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Peoria Charter Coach
Categories: Hotels & Travel Tours Hotels & Travel Transportation Airport Shuttles Tours, Airport Shuttles [Edit]
2600 NE Adams StPeoria, IL 61603
Serving Peoria and surrounding area
(309) 662-6951
- Hours:
Mon 8 am - 5 pm
2 reviews for Peoria Charter Coach
2 reviews in English
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Review from Jodi C.
Peoria, IL
7/14/2007
We've used Peoria Charter several times. It isn't always easy (or cheap) to fly out of Peoria. Sometimes we travel to Chicago. By the time we pay for gas and pay to park our car, we could've bought another plane ticket. For the meager price Peoria Charter charges, we can grab the bus going either way. We can sleep, read, watch videos..basically anything but drive and worry about traffic.
The drivers are always friendly. We were being dropped off in Bloomington one night (very late) to get our car from the train depot. I was going to be alone on the side of the street while my hubby walked a mile to get our car. The very nice driver went off his route and drove us both to the train depot. He definitely didn't have to, but it was greatly appreciated. He said he didn't feel right leaving me by myself, and that the company is always concerned with their customers safety.
I hightly recommend Peoria Charter. -
Review from Marz W.
San Francisco, CA
1/7/2006 1 photo
Glad it was there when I needed it that's for sure. On both the 1st & 2nd legs of my standby travel insanity I had to take the bus.
Not any old bus mind you, but the Peoria Charter Coach. Serving 2 airports, 3 shopping malls a couple of towns and of course Joliet, a prison town.
The first time I took it was the first night of my trip, my connecting flight from O'Hare to Peoria filled up from 4 aboard to oversold, rather than be stuck in O'Hare on Christmas morning (yes I flew standby on xmas eve) I opted to spend Christmas Eve driving across middle Illinois to see my 95 year old Grandma, and be with her on Christmas. I slept most of the way as I had a meal mentioned in a previous review at the Hilton and a vodka cocktail before I got on the bus. That was a smooth ride for me. Or maybe it wasn't, and I just didn't know. It was really rainy though.
The second leg of my trip of standby insanity began on the 29th at 6:30am. I got a call saying my flight from Peoria was oversold because all the flights from the day before were canceled and that I was going to need to catch the bus if I wanted to make my 11:56am New Jersey connection at O'Hare. OK. I got up and went to retrieve the bus schedule I had foolishly thrown in the trash the night before. The bus I needed to catch to make my Jersey flight left at 6:05am. Well too late for that one. So I got the 10:30am bus. You can see the rest of that story in an American Airlines review I wrote the other day.
It was really crowded. I never knew that so many people went in and out of Peoria so regularly. Or any part of middle Illinois for that matter. Somewhere, I think it was Morton Illinois we picked up a bunch of folks. Ya. Folks.
Illinois is far and away THE flattest place on earth. This had to be where it was decided that the earth was flat. So, to amuse myself in the mid morning light I took pictures of the endless flatness for my own entertainment.
I'd give them 5 stars, but there is sort of a part of me that is resentful they canceled the train to Chilacothe, and now you're stuck on a bus.
But I digress. I was so happy to have that bus to ride both times I had to, but I liked the train better.
Bottom line here is that it is just really hard to fly in and out of Peoria no matter what time of year it is you have a good chance of riding it if you're trying to get to O'Hare on time.
Specialties
Known as "The Best in the Midwest" our travel company is a first-class organization. Our fleet of 61 motorcoaches are luxurious and well maintainted and our safety record is tops in the industry. The Winkler family has been providing a caring service for 3 generations. Travel near or very far, and we have been there.
History
Established in 1941
In 1941 company founder Walt Winkler sold his family's car, borrowed money and bought his first bus. The purpose was to transport Caterpillar workers into local factories during the gas rationing of World War 2. Three generations later the company has grown to two hubs, one in Champaign Urbana and Peoria's headquarters with a fleet of 61 buses.
Meet the Business Owner: Bill W.
Bill serves as President of the company.
