Universal Studios to Busch Gardens

RossS

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Hi everyone. I am currently at universal and have booked to go to Busch Gardens for a day. I have reserved 2 seats and it says that we need to be picked up at Universal Studios 1000 plaza. Is this near CityWalk? If not, what is the best way to walk there? We are also staying at Cabana bay If it is quicker for us then. Also we already have a Busch Gardens ticket, do we get the return ticket for free? Thanks for your help in advance!

Ross
 
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If you're taking the free Mears shuttle, it picks up at the UO Transportation Center, which is between City Walk & the parking garages. Walk thru City Walk and take the moving sidewalks to the parking garages. At the end of the 2nd moving sidewalk (IIRC), there's a large round area where you choose which garage to continue on to. To the right of the moving sidewalk which goes to the garage on the right, there's an elevator down to the Transportation Center. There's also an escalator. At the bottom of the escalator or elevator, continue straight ahead to the bus stalls on the right. They usually use a large bus with an advertising wrap for BG, but on rare occasions there might be a generic Mears bus with a sign in the windshield.

You're complimentary shuttle includes return transportation. There is only one departure from BG, and you will usually be on the same bus. You're driver will tell you the time of the return, and remind you to remember your bus number.
 
If you are staying at Cabana Bay, the hotel bus will drop you off at the transit center where this shuttle will pick up.
 

Brilliant thank you. I assume that there will be a sign for mears shared shuttle for Busch Gardens when we are there at the bus station?

We are also getting a mears shuttle from Universal to Disney so will assume that this will be the same place too? Thanks again for the help.

Ross.
 
Brilliant thank you. I assume that there will be a sign for mears shared shuttle for Busch Gardens when we are there at the bus station?

We are also getting a mears shuttle from Universal to Disney so will assume that this will be the same place too? Thanks again for the help.

Ross.
I don't recall there being a sign, but the BG bus picks up on the side of the platform nearer the street. It's one of the first few bus stalls behind the taxi stand. I think the UO on-property resort shuttles stop on the side nearer the garage. All the Mears buses stop in the same general area, and you can ask any Mears driver where the BG shuttle picks up.

I'm assuming you're using the free shuttle, which is available to anyone holding a BG ticket, and runs on a fixed schedule, usually leaving UO around 8:30. (There may be additional departure choices during the summer.) If you're paying for a shuttle on your own schedule, all of this does not apply.

I think any Mears shuttle from UO should pick up in the same area, unless they've agreed to pick you up at your hotel.
 
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Sorry yes we are using the free one I believe. Thanks for the help

Ross
 
Hi everyone. I am currently at universal and have booked to go to Busch Gardens for a day. I have reserved 2 seats and it says that we need to be picked up at Universal Studios 1000 plaza. Is this near CityWalk? If not, what is the best way to walk there? We are also staying at Cabana bay If it is quicker for us then. Also we already have a Busch Gardens ticket, do we get the return ticket for free? Thanks for your help in advance!

Ross

please come back and post a review of how the shuttle worked for you to BG.

curious what times were you given for pickup and departure
 
Thanks I will let you know I am on the mears shuttle tomorrow. I assume it will be sign posted? Will it be on the same side as where we get off from the Cabana Bay coach andI assume it is not the super star shuttle? I booked directly through mears website. Thanks again!

Ross
 




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