Rochester Winery Tour Charter Bus Rentals
Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com makes finding wine tour transportation in Rochester, Minnesota fast and easy! Fill out one quick form and compare vehicles and online rates from a large network of bus companies serving Rochester in seconds! Whether your group is headed northwest on US-52 toward the tasting rooms at Cannon River Winery in Cannon Falls, winding southeast on MN-16 into Lanesboro for an afternoon at Scenic Valley Winery, or spending the day at the craft taps inside Mantorville Brewing Company's 1850s limestone building just 20 miles west on US-14, Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com makes it incredibly easy to find and book the right bus for your group.
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Why Limit Yourself to One Fleet? Compare Wine Tour & Brewery Transportation From a Network of Bus Companies
Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com is a quote-comparison and referral website — not a local bus company. That distinction matters for your winery trip. Because we don't own any vehicles, you're never limited to a single fleet or whatever one operator happens to have open on a Saturday in September.
Instead, Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com brings together a large network of independently owned transportation companies serving Rochester and the surrounding region, so you can compare bus types, amenities, and pricing side by side in one place. Fill out one quick form and you'll see vehicles with photos and rates in under 30 seconds — no account required. Or call 507-816-0110 any day of the year and a live agent will put together a custom package built around your exact stops, your headcount, and your itinerary.
Compare Vehicles and Online Rates for Wine Tour & Brewery Transportation in Seconds
Not every winery group looks the same, and on Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com, you're not stuck with one option. A sprinter van moves eight to fourteen people comfortably down MN-74 through the Whitewater River valley toward Whitewater Winery in Elba without the bulk of a full coach on those narrow valley roads. A 15- to 35-passenger minibus handles a medium-sized bachelorette group hitting Cannon River Winery and Forager Brewery in one afternoon loop.
And when you're moving a larger group — a corporate outing, a reunion, a big birthday weekend — a 56-passenger charter bus carries everyone together with undercarriage luggage bays, reclining seats, climate control, WiFi, and onboard restrooms for the longer runs up US-52 toward the Twin Cities wine corridor. Compare them all in one place!
56 Passenger Charter Bus
35 Passenger Minibus
30 Passenger Minibus
28 Passenger Minibus
25 Passenger Minibus
20 Passenger Minibus
18 Passenger Minibus
15 Passenger Minibus
15-50 Passenger Party Buses
Sprinter Van with Driver
Sprinter Limo
School Bus
Vehicles shown above are NOT the exact makes and models available for every trip. We are NOT a transportation company and do not own or operate vehicles. Photos are examples only and may show stock or typical vehicles, not the exact vehicle offered for your reservation. Fill out the online quote form or call 507-816-0110 to view current vehicle options, photos, availability, and pricing. Confirm the exact vehicle details and amenities before booking.
Buses to Cannon River Winery and the Cannon Falls Wine Corridor
Cannon Falls sits about 45 miles northwest of Rochester — a straight shot up US-52 N that takes roughly 50 minutes on a clear day. Cannon River Winery (421 Mill St W, Cannon Falls, MN 55009) pours out of a beautifully restored 1919 brick building right in downtown Cannon Falls, and on a weekend afternoon the street parking situation around Mill Street fills up fast. Your bus drops the group at the door, stages nearby, and picks everyone up when the last pour is finished — no one circles the block, and no one is the designated driver.
The run back down US-52 S to Rochester takes the same 50 minutes, and every seat is free to enjoy it. Compare minibuses and charter buses for this route through the Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com quote tool in under 30 seconds!
Wine Tour Buses to Falconer Vineyards and the Red Wing Bluffs
If your group wants the full Mississippi River bluff experience, Falconer Vineyards (3572 Old Tyler Rd, Red Wing, MN 55066) is about 75 miles from Rochester — north on US-52 to US-61 N along the Great River Road, roughly 85 minutes each way. The views over the river valley are the draw, and so is the drive itself on US-61 once you leave Hastings. Falconer pours estate-grown cold-hardy varietals and has been doing it since 1998.
Getting 20 people there in separate cars means 20 people navigating an unfamiliar county road off US-61 and hunting for parking on a hillside lot. Old Tyler Road changes from blacktop to gravel after the turn from Tyler Road through Kosec Drive, with parking beside the winery or farther down the road to the left of the Falconer Vineyards sign; the Falconer Vineyards visit and parking directions show the approach. Your charter bus takes that final approach together, so nobody is hunting for the hillside parking area alone.
One charter bus solves every piece of that. Compare available vehicles and pricing for this route through the Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com quote tool!
