An away day is half the fun of following your team, right up until you’re trying to sort lifts, parking, and who’s staying off the beer to drive.
- Best for: groups of fans travelling to a football away game together.
- Why it works: everyone travels as one, nobody has to drive, and you’re dropped close to the ground.
- Good fit for: league away days, cup runs, end-of-season trips, fancy-dress outings.
- Tip: book as soon as the fixture’s confirmed, match weekends go quickly.
Why hire a minibus with driver for an away day
When you hire a minibus with driver for a football away day, you turn the most stressful part of the trip into the best part. Instead of a convoy of cars all setting off separately and meeting in a service station, the whole group travels together from the off, and the day starts the moment everyone’s aboard.
We’re a North East family-run firm with 10+ years of away days behind us, and the appeal never changes. Nobody draws the short straw and has to drive. Nobody’s stuck sober watching everyone else enjoy themselves. And there’s no white-knuckle drive home after a long day. Just a licensed driver getting your group there and back safely.
Recent away days we’ve run
Two recent trips sum it up nicely.
First, a group of Sunderland fans heading to an Everton away game. One pick-up point in the North East, everyone aboard, and straight down to Merseyside together, no scattered cars, no one missing the kick-off because they couldn’t find a parking space.
Then a group of Hartlepool supporters in full fancy dress for the last away game of the season. End-of-season tradition, the whole group in costume, all travelling together, the kind of trip that only really works when you’re in one minibus rather than spread across cars or stuck on a train timetable.
For fancy-dress and big group away days, travelling together is the whole point, you arrive as a unit, not in dribs and drabs. One minibus with driver keeps the group together from doorstep to ground.
The practical stuff a driver takes off your hands
Beyond the atmosphere, hiring a minibus with driver removes the genuine headaches of an away day:
- Parking. No circling unfamiliar streets near the stadium, the driver drops you close and sorts the rest.
- Designated driver. Nobody in the group has to stay off it and miss the day.
- Timing. You leave when you choose and you’re not at the mercy of the last train back.
- Staying together. No splitting up, no one getting lost, no “where’s the other car?”
Travelling safely, wherever the team’s playing
Away days take you all over the country, and that’s no problem, we’re North East based but travel UK-wide. Our drivers are licensed PSV and DBS checked, we carry public liability insurance, and with 215+ five-star Google reviews behind us, plenty of North East fans already trust us with their match days. We run trips for groups across Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham, Hartlepool and beyond, with vehicles from 8 up to 16 seats so the whole group rides together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I hire a minibus with driver for a football away game?
Yes, away days are one of the most common trips we run. You give us the fixture date, your group size, and the destination, and we provide a minibus with a licensed driver to take you there and back. It’s driver-only hire, so the whole group can enjoy the day without anyone having to drive.
How big a group can travel together?
Our fleet runs from 8-seaters up to 16-seaters, so most fan groups travel in a single minibus. If your group is larger, get in touch and we’ll talk through the best option for keeping everyone together.
Do you only cover local games or away games too?
Both. We’re based in the North East but travel UK-wide, so whether it’s a short hop or the other end of the country, we can usually get your group to the away ground and back home safely.
What happens with parking at the stadium?
That’s the driver’s job, not yours. We drop your group close to the ground and the driver handles the parking and is there for the return journey, so you skip the worst part of any away day entirely.
Sort your next away day
Get the group together, leave the driving to us, and make a proper day of it. Tell us the fixture and we’ll check we can cover it.
