If you are organizing a group night on Beale Street, the question that trips up every first-time planner is deceptively simple: where exactly does the bus drop everyone off, and what actually happens to parking when 20 or 30 people try to arrive together on a Saturday night? Most rental sites get vague about this part — and that vagueness is exactly what sends groups into the wrong garage, standing on the wrong corner, waiting for someone who parked four blocks away.

This guide answers those questions directly, using the parking and logistics information Beale Street and Downtown Memphis publish themselves, and then walks you through everything else a group trip to Memphis's most famous entertainment strip needs: which vehicle fits your crew, what the price is built from, how the open container rules work, and how the bus solves every part of the night that driving separately cannot. Party Bus in Memphis runs Beale Street group trips all year — wedding weekends, bachelor parties, birthday crawls, Grizzlies game nights, and festival weekends — so the advice here comes from doing the run, not from guessing at it.

Beale Street address anchor

203 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103 — between Second and Fourth streets

Best bus drop-off point

Second Street at Beale — the western entrance, steps from the first clubs

Open container zone

The only place in Tennessee where open containers are permitted in public

Age cutoff

After 8 PM: 21+ or with legal guardian. After 11 PM: 21+ only, no exceptions

Nearest parking anchor

250 Peabody Place Parking Garage — steps off Beale, secured and inexpensive

FedExForum drop-off

East side on Fourth Street between Beale and Dr. MLK Jr. Ave

Why Beale Street Is a Group Transportation Problem — and Why a Bus Solves It

Beale Street is not a venue with a parking lot. It is a pedestrian entertainment district in the heart of downtown Memphis, flanked on the west by the Mississippi riverfront and anchored on the east by FedExForum at 191 Beale Street. The blocks between Second Street and Fourth Street hold more than a dozen active clubs, bars, and restaurants all running simultaneously on weekend nights — and every one of them draws its own crowd, its own Ubers, and its own caravan of cars hunting the same garages.

The parking math alone is enough to complicate a group night. There are thousands of spaces within a hundred yards of Beale according to the district's own parking page, but on a Friday or Saturday night those spaces compete with FedExForum events, AutoZone Park games two blocks north at 200 Union Ave, and the normal downtown volume Memphis generates on any warm evening. Add a group of twenty people trying to arrive from three different parts of the metro, park in different garages, and find each other at the corner of Beale and Second — and the pregame energy is already half gone before anyone orders a drink.

A Memphis party bus rental changes the equation entirely. One pickup, one drop-off, everyone on the strip at the same time. The bus waits elsewhere while your group works its way through B.B. King's Blues Club at 143 Beale, Silky O'Sullivan's at 183 Beale, Rum Boogie Cafe at 182 Beale, or wherever your itinerary takes you.

And since Beale Street is the only place in Tennessee where open containers are legal in public, a cup from your last stop travels legally to the next venue — which is exactly the kind of night that demands a bus rather than a caravan of cars each needing someone sober behind the wheel.

Where the Bus Drops Off and Picks Up on Beale Street

Here is the logistics detail most transportation pages skip. Beale Street is a managed entertainment district — on busy nights the blocks are pedestrian-heavy and curbside access shifts based on foot traffic volume and whatever event is running nearby. The cleanest, most consistent drop-off point for a group bus is the intersection of Second Street and Beale Street, the western entrance to the entertainment strip.

Your group steps off right at the beginning of the active blocks, walking east toward the neon from the first club to the last without backtracking to a remote parking garage.

For pickup at the end of the night, the same Second Street corner works cleanly — or, if the group has drifted east toward Fourth Street near FedExForum, the pickup moves there. The key is setting a specific meeting point and a specific window before your group ever splits up at the first bar. A Beale Street night with no agreed pickup location is a Beale Street night that ends with half the group texting coordinates to the other half at 1 AM.

When you book with us, we confirm the drop point and the pickup window for your specific night — because the approach can shift depending on whether FedExForum has a game or a concert running that same evening. On those nights, Fourth Street between Beale and Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue gets busy with arena traffic in both directions.

The one-line version: drop at Second Street and Beale for the western entrance — your group walks east through the district; pickup at the same corner or at Fourth Street depending on how far the night takes you. Set the meeting point before anyone orders the first round.

Beale Street, Memphis — the entertainment district runs roughly from Second Street on the west to Fourth Street at FedExForum on the east. Drop at Second, walk east.