Brewery Tour Buses Through Rochester, Mantorville, and Lanesboro
Rochester's own craft scene gives you a strong starting point. Forager Brewery (1005 6th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901) is certified organic and pours farm-to-table alongside its taps, and Kinney Creek Brewery (416 6th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901) is just a few blocks away on the same stretch of 6th Street NW. From there, US-14 W covers the 20 miles to Mantorville Brewing Company (101 Clay St W, Mantorville, MN 55955) in about 25 minutes — a limestone-walled taproom in one of Minnesota's best-preserved 1850s frontier towns.
Swing southeast on MN-16 and you reach Lanesboro Brewing Company (117 Parkway Ave N, Lanesboro, MN 55949) for a final pint in the Root River valley. Forager Brewery requires groups of 10 or more to use its reservation form with at least 24 hours’ notice; the Forager Brewery large-group reservation instructions give the cutoff. Your bus brings everyone to the same reservation-ready stop, so nobody is circling downtown while the rest of the party waits.
A minibus or sprinter van runs this whole loop without anyone worrying about the drive home. Compare your options at 507-816-0110!
Wine Tour Bus Rentals to Morgan Creek Vineyards and New Ulm
Morgan Creek Vineyards (23707 478th Ave, New Ulm, MN 56073) is one of the most distinctive winery experiences in southern Minnesota — underground wine cave tours, estate-grown fruit wines, and a setting that takes about 70 miles west on US-14 W from Rochester, roughly 75 minutes. New Ulm itself is worth the trip: German heritage architecture, the Hermann Monument, and the August Schell Brewing Company (1860 Schell Rd, New Ulm, MN 56073), which has been operating since 1860 and makes it one of the oldest family-owned breweries in the country. Schell’s public brewery tours last about 90 minutes and sell tickets first-come on the day of the tour, while private group tours can accommodate up to 30 people; the August Schell Brewing Company tour details give the exact group limit and timing.
Your charter bus keeps the New Ulm leg on schedule while everyone handles the tour and beer sampling together. A group that wants wine caves in the afternoon and a Schell's tour before dinner has a full day — and a charter bus on US-14 W means no one is calculating who drank how much before the drive back east to Rochester. Find your bus through the Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com quote tool!
Bachelorette Party Wine Tour Buses From Rochester Hotels
Rochester draws bachelorette groups from across the Midwest — often because the bride or a guest is connected to Mayo Clinic — and a winery day trip is one of the most popular itinerary additions. The Kahler Grand Hotel (20 SW 2nd Ave, Rochester, MN 55902) and the Marriott Rochester Mayo Clinic Area (101 1st Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902) both sit within a few blocks of each other in downtown Rochester, which makes a single hotel pickup loop fast and clean before the bus heads north on US-52 or southeast on MN-16. Party buses seating 15 to 50 passengers come with a built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, and flat-panel TVs — so the celebration starts the moment the door closes, not when you reach the first tasting room.
Compare party buses and minibuses for your bachelorette wine tour in under 30 seconds at 507-816-0110!
Buses to Scenic Valley Winery and the Lanesboro Wine and Brewery Loop
Lanesboro is about 45 miles southeast of Rochester via US-52 S to MN-16 E — a 55-minute ride through the bluff country of Fillmore County. Scenic Valley Winery (101 Coffee St, Lanesboro, MN 55949) pours from a tasting room right in the heart of a town that sits in a narrow Root River valley with no traffic lights and very limited parking on Coffee Street and Parkway Avenue during peak weekends. Lanesboro Brewing Company is a short walk away on Parkway Ave N. The combination makes for an easy afternoon two-stop loop — wine first, beer after, or reverse it — and a minibus handles the MN-16 bluff curves far more comfortably than a caravan of personal vehicles whose drivers are trying to navigate an unfamiliar road after a tasting.
Book your Lanesboro wine and brewery bus through Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com today!
Heading Outside Rochester? You Can Still Compare Wine Tour & Brewery Transportation Options
Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com doesn't stop at Rochester city limits. The network of bus companies accessible through this site serves the entire surrounding region — so whether your group is staging out of a hotel near Mayo Clinic, picking up in Owatonna, or starting the day in Austin, Minnesota before heading northwest to the wineries, you can find transportation that works. You can easily arrange Minneapolis charter bus rentals for groups coming down from the metro, or find a Winona bus rental for groups approaching from the east along the Mississippi bluffs.
Wherever your group assembles in southeastern Minnesota, one quick form puts every available bus in front of you instantly. Call 507-816-0110 to get your group moving!
