Party Bus Lincoln makes group transportation across the Capital City as easy as one call. Whether you are hauling a tailgate crew to Memorial Stadium, organizing a bachelorette night through the Haymarket, or shuttling wedding guests between venues across Lincoln, we have the right bus for the occasion. Call 502-242-0101 or use our 30-second online quote tool to lock in your Lincoln party bus rental today!
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Party Bus Lincoln has been coordinating group transportation across Nebraska since 2011. We have helped thousands of groups navigate everything from game-day gridlock on Stadium Drive to late-night bar crawls through the Railyard entertainment district, and we know this city's roads, events, and logistics inside and out. Our fleet spans 14-passenger Sprinter limos, 15- to 50-passenger party buses, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses — so your group never pays for seats it doesn't need.
All-inclusive pricing is available online in under 30 seconds. You will know the exact price before you ever book, with no surprises after the fact. Our reservation team is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ready to answer logistics questions, walk through itinerary options, or confirm a same-week booking.
For a quick downtown hop between the Embassy Suites and the Lied Center for Performing Arts, a 15-passenger minibus handles the job cleanly. For a packed school trip to Morrill Hall or a corporate shuttle circuit between the Nebraska Innovation Campus and downtown hotels, a 56-passenger charter bus gives every passenger room to stretch out, with undercarriage bays large enough for presentation gear, luggage, or a weekend's worth of tailgate supplies. Whatever the occasion in Lincoln, call 502-242-0101 and we will build a plan around it.
Our fleet covers every group size in Lincoln. Book a 14-passenger Sprinter limo for small VIP groups, a 15- to 50-passenger party bus for celebration nights in the Haymarket, a 15- to 35-passenger minibus for mid-size corporate or wedding shuttles, or a 40- to 56-passenger charter bus for large school trips, conventions at the Pinnacle Bank Arena, and stadium runs. Browse our full fleet or call 502-242-0101 for an instant quote!
For a celebration night out through Lincoln's Railyard or Haymarket bars, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses are loaded with a full-length onboard bar, color-changing LED lighting, premium Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound perimeter seating. Sprinter limos handle smaller VIP runs with premium leather seating, USB charging at every position, and tinted privacy windows. Full-size charter buses are built for longer hauls — think convention shuttles between Lincoln and Omaha, school trips to the state capitol grounds, or multi-day corporate retreats — with reclining seats, climate control, WiFi, power outlets, overhead storage, onboard restrooms, and undercarriage luggage bays.
ADA-accessible vehicles are always available; just give us a heads-up when you book.
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Party Bus Lincoln offers all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know the exact number before you commit to anything. Our Lincoln party bus rental prices run as follows: 14-passenger Sprinter limos start at $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day.
Pricing shifts based on mileage, date, and vehicle type. Game-day weekends during Husker football season, Pinnacle Bank Arena concert nights, and prom season in May all carry higher demand — booking early is the clearest way to lock in the best rate. Call 502-242-0101 any time for a free, no-obligation quote, or use the online tool for instant availability.
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| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $312+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $158 – $327+ | $162 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| Rates vary by trip length, travel dates, passenger count, amenities, and availability. Use our online quote form or call 502-242-0101 for exact pricing. | |||
Booking a Lincoln, Nebraska party bus is straightforward with Party Bus Lincoln. Since 2011, we have moved thousands of groups through this city's biggest occasions — Husker home games, Lied Center opening nights, corporate conventions at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel, prom nights at Lincoln High and Pius X, and wedding weekends stretching from the Rococo Theatre to Wilderness Ridge Golf Club. With over 15 years of experience coordinating group transportation in Lincoln, we are the right call when the itinerary is complicated or the stakes are high.
When you book with Party Bus Lincoln, you get a 24/7/365 reservation team, exact all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds, a wide vehicle selection so you never overpay for empty seats, and ADA-accessible options always available upon request. Imagine skipping the game-day crawl on North 10th Street, the parking lottery around Pinnacle Bank Arena on a sold-out Saturday night, or the coordination headache of splitting a 30-person birthday group into six separate rideshares. One bus solves all three at once.
