Entertainer coachEntertainer Coach Rental
Entertainer Coach Rental
An entertainer coach is a sleeper motorcoach fitted with bunks, a lounge and a galley so a touring group can rest while the vehicle moves overnight. Every entertainer coach rental from Knights Coaches includes a professional driver. Send your dates and route for a priced quote.
- CDL certified driversClass A or B, three year minimum on entertainer coaches
- EMC memberEntertainer Motorcoach Council membership
- US DOT registeredSatisfactory FMCSA safety rating
- 24/7 dispatchLive routing and support, coast to coast
- 48 states servedPickup and drop off in any major US city
About the service
About Entertainer Coach Rental
Entertainer coach rental puts your touring group on a sleeper motorcoach with a professional driver for the length of a run. Knights Coaches has operated this service for ten years across 48 states on a fleet of 21 Prevost conversions. The vehicle, the driver and round the clock dispatch arrive as one booking.
An entertainer coach is also called a sleeper bus in the US and a nightliner in Europe. Inside, twelve bunks stack three high along a central alley, with a galley, a stand up restroom and a lounge at each end. Your crew sleeps while the coach drives, so the tour gains a travel day and drops a hotel night.
We serve recording artists, tour managers, production crews, corporate groups and sports teams. Every booking includes a driver holding a commercial licence with a passenger endorsement, a current DOT medical card and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse enrolment.
Rates are quoted against your routing rather than from a rate card, because the same coach on two itineraries is two different jobs. The quote breaks into four lines you can question one at a time: the coach rate, the fuel basis, the positioning estimate and the driver plan.
Our fleet
Meet the collection
Every coach is a custom Prevost conversion built for overnight travel. Class, chassis, bunk count, slide configuration and rear layout are listed on every card.
Why choose us
Why touring professionals choose Knights Coaches
Prevost built fleet
Every coach runs on a Prevost H3-45 or X3-45 chassis, the platform US touring is built around. One parts inventory and one skill set covers all 21 units.
24/7 dispatch
Routing changes, mechanical faults and schedule moves reach a person who can act on them, around the clock, for the length of your run.
Nationwide coverage
Pickup and drop off in any major market across the 48 contiguous states, with the coach travelling the full route alongside the group.
CDL certified drivers
Three year minimum on entertainer coaches, a current DOT medical card and FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse enrolment on every driver.
EMC member
Entertainer Motorcoach Council membership, plus our own US DOT number and FMCSA registration that you can verify in the public SAFER system.
Tour trucking
Enclosed trailers and box trucks for backline, merchandise and production gear travelling alongside your coach.
Layouts
Entertainer Coach Floor Plans
Floor plan decides how many people sleep on board and how much shared space is left over. Pick the layout from your headcount first and comfort second. One berth per person travelling is the rule.
Bunk configurations (no bunks, 6, 9, 12)
Market layouts run from no bunks at all up to 12. Twelve is the touring standard and the configuration our fleet uses. Nine bunk layouts trade berths for a larger lounge.
Rear lounge or stateroom layouts
A rear lounge gives the group a second shared space at the back. A rear stateroom replaces it with a private room holding a bed, which suits a headline artist or a tour manager who works late.
Front lounge and dinette layouts
Every coach carries a front lounge behind the driver, holding seating, a table or dinette, and the galley. This is where the group eats, works and waits during a load in.
High capacity sleeper coaches
Some operators run double deck sleepers carrying 18 or more berths with private suites, built for large crews moving as one unit. Our fleet standardises on 12 berth coaches.
Executive layouts (12 to 15 passengers)
Executive layouts swap bunks for seating, work surfaces and a meeting area for roughly 12 to 15 people. They suit daytime business travel. Ask dispatch about availability.
On board
Entertainer Coach Amenities
Amenities decide whether a group arrives rested. Every coach in our fleet carries the same core fit out, whatever the class or term. Specification varies by unit, so confirm any item that matters before you sign.
Sleeping
Bunks stack three high along a central alley, each with a privacy curtain. Star conversions add a bed in a private rear room. Window treatments black out daylight.
