I run an xc camp in the northeast and provide coach bus service from 2 population centers to transport kids from home to the camp facility on the first day and back home on the last last.
One bus trip is 2 hours (one way) and the other is 5 hours (one way).
Each bus is in the $2500-$3000 price range for two round trips
If I have 30 kids on each bus they have to pay ~$80-$100 per kid just for me to break even. Depending on the kid that is ~20% additional above the cost to send the kid to camp.
Am I doing something wrong with the bus / can I cut costs somehow?
Is $80-100 completely reasonable for (2) x 2-5 hour roundtrips? To me it seems like a steal. but when I compare it to the total cost of the camp it seems like a higher percentage than it should be.