Our consistently high level of planning support is why groups across Lincoln and the surrounding area keep coming back. Call 502-242-0101 any time for a personalized, no-obligation quote!
Party Bus Lincoln coordinates group transportation for every occasion across the Capital City and beyond. From Lincoln Airport transfers and Husker game-day shuttles to wedding parties, prom nights, corporate events, school field trips, and pub crawls through the Haymarket — whatever brings your group together in Lincoln, we have a vehicle and a plan ready. Call 502-242-0101 to get rolling today!
Lincoln Airport (LNK) (2400 W Adams St, Lincoln, NE 68524) sits about four miles northwest of downtown, but getting a large group there without car juggling is its own project. Commercial bus pickup at LNK uses the ground-level curbside lanes at the Arrivals exit — have your group coordinator contact our team once everyone has collected luggage and is ready at the curb, rather than calling before bags are in hand. That single step keeps the bus from sitting in an active traffic lane longer than necessary.
For groups flying into Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) instead — a common choice when fares are cheaper — the drive down I-80 West runs about 55 miles and typically takes an hour, though construction near the I-680 split can push that toward 75 minutes during peak hours. A Lincoln airport shuttle bus rental handles both airports in one booking, so no one is splitting into separate vehicles across two arrival terminals. Call 502-242-0101 to book your Lincoln airport transfer!
The Haymarket district and the O Street bar corridor are Lincoln's two natural homes for a bachelorette night out — and navigating between them after midnight without a plan is where things get complicated. A Lincoln bachelorette party bus rental solves it cleanly: start with cocktails at Urbana (1000 P St, Lincoln, NE 68508), hit the rooftop at Zipline Brewing (2100 Magnum Circle, Lincoln, NE 68522) for the early portion of the evening, then move the crew down to Duffy's Tavern or the Zoo Bar on O Street without anyone worrying about the parking meter they definitely forgot to feed.
Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come loaded with a full onboard bar, LED lighting, and Bluetooth sound — the party starts the moment the bus pulls away from the hotel. No drawing straws for who stays sober. No splitting a 20-person bachelorette squad into four separate rideshares at 1 AM.
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A party bus arrival is one of the most unforgettable entrances your group can make for a milestone birthday in Lincoln. Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses are fully ready to match your theme — pre-load a custom playlist, coordinate a color scheme, and the built-in LED lighting and bar setup make the ride itself part of the celebration.
Whether the evening heads to a Sweet 16 venue at the Venue (7010 Village Dr, Lincoln, NE 68516), a Quinceañera reception at Hillcrest Country Club (6300 Hillcrest Ln, Lincoln, NE 68510), or an adult milestone birthday dinner in the Haymarket followed by drinks on O Street — every stop on your itinerary is covered. For adult birthdays, skip the rideshare scramble at last call and let the bus bring everyone back to the hotel together. Call 502-242-0101 any time to plan your Lincoln birthday celebration!
Pinnacle Bank Arena (400 Pinnacle Bank Arena Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508) holds up to 15,500 for major concerts, and the parking situation on O Street and Arena Drive fills fast. Surface lots adjacent to the arena sell out hours before doors, and street parking along 3rd and 4th Streets sees meter enforcers through 10 PM on event nights. A Lincoln concert bus rental drops your group at the West Calhoun Street entrance and waits nearby, so no one is hiking four blocks from a permit zone on a January evening.
For outdoor concerts at Haymarket Park or events at the Bourbon Theatre (1415 O St, Lincoln, NE 68508), parking around O Street is even tighter — the Haymarket district's surface lots fill by 7 PM on a busy Friday. A party bus rental in Lincoln keeps the crew together from the first pregame drink to the final encore, with no one drawing straws for the sober drive home. Call 502-242-0101 for an instant quote!
