Burbank Field Trip Transportation

Burbank sits at the center of one of the most museum-dense regions in the country, and a charter bus rental makes the most of that access. The California Science Center (700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037) is a perennial favorite — home to the Space Shuttle Endeavour and hands-on exhibits across science, technology, and the natural world, with school group admission available and charter bus drop-off coordinated through the official Exposition Park bus parking and drop-off instructions. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County sits right next door, so a two-stop itinerary is easy to build into one trip.

At Exposition Park, buses enter through 39th Street and Figueroa, unload on Exposition Park Drive near the California Science Center IMAX entrance, and park in the Green Lot when space is available; school buses are listed at $20, while charter buses and other oversized vehicles are listed at $42. That parking is separate from the drop-off curb, so include the return-to-bus plan in your itinerary before students unload. Exposition Park’s official parking page also states that oversized-vehicle parking for special events must be purchased in advance when available.

Heading west on the 134 toward the Griffith Observatory (2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90027)? Parking at Griffith is notoriously tight on school days, and the winding road up Mt. Hollywood Drive makes personal vehicles a real headache. A charter bus drops the group at the observatory's designated area near the building and eliminates the parking scramble entirely.

Confirm current group drop-off procedures on the Griffith Observatory getting here page before your trip date.

Griffith Observatory does not provide bus or shuttle parking: buses must leave after unloading and return for pickup, while road closures can still allow group buses through to the designated drop-off area. The Observatory says parking around the Greek Theatre is generally available but not guaranteed, so schedule the return call before the group exits rather than relying on an on-site waiting location. Read the Observatory’s official groups and tour bus instructions before finalizing the schedule.

Heading to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109) for an educational tour? JPL sits about 12 miles east of Burbank on the 134 — a straightforward run under normal conditions, but Oak Grove Drive and the surrounding Pasadena foothills can back up fast on weekday mornings when multiple school groups are arriving at the same time. JPL requires advance registration for group tours, and access through the main gate is coordinated, so your bus arrival time matters.

Confirm current group visit logistics on the JPL free public tours page well before your visit date.

JPL educational group tours are reserved for groups of 20 to 40 people, must be booked at least three weeks ahead, and involve roughly 0.8 miles of walking with multiple flights of stairs. Adults 18 and older also need a REAL ID or passport for entry, so collect that information before finalizing the roster. JPL’s official tour reservation page lists those requirements and the Public Services Office phone number.

The California Institute of Technology (1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125) runs outreach programs for K-12 groups as well, and the campus sits in a dense residential neighborhood where parking for a caravan of personal vehicles is essentially impossible. One charter bus solves all of it — one arrival, one departure, and your chaperones spend the day with students instead of managing a parking situation on California Boulevard.

Los Angeles has one of the richest performing arts and cultural museum ecosystems in the country, and Burbank students are close to all of it. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036) runs dedicated school programs with curriculum-aligned gallery tours, and the Miracle Mile stretch of Wilshire where LACMA sits offers designated school bus drop-off along the museum's south entrance. The Broad Museum (221 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012) in downtown LA's Grand Avenue Arts Corridor offers free general admission and a school group program worth booking months in advance.

Getting a full class down the 134 and into downtown Los Angeles without a bus is a genuine logistical ordeal — parking near Grand Avenue runs steep, and the 110 interchange at 4th Street is no place to be coordinating a caravan pickup. A charter bus rental in Burbank handles the whole corridor in one clean trip, drops the group at the museum entrance, and stages nearby until your itinerary wraps. Compare available buses and pricing through the online quote tool in under 30 seconds!

Burbank schools don't always stay in Burbank. A charter bus rental through Burbankminibuscompany.com can take your group anywhere in the greater Los Angeles area — down the 134 to Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, west on the 101 to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007), or north on I-5 toward the Castaic Lake Recreation Area for an outdoor science day. And if your school is based just outside Burbank, this website covers those trips too.

You can easily find Glendale charter bus rentals, Pasadena charter bus rentals, Los Angeles charter bus rentals, or group transportation to any destination across Southern California — all through the same one-form quote process. Don't limit your travels!