Ames Winery Tour Charter Bus Rentals

Whatever brings your group together — a birthday, a bachelorette weekend, a girls' trip, or just a Saturday that deserves something special — the central Iowa winery circuit is one of the best day trips you can take from Ames. Jasper Winery (2400 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321) is about 38 miles south on I-35, one of Iowa's most visited urban wineries and a natural first stop. From there, Tassel Ridge Winery (1681 220th St, Leighton, IA 50143) is a longer southeast run — a stop worth building into a full-day itinerary.

A bus handles the whole route while your group handles the tasting. No designated driver debates, no caravan headaches, no navigating rural Iowa roads after a Frontenac. Just one comfortable ride, start to finish!

Jasper Winery asks groups of 8 or more to arrange a special tasting before arrival, and its tasting room hours are Monday through Wednesday closed, Thursday through Saturday 10am–6pm, and Sunday 1–5pm. Your bus gets the larger party to one tasting-room arrival instead of splitting everyone across cars.

For Jasper Winery’s 2026 summer concerts, the bus uses the free designated grass lot down George Flagg Parkway to the west; Water Works Park is not the parking option. The bus can get your group to the winery, then use the designated lot instead of leaving everyone to hunt for event parking.

Because Tassel Ridge Winery is Iowa's largest winery by production, groups make the trip from Ames regularly — and a charter bus is the reason it works. Tassel Ridge Winery is about 100 miles southeast of Ames, roughly an hour and 45 minutes via US-30 or I-35 south. That's a real drive, and it's a drive nobody wants to make twice in one day behind the wheel after an afternoon of tastings.

A full-size charter bus with reclining seats, climate control, and room to spread out turns the ride into part of the experience. Your group boards in Ames, arrives relaxed, and the bus is ready when you are. Compare charter buses for the Tassel Ridge run right here — no account needed, free quote in seconds!

Tassel Ridge Winery sits just south of State Highway 163: turn onto 220th Street, continue west about 0.7 miles, and turn right into the winery parking lot. Your bus has a clear final approach instead of sending the group down an uncertain rural turn.

No more group texts trying to figure out who's driving, who's riding with whom, and whether everyone actually knows how to get to the winery. When you book a wine tour bus through Busrentalames.com, the whole group boards at one pickup point in Ames and arrives together — every stop, every winery, every time. One vehicle means one itinerary, one arrival, and one ride home.

The coordination headache that usually eats up the week before a group outing just disappears. And because Busrentalames.com connects you to a network of transportation companies, you're comparing many options — not settling for whatever one company has left on the calendar. Fill out one quick form, compare your buses and pricing in seconds, and get back to planning the fun part of the trip!

You'll love that Busrentalames.com isn't just for groups departing from Ames! The network of transportation companies on this site serves Story County and the entire surrounding region, so you can find wine tour buses departing from Nevada, Boone, Ankeny, Des Moines, and dozens of other central Iowa cities. Whether your group is gathering from multiple towns before heading out together, or you need a pickup loop that hits a few neighborhoods before the first cork is pulled, the network makes it easy to build the trip around YOUR group — not the other way around.

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