When FedExForum Is Running the Same Night

FedExForum sits at 191 Beale Street — at the eastern end of the entertainment strip. On Memphis Grizzlies game nights and major concerts, the arena's designated drop-off zone is on Fourth Street between Beale and Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue (the east side of the building), and the Gossett Motors Parking Garage — a five-level, 1,500-space attached structure with two entrances off Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue between B.B. King Boulevard and Fourth Street — fills early. That means the blocks immediately adjacent to FedExForum, including the eastern end of Beale, get heavy vehicle and pedestrian traffic in both directions starting 90 minutes before tip-off and again at the final buzzer.

If your group plans to hit Beale Street on the same night as a Grizzlies game or arena concert, plan your arrival from the Second Street end before the post-game crowd moves east. A charter bus rental in Memphis means your group does not compete with 18,000 fans exiting an arena for the same garages a car would need — your group is already on the strip, already at the bar, while everyone else is still circling the Gossett Motors structure looking for a spot.

The Bars, Clubs, and Restaurants Your Group Will Actually Visit

Beale Street is a living entertainment district, not a fixed itinerary — but most groups end up at a handful of the same anchors, and knowing the layout in advance makes the night run smoother. Here is the working map of the main stops from west to east, with addresses pulled directly from Beale Street's official bars and clubs page.

The western blocks (Second to Third Street) are where most groups start. B.B. King's Blues Club at 143 Beale is the most internationally recognized address on the strip — live blues every night, a full food menu, and a stage that draws touring acts alongside Memphis locals. Two blocks over, Rum Boogie Cafe at 182 Beale (with its adjacent Blues Hall at 174 Beale) runs a high-energy live music format without a reservation requirement.

Silky O'Sullivan's at 183 Beale is the group fave for its sprawling outdoor courtyard, the famous resident goats, and yard-sized drinks that travel legally to the next stop via the open container rules. King's Palace Cafe at 162 and 168 Beale covers a main dining room and an absinthe room — useful when the group wants food and a change of pace in the same block.

The middle blocks (Third Street toward Fourth) add variety. Alfred's on Beale at 197 Beale holds a larger crowd and is a reliable choice when the group wants to land in one room together rather than scatter across stools. Wet Willie's at 209 Beale is the frozen-cocktail anchor for groups that want the open containers moving all night.

Club Handy at 200B Beale has hosted some of the most notable local jazz and blues nights on the strip.

Near the FedExForum end, Tin Roof Memphis at 315 Beale and People's on Beale at 323 Beale round out the eastern stretch. Tin Roof runs a bar-and-grill format popular with groups that want a break from pure live-music rooms. For groups extending the night beyond the strip itself, the party bus makes neighborhood transitions easy — Overton Square on Madison Avenue is about three miles east and runs a different late-night energy centered on venues like Railgarten, with the bus handling the move in under fifteen minutes.

One practical note for the crawl: the open container ordinance means your group carries a drink from any Beale Street bar to the next stop freely. Once you leave the district boundary, Tennessee state law applies and open containers are not permitted. The bus is not part of the open-container district — plan your last drinks at the final stop accordingly, and the natural close of the night is built right in.

Parking on Beale Street: What Your Group Is Actually Competing With

The phrase "thousands of spaces within 100 yards" sounds reassuring until you try to find one on a Saturday night when the Grizzlies have a home game and Beale Street is at full weekend volume. Here is what a car-driving group is actually up against when parking near the district.

The FedExForum Gossett Motors Parking Garage at Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue between B.B. King Boulevard and Fourth Street is the closest large structure — but it prioritizes arena patrons on event nights, fills by the second period of any Grizzlies home game, and the exit traffic after the game clogs Fourth Street and adjacent blocks for 30 to 45 minutes. Groups driving separately and counting on this garage face either arriving 90+ minutes early or circling.

The options the district itself recommends: the 250 Peabody Place Parking Garage near Fourth Street and Rufus Thomas Boulevard is the top recommendation from Beale Street's own parking page — secured, consistently available, and steps from the entertainment district. The Beale and Front Parking Lot at 28 Beale Street is the westernmost option near the river end of the strip. The McCall Garage and Peabody Place Blues Parking Garage at 149 Peabody Place cluster near the center of the district.

For complete current rates and hours, the Downtown Memphis Beale Street parking page maintains a map with current pricing and hours for every nearby structure.

