Hot air balloon rides in the US and Canada
227 balloon rides across the US and Canada, 126 with prices from the operators' own sites (from $8.50). Open a listing to see its menu, then request a time. No phone tag.
Showing 24 of 227, the ones with a photo and a price first. Open Outset for the rest, or pick a city below.
What hot air balloon rides are actually like
Up before dawn, then drifting with the wind while the sun comes up and the ground goes gold.
- Meet in the dark, usually an hour before sunrise. The crew checks the wind and picks a launch field.
- You help hold the envelope while fans and burners inflate it. It's a show in itself.
- Climb into the basket. Liftoff is so gentle you may not notice you've left the ground.
- Float for about an hour. Balloons go where the wind goes, so every flight is a different route.
- Land in a field, sometimes with a bump. Many operators pour a toast after touchdown.
Bring: Layers, it's cold at dawn, Closed-toe shoes for wet grass, A hat, the burner is warm overhead, Camera with a strap. Good for: Anniversaries, proposals, and anyone who wants calm rather than adrenaline.
Questions
How many balloon rides are there in the US and Canada?
Outset lists 227 balloon rides across the US and Canada. 197 of them have photos.
How much do balloon rides cost in the US and Canada?
126 of the 227 operators publish prices on their own site. Starting prices are $8.50 to $23,850 in the United States and CA$185 to CA$550 in Canada. The full menu is on each listing.
How long do balloon rides in the US and Canada take?
Listed durations include 1 hour, 3 hours and 45 min, as stated on the operators' own sites.
Which balloon rides in the US and Canada have the most reviews?
Austin Aquarium (4.0 stars, 9,233 reviews), Sky Balloons (4.4 stars, 5,869 reviews) and Frontiers of Flight Museum (4.7 stars, 3,728 reviews). Review counts are from public listings.
Do the listings show opening hours?
62 of the 227 show hours copied from the operator's website. The rest do not publish them on Outset yet.
Where does this information come from?
From each operator's own website and public listings, one source per fact. Operators can claim their page on Outset and correct anything.