Your Disney World Transportation And Park Hopping Guide
Are you trying to figure out how to get to each park? We have you covered right here with your Disney World transportation and park hopping guide! You can even print this out and take it with you for an easy reference.
Disney World Park Transportation Guide
Ready to use that Disney World Park Hopper pass but not sure how? Every park has at least one transportation option for you to park hop with. Look below to see how to get from one park to another! You can also download the My Disney Experience app and it will provide you with the different transportation routes.
Buses
Bus services from Disney World Resorts begin 45 minutes before park openings and they stop heading to the parks 1 hour before the park closes. Return bus service to each Disney World Resort ends 2 hours after the park closes.
Monorail
The Disney World Monorail System operates from 30 minutes prior to earliest park opening until one hour after latest park closing.
Water Transportation
Water Taxis and Ferries operate between Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs. These run on 15-30 minute intervals. These are normally more of a relaxed ride and make several stops so this may not always be the fastest route. It is nice to just sit back and take in all the views!
Disney World Park Transportation Guide From The Parks
At Animal Kingdom
This park sets back further from the other parks so there are not multiple options for transportation. Disney World does this so the animals can have as much “natural” area to roam as possible.
- To Epcot
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the right. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- To Hollywood Studios
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the right. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- To Magic Kingdom
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the right. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
At Epcot
- To Animal Kingdom
- Take the bus – exit the park under the giant “ball” and head to the left. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- To Magic Kingdom
- Monorail – Exit the park and the Ticket and Transportation Center will be directly in front of you. Take the Monorail from there and then transfer to the Magic Kingdom Monorail.
- To Hollywood Studios
- Walk – There is a walkway found when exiting the International Gateway (between the UK Pavilion and the bridge to the French Pavilion), head towards the Beach Club and continue toward the Swan and Dolphin Resort. This is about a 15-20 minute walk with signs directing you.
- Take the bus – exit the park under the giant “ball” and head to the left. There will be a sign letting you know which bus line is heading towards Hollywood Studios.
- Boat – At the International Gateway exit, look to your left to find the Friendship boat launch.
At Hollywood Studios
- To Animal Kingdom
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the right. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- To Epcot
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the right. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- Boat – When you exit the park, look to the left to find the Friendship boat launch.
- Walk – walk towards the Swan and Dolphin Resort, then towards Beach Club. This will take you to a walkway to the International gateway (between the UK Pavilion and the bridge to the French Pavilion). This is about a 15-20 minute walk with signs directing you.
At Magic Kingdom
- To Animal Kingdom
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the left. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
- To Epcot
- Monorail – Exit the park and turn left to take the Monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center and then transfer to the Monorail to Epcot
- To Hollywood Studios:
- Take the bus – exit the park and head to the left. There will be a sign letting you know which bus to take.
COMING SOON: Disney Skyliner
This will connect Hollywood Studios and the International Gateway at Epcot. There will also be resorts included in the skyliner route: POP CENTURY, CARIBBEAN BEACH, RIVIERA RESORT, and ART OF ANIMATION. There is not an exact opening date but rumor is that it will be Fall 2019.
We hope you will find this guide very useful for your next Disney World vacation!
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