Here is what a group of twenty people actually deals with when everyone drives: each car pays its own parking rate (typically around $10 for the evening), parks in a different structure based on what is open when they arrive, and the group reassembles at a corner fifteen minutes after the first car parked. On the way out, post-game traffic has already clogged the streets, each car is in a different garage, and pulling everyone together to caravan home takes another 30 minutes minimum. A party bus rental in Memphis cuts out every step of that — one flat rate, one drop at Second and Beale, everyone on the strip together from the first step off the bus.

The parking math that settles it: twenty people in five cars means five separate garage rates, five different arrival windows, and five separate exit routes through post-game FedExForum traffic. One bus: one flat rate, one drop at Second and Beale, and one pickup when the group is ready — no one sobering up to drive, no one hunting a garage ticket at midnight.

What Size Bus Does Your Group Need for a Beale Street Night?

Beale Street group trips run the full range — birthday crews of fifteen, bachelorette parties of twenty-five, corporate happy hours of forty. The right vehicle matches the headcount and, for celebration groups especially, matches the mood. Here is how our fleet breaks down for a Memphis night out.

Vehicle Typical seats Best for Key amenities
14-passenger Sprinter limo / Sprinter van Up to ~14 Small bachelorette crews, birthday dinners, executive transfers from MEM Premium leather, USB charging, tinted privacy windows
Party bus (15–50 passengers) ~15–50 Bachelorette and bachelor parties, birthday crawls, reunion groups Built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, premium Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, wraparound perimeter seating, open dance area
15–35 passenger minibus ~15–35 Corporate outings, wedding guest shuttles, medium-size groups Powerful A/C, plush reclining seats, overhead storage
40–56 passenger charter bus Up to 56 Large group events, convention shuttles, field trips to Memphis attractions Reclining seats, climate control, overhead storage, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restrooms, undercarriage luggage bays

For a Beale Street bar crawl — bachelorette, bachelor, birthday, or just a group night out — the 15- to 50-passenger party buses are the natural fit. The built-in bar and LED lighting mean the celebration starts the moment the bus pulls away from the first pickup, not when you finally find parking. For corporate groups or wedding guest shuttles that need a more polished interior without the party-bus format, a minibus with climate control and reclining seats handles the same route at a lower-energy register.

ADA-accessible vehicles are always available — let us know your group's needs when you request a quote.

Memphis Party Bus Rental Prices for Beale Street Nights

Party Bus In Memphis offers all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know the exact price before you ever book. There is no single sticker number for a Beale Street night, because the quote is shaped by a handful of clear factors: your group size and the vehicle it calls for; how many hours the bus is on the clock (most Beale Street nights run four to six hours from first pickup to final drop); the date (peak weekends like the RiverBeat Music Festival in May, New Year's Eve, and major FedExForum concert dates price higher); and your pickup locations across the Memphis metro.

For real ranges to anchor your estimate: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Pricing depends on mileage, date, and vehicle type — and you will never be surprised by hidden costs.

The per-person math is usually the number that settles the conversation. A 25-passenger party bus for a five-hour Saturday night rental at the mid-range of the pricing above splits to roughly $75–$95 per person. Compare that to five separate cars, five separate garage rates ($10 each), and at least one or two people keeping a running count of their drinks because they are driving home — and the bus is both the cheaper option and the better night.

Call 901-203-3399 any time for a free, all-inclusive price quote, or use the online tool for an instant number.

Beale Street Group Trip Types We Cover All Year

The Beale Street run looks different depending on who is on the bus. Here are the most common group types and what the itinerary typically looks like for each.

Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties

Beale Street is one of the most natural bachelor and bachelorette destinations in the South — an entertainment district where the city itself built the open container rules into the municipal code, where live music runs seven nights a week, and where the blocks are compact enough that a group of twenty-five stays together without splitting across neighborhoods. The standard bachelorette route starts at Silky O'Sullivan's for the famous goat courtyard and the first round of yard drinks, moves east through B.B. King's and Rum Boogie Cafe for live blues, and ends late at Alfred's or Wet Willie's before the bus picks everyone up at the agreed corner.

For groups that want to extend the night beyond Beale Street itself, the bus makes that easy. Paula & Raiford's Disco downtown is a decades-running late-night institution for groups that want dancing rather than live blues. The bus handles the transition between destinations without anyone making a navigation decision at 1 AM while the group consensus is at its most fractured.

Birthday Crawls and Celebration Groups

A milestone birthday on Beale Street runs on the same logistics as a bachelorette — the party bus picks everyone up from a hotel block or a central meeting point, drops at Second Street, and holds the celebration together through the crawl. The amenities that matter for birthday groups are the built-in bar for the pre-game drive over and the LED lighting and sound system for the ride home when energy is still high. Pre-load a custom playlist, and the bus becomes part of the event rather than just the transportation.