How Much Does Wine Tour & Brewery Transportation in Rochester Cost?
| Type of Vehicle | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day | Cost Per Mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 Passenger Charter Bus | $205 – $385+ | $225 – $410+ | $1,650 – $2,950+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 35 Passenger Minibus | $225 – $370+ | $255 – $385+ | $1,815 – $2,415+ | $6.20 – $8.95+ |
| 30 Passenger Minibus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.90 – $8.60+ |
| 28 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $355+ | $220 – $370+ | $1,540 – $2,255+ | $5.65 – $8.25+ |
| 25 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $350+ | $195 – $365+ | $1,420 – $2,180+ | $5.40 – $7.90+ |
| 20 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| 18 Passenger Minibus | $190 – $330+ | $190 – $350+ | $1,210 – $1,990+ | $5.00 – $7.25+ |
| 15 Passenger Minibus | $180 – $310+ | $180 – $330+ | $1,150 – $1,880+ | $4.75 – $6.95+ |
| 15-50 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $426+ | $265 – $460+ | $1,827 – $2,954+ | $6.75 – $9.95+ |
| Sprinter Van with Driver | $190 – $373+ | $218 – $466+ | $1,395 – $2,848+ | $5.00 – $6.95+ |
| Sprinter Limo | $190 – $340+ | $190 – $355+ | $1,300 – $2,080+ | $5.15 – $7.50+ |
| School Bus | $205 – $365+ | $240 – $380+ | $1,670 – $2,335+ | $5.00 – $7.60+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an instant price quote for your trip, request an online quote or call 507-816-0110. | ||||
Frequently Asked Questions About Rochester Wine Tour & Brewery Transportation Services
Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com helps you compare buses rental options; it is not a transportation company and does not rent, own, or operate vehicles. When you submit the quote form, your trip details go through a booking company so you can review pricing and available vehicles for your date. You compare the options and book through the process shown with your quote.
You fill out one quick form — your pickup location, your date, your group size, and where you're headed — and you land on a results page showing vehicles, photos, amenities, and pricing from a large network of independently owned bus companies serving Rochester and southeastern Minnesota. No account required, and a live agent is available every day at 507-816-0110 if you'd rather talk through your itinerary before committing to anything.
Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com is a quote-comparison and referral website, not a local bus company. You share your trip details once through the online form or by phone, review the curated options that come back — different vehicles, different price points, photos — and book directly through the national booking platform. Transportation is provided by independent operators.
The whole process takes minutes, not hours of phone calls to individual companies.
Whitewater Winery in Elba is the closest at about 35 miles northeast via US-14 E and MN-74 N — roughly 45 minutes. Cannon River Winery in Cannon Falls is about 45 miles northwest on US-52 N, around 50 minutes. Scenic Valley Winery in Lanesboro runs about 45 miles southeast via US-52 S and MN-16 E, also around 55 minutes.
Morgan Creek Vineyards in New Ulm is roughly 70 miles west on US-14 W, about 75 minutes. Falconer Vineyards in Red Wing is the longest at about 75 miles north via US-52 and US-61 N, around 85 minutes each way.
US-52 is the main north-south corridor toward Cannon Falls, Hastings, and the Twin Cities wine region — it carries construction zones regularly, so add a buffer on departure. MN-74 through the Whitewater River valley toward Elba is narrow and winding, which is exactly why a sprinter van or smaller minibus handles it better than a full-size coach. MN-16 southeast toward Lanesboro runs through Fillmore County bluff country with tight curves.
US-14 W toward Mantorville and New Ulm is the straightest and most straightforward of the lot.
Yes, and multi-stop hotel loops are one of the most common setups booked for Rochester winery groups. The Kahler Grand Hotel on SW 2nd Ave and the Marriott Rochester Mayo Clinic Area on 1st Ave SW are within a few blocks of each other downtown, so a single loop adds only about 10 minutes to departure. List your stops in order when you fill out the quote form, and the pricing you see already accounts for the full pickup route.
It depends on what your group wants from the ride itself. A party bus — seating 15 to 50 passengers — comes with a built-in bar, LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, and flat-panel TVs, so the celebration runs from the hotel pickup through the last tasting room pour. A minibus gives you comfortable forward-facing seats, overhead storage, and climate control at a lower per-hour rate.
Both keep everyone together and eliminate the designated-driver conversation. Compare both side by side through the Rochestermncharterbusrentals.com quote tool in under 30 seconds!
Book at least four to six weeks out for most weekend winery trips. September is the tightest month of the year — harvest season draws bachelorette groups, corporate outings, and reunion trips to the same wineries on the same Saturdays, and Carlos Creek Winery's Grape Stomp Festival in Alexandria pulls demand across the whole region. Summer Saturdays from June through August fill quickly too.
Weekday trips and off-peak spring dates in April and May offer better availability and typically better pricing.
Both options work, and which one makes sense depends on your itinerary and how long you plan to stay. For a single-stop tasting that runs 90 minutes to two hours, the bus typically stages nearby and returns at a pre-arranged time. For a full-day multi-stop loop — say, Cannon River Winery in Cannon Falls followed by Forager Brewery back in Rochester — the bus runs between stops on your schedule.
Lay out your timing when you request your quote, and the operator will confirm the staging plan. Call 507-816-0110 to talk through the details!