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District Charters — Georgetown University (37th & O NW, Washington DC)

Georgetown University Charter Bus & Student Group Transport

Georgetown University charter bus rentals for student orgs, parents weekend, alumni events, Hoyas athletics & graduation shuttles. 37th & O NW. (202) 629-0258.

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District Charters — Georgetown University (37th & O NW, Washington DC)

Georgetown University Charter Bus & Student Group Transportation

Georgetown University's main campus sits on 104 acres at the top of Georgetown between 37th and 39th Streets NW. The Hoyas play basketball at Capital One Arena downtown, undergraduates spread across a residential campus at the top of the hill, and the professional schools cluster around Reservoir Road and the Medical Center. Parking is tight, the surrounding neighborhood is famously charter-bus-hostile, and every student group, parents weekend, admitted-students visit, and commencement requires organized transportation. District Charters is the coach operator that university event planners and student organizations rely on.

Getting a bus onto (and off of) the Georgetown campus

Georgetown University's location is beautiful and logistically painful. The campus sits three miles from the nearest Metro station (Foggy Bottom-GWU or Dupont Circle), is surrounded by narrow residential streets with historic-district-level restrictions, and offers minimal on-campus parking for buses. The university's Front Gates at 37th and O NW is not a coach pull-in — the university uses the Prospect Street entrance and the McDonough Arena drive for larger vehicle access.

For most large student events, buses stage at McDonough Arena's rear drive off Reservoir Road or at the Yates Field House lot. For commencement (held on Healy Lawn and streamed to multiple campus venues), coach access moves to a coordinated cross-campus loop with dedicated bus lanes established by university operations for the weekend.

Who charters buses at Georgetown

  • Student organizations — Georgetown University Student Association, cultural student unions, faith-based student groups, service and volunteer clubs running weekend service trips or retreats.
  • Athletic teams and sports transport — non-Hoyas-varsity sports transport, club sport travel, and student groups traveling to away games (Georgetown vs Villanova, Georgetown vs Syracuse, etc.).
  • Hoyas basketball fan transport — Georgetown to Capital One Arena for home games (about 15 minutes with clean traffic).
  • Parents Weekend and family events — coordinated shuttles from Georgetown-area hotels (Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, Rosewood Georgetown, Four Seasons, Georgetown Marriott) to campus for parent events.
  • Admitted Students Days (Georgetown Experience, GAAP Weekend) — spring admitted-student campus visits with dedicated visitor programming.
  • Alumni weekends and reunions — Alumni weekend in early June, class reunion transportation for cross-DC alumni events.
  • Commencement transportation — undergraduate commencement in mid-May with 30,000+ family attendees requiring coordinated shuttles from area hotels.
  • Georgetown Law student events — from the Law Center on New Jersey Avenue NW near Union Station.

Reach our education-sector dispatch at (202) 629-0258.

Commencement week: what's actually involved

Georgetown commencement is one of the largest annual events in DC. The main undergraduate ceremony on Healy Lawn draws roughly 30,000 attendees. Each of the graduate schools holds its own diploma ceremony at Gaston Hall, the McDonough Basketball Arena, the Kennedy Center, or (for the Law Center) DAR Constitution Hall.

Coordinated shuttle service across commencement weekend typically requires:

  • Continuous hotel-to-campus loops from the Georgetown-area hotel block over 3-4 days.
  • Dedicated shuttles between the main campus and the Law Center (across town near Union Station).
  • Kennedy Center shuttle for the graduate diploma ceremonies held there.
  • DAR Constitution Hall shuttle for the Law Center ceremony.
  • Return shuttles late into the evening for post-ceremony celebrations at Georgetown venues and Capitol Hill.

Commencement bookings need to be locked in by early January for the following May — our commencement fleet books out quickly.

Fleet options for Georgetown groups

  • Sprinter (14 passenger) — small student org retreats, cultural student union events, small group Hoyas basketball transport.
  • Mini-coach (24-30 passenger) — mid-size student trips, weekend service outings, admitted-student campus tours.
  • Mid-size coach (36-40 passenger) — full-size student club transport, Georgetown-to-Villanova game shuttles, parents weekend hotel loops.
  • Full-size coach (50-56 passenger) — commencement hotel shuttles, alumni weekend transport, large student organization events.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Georgetown students book directly, or does it need to go through the university?

Both. Student organizations with independent event budgets often book directly. For university-sponsored events, procurement goes through university event services or the sponsoring department. We work with both channels.

Where do buses drop off at Georgetown for a game at Capital One Arena?

Buses stage on campus near McDonough Arena, load, drop directly at the Capital One Arena bus loop on G Street NW, and return post-game to the same on-campus pickup point.

Can you handle the Georgetown-to-Villanova bus trip for a home basketball game?

Yes — we run one-way and round-trip fan transport to away Big East games regularly. Villanova is 2.5 hours; Syracuse is 5.5 hours.

What's the process for commencement weekend booking?

Contact us by early January for May commencement. We put together a multi-day shuttle plan tied to your specific graduate school's ceremony schedule and hotel block.

Can we book a coach for a Georgetown retreat weekend?

Yes — common destinations: Prince William Forest, Skyline Drive, various Chesapeake Bay retreat centers, and Blackwater NWR. Weekend service-trip work is a regular part of our student-org calendar.

How do I book?

Estimate form above or call (202) 629-0258. For commencement or Parents Weekend, book 4-6 months out minimum.

Georgetown groups moved by the operator university event planners trust

District Charters runs student, alumni, and family transport for Georgetown events year-round. Instant estimate above or call (202) 629-0258.

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