New to Disney transportation

[Heather Heflin]

Hello this will be my first time on Disney property and was wondering what's the travel time for POR to Epcot? And is it by bus?

 

[karly05]

Definitely by bus. I've traveled from POFQ to Epcot multiple times but never timed it. And I'm sure "not bad at all" doesn't really answer the question.

One note, there are four bus stops at POR, so where you start from determines how many stops along the way.

I will say Epcot & DHS are closer to POR than MK or AK. Again, that's probably not much help.

 

[sam_gordon]

You'll probably get two replies...

"Not bad at all"
and
"Awful"

Unfortunately, the travel time will depend on too many things... what time of year, what time of day, how busy they are, how much patience the guests have, etc. Look at the following scenarios...

Family 1
Arrives at bus stop at 8:05. Bus shows up at 8:10. They're the last stop at the resort and go straight to EC. They're walking through the gates at 8:30.

Family 2 (same day)
Arrives at bus stop at 8:12. Watch a MK bus come and go... then a DHS bus, then an MK bus, then AK. A group shows up at the stop with someone in a wheelchair. 8:35 EC bus pulls up, the wheelchair gets loaded and the group takes the rest of the remaining spots. Next bus to EC shows up at 9:00. They're doing the stops in reverse for some reason and the family gets to EC at 9:45.

Obviously Family 1 will say the transportation was great and Family 2 will say it was terrible. The truth is somewhere in the middle.

The 'general' rule to follow is allow an hour to get from point A to point B using Disney transportation.

 

[minnie mum]

Resort buses strive to arrive at the resort bus stops every 20 minutes for each park. If a bus fills before reaching the final resort stop the driver will radio dispatch for another bus to come . At park opening and park close, they try to run more frequently. Once the bus leaves the final POR bus stop it only takes a little more than 10 minutes to get to Epcot. But its wise to allow extra time in case you just miss the previous bus.

 

[goofy4tink]

When I was at POR two weeks ago, we saw many instances of multiple buses to the same parks each morning. They did a terrific job of getting guests to the parks as quickly as possible. I think that, once we left POR itself, it took about 10 mins to get to Epcot. Depending on the bus stop you're at, it could be quicker, or longer.