Coordinating employee arrivals across a Lincoln corporate event has a hundred moving parts — the transportation doesn't have to be one of them. Shuttle your team between downtown hotels like the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel (333 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68508) and the Nebraska Innovation Campus (2021 Transformation Dr, Lincoln, NE 68588) without anyone sweating the one-way streets on O or P Street during rush hour.
For conventions at the Pinnacle Bank Arena convention space or the Embassy Suites (1040 P St, Lincoln, NE 68508), a charter bus gives your attendees WiFi and power outlets for the ride between sessions — a lot more useful than a parking garage search. For executive transfers between Lincoln and Omaha for off-site meetings, a 15-passenger minibus handles the I-80 run with reclining seats and climate control. Call 502-242-0101 to discuss Lincoln corporate shuttle contracts and group rates!
Planning a large group outing in Lincoln — a family reunion, a church retreat, a festival weekend, or a multi-stop birthday itinerary? A Lincoln private charter bus or minibus rental keeps the entire group on the same schedule without anyone getting lost in downtown traffic or showing up 40 minutes late to the next stop.
The Lincoln Midwest Balloon Festival draws tens of thousands of visitors to Conestoga Lake each August, and parking near the launch field becomes genuinely chaotic on launch mornings. A private charter bus drops your group at the field before the gridlock sets in. The Lincoln Art Festival on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus in June brings street closures around 12th and R Streets — a bus handles your group's approach without the parking lottery.
For any private event where 15 or more people need to arrive at the same place at the same time, a flat-rate bus beats coordinating a car caravan. Call 502-242-0101 to build your custom plan!
Prom season in Lincoln — running from late April through late May — is the single busiest window of the year for party bus and charter rentals across Lancaster County. Lincoln High, Pius X, Southeast, Northeast, and Southwest High all hold their proms within roughly a six-week span, and the right-size vehicles book out quickly. For prom: book by January or expect premium pricing and limited vehicle options by April.
A typical prom rental for 25 students — school pickup, a photo stop at Antelope Park, venue drop-off at a downtown Lincoln ballroom, and an after-party return — costs $1,500–$1,900 all-inclusive when booked four to six months early. Waiting until March can push that same booking to $2,500 or higher, assuming vehicles are still available. Party Bus Lincoln works with parent committees and student groups across Lincoln to build prom transportation tailored to each school's timeline.
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Teachers and field trip coordinators across Lincoln trust Party Bus Lincoln because we show up on time, every time, and our 24/7 reservation team is one call away for any logistics question that comes up between booking and departure day. Hauling a class of 50 students across Lincoln in three separate parent cars — with three different GPS routes, three different parking situations, and three different times anyone actually arrives — doesn't make sense when a single charter bus handles the whole group cleanly.
Charter buses for Lincoln school trips include TV monitors for educational video on the way out, overhead bins for backpacks and lunch coolers, and undercarriage storage for equipment. For trips to Morrill Hall at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (645 N 14th St, Lincoln, NE 68588), buses unload on the north side along R Street. For trips to the Lincoln Children's Museum (1420 P St, Lincoln, NE 68508) in the Haymarket, drop-off is curbside on P Street.
ADA-accessible buses are always available — just let us know at booking. Call 502-242-0101 for school field trip bus rentals in Lincoln!
On a Husker home game day, Lincoln transforms in a way that no other Saturday in Nebraska looks like. Memorial Stadium (1 Memorial Stadium Dr, Lincoln, NE 68588) seats over 90,000 fans, making it one of the largest stadiums in the country — and every one of those fans is trying to find a spot within walking distance at the same time. The lots on North 10th Street fill by 8 AM for a noon kickoff.
Stadium Drive closes to through traffic hours before kickoff. Rideshare pickups after the game stage at the Haymarket Garage on Canopy Street, which means a minimum 15-minute walk from the gates after a three-hour game.
A Lincoln charter bus rental changes that math entirely. Your group rides together, the pregame energy builds on board, and the bus drops your crew near Gate 7 on North 10th Street while everyone else circles the neighborhood for parking. For Husker basketball at Pinnacle Bank Arena (400 Pinnacle Bank Arena Dr), the designated bus and motorcoach drop-off is on West Calhoun Street — steps from the main entrance.
