Day trip with older people

Day trip with older people: bus or coach hire with driver

A day trip with older people calls for a coach that everyone can easily get on and off, with time for rest and a toilet nearby. If someone in a wheelchair is coming along, you need a coach with a lift or ramp and a fixed wheelchair space, and how many of those spaces a coach has differs per coach. Below you can see how many such coaches there are in the fleets, what you arrange in advance as a seniors' association, seniors' club or care home, and which outings say themselves what is possible with a wheelchair.

Good fit: Wheelchair-accessible bus or Coach
From around 30 people

Why a coach for a day trip with older people

The coach picks up the group at the door of the association, the care home or the institution
Nobody has to drive, change or look for a parking space
With a coach with wheelchair spaces, the wheelchairs travel in the same coach as the rest of the group
You decide yourself when there is a break and what time everyone is home again

Day trip with older people

What you arrange for a day trip with older people

For an ordinary day trip you enter the number of people and you're done. With a group of older people there is more to it, and most of it the coach company only knows if you tell it. Put it in the comments field of your request; it takes you a minute and it prevents a coach turning up on the day itself that not everyone can get into.

The number of wheelchairs, and what kind. A wheelchair space takes up the room of several seats, and an electric wheelchair or mobility scooter is bigger and heavier than a wheelchair that is pushed; not every lift or wheelchair space is made for that.
How people get on. A lift, a ramp or just a low entry are not the same. Someone who is unsteady on their feet but travels without a wheelchair benefits most from a low first step and a handrail.
Whether there is a toilet on board. Not every coach has one, and in a coach with wheelchair spaces it is not automatically reachable with a wheelchair; ask, and otherwise plan the stops around it.
How many companions are coming. They count towards the number of seats, as do those who only help with getting on and off.
Moments of rest. A driver takes breaks too: after at most four and a half hours of driving, three quarters of an hour. Feel free to match the group's break to that, so the two fit together.
More time for getting on and off. With a lift it takes longer each time; allow for that in your departure time and at every stop along the way.
Medicines and a list of emergency numbers. That is something for the companions and not for the driver, but agree where the list is and who carries it.

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Day trip with older people

How many coaches have a wheelchair space?

Coaches with a wheelchair space or lift

In the fleets we know there are 9 coaches with a space for a wheelchair, at 7 coach companies. How many wheelchairs fit in one coach differs per coach; put the number in your request.

9coaches with a wheelchair space

8 to 90seats per coach, as the fleet lists them

3at coach companies taking part, with a price on BusOffer

6from the own fleet overview of coach companies not yet taking part

Counted per coach in the fleet, at the moment you open this page. Also counted are the coaches that a company not yet taking part publishes on its own site; those have no price with us yet.

Outings that say themselves what is possible with a wheelchair

These are 5 destinations with their own page on our site. What it says comes from the place itself, with the source below; we add nothing to it.

Keukenhof

The park is easily accessible for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
A limited number of wheelchairs can be hired at the ticket shop each day; you cannot hire a mobility scooter, but you can bring your own.

Source: Keukenhof, accessibility, read on 7 October 2026.

Burgers' Zoo

The park lies in hilly country, and you notice that with a wheelchair.
All paths can be done with a wheelchair or mobility scooter, except the adventure paths in the Bush and the Mangrove.
At the ticket office and at the entrance you get a wheelchair route; there are also push wheelchairs, for anyone aged 6 and over.

Source: Burgers' Zoo, accessibility, read on 7 October 2026.

Wildlands

All shows, presentations, restaurants and shops can be reached with a wheelchair.
All rides have a vehicle that takes a wheelchair, except Tweestryd.
There are a few wheelchairs and buggies for hire; booking is recommended.

Source: Wildlands, accessibility, read on 7 October 2026.

Valkenburg Christmas market

The Gemeentegrot and the Fluweelengrot can be visited in a wheelchair; MergelRijk and Winter Wonderland cannot be visited with a wheelchair or rollator.

Source: Kerststad Valkenburg, frequently asked questions about the Christmas caves, read on 7 October 2026.

Oberhausen Christmas market

The shopping centre lends out wheelchairs free of charge at the service desk in the Mitteldom; if you phone ahead, they will have one ready for you.

Source: Westfield Centro, borrowing a wheelchair, read on 7 October 2026.

When is a coach for a day trip with older people most expensive?

July and August are the most expensive months, January and February the cheapest, and a weekend or night surcharge is often added. You see what it means for your trip as soon as you fill it in.

+15%surcharge in July and August

-10%discount in January and February

What to look out for with a day trip with older people

Count the wheelchairs, and say whether it is a wheelchair that is pushed, an electric wheelchair or a mobility scooter
Ask whether the coach has a lift or a ramp, and whether there is a toilet on board
Include the companions in the number of seats, also those who only help with getting on and off
Put the breaks and the time everyone has to be back in your request

How many coaches does your group need? Work it out with the calculator. Does the day fit with one driver? Work out the driving times. And what does each person pay? Work out the cost per person.

Which type of coach suits a day trip with older people

For a day trip with older people that mostly depends on the size of the group; these types are used most often.

Wheelchair-accessible bus

varies, incl. wheelchair spaces

Coach

35–66 people

Questions about a coach for a day trip with older people?

Not sure whether a wheelchair-accessible bus is big enough for 30 people, or what else such a trip involves? Ask your question; you get your own reference number with it.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about a day trip with older people

How many wheelchairs fit in a coach?

That differs per coach: it depends on how many wheelchair spaces with floor anchoring it has. At the top of this page you can see how many coaches with a wheelchair space there are in the fleets we know. Put the number of wheelchairs in your request, so the coach company knows which coach to send.

Can a mobility scooter or electric wheelchair come along?

Ask the coach company in advance. A mobility scooter or electric wheelchair is bigger and heavier than a wheelchair that is pushed, and not every lift or wheelchair space is made for that. Put the kind in your request, and also ask whether someone may stay seated in it during the journey or has to move to a seat.

How long can a day trip with older people last?

For the group you decide that yourself; for the driver the driving and rest times apply. A driver drives at most nine hours a day and takes a three-quarter-hour break after four and a half hours of driving. Waiting at the destination counts as working for him. If the day gets long, check in the guide on driving and rest times what that means for your trip.

Driving and rest times on a day trip

Is there a toilet on the coach?

Not on every coach. How often a coach, midibus or minibus has a toilet is counted on the page about that coach. Ask with your request; if there is no toilet on board, plan a stop along the way. With a coach with wheelchair spaces it is also good to ask whether the toilet can be reached with a wheelchair.

What does a coach for a day trip with older people cost?

That depends on the distance, the coach that suits your group, the day and how long the coach waits at the destination. A coach with wheelchair spaces is not available from every company, so comparing pays off. Enter your day trip in the search form at the top of this page and you immediately see what the coach companies charge for it.

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Is the price estimate I see final?

No, it is a price estimate based on your route and group size, not a confirmation of availability. The coach company itself confirms the final price and availability after you have sent a no-obligation booking request.

Does it cost anything to request a booking?

No, requesting a booking is always free and without obligation. You are not committed to anything until the coach company has confirmed the final price and availability and you agree.

Written and checked by Martijn Smeets, founder of BusOffer.com. Last updated on 15 October 2026.

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