Disney Bus Travel Times (Average Times for Each Route Based on Your Hotel)

Over time, I mapped out a plan to track every bus route between the resorts and parks. Little did I know how much I would learn and how it would affect my travels around Disney property. I know the most efficient ways to get around Disney World and can anticipate almost any bump in the road you might encounter along the way because I’ve lived it.

After gathering the data, I created bus travel time guides for each resort. Below, you’ll find a link to each guide. You can select the resort of your choice to preview the average times. At the end of each resort guide, you’ll find a red button with a free PDF of the travel times. Click on the button and instantly save the PDF to your mobile device for reference on your vacation.

But first, I want to stress two things. Our averages do not include how long we waited for the bus. Signage is available at each resort, indicating the wait for the next bus. These times are transmitted from the bus and might fluctuate by a few minutes. For example, when you arrive at the bus stop, the sign might indicate that Magic Kingdom’s next bus will arrive at 1:54 p.m. A few minutes later, the sign might say 1:57 p.m. This could happen if a bus were to stop at a traffic signal or run into traffic. Resort guests can also access the wait times in the hotel section of the My Disney Experience app. This might be useful if you’re in the room and want to see if you have time to make it to the bus stop before the next bus arrives. But I wouldn’t lean too heavily into that. You wouldn’t want to get in too big a rush and forget something or, worse, have someone in your group trip and fall. Skinned knees and bruises are no fun anywhere.

I also want to remind you that things happen. There have been times when things have happened that I consider an anomaly, and I had to throw out the times. So, if I were visiting a park directly, I would always allow myself an average of 45 minutes to get there. You’ll want to allow about 1.5 hours for resort transfers. (A resort transfer is where you take transportation from your resort to a park or Disney Springs and then transfer from that location to another resort. This is done strategically to travel between resorts using complimentary transportation.)

Lastly, if you’re visiting a park for rope drop, you’ll likely want to be at the resort bus stop 1 to 1.5 hours before the park opens for early entry. Our individual guides will clarify which resorts offer bus service to specific destinations, or you can always preview the Disney Resort’s Bus Schedule.

Here are the guides. Toward the end, I’ve shared a few more resources that will help you learn more about transportation options.

• Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Buses are the only transportation offered at the All-Star Resorts.
  
• Disney’s All-Star Music Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Buses are the only transportation offered at the All-Star Resorts.
  
• Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Buses are the only transportation offered at the All-Star Resorts.
  
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Bus Schedule with Times: This resort offers bus service and the Disney Skyliner. Bus transportation is available to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Pop Century Resort Bus Schedule with Times: This resort offers bus service and the Disney Skyliner. Bus transportation is available to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort Bus Schedule with Times: This resort offers bus service and the Disney Skyliner. Bus transportation is available to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Bus Schedule with Times: This resort offers bus service and the Disney Skyliner. Bus transportation is available to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Both Port Orleans Resorts offer bus transportation to theme parks and Disney Springs. An additional water tax service is available to Disney Springs.
  
• Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Both Port Orleans Resorts offer bus transportation to the theme parks and Disney Springs. An additional water tax service is available to Disney Springs.
  
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Bus Schedule with Times: Animal Kingdom Lodge shares a bus service with neighboring Kidani Village. Bus transportation is available to the theme parks and Disney Springs. It’s the only transportation mode offered.
  
• Disney’s Kidani Village Bus Schedule with Times: Kidani Village shares a bus service with the neighboring Animal Kingdom Lodge. Bus transportation is available to the theme parks and Disney Springs. It’s the only transportation mode offered to and from the resort.
  
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Beach Club has bus service, boat service, walking paths, and is within walking distance of the Skyliner. Bus service is only offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s BoardWalk Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Boardwalk offers bus service, boat service, walking options, and is within walking distance of the Skyliner. Bus service is only offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Contemporary offers monorail service, boat service, walking paths, and bus service. Buses are offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Grand Floridian offers monorail service, boat service, walking paths, and bus service. Buses are offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Polynesian offers monorail service, boat service, walking paths, and bus service. Buses are offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Bus Schedule with Times: Wilderness Lodge offers bus transportation to every theme park and Disney Springs. An additional boat service is available for Magic Kingdom and select resorts.
  
• Disney’s Yacht Club Bus Schedule with Times: The Yacht Club offers bus service, boat service, walking options, and is within walking distance of the Skyliner. Bus service is only offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Fort Wilderness Bus Schedule with Times: Fort Wilderness is a massive resort with many internal bus stops throughout. Make sure you also check out our Fort Wilderness Transportation Guide for a complete overview of how things work.
  
• Disney’s Old Key West Bus Schedule with Times: Old Key West offers bus service to every theme park and Disney Springs. This resort also offers a water taxi service and a walking path to Disney Springs.
  
• Disney’s Riviera Resort Bus Schedule with Times: Disney’s Riviera has a Skyliner station and a bus stop. Bus service is offered to select destinations.
  
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Bus Schedule with Times: Saratoga Springs offers bus service to all the theme parks and Disney Springs. This resort offers an additional water taxi service and a walking path to Disney Springs.