Private Transportation to the Atlantic City Convention Center

The Atlantic City Convention Center has more than 500,000 square feet of exhibit space in five halls, plus 45 meeting rooms, and the trade shows and conventions it hosts draw company teams from all over the Northeast. Most of the groups we drive there start in North Jersey or New York City, more than two hours away, so our private transportation to the Atlantic City Convention Center is built around that long drive: one vehicle that gets a whole booth crew to the show floor before the doors open, a shuttle between the hotels and the halls while the show runs, and a car for the executives who fly in.

A Two-Day Trade Show, Planned From Bergen County

A typical job looks like this: a North Jersey company sends about 30 staff to a two-day trade show. A 37-passenger mini bus leaves Bergen County early on the first day, so the team is at the booth before the doors open. The bus stays in Atlantic City, runs between the hotel and the Convention Center while the show is on, and brings everyone home on the evening of the second day. Two executives fly in separately and are met with a sedan at Atlantic City International.

For an early booth setup, we suggest leaving Bergen County before 6 a.m., and giving the Garden State Parkway extra time on summer Fridays and holiday weekends. A larger delegation rides on a charter bus for up to 55 passengers, and a team of up to 14 fits in a Mercedes Sprinter.

Drive Times to the Convention Center by Car and by Bus

A bus needs a little more time than a car on the same road. These are the times our dispatch plans with:

How the Hotel Shuttle Runs During a Multi-Day Show

For a two or three-day show, the bus loops between the hotels and the Convention Center in the morning and again at the end of the day, every 20 to 30 minutes depending on how many hotels are on the route. Between those loops it makes single runs, for example to a team dinner. A few things to plan for:

• The same chauffeur and bus usually stay in Atlantic City overnight. As our Terms set out, the chauffeur’s hotel room and meals are charged to the client on overnight trips outside the New York area.
• The luggage bays under the 37 and 55-passenger buses take suitcases along with boxes and booth materials. Large crates and displays should go by freight.
• Mini buses and motorcoaches need 35 days’ notice to cancel, so it pays to confirm the head count early.

Our shuttle service for events and hotels follows the same approach for other venues, and our meeting and event transportation ties the shuttle, the airport arrivals and the off-site dinners into one schedule.

Drop-Off at One Convention Boulevard and on Move-In Days

The Convention Center sits at One Convention Boulevard, at the end of the Atlantic City Expressway. A pedestrian bridge connects it to the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, and the building links to the Atlantic City Rail Terminal, the last stop of NJ Transit’s Atlantic City Line from Philadelphia.

• Cars drop off and pick up at the main entrance. Executives staying at the Sheraton can meet the car at the hotel entrance instead.
• Buses follow the show’s traffic plan: the organizer or the Convention Center tells us the bus loading zone and where buses wait between runs, and our buses do not wait at the front doors.
• Permits: if a show requires a bus permit or placard, the organizer provides it, as our Terms put venue permits on the client, and we need it before the trip.
• Move-in days: the loading docks fill with trucks, so our passenger vehicles stay away from the dock side and use the entrance the organizer assigns.

Long drives do not always go to plan, and one client wrote about a chauffeur who stayed patient in bad conditions while the office kept the group updated:

“Absolutely excellent service. Driver was excellent and very patient during adverse driving conditions. Office staff was also excellent in keeping us informed” (John T., Google review)

Starting Fares From the Airports, Bergen County and Manhattan

For executives and speakers traveling on their own, these are the starting one-way sedan fares to the Convention Center. A car service from Newark Airport to Atlantic City makes sense when the best flight lands there, even though Philadelphia is the shorter ride:

For a same-day round trip from Bergen County, a sedan is booked either as two one-way rides at $452.24* each way or by the hour at $94.90* per hour. Group vehicles are quoted on request and booked by the hour, counted from our garage and back: a Sprinter with a 5-hour minimum, and a mini bus or a 55-passenger motorcoach with a 6-hour minimum.

*Estimated starting prices from our online booking form, with all fees included. Tolls, parking, extra stops and waiting time are added, and a gratuity of at least 15% is added to every reservation.

On a round trip, the ride home matters as much as the ride down, and one traveler noted that his chauffeur was early for both pickups:

“He arrived 15 minutes early for both my pickup at home and my return pickup from my destination, which gave me tremendous peace of mind.” (Shane F., Google review)

Trade Shows, Conventions and Youth Tournaments Our Groups Attend

Most of the groups we bring to the Convention Center are headed to trade shows and association conventions. We also drive youth sports tournaments and cheer or dance competitions, which bring whole teams with their parents; our team travel for tournaments and games covers how we plan those. Concert trips in Atlantic City usually go to Boardwalk Hall or the casino arenas rather than the Convention Center, and for rides around the casinos and Atlantic City International, our Pomona and Atlantic City area rides are the better fit. However the group travels, clients have rated Air Brook 4.9 out of 5 across more than 870 Google reviews.

Requesting a Group Quote for Your Show

Whether you need a charter bus to the Atlantic City Convention Center for a whole booth crew or a single sedan for a speaker, dispatch can propose the vehicles and the schedule once it has these details:

1. the show name and dates, including move-in day if your team is setting up
2. the hotel or hotels where your group is staying
3. the number of travelers and roughly how much luggage and booth material
4. where the group starts and when it needs to be at the booth
5. any bus permit or placard the show requires

Send the details through our online reservation form, call dispatch at (800) 800-1990 or email info@airbrook.com. Our licensing and insurance are listed on our duty of care page.

Flights, Trains, Early Starts and Waiting at the Hotel

Is my flight into Atlantic City or Newark tracked?

Yes. Dispatch follows airline flights, so the pickup moves with an early or late landing. The chauffeur waits up to 60 minutes after a domestic landing and up to 90 minutes after an international one at no extra charge.

What if I arrive by train at the Atlantic City Rail Terminal?

Trains are not tracked automatically. If yours is running late, a quick call or text to dispatch is enough, and we move the chauffeur’s time.

Is there a surcharge for a very early departure from North Jersey?

Pickups between midnight and 4:59 a.m. carry a $2* late-night charge plus gratuity. A 5:30 a.m. departure for an early booth setup does not.

How long will the chauffeur wait at our hotel?

For pickups that are not at an airport, the first 15 minutes of waiting are free, and waiting after that is billed by the minute. On a shuttle booked by the hour, the waiting between runs is part of the booked time.