Disney’s Wilderness Lodge’s Bus System (Schedule and Average Travel Times)

Complimentary bus service to and from the parks is one of the many perks of staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. While the resort offers two forms of transportation, most destinations require a bus ride. So for this article, we’ll focus specifically on the bus system, including average travel times, the schedule, and what to expect during your stay.

Those staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge can access two forms of complimentary transportation from the resort: buses and boats. You can take a boat or a bus to the Magic Kingdom. Then, after 3:00 p.m., an additional boat service is available to Fort Wilderness and Disney’s Contemporary Resort.

Bus service is available from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to all major theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Fort Wilderness and Campground. It’s important to know that Wilderness Lodge’s bus service is shared with either Disney’s Fort Wilderness or Disney’s Contemporary.

Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness share a bus service to Magic Kingdom. The bus picks up in this order:

• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Fort Wilderness (The Settlement)
• Magic Kingdom

So, if you take the bus to Magic Kingdom, you’ll stop at Fort Wilderness on the way. Wilderness Lodge will be the first stop on the return trip.

Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness also share a bus service to Epcot. When you leave Epcot, you’ll stop at Fort Wilderness (The Outpost) on the return trip from the park.

Wilderness Lodge and Disney’s Contemporary Resort share a bus service to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs. The bus picks up in this order:

• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
• Disney’s Contemporary
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios

So you’ll have an extra stop on the way to the parks, but you’ll be the first drop-off on the return trip. (You can also hop on one of these destinations to take a bus from the resort to the Contemporary. We always confirm with the bus driver that they’ll make the extra stop.)

*Extra buses usually service both resorts first thing in the morning when more guests travel to the parks. So, you might not always have that extra stop.

The bus stop at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is off the resort’s side entrance, past Wilderness Lodge Mercantile, the gift shop. A long, covered walkway extends from the lobby to the bus stop. However, some of the waiting zones are in direct sunlight.

Here are our bus travel times from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. It’s important to note that these times do not include how long we waited for the bus. Wait times signs are available at the resort bus stop, indicating when the next bus will arrive. The times below are how long it takes to get from the resort to the destination, including the extra bus stop where applicable. They are the average of several trips and do not consider extenuating circumstances like significant traffic.

Buses From:	To:	Time:
Wilderness Lodge	Magic Kingdom	12 minutes
Wilderness Lodge	Epcot	12 minutes
Wilderness Lodge	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	23 minutes
Wilderness Lodge	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	24 minutes
Wilderness Lodge	Disney Springs	26 minutes

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We hope this overview of the resort’s bus schedule was helpful. For more on how transportation works at the resort, see our Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Transportation Guide. You might also like the following coverage of the resort:

• How to Get from Magic Kingdom to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (With Times)
• The Boat Ride from Wilderness Lodge to Magic Kingdom
• Whispering Canyon Cafe Dinner Review
• Coffee Options at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

To see our complete coverage of the resort, you can access our guide to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. For more on the buses at Disney World:

• The Complete Guide to Disney’s Bus System
• Disney World Bus Schedule Guide
• List of Average Bus Travel Times at Disney’s Resorts
• Disney Resorts with Multiple Bus Stops

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