Exactly How To Use Disney World Transportation

Searching for a clear, yet comprehensive guide to Disney transportation? We’ve got you covered! This guide covers exactly how to travel around Disney using Disney World transportation.

When most visitors come to Disney World for the first time, they don’t understand the Disney transportation system, and their trip becomes a whole lot harder than it needs to be. To be fair, at first glance, the Disney transportation system looks quite confusing. Between the buses and the monorails and the boats and the Skyliner, it can seem overwhelming. But don’t be afraid! This guide is here to break it down for you.

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Exactly How To Use Disney World Transportation

How Do You Use Disney Transportation? 

Disney transportation can seem very complicated and confusing, but we’re here to make it as easy as possible for you! There are many perks to the Disney transportation system, as, if you use it properly, you can get just about anywhere in the Walt Disney World Resort area for free.

The Disney World transportation network consists of a myriad of transportation options, including buses, monorails, boats, and more! While that can seem a bit overwhelming, the easiest way to look at it is to figure out how to get from point A to point B, simply by referring to our Disney transportation guide below.

Forms of Disney Transportation

Bus Transportation At Disney

While the Disney bus is the least exciting form of transportation on the property, it is also the most expansive. There are buses that go from every Disney resort to every theme park and waterpark, between theme parks, to Disney Springs, and even sometimes between resorts.

Because Disney resorts, parks, activities can be bustling from the early hours of the morning to the late hours of the night, the Disney bus schedule runs from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. At peak hours of the day (which is typically just when the parks are open), Disney buses run every 20 minutes or so. 

Monorail Transportation At Disney

The Walt Disney World Resort has three different monorail lines: the Resort line, the Epcot line, and the Express line. The monorails start running 30 minutes before the earliest park opens and stop running one hour after the last park closes. All three of these monorail lines converge at the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC), the hub of Disney World transportation. In other words, if you can access a monorail, you can get easily get to any monorail stop on any line.

The Resort monorail line stops at the TTC, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, and Magic Kingdom. If you want to skip all of the hotels, jump on the Express monorail line instead, as that line takes guests directly from the TTC to Magic Kingdom (and back). Lastly, the Epcot monorail line takes guests from the TTC to Epcot (and back), just as its name implies. If this seems a little confusing, having a Disney monorail map can help you visualize the routes a little bit better.

Skyliner Transportation At Disney 

The newest form of Disney transportation is the Disney Skyliner. This whimsical gondola form of transportation also has three different lines: the Epcot line, the Hollywood Studios line, and the Disney’s Art of Animation Resort line. All of these three lines converge at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort.

The Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Skyliner line takes guests from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. The Hollywood Studios Skyliner line then takes guests from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Hollywood Studios. As an alternative, the Epcot Skyliner line takes guests from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Disney’s Riviera Resort and Epcot.

Boat Transportation At Disney

As if buses, monorails, and Skyliners weren’t enough, Disney Transportation also includes boats. There are several boat routes, all revolving around Magic Kingdom, Disney Springs, and Epcot. Disney boat transportation typically starts running 30 minutes before the first park opens and closes one hour after the last park closes.

First up, there are the Magic Kingdom boats. There are ferryboats that take guests between Magic Kingdom and the TTC. From there, you can hop on a monorail or a bus to just about anywhere in the Walt Disney World Resort. In addition to these ferry boats, there are four different flag-oriented boat routes. The Seven Seas Lagoon Gold Flag boat takes guests between Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. The Bay Lake Blue Flag boat transports riders between Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, and Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds. For a straight shot route from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds to Magic Kingdom, hop on the Green Flag boat. Lastly, for a clear-cut route between Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Magic Kingdom, take the Red Flag boat.

Because Disney Springs is open from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m., the boats that transport guests to, from, and around the area are open during the same hours. The Yellow Flag boat takes riders between Disney Springs, Disney’s Port Orleans – Riverside, and Disney’s Port Orleans – French Quarter. The Blue Flag boat takes guests between Disney Springs and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. The Green Flag boat transports riders between Disney Springs and Disney’s Old Key West Resort. Lastly, the Red Flag boat transports guests within Disney Springs from the West Side dock to The Landing dock to the Marketplace dock.

