2024 Future Turtles Bus FAQ
This is from 2024. We have not yet updated it for 2025.
Just like the Burner Bus Express, the Future Turtles Bus skips the line to enter and exit playa -- which can save 10 hours some years! It is operated by Burning Man, but it is chartered by the Future Turtles and goes directly to our camp at 7:00 & F.
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WHY THE BUS IS AWESOME
- Your personal car does not get trashed from being on playa
- You don't have to rent a car and explain to the rental agency that you are absolutely not going to Burning Man and then pay a huge cleaning fee
- You SKIP THE LINE to enter and exit Black Rock City. The line can be 10 hours each way!
- You are riding with TURTLES!
- You can SLEEP all the way home because you're going to be TIRED!
ABOUT THE FUTURE TURTLES BUS
Our bus is similar to the Burner Bus Express, in fact, it is operated by Burning Man, but this one goes right to and from our camp on Playa, so you don't have to take the on-playa shuttle, or drag your gear for miles through the dirt!
- Departure Saturday, August 24, 9:00am
- at the Safeway 16th & Bryant, San Francisco
- Making one stop to pick up passengers at the Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV at approximately 1:00pm
NO SAP IS NEEDED to enter playa on Saturday with the bus!
- Return Monday, September 2, 11:00am
- Future Turtles Theme Camp
- One stop at Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
- Then returning to 16th & Bryant, San Francisco
RULES
- You must have a physical ticket to the Burning Man event in hand to board the inbound bus. No Exceptions. The bus cannot stop at will-call to pick up tickets--sorry!
- Priority will be given to Turtles but we will also open up remaining spaces to other burners in our neighborhood to help defray our costs.
- Reminder that we do not have room in our camp for Future Turtles to drive in their own vehicles unless those vehicles are a part of the build team.
| Month | One Way (SF) | One Way (Reno) |
| May - June | $160 | $130 |
| July | $170 | $140 |
| August | $180 | $150 |
We can take one large suitcase and one carry on.
If you have more than a large suitcase, for example, if you are also bringing a tent or a bicycle, we can carry that for you in the Turtle Truck.
- The Turtle Truck leaves SF on Friday; you must bring your large items to us on Friday morning and help load.
- The Turtle Truck will meet the bus in Reno so if you are getting on in Reno just bring your large items to the Turtle Truck
- While the bus skips the line to get into playa, the truck doesn't, so your large items may arrive in our camp several hours after the bus.
- Similarly, on the way home, the truck will leave playa at the same time as the bus, but it may be delayed in Reno and SF due to exodus, stopping to dump trash, and other things.