Corporate Happy Hours and Team Outings

Companies with Memphis offices or conference groups in town use Beale Street as the natural corporate happy hour destination — it is walkable from the downtown hotel corridor, universally recognizable to out-of-town attendees, and has options ranging from a seated dinner at B.B. King's to a standing live-music format that works for larger groups. A minibus shuttle from a downtown hotel to Beale Street and back handles the corporate version cleanly, keeping the team together without anyone navigating parking garages in business attire. For larger conferences, a charter bus loops between hotel blocks and Beale on a set schedule.

Wedding Guest Shuttles

Memphis weddings that incorporate a Beale Street night — or that shuttle guests between a downtown reception venue and the strip for the after-party — are a consistent part of the party bus calendar. The bus runs a hotel-block-to-venue-to-Beale triangle, keeps the wedding party together through the transition, and cuts out the "we'll just Uber" plan that reliably results in half the group arriving 45 minutes after the other half.

Grizzlies Game Plus Beale Street Combo

This is one of the most popular Memphis group formats: a Memphis Grizzlies game at FedExForum (191 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103) followed by a Beale Street night. The bus drops the group at the FedExForum drop-off zone on Fourth Street between Beale and Dr. MLK Jr. Avenue, the group attends the game, and the bus repositions to pick everyone up post-game and move them west to the Beale Street strip while everyone else is still stuck in the Gossett Motors garage exit queue. FedExForum and Beale Street share the same block — the two destinations are one bus move apart, not a cross-town commute.

Memphis Event Calendar: When Transportation Gets Difficult

Memphis has several annual events where parking and rideshare supply near Beale Street shifts from inconvenient to genuinely painful. If your group's trip falls near any of these dates, book the bus early — supply in the Memphis metro gets thin quickly around the biggest weekends.

RiverBeat Music Festival / Memphis in May (first weekend of May). The 3rd Annual RiverBeat Music Festival at Tom Lee Park (357 Riverside Dr, Memphis, TN 38103) ran May 1–3, 2026 and draws tens of thousands of attendees to the riverfront blocks immediately adjacent to Beale Street. Rideshare drop-off for the festival routes through near Beale Street and Wagner, which means that corridor handles both festival traffic and regular Beale Street weekend volume simultaneously.

The Mobility Center at 60 Beale Street is the closest parking to the festival entrance — and it fills early. A private bus for a Memphis group during RiverBeat weekend is not optional; it is the only way to control your arrival and departure window. Book by February for a May RiverBeat weekend — vehicles at this price point do not sit available into April.

Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest (mid-May). The Barbecue Cooking Contest draws massive crowds to Tom Lee Park in the same riverfront corridor. Downtown parking and rideshare are both under pressure for the full contest weekend.

The combination of Beale Street's normal Saturday-night volume plus Tom Lee Park crowds makes uncoordinated group travel genuinely difficult.

Memphis Grizzlies playoff runs (April–June, variable). When the Grizzlies are in the playoffs, FedExForum game nights draw capacity crowds and the post-game Beale Street rush is immediate and dense. If your group is building a game-plus-Beale-Street itinerary during a playoff run, confirm your booking well ahead — Grizzlies playoff nights historically clear out the Memphis metro's available party bus inventory fast.

New Year's Eve. Beale Street runs one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in the mid-South — the strip draws crowds comparable to the biggest festival weekends, and parking within ten blocks of Beale is effectively impossible. Book New Year's Eve transportation no later than November, and expect peak weekend pricing.

Halloween weekend and St. Patrick's Day. Both bring costume-focused crowds to Beale Street and drive rideshare surge pricing. Groups trying to organize rides home at 1 AM on Halloween will encounter 2x–3x surge pricing and long wait times.

A pre-locked party bus rate eliminates both problems.

Adding a Memphis Brewery and Distillery Route to Your Itinerary

Beale Street is the obvious anchor for a Memphis group night, but it does not have to be the whole night. Some of the best Memphis group trips use the party bus to build a multi-stop itinerary that starts at a brewery or distillery and ends on Beale Street — or vice versa.

Old Dominick Distillery at 305 S Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103 is a five-minute drive from Beale Street's western entrance — housed in a historic 100-year-old building on Front Street with tours running Wednesday through Sunday and a tasting room that handles groups well. A distillery tour before a Beale Street night adds a focused, air-conditioned first act to the evening before the open-air strip begins.

