Field Trip Transportation Services

Every student comes to the classroom with different world experiences. Studies have shown that students who have been exposed to many different things do better in school. Within the wonderful city of San Francisco, there are people and places that students can access that cannot be replicated by the Internet or in the classroom.

Field Trip Forms and Regulations

All school sponsored field trips requiring a school bus shall use school District approved school/chartered bus services. Students may not be transported on unapproved charter vendors. This includes third parties making arrangements on behalf of the district. SFUSD's Transportation Department does not make charter bus reservations or arrangements, and will not review field trip requests using this transportation option so do not wait for transportation approval. Billing/payments are coordinated directly between the school site (or sponsoring institution) and an approved Charter bus company.  IMPORTANT NOTE: As of July 1, 2025, there will be no approved providers. We anticipate having contracts signed and ready for approval at the Board Meeting on July 29. Paid trips can resume once the providers are approved.

If you have an emergency on the day of the trip or for questions regarding the buses, please call Zum at 1-855-743-3986.

For any other questions, you can call 415-695-5505.

You can also email us at fieldtrips@sfusd.edu