For Lincoln Saltdogs games at Haymarket Park (403 Line Dr Circle, Lincoln, NE 68508), a minibus handles the short hop from your hotel and waits in the lot on Line Drive Circle. Call 502-242-0101 and let's get your tailgate on the road!
Say "I do" knowing your guests have a smooth, coordinated ride between every stop on your wedding timeline. A wedding shuttle in Lincoln keeps everyone moving smoothly between hotel blocks, ceremony spaces, and reception venues — no one navigating unfamiliar downtown one-way streets in formal wear, no one hunting for street parking on O Street in heels.
If you are hosting your reception at The Venue (7010 Village Dr, Lincoln, NE 68516) or Wilderness Ridge Golf Club (1800 Wilderness Woods Pl, Lincoln, NE 68512), guests coming from hotels downtown face a 15- to 25-minute drive on Southwest 40th Street or South 14th with no practical transit option. A Lincoln wedding minibus runs a steady loop from your hotel block to the venue entrance and back, so nobody misses the first dance waiting for a rideshare. Because Party Bus Lincoln has been coordinating group transportation since 2011, your wedding timeline stays tight with clear pickup windows and a single point of contact from your first quote to final drop-off.
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Nebraska's wine country is more developed than most visitors expect, and a Lincoln pub crawl or winery tour is genuinely worth building an itinerary around. Start at James Arthur Vineyards (2001 W Raymond Rd, Raymond, NE 68428), one of Nebraska's largest wineries, about 15 miles northwest of Lincoln on a two-lane road that offers exactly zero rideshare options after your third glass. Follow it with a stop at Soaring Wings Vineyard (17111 S 138th St, Springfield, NE 68059) or swing back into the city for craft beer at Zipline Brewing or Boar's Head Brewing on O Street.
Your group stays together in a comfortable Lincoln party bus rental for every stop — no one volunteers to drive a dark county road back from Raymond at 9 PM, and no one has to. The bus handles the mileage; your group handles the tasting. Split across a 20-person group, the per-person cost is usually less than a round of surge-priced rideshares would run for the same itinerary.
Call 502-242-0101 for a free quote on your Lincoln winery tour or pub crawl!
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Party Bus Lincoln serves Lincoln and the entire surrounding region. Whether you need an Omaha party bus, a Papillion bus rental, transportation to Fremont, a shuttle to Grand Island, or a group ride down to Beatrice — our fleet covers it all. No destination in the region is out of reach.
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Party Bus Lincoln is proud to serve all cities in and around Lincoln, including the ones below. If you don't see your city listed, call us at 502-242-0101 — we go anywhere your group needs to roll!
We rented the bus for my mom's surprise birthday and it turned the whole night around. Booking took about ten minutes and everything was confirmed by email same day. The bus showed up early, the sound system was loud without being painful, and the lights had everyone dancing before we even left the driveway. Honestly one of the easiest things I've ever planned in Lincoln.
Marisol T.
DeShawn R.
Got this for a Huskers game day with the guys and it was the move. No worrying about parking, no splitting up into three cars, just everybody together the whole way. The cooler space was bigger than I expected and the seats were actually comfortable. We rode back after the game still hyped and the whole thing went off without a single hiccup.
Priya N.
Used them to shuttle our wedding party between the ceremony and the reception. The coordination was the part I was nervous about and it ended up being seamless. They worked around our timeline, kept everyone moving on schedule, and the inside was clean and cool on a really warm afternoon. Several guests asked me who we booked because they want it for their own day.
Garrett W.
Our company booked a bus for a client dinner downtown and it made us look organized without any effort on my part. The quote came back fast and matched what we paid at the end, no surprises. Pickup was right on time at the office, and folks loved being able to relax and talk on the ride instead of finding their own way around Lincoln.