Wiseacre Brewing Company has two locations: the original brewery and taproom at 2783 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112 (in the Broad Avenue Arts District, about four miles east of downtown) and a downtown taproom at 398 S B.B. King Blvd, Memphis, TN 38126 — which puts it one block from the FedExForum end of Beale Street. The downtown Wiseacre location is a natural pre-game or post-game stop around a Beale Street night without adding mileage.

Crosstown Brewing Company at 1264 Concourse Ave, Memphis, TN 38104 sits inside the revitalized Crosstown Concourse development, about four miles north of downtown. For groups that want to start the night outside downtown and work their way toward Beale, the bus handles the Crosstown-to-Beale transition in about fifteen minutes depending on traffic.

For groups that want a full brewery crawl before hitting Beale, the party bus keeps the logistics clean at every stop — no one counting drinks because they are driving, and the bus waits at each location while the group is inside rather than requiring a new rideshare from every brewery. That is the version of a Memphis night where renting a bus pays for itself before the group ever reaches the strip. Call 901-203-3399 to build out the full multi-stop itinerary when you book.

Airport Transfers from Memphis International to Beale Street

For groups flying into Memphis for a Beale Street night — destination bachelor parties, reunion weekends, or convention groups with a free evening — the bus handles the airport-to-Beale transfer as a single coordinated move rather than a rideshare scramble.

Memphis International Airport (MEM) sits about eleven miles southeast of downtown, typically a 20–25 minute drive under normal conditions via I-55 North into the city. The airport's commercial ground transportation rules direct all coach buses to the upper inner roadway with marked pickup and drop-off stops — all coach buses must stop at the designated area and check in at the booth first, and the team there directs each bus to a specific stop once passengers are assembled and ready. For questions on arrival, the Ground Transportation contact number at MEM is 901-922-8019 or GT@flymemphis.com, per the official MEM commercial ground transportation page.

The workflow is straightforward: get your full group together with luggage before the bus is called to the curb. Partial groups waiting across different bag-claim areas cost time in a commercial zone, and MEM's process runs efficiently when the party is assembled and ready. Once everyone is loaded, the drive downtown is a clean I-55 North run into the city — no connectors, no transfers, no split rideshares trying to find the same hotel block.

A Real Beale Street Group Night: Example

To put the logistics behind a real number, here is a typical Beale Street bachelorette run from the Party Bus In Memphis calendar.

A 22-person bachelorette group booked a 25-passenger party bus for a seven-hour Saturday night. Pickup at 7:00 PM from a Midtown hotel, at the Second Street and Beale corner by 7:35 PM. The group started at Silky O'Sullivan's for the goat courtyard and the first yard drinks, moved to B.B. King's Blues Club for a live set, crossed to Rum Boogie Cafe, and ended late at Alfred's at last call.

The bus waited nearby during the evening and picked the group up at the Second Street corner at 2:15 AM. No one drove. No one calculated a parking rate.

No one paid surge pricing at midnight. The seven-hour all-inclusive rental came to approximately $2,100 — about $95 per person, with the rolling pre-game on the drive over, the LED lighting and sound system running all night, and the pickup exactly where the group had agreed on before the first drink was poured.

Tips for Your Beale Street Group Visit

A few things every group organizer should know before the night starts.

  • The age rules are strictly enforced. After 8 PM, the district requires everyone to be 21 or accompanied by a legal parent or guardian. After 11 PM, it is strictly 21+, no exceptions. Plan your group's composition accordingly before the bus rolls.
  • Open containers stay on Beale Street. The open container privilege applies within the Beale Street entertainment district. Once you leave the district boundary, Tennessee state law applies and open containers are not permitted in public. The bus is not part of the open-container district — plan your last drinks at the final stop before boarding for the ride home.
  • Cover charges apply at most clubs on weekends. Several Beale Street venues charge a cover on Friday and Saturday nights, particularly when a ticketed live act is running. B.B. King's and Rum Boogie both have cover charge nights depending on the act. Budget $10–$20 per person in cover charges for a full-evening crawl.
  • FedExForum events affect the eastern blocks. Any Grizzlies game or major arena concert changes parking and traffic on Fourth Street and the adjacent Beale blocks from about 90 minutes before tip-off until 45 minutes post-game. If your group is hitting Beale on an arena event night, plan to arrive from the Second Street end and avoid the eastern blocks during the arena crowd surge.
  • The strip is most crowded between 10 PM and 1 AM on weekends. An 8 PM start gives your group two hours on Beale before the late-night density builds, which means easier movement between venues and more breathing room at the bar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly does a party bus or charter bus drop off at Beale Street?

