A downtown Colorado Springs bar crawl runs up and down Tejon Street, where the bars and brewpubs sit close enough to walk but the parking does not. On a weekend night the garages fill, the street spaces turn over slowly, and a group arriving in separate cars spends the first hour circling instead of toasting. A party bus drops the whole group on Tejon and waits as the home base, so the night is about the crawl, not the curb.
This guide covers party bus transportation for a downtown bar crawl, from the first pickup to the ride home at last call. To plan your night, call 719-662-7900 or see your price online on a party bus, and we will set the stops. Charter Bus Rental Company Colorado Springs runs downtown crawl groups through the year.
Bar Crawl Groups in Downtown Colorado Springs
The groups we carry downtown are bachelor and bachelorette parties, birthdays, and big work celebrations, usually pulling people from across the Springs and the suburbs into one night out. A party bus gathers that scattered group at one pickup and keeps everyone together, which also means nobody draws the short straw to stay sober and drive the crew home. Settle that and the night belongs to the group.
Tejon Street is the spine of it. Once the bus drops, the bars, brewpubs, and patios are an easy walk apart, and the party bus sits as the place to regroup, warm up, and eventually ride home from when the bars close.
The bus also widens the map. A crawl does not have to stay on one block, so a group can mix the Tejon Street bars with a stop at a brewery a few minutes away or a cocktail spot off the strip without anyone driving between them. The driver shifts the whole group in one move, which keeps a more ambitious crawl from turning into a string of parking problems across downtown.
Tejon Street Nightlife and Curbside Pickups
The Tejon Street corridor is the heart of the crawl, and downtown’s parking crunch is what the bus solves. Phantom Canyon Brewing anchors the north end on Pikes Peak Avenue, a natural first stop a couple of blocks off Tejon.
From there the strip runs south along Tejon, where Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub is a downtown staple a few blocks down. The walk between stops is short, so the bus only needs a couple of staged points rather than a move for every bar.
A few downtown crawl details we plan around:
- Weekend parking downtown fills early, so the group leaves the cars behind and rides in.
- The strip is walkable, so one or two staged points cover several bars on foot.
- Last call empties the street at once, which the bus is staged and ready for.
Reserving a Party Bus for a Night Downtown
Weekend nights are the busy window for downtown crawls, and the prime Saturdays book first. Reserve as soon as your date is set, since a party bus for a weekend night goes quickly. Booking ahead also lets us set the pickup spread across the group’s neighborhoods and the staged stops so the night runs on your schedule.
Group size points to the vehicle. A party bus carries a full crawl group with room to keep the celebration rolling between bars, while a sprinter limo fits a smaller, dressed up party. For a long night that ends at last call, the onboard space to sit and regroup is what makes the bus more than a ride.
Sizing a Party Bus for a Bar Crawl Group
The right vehicle depends on your group size and the feel you want for the night. We match the ride to the party, and you can compare options on our party bus and sprinter limo pages.
- A smaller, dressed up group of up to a dozen fits a sprinter limo.
- A full bar crawl party rides a party bus with room between stops.
- A large combined celebration takes a bigger party bus so the group stays together.
Groups also plan other nights out like a Manitou Springs bachelorette or a Cripple Creek casino bachelor party. The setting changes, but the gather everyone and ride home together plan holds. It all sits on our bachelor and bachelorette transportation service page.
Downtown Bar Crawl Transportation Pricing
Pricing depends on your date, how long you hold the bus, and weekend timing. As a ballpark, a party bus typically runs about $200 to $500 per hour on weekends, with daily rates available, depending on the group and the plan. For exact pricing on your night, call 719-662-7900, or see current rates on our charter bus prices page.
For a group pulling friends in from Castle Rock or the suburbs, a few pickup points gather everyone before downtown rather than each car hunting its own parking near Tejon Street.
A Downtown Bar Crawl Night Plan
Here is how a Saturday crawl tends to run for a group of sixteen on a party bus. Adjust to your stops, but the night keeps this flow.
- 7:00 PM, party bus runs the pickups across the group’s neighborhoods.
- 7:45 PM, staged drop downtown to start at the first brewpub.
- 8:00 PM, walkable time across the Tejon Street strip.
- 10:30 PM, the bus is available to shift the group to another cluster of bars.
- 1:30 AM, group gathers back at the agreed pickup at last call.
- 1:45 AM, ride home together across the Springs.
Last call is when a downtown night gets messy without a plan, as the whole strip empties onto the sidewalks at once and rides get scarce and pricey. Because the group rode in together, everyone simply boards the party bus at the agreed point and heads home, no surge fares and no one stuck as the sober driver.
Crawl groups also split late, with some ready to head home and others wanting one last stop. We hold the bus and let the group set the departure, so the early leavers are comfortable and the closers get their final round before the ride back.