Living
The galley holds a refrigerator, a microwave, a coffee maker and a sink. A dinette or lounge seating area sits alongside it, and most coaches carry a second lounge at the rear.
Bathroom
Every coach carries a stand up restroom. Shower availability varies by unit, so confirm it at booking if your schedule has long gaps between venue facilities.
Tech
Coaches carry wireless internet, flat screens and a sound system. Satellite television is fitted on some units. Signal depends on carrier coverage along your route.
Power and comfort
A generator supplies power when the coach sits without shore power. Climate control runs in zones, so the bunk alley and the lounge hold different temperatures.
Storage and gear
Basement bays carry luggage and small production items. Gear that exceeds the bays travels in a trailer, or in a dedicated truck on larger runs.
Security and privacy
Blackout window treatments keep the interior out of view, and drivers control door access during stops. Discreet pickup is arranged where a venue allows it.
What it costs
Entertainer Coach Rental Cost
Published industry rates put a full day between $1,900 and $2,900 all in. The vehicle alone accounts for roughly $350 to $1,400. Knights Coaches quotes against your itinerary, because the same coach on two routes is two different jobs. Six things move the number.
Contracted days
Every day you hold the coach bills, including travel days and days with no show on them.
Miles between cities
The legs between your cities set both the fuel burn and how many driver hours the routing needs.
Layover days
A coach parked between dates still bills, because the vehicle and the driver are committed to you.
Bunk count and layout
A 12 berth coach carries more of the fleet demand than a 9, so the layout you pick moves the rate.
Coach age and interior build
Model year and the quality of the conversion set the base rate before anything else is added.
Season
Supply tightens in peak touring months, which moves the rate on the same coach and the same routing.
Billing terms
Daily, weekly, monthly and tour length terms
A lease wins when show days exceed two thirds of contracted days. Below half, a daily rate costs less.
- Daily
- Best for one off events and weekend runs. Positioning is recovered across few days, so cost per day is highest. Commitment of 1 to 6 days.
- Weekly
- Best for short runs and promo swings. Positioning spreads across seven days at a time. Commitment of 1 to 3 weeks.
- Monthly
- Best for album cycles and extended legs. Positioning is quoted once at the start of the month. Commitment of 1 to 3 months.
- Tour length lease
- Best for full seasons of 30 or more show days. Positioning is quoted once for the whole term. Commitment of 3 to 12 months.
Your quote
What is included versus extra
Rates are quoted by itinerary, not from a rate card. Every quote separates into lines you can question one at a time.
Included in every booking
The coach, a licensed driver, dispatch support at any hour, and routine maintenance.
Quoted as separate lines
Fuel, positioning miles, driver lodging and meal allowance, and a second driver where the hours require one.
Billed after the run
Tolls, permits, parking, washes and any damage or cleaning charges, settled once the tour ends.
Safety
Driver and Safety Requirements
A driver comes with every coach, so you are never hiring a vehicle alone. Federal rules set how far that driver can take you in one day, and those rules shape your schedule and your price more than any other factor.
Professional driver included
A commercial driver licence with a passenger endorsement, a current DOT medical card, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse enrolment and at least three years of sleeper coach experience.
Licensed and insured carrier
Knights Coaches runs under its own US DOT number and FMCSA registration. The FMCSA publishes every carrier safety record in the public SAFER system.
Hours of service
Under 49 CFR 395.5 a driver carrying passengers may drive up to 10 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty, and may not drive after 15 hours on duty. Weekly caps of 60 in 7 days or 70 in 8 apply.
Passenger safety
Mechanical, fluid and tyre checks run before every pickup, on a Prevost only fleet.
Pick the right one
How to Choose the Right Entertainer Coach
Four questions settle the choice. Count the people, measure the run, size the gear, then list the amenities you will not travel without. Answer those and dispatch names the coach that fits.
Headcount versus bunks
One berth per person travelling. Decide whether the spare berths earn their cost on your routing.