The cleanest drop-off point for a group bus is the intersection of Second Street and Beale Street, the western entrance to the entertainment district. From there your group walks east through all the active blocks. On nights when FedExForum has a game or concert, the eastern end of Beale near Fourth Street gets heavy arena traffic — arriving from the Second Street end avoids that entirely.

We confirm your specific drop point when you book based on what else is running in the district that night.

Is there charter bus parking at Beale Street?

Beale Street does not have dedicated charter bus parking — it is a pedestrian entertainment district, not a venue with an attached lot. The bus drops your group, then waits off-site during your visit. The Downtown Memphis Beale Street parking page covers the nearest garages for general vehicles; for a group bus, the logistics are handled when you book with us so there is no hunting for an oversized-vehicle spot on a busy Saturday night.

How much does a party bus rental to Beale Street cost?

Memphis party bus rental prices vary based on vehicle size, the date, and how many hours you need the bus. As a guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour. Most Beale Street nights run four to six hours.

Call 901-203-3399 or use the online quote tool — you get an all-inclusive price in under 30 seconds with no hidden costs.

When should I book a party bus for a Beale Street night?

For regular Friday and Saturday nights, two to four weeks in advance gives you good vehicle selection. For peak dates — RiverBeat Music Festival weekend in early May, Grizzlies playoff nights, New Year's Eve, Halloween weekend, and major FedExForum concerts — book as early as possible. New Year's Eve in particular clears out Memphis metro inventory by November.

The sooner your date is confirmed, the better your options and pricing.

Can we go from Beale Street to other Memphis neighborhoods on the same rental?

Yes — the bus is yours for the duration of the booking, and multi-stop itineraries across Memphis neighborhoods are common. Adding a brewery stop at Old Dominick Distillery on Front Street before Beale, a post-Beale stop at a late-night Midtown venue, or a pickup run from the hotel before the strip are all easy additions. Tell us your full itinerary when you request the quote.

Does the bus have to leave after dropping us off, or can it wait?

The bus is reserved as a block of hours, so it can wait in the area during your visit and be ready when the group is ready for pickup. You set your pickup window with our team before the evening begins. On a Beale Street night, that usually means agreeing on a pickup time and corner before anyone orders the first drink — so the coordination is already done when last call arrives.

How does a group bus pick up at Memphis International Airport (MEM)?

All coach buses at MEM operate from the upper inner roadway with marked pickup and drop-off stops. Your group coordinator contacts our team once the full party is assembled with luggage at baggage claim, and we direct the bus to the correct stop from staging. Do not call for the bus until everyone is together — the commercial curb at MEM runs on a tight timing window.

For on-airport ground transportation help on arrival, the MEM Ground Transportation contact number is 901-922-8019. From MEM, the drive downtown is typically 20–25 minutes via I-55 North.

Are there ADA-accessible vehicles available?

Yes — ADA-accessible vehicles are always available. Let us know your group's needs when you request the quote and we will match you with the right vehicle.

What is the closest parking to Beale Street for anyone in the group who drives separately?

The parking option the district recommends is the 250 Peabody Place Parking Garage near Fourth Street and Rufus Thomas Boulevard — secured, consistently available, and steps from the Beale Street entrance. The Beale and Front Parking Lot at 28 Beale Street is the westernmost option near the Mississippi end of the strip. On FedExForum event nights, arrive early — the Gossett Motors Garage fills before tip-off and its exit traffic clogs the adjacent streets for 30–45 minutes after the game.

The Downtown Memphis parking map has current pricing and hours for all the nearby structures.

Book Your Memphis Party Bus to Beale Street

The right Memphis bus rental for a Beale Street night is one call away. Whether it is a bachelorette crawl through Silky O'Sullivan's and B.B. King's Blues Club, a birthday group landing from Memphis International, a Grizzlies-game-plus-Beale-Street combo, or a corporate happy hour that needs everyone in the same place at the same time, Party Bus In Memphis has access to a full fleet of party buses, minibuses, charter buses, Sprinter vans, and Sprinter limos serving Memphis and the surrounding metro. With all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds and a 24/7 reservation team always ready to confirm your itinerary, there is no reason to sort out Beale Street parking on a Saturday night when the bus handles it for you.

Call 901-203-3399 any time — or use the online quote tool for instant availability.