Lincoln party bus rental prices vary by vehicle size, the date, and how long you need the bus. As a guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; small party buses (15–20 passengers) run $204–$378/hour; mid-size party buses (20–30 passengers) run $244–$414/hour; larger party buses and minibuses (35–50 passengers) run $294–$490/hour; and full-size charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. The fastest way to get an accurate number for your specific date and itinerary is to call 502-242-0101 — we provide all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds with no hidden costs.
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Charter buses heading to a Nebraska Cornhuskers game at Memorial Stadium (1 Memorial Stadium Dr, Lincoln, NE 68588) use North 10th Street for drop-off near the north gate area. All adjacent stadium lots require pre-purchased passes and sell out well in advance for prime kickoff times — none are sold on-site on game day. For larger events like the Nebraska–Iowa rivalry game or a night kickoff, North 10th Street and Stadium Drive close to general traffic hours before kickoff.
Plan to arrive at least three hours early for a full tailgate window. We always recommend checking the official Huskers parking page before your visit to confirm current lot assignments and road-closure plans for your specific game date.
Lincoln Airport (LNK) (2400 W Adams St, Lincoln, NE 68524) is a single-terminal airport, which makes group coordination straightforward. Once your full group has retrieved luggage from baggage claim and assembled at the curbside Arrivals exit, your group coordinator contacts our team to confirm the bus moves to the commercial pickup lane. Do not call for the bus until everyone is together with bags in hand — LNK's curbside lanes are active, and calling too early creates a pickup-timing mismatch.
For groups flying into Omaha Eppley instead, the same workflow applies at OMA's Ground Transportation zone on the lower level, with about a 55-mile run down I-80 East to Lincoln after pickup.
We strongly recommend booking your Lincoln party bus at least three to six months in advance to lock in the best rate and vehicle selection. Demand peaks sharply during Husker home football weekends (September through November), prom season (April–May), and summer wedding weekends (June–August). Vehicles for Nebraska home openers and rivalry games against Iowa or Wisconsin book out as soon as the schedule releases — sometimes eight months ahead.
For prom, the reliable booking window is before January for a May event. Waiting until March or April for a late-May prom date routinely means paying 30–50% more, or finding that the right-size vehicle is already gone.
Yes. The designated commercial vehicle and motorcoach drop-off at Pinnacle Bank Arena (400 Pinnacle Bank Arena Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508) is on West Calhoun Street on the north side of the building, which puts your group steps from the main entrance. On-site parking at the Arena fills quickly on sold-out event nights — the surface lots along Arena Drive and the O Street garage fill within 90 minutes of doors opening on a busy Saturday.
A charter bus drops your whole group at the Calhoun Street curb and picks everyone up at the same spot post-event, no parking pass required. We recommend checking the official Pinnacle Bank Arena parking and transportation page before your visit for current drop-off protocols and any event-specific changes.
For most Lincoln events outside the peak season windows, two to four weeks of lead time is workable — but the earlier you call, the better your vehicle options and pricing. For Husker home games, prom weekends, and summer wedding Saturdays, treat three to six months as the minimum. For marquee games like the Nebraska–Iowa game at Memorial Stadium or major Pinnacle Bank Arena concerts, vehicles in the right size range can be spoken for within days of tickets going on sale.
Call 502-242-0101 right now to check availability for your date — it takes under 30 seconds to get a no-obligation quote.
A Lincoln party bus itinerary can cover an enormous range of attractions — from the Haymarket's bars and restaurants to the University of Nebraska campus, Pinnacle Bank Arena, and the rolling hills of Nebraska wine country just outside the city. Our list of popular Lincoln party bus destinations is a great place to start building your trip.
Memorial Stadium is home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and one of the most consistently sold-out stadiums in college football history — capacity exceeds 90,000, and the stadium has sold out every home game since 1962. On a Husker home Saturday, Lincoln's population effectively doubles. North 10th Street and Stadium Drive shut down to general traffic hours before kickoff, and the surface lots between 10th and Vine Street fill by mid-morning for a noon game.