Trip length and privacy
Short runs tolerate shared space. Long runs make a rear stateroom worth the berths it costs you.
Gear and trailer needs
Confirm whether backline fits the basement bays or needs a trailer behind the coach.
Amenity checklist
Shower, satellite television and executive seating vary by unit. Name what matters at booking.
Simple process
How booking works
Four steps from first call to tour day.
- 1
Select your coach
Send your tour dates, pickup and drop cities, crew size and floor plan preference, and we match the coach to the routing.
- 2
Booking and confirm
We come back with coaches that fit, each priced with the daily rate, the fuel basis, the positioning estimate and the driver plan as separate lines.
- 3
Deposit and contract
A deposit and a signed agreement confirm the booking, itemising every cost component including driver lodging and meal allowance.
- 4
Start your tour
On tour day the coach arrives fuelled and inspected, with the driver ready to walk the tour manager through the vehicle.
Where we operate
Coverage across 48 states
Pickup and drop off work in any major market, and the coach travels the full route with your group rather than meeting them at each stop.
States we serve
48 states + DC
- ALAlabama
- AZArizona
- ARArkansas
- CACalifornia
- COColorado
- CTConnecticut
- DEDelaware
- DCDistrict of Columbia
- FLFlorida
- GAGeorgia
- IDIdaho
- ILIllinois
- INIndiana
- IAIowa
- KSKansas
- KYKentucky
- LALouisiana
- MEMaine
- MDMaryland
- MAMassachusetts
- MIMichigan
- MNMinnesota
- MSMississippi
- MOMissouri
- MTMontana
- NENebraska
- NVNevada
- NHNew Hampshire
- NJNew Jersey
- NMNew Mexico
- NYNew York
- NCNorth Carolina
- NDNorth Dakota
- OHOhio
- OKOklahoma
- OROregon
- PAPennsylvania
- RIRhode Island
- SCSouth Carolina
- SDSouth Dakota
- TNTennessee
- TXTexas
- UTUtah
- VTVermont
- VAVirginia
- WAWashington
- WVWest Virginia
- WIWisconsin
- WYWyoming
Alaska and Hawaii sit outside the operating area because no commercial route accommodates a 45 foot Prevost. Cross border runs into Canada are quoted case by case.
Our testimonials
What our clients say
Our reputation rides on every mile.
5 out of 5
“Knights Coaches turned our corporate retreat into a five-star journey. Impressive fleet and impeccable service from the very first call to the final drop-off.”
5 out of 5
“Top-tier service, luxurious coaches, and truly caring staff. Knights Coaches sets the standard!”
5 out of 5
“The most comfortable and reliable entertainer bus I’ve ever booked. Highly recommended!”
5 out of 5
“Reliable, luxurious and always on time. This is now the only company we call for entertainer coaches.”
Got questions?
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Every booking includes a driver holding a commercial licence with a passenger endorsement, a current DOT medical card and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse enrolment, at no extra invoice line.
Single day bookings are accepted. Cost per day falls as the run lengthens, because positioning miles spread across more contracted days.
Book as soon as your routing is firm, since supply tightens in peak touring months. A coach is held only once a signed agreement and a deposit both exist.
Yes. One off events, award shows and single festival dates are common bookings, at a higher cost per day than a multi week run.
Twelve on a standard layout, with bunks stacked three high. Star conversions carry roughly six berths plus a private rear room, and larger parties travel across multiple coaches.
Yes to both. A gear trailer tows behind the coach for backline and merchandise, and wraps carry a production lead time, so flag artwork at booking.
Yes. A signed rental agreement and a deposit confirm a coach, and until both exist nothing is reserved, because a quote prices a route rather than holding a vehicle.
Policies on smoking, pets and alcohol sit in the rental agreement and vary by unit, so raise all three before signing. Cleaning and damage charges settle after the final date.
Request an Entertainer Coach Quote
Send your dates, route, headcount and the number of bunks you need. A dispatcher returns entertainer coach rental options priced against your schedule, usually within a couple of hours during business hours.
Or call dispatch 1-855-838-5542