us set the departure time against the specific game and the traffic it draws.
Group size sets the vehicle. A 56 passenger charter bus carries a big fan group north in one run, while a smaller crew that wants the trip to feel like part of the party might take a party bus. For a long Sunday that starts with tailgating and ends with a night drive home, the onboard restroom and climate control on a full coach matter the whole way.
Matching the Bus to a Broncos or Rockies Crowd
The vehicle follows your group size and the mood of the trip. We match the bus to the outing, and you can compare options on our 56-passenger charter bus and party bus pages.
- A smaller crew that wants the ride to be part of the fun often picks a party bus.
- A fan group or office outing of 40 to 56 rides one charter bus up and back.
- A large group splits two coaches so everyone travels together both directions.
Groups also plan closer to home with Falcon Stadium game day rides, a Switchbacks match at Weidner Field, or an event at Broadmoor World Arena. The trip up to Denver is longer, but the plan to keep the group together start to finish is the same. It all sits on our sports team transportation service page.
Denver Pro Game Day Trip Costs From Colorado Springs
Pricing depends on the date, the hours from departure to return, and the round trip mileage to Denver. For reference, a 56 passenger charter bus generally costs around $180 to $500 per hour or $1,800 to $3,800 per day, based on your dates and plans, and the Denver round trip is often quoted with mileage in the mix. For exact pricing on your game, call 719-662-7900, or review current rates on our charter bus prices page.
Splitting one coach across a group of 40 usually costs each person less than Denver event parking plus gas, and that math is before anyone counts the value of not driving home at midnight. Groups from Castle Rock can join on the way north so the whole party rides together.
A Denver Game Day Travel Schedule
Here is how a Sunday Broncos trip tends to run for a 45 person group on a charter bus. Shift the clock for a night game at Ball Arena or an afternoon at Coors Field, but the shape of the day carries.
- 9:00 AM, bus picks up the group in Colorado Springs and confirms the count.
- 9:15 AM, departure north on Interstate 25 with margin for Sunday traffic.
- 10:30 AM, drop near the stadium for tailgating before an afternoon kickoff.
- 1:00 PM, kickoff.
- 4:30 PM, group gathers back at the agreed pickup after the game.
- 5:00 PM, departure south once the stadium traffic thins.
The drive home is where the bus pays off most. A Denver night game lets out late, the southbound interstate is dark and long, and nobody in the group should be making that hour behind their own wheel after a full day. One coach brings everyone home together while the driver handles the road.
Departures from a Denver venue also run in waves, the crowd that beats traffic and the crowd that closes the place down. We hold the bus at the agreed point and let your group set the time, so the early leavers are not waiting and the late crowd is not rushed out.
