Bus to Parks questions

[Meka003]

I thought I remember there being a thread that had a link to a chart that showed aprox times from each resort to each park...cant seem to find it. Any help would be awesome

 

[kmb584]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/resorts/resort-distances.htm

 

[Meka003]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/resorts/resort-distances.htm

Thank you !!!

 

[kmb584]

You're welcome.

 

[cyb]

It says it takes 13 minutes to get from Coronado Springs to Epcot and it's 6 miles but it's 1 mile to Epcot from the French Quarter and it takes 34 minutes both by bus why is this and should I believe it? the source was http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/aspx/twiz.aspx

 

[davkata]

Just an FYI...Don't rely on the busses actually coming every 20 minutes as they say. We just got back from a stay at ASSports. We waited over 30 minutes at least twice to catch a bus to the parks. Coming back from MK going to the resort we had the same issue every night. There seemed to be busses going to all resorts but ASSports. It was extremely busy so I thought they would have had more busses running. If you need to be somewhere for an ADR or FP make sure you allow plenty of time! Last year, same week we had no transportation issues at all, which was one of the reasons we chose ASSports again.

 

[grammimouse]

Isn't there also a link that gives the approximate times for all of these ?

 

[siskaren]

It says it takes 13 minutes to get from Coronado Springs to Epcot and it's 6 miles but it's 1 mile to Epcot from the French Quarter and it takes 34 minutes both by bus why is this and should I believe it? the source was http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/aspx/twiz.aspx

And that is one of the reasons why the experts on the Transportation board advise against using this source.

 

[Amanda999]

The resort to park (and back) buses don't always take the route i would if i were driving, I'm noticing on this trip. I'm wildly guessing for traffic management? Anyway, I do like not driving on vacation, but some of the bus trips are much longer than expected.

 

[cyb]

And that is one of the reasons why the experts on the Transportation board advise against using this source.

They advise against using Our Laughing Place or The Dis boards?

 

[maxiesmom]

It says it takes 13 minutes to get from Coronado Springs to Epcot and it's 6 miles but it's 1 mile to Epcot from the French Quarter and it takes 34 minutes both by bus why is this and should I believe it? the source was http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/aspx/twiz.aspx

That source is off on many things. Don't refer to it. If lists routes that only a person with time to kill would even consider using. And as you have noticed many of the times given are just waaaaay off. The OLP transportation wizzard is very flawed.

 

[cyb]

Thank you So how long does it take to get to Epcot from the French Quarter? Is it usually faster than from Coronado Springs? I may change my reservation depending on the answers I get.

 

[siskaren]

They advise against using Our Laughing Place or The Dis boards?

Your post said, "the source was http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/aspx/twiz.aspx", so that's what I was referring to when I said, "the experts on the Transportation board advise against using this source."

 

[maxiesmom]

Thank you So how long does it take to get to Epcot from the French Quarter? Is it usually faster than from Coronado Springs? I may change my reservation depending on the answers I get.

POFQ is closer to Epcot than CSR. It is a very short ride from POFQ to Epcot.

 

[Robo]

POFQ is closer to Epcot than CSR. It is a very short ride from POFQ to Epcot.

But, the bus makes multiple stops within the resort before heading to Epcot.
(Same thing upon return.)
So, it depends on at which bus stop you board (or disembark upon return) how long the total trip will take.

 

[siskaren]

But, the bus makes multiple stops within the resort before heading to Epcot.
(Same thing upon return.)
So, it depends on at which bus stop you board (or disembark upon return) how long the total trip will take.

POFQ only has one stop; you're probably thinking of POR. They sometimes share a bus, but not always.

 

[Robo]

POFQ only has one stop; you're probably thinking of POR. They sometimes share a bus, but not always.

Yup. That's in POR.
And, also CBR and AKL... and OPR, as I recall.

And, there are other resorts that often share bus routes, including the MK area and Epcot area resorts.

And, this can vary for all kinds of reasons, seasons, and time-of-day.
That's why trying to nail down a specific TRIP TIME is tough.

Rule-of-thumb… allow extra time.
Better to arrive far too early than just a minute or two too late.