Our buses leave the Hayward yard and run I-880 to CA-4 to reach Antioch, about an hour off-peak, with a second yard in South San Francisco. No marketplace, no subcontractor, no 20–40% broker margin between you and the people who own the bus. East County deadhead is written on your quote as its own line rather than buried in an hourly rate.
CPUC TCP 0037963 · USDOT 3126263 · commercial auto liability on every coach · certificates of insurance issued same business day.
Our own vehicles, photographed by our crew. Not stock photography, not a partner's coach.
Distances are road miles from the Antioch Marina at the foot of L Street. Times are typical off-peak, before CA-4 through Pittsburg loads up. Every row is a run dispatch stages out here regularly.
| Trip | What it usually looks like | Miles | Drive | Best vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland International (OAK) group transfersCA-4 west to I-680 south, then CA-24 and I-980 | East County groups leave early because CA-4 is the only real way out. We set the departure around that, track the flight and hold the coach at the curb instead of circling the terminal loop. | 45 | 60 min | 56-pax coach |
| Antioch to San Francisco game and concert nightsCA-4 to I-680, CA-24 through the Caldecott and the Bay Bridge | Ballgames, arena shows and company nights in the city, quoted with a late enough return that nobody has to leave in the eighth inning to catch the bus. | 55 | 75 min | 56-pax coach |
| Wedding and quinceañera guest shuttlesEl Campanil Theatre, Lone Tree, downtown halls and the Marina | Loops between the hotel block, the church and the reception hall plus one last run at the end of the night, when the lot is dark and the closest parking is four blocks away. | 2–10 | varies | 24–35-pax minibus |
| Antioch Unified and Los Medanos College travelDeer Valley High, Antioch High, Los Medanos College in Pittsburg | Field trips, playoff travel and band moves on coaches with luggage bays, driven by employees in our DOT drug-and-alcohol program. Districts get the certificate of insurance the same business day. | 5–120 | varies | 56-pax coach |
| Contra Loma and delta waterfront outingsContra Loma Regional Park, Big Break, the Antioch Marina | Reunions, church picnics and staff appreciation days at the reservoir or on the water, where the driver stays with the group all day and the bus is the shade, the cooler and the restroom. | 3–8 | 10–15 min | 24–35-pax minibus |
| Commuter and park-and-ride programsAntioch BART on Slatten Ranch Rd, Hillcrest Ave, the CA-4 corridor | Fixed morning and evening runs for employers who keep losing staff to a two-hour commute. Contract rate, the same drivers each cycle and a live tracking link for whoever owns the schedule. | 4–40 | varies | 24–35-pax minibus |
| Napa and Livermore Valley tasting daysCA-4 west to I-680 north, or I-680 south to I-580 east | Full-day wine runs where the return time flexes with the last pour and one driver holds the whole trip instead of a handoff to a second company halfway through. | 35–55 | 50–75 min | 14-pax Sprinter |
| Delta and Sacramento day runsCA-160 over the Antioch Bridge, or CA-4 east toward I-5 | Senior clubs and social groups heading out of the county for the day, priced as a round trip with the driver waiting on site rather than a one-way drop and a scramble for a ride home. | 25–70 | 40–80 min | 56-pax coach |
Something else out here? Any group of 10 to 69 out of Antioch, Pittsburg, Brentwood or Oakley, anywhere in Northern California, including multi-day. Describe the trip and dispatch will price it.
Every unit below is titled to Umbrella Global Bus, maintained in our own shop and driven by our own employees. The vehicle you confirm is the vehicle that shows up.
Our double-deckerSixty-nine seats with a wheelchair lift and a restroom, which counts on a CA-4 run to the city where the group is aboard for over an hour each way.
Our coachRestroom, Wi-Fi, USB and luggage bays. The default unit for OAK arrivals, ballgame nights and school playoff travel out of East County.
Our minibusTwenty-four to thirty-five seats for church lots, downtown Antioch streets and reception halls where a full-size coach cannot turn around.
Our SprinterFourteen seats for small tasting groups, executive visits and late airport runs where a full coach is more bus than the group needs.
Same vehicles, photographed inside by our crew. Leather seating throughout, wood-look flooring, LED cove lighting and a wheelchair lift on the ADA units.
Most sites ranking for "charter bus Antioch" do not own a single vehicle. They resell operators like us and add a margin. Here is what changes when you skip that layer.
| Question | Umbrella Global Bus | Booking marketplace |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the vehicle? | We do. Titled, insured and maintained by Umbrella. | A third-party operator assigned after you pay, often unnamed until day-of. |
| Who is driving? | Our employee, in our DOT drug-and-alcohol program, known to our dispatch. | Whoever the assigned operator sends. |
| What is the price built from? | Our operator rate, itemized: hours, deadhead from South San Francisco, tolls, gratuity. | An operator's rate plus the platform's margin, typically 20–40%. |
| Who answers at 5:40 a.m. when the bus is late? | The dispatcher who assigned the driver, with the coach on GPS. | A call center that has to phone the operator. |
| Certificate of insurance for a venue or employer? | Issued by us, usually same business day. | Requested from the operator through the platform. |
| Can I track the bus? | Yes, a live tracking link for every trip. | Depends on the operator. |
Ranges are published so you can budget before you call. Your quote is itemized to the hour and the mile, and the East County deadhead sits on its own line where you can see it.
Driver included. Five-hour minimum, so a half day runs $750–$875. Wedding loops, park outings, school runs and BART connections.
Driver included. Quoted per itinerary on top of the hourly rate because deadhead, tolls and return time change the total.
Fixed daily or weekly routes for Antioch employers and schools. Monthly invoicing, PO-based billing and net terms.
Always included: driver, fuel, standard insurance, live tracking. Quoted separately: tolls, parking, driver overnight on multi-day trips, gratuity if you choose to add it.
A half-day (5-hour) 24-35 passenger minibus in Antioch typically runs $750–$875 including driver. A 56-passenger motorcoach is quoted per itinerary. Antioch is about an hour from our Hayward yard, so the deadhead is a visible line on the quote. We would rather show it than fold it into the hourly rate.
About 45 road miles, roughly an hour off-peak on CA-4 and I-680. CA-4 is the constraint, not the distance, so we build the departure early, watch the flight and adjust rather than promise a time the freeway will not give us.
Yes. Far East County is one dispatch area for us. The same coach can start in Brentwood, add a stop in Oakley or Pittsburg and keep going west on one driver and one quote instead of three separate bookings.
The operator. Umbrella Global Bus owns the vehicles, employs the drivers and runs its own dispatch and shop from South San Francisco and Hayward under CPUC TCP 0037963 and USDOT 3126263. Nothing is subcontracted and there is no marketplace margin stacked on the operator rate.
Yes, usually the same business day, naming the district, church or venue as certificate holder. Because the buses are ours we are not waiting on a subcontractor's insurer to answer the phone.
Yes. All three 69-passenger double-deckers carry a wheelchair lift and a restroom, and one of the minibuses is lift-equipped. Tell dispatch how many wheelchair positions the group needs so the right unit is assigned up front.