Rideshare pickup after the final whistle stages near the Haymarket Garage on Canopy Street, a significant walk from the north gates. Arriving by charter bus means your group is dropped near the gates while everyone else circles the grid. Check the Huskers parking page before game day for current lot assignments.
Address: 1 Memorial Stadium Dr, Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone: (402) 472-1234
Pinnacle Bank Arena opened in 2013 and seats up to 15,500 for concerts, Husker basketball games, and large-scale events. It anchors the Haymarket District's west end, with O Street's restaurants and bars within walking distance for pre-show dining. On a sold-out concert night — think a national touring act — the Arena Drive lots fill within 90 minutes of doors, and street parking on 3rd and 4th Streets runs out shortly after.
Commercial vehicle drop-off is on West Calhoun Street, north side of the building, steps from the main entrance. Post-event pickup at the same Calhoun Street curb puts your group ahead of the rideshare queue. Check the official Pinnacle Bank Arena parking page for event-specific access details.
Address: 400 Pinnacle Bank Arena Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 904-5200
The Haymarket District runs along 7th through 9th Streets between O and R Streets in downtown Lincoln, and it is the city's densest concentration of restaurants, bars, and entertainment — including Duffy's Tavern, the Zoo Bar (136 N 14th St), Zipline Brewing's taproom, the Rococo Theatre (140 N 13th St), and a cluster of rooftop patios that stay busy from May through October. Weekend parking in the Haymarket fills fast: the Canopy Street Garage and the surface lots on 8th Street are typically at capacity by 9 PM on a Friday or Saturday. A Lincoln party bus rental drops your group at the first stop, waits nearby, and picks the crew up at the last bar of the night — no one calculating who is sober enough to drive home through downtown.
Area Center: 7th & O St, Lincoln, NE 68508
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) main campus stretches from 10th Street east to 17th Street along R Street, anchored by the Nebraska Union, Love Library, and Morrill Hall — home of Elephant Hall and the Ralph Mueller Planetarium (645 N 14th St, Lincoln, NE 68588). Field trips to Morrill Hall's dinosaur and natural history exhibits are among the most popular school group destinations in the state, with bus unloading on the R Street side of the building. Campus event parking is enforced on football Saturdays across all surface lots, so groups visiting for graduation, a concert at Lied Center (301 N 12th St), or a lecture should confirm current lot restrictions through the UNL Parking and Transit office before arrival.
Charter buses drop at designated unloading zones on 12th or 14th Streets depending on the specific building.
Address: 1400 R St, Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone: (402) 472-7211
The Lied Center for Performing Arts presents more than 100 performances a year — touring Broadway productions, the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, and national and international dance companies — in a 2,200-seat hall with some of the finest acoustics in the Midwest. It sits on the southeast corner of the UNL campus, accessible via 12th Street from O Street. Parking on UNL's campus on performance evenings requires a permit or a paid surface lot pass — the P3 garage on 14th Street and the R Street lots are the most convenient options, but both fill on the nights of major shows.
A charter bus or minibus rental drops your group at the 12th Street entrance and picks everyone up at the same spot after curtain call, with no parking calculation required. The Lied Center's visitor information page covers current access and parking guidance.
Address: 301 N 12th St, Lincoln, NE 68588
Phone: (402) 472-4747
Antelope Park stretches along South 33rd Street between A Street and Normal Boulevard — a 100-acre green space that includes the Lincoln Children's Zoo, the Sunken Gardens, and Hazel Abel Park. The Lincoln Children's Zoo houses more than 400 animals across 90 species, including red pandas and Amur leopards, and draws school groups from across Nebraska every spring. Bus drop-off at the Children's Zoo uses South 27th Street, with groups unloading at the main entrance near A Street.
The zoo's parking lot is small for the number of visitors it attracts on a warm Saturday — a bus rental keeps your school or family group together and cuts out the parking crunch entirely. The zoo is open daily from late April through October; check the Lincoln Children's Zoo visit page for current seasonal hours and group rates before your trip.
Address: 1222 S 27th St, Lincoln, NE 68502
Phone: (402) 475-6741