[jweston]

I just realized you may be looking for district competition. Below works better for a long trip like Worlds. For shorter trips, you probably should talk to your local school districts. They often have established relationships with bus companies and can give you the best advice.

Also, if you do decide to have a drop-off/pick-up only (i.e. the long distance travel bus will go home and come back for you after the event), you frequently can get event transportation event locally. What that looks like usually depends on the locale. Check with the event's local school district to see if you can arrange transportation through them. Sometimes hotels offer shuttles. Call ahead to find out if they can make that work for you.

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We've had a good experience with Peter Pan Bus Lines. We try to arrange going out with another team in order to fill out as many spaces as possible on a 54 seat bus.

Whatever line you go with, I recommend asking them if you can come by and inspect the bus that you'll be getting (or similar) before you decide to book it. Make sure they put in the contract any specific requirements you have, such as bus model, luggage storage, wifi, power outlets, window shades, bathroom, etc. They should also requires their drivers do not drive more than 8 hours at a time. Peter Pan was very good about this.

Peter Pan wasn't the cheapest but they were less per seat than FIRST and the trip was considerably better than some of our low bidders of the past.