Wheelchair-accessible minibus hire

With an accessible minibus, wheelchair users travel together with the rest of the group, not separately. The vehicle is built for it. The planning is in the details you give the operator.

Layouts and wheelchair spaces

Typical seating runs from 10 to 16, with wheelchair spaces on top. Mercedes builds the Sprinter Mobility for passengers with restricted mobility. Take one Sprinter layout as an example: 10+1 seats, and space for one wheelchair. The mix of seats and spaces varies from vehicle to vehicle, so state the exact number of wheelchair users when you ask for a quote.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 16-seat minibus, exterior

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 19-seat minibus, exterior

At a glance

Seats: 10-16 plus wheelchair spaces
Luggage: Limited; wheelchair spaces reduce luggage room

Typical features

Sprinter Mobility: Mercedes minibus for passengers with restricted mobility
Sprinter configurations include 10+1 seats plus 1 wheelchair space

Luggage and mobility equipment

Luggage room is limited, and each wheelchair space takes some of it away. Mobility equipment needs room too. List everything: folded wheelchairs, walking frames, scooters and cases. If it will not all fit, a second small vehicle for bags can be simpler than a bigger minibus.

Say whether each wheelchair user stays in their chair or transfers to a seat. It changes how many spaces you need.

Access in restricted cities

Some city rules make room for disabled passengers. Rome's ZTL BUS C closure of the historic centre does not apply to disabled transport. In Amsterdam, groups of disabled passengers are among those who may be exempted from the S100 ring limit. Other cities have no such exception, so ask the operator for the closest set-down point and check the pavement route to the door.

Care homes, senior groups and accessible airport transfers are the usual bookings. At airports, confirm where the minibus can stop, so nobody faces a long walk from a distant coach stand.

Questions

How many wheelchair users can the minibus carry?

It depends on the layout. One Sprinter set-up has one wheelchair space alongside 10+1 seats, so tell the operator your numbers.

Is there room for luggage?

Limited. Wheelchair spaces cut into luggage room, so list bags and equipment in advance.

Can the minibus take us into central Rome?

Disabled transport is exempt from the ZTL BUS C closure of the historic centre. The operator still needs the right permit.

Trip types we arrange

Quote an accessible minibus

Send the route, date, number of wheelchair users and other passengers. A partner operator confirms a suitable layout in its written quote.

Request a quote or call ++442046529800