Finally, there is a set of boats that takes guests in and around the Epcot area. First, there is a route that takes guests between Epcot, Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, Disney’s Beach Club Resort, and Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Resort. There is also another nearly identical route that makes all of these same stops, as well as a stop at Hollywood Studios. Lastly, there are a couple of Disney boat transportation options within Epcot, including between the Germany and Mexico pavilions and between the Morocco and Canada Pavilions.

Minnie Van Service

Disney’s Minnie Van Service is one of the most unique Disney transportation options. It is essentially Lyft with a Disney twist. You’ll actually use the Lyft app to request a Minnie Van Service ride! There are a few differences between Lyft and the Minnie Van Service. First, instead of getting picked up in a regular old car, you’ll get picked up in a vehicle decked out just like Minnie: a red background and white polka dots. Another difference is that the Minnie Van Service costs quite a bit more than a normal Lyft. Lastly, unlike Lyft which can pick you up and drop you off practically anywhere, there are designated pick-up and drop-off locations for the Minnie Van Service. 

Airport Transportation Services

Disney no longer offers free transportation to and from the Orlando International Airport (MCO), but there are lots of affordable and varied options to choose from. They make it easy to fly into the airport and get to your Disney Resort in a timely manner and without any stress.

Walt Disney World Transportation Map

Below you will find an extremely detailed Disney transportation map, including the routes for buses, monorails, Skyliner, water transportation, shuttles and more. This map of Disney transportation shows you exactly where each type of transportation goes and how many stops you’ll have to pause at before reading  your final destination. This is a really fantastic printable Disney map to have with you during your visit as it is highly helpful!

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Transportation Between Disney Deluxe Resorts And Disney Parks

One of the perks of Disney deluxe resorts is the ease of transportation. From most Disney deluxe resorts, you can get to the park of your choice by only using one form of transportation. Sometimes you can even walk directly to the parks from your Disney deluxe resort.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Animal Kingdom. 

Epcot: Take the Disney bus directly from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Beach Club Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Beach Club Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Go on a five to ten-minute walk around the Disney Boardwalk area or take a Disney Boardwalk boat.

Hollywood Studios: Take a Disney Boardwalk boat.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus directly from Disney’s Beach Club Resort to Magic Kingdom. As an alternative, walk to the Epcot monorail station, take the Epcot monorail to the TTC, and take the Express monorail to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Beach Club Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Boardwalk Inn

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Boardwalk Inn to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Go on a five to ten-minute walk around the Disney Boardwalk area or take a Disney Boardwalk boat.

Hollywood Studios: Take a Disney Boardwalk boat. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus directly from Disney’s Boardwalk Inn to Magic Kingdom. As an alternative, walk to the Epcot monorail station, take the Epcot monorail to the TTC, and take the Express monorail to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Boardwalk Inn to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Contemporary Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Resort monorail line to the TTC. From there, hop onto the Epcot monorail line. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Contemporary Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Go on a five- to ten-minute walk, take the Bay Lake Blue Flag boat, or take the Resort monorail line to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Contemporary Resort to Disney Spring.

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Resort monorail line to the TTC. From there, hop onto the Epcot monorail line.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to Hollywood Studios. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Seven Seas Lagoon Gold Flag boat or the Resort monorail line.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa to Disney Springs. 

Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Old Key West Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Old Key West Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Old Key West Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Old Key West Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney Springs Green Flag boat.

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to Animal Kingdom. 

Epcot: Take the Resort monorail line to the TTC. From there, hop onto the Epcot monorail line. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Seven Seas Gold Flag boat or walk to the TTC and hop on the Express monorail line.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Riviera Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Riviera Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Epcot Skyliner line from Disney’s Riviera Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Skyliner Disney’s Art of Animation Resort line and get off at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. From there, transfer to the Hollywood Studios Skyliner line. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Riviera Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Riviera Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney Springs Blue Flag boat.

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to Epcot. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Bay Lake Blue Flag boat or the Magic Kingdom Red Flag boat.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Yacht Club Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Yacht Club Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Go on a five to ten-minute walk around the Disney Boardwalk area or take a Disney Boardwalk boat.

Hollywood Studios: Take a Disney Boardwalk boat.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus directly from Disney’s Yacht Club Resort to Magic Kingdom. As an alternative, walk to the Epcot monorail station, take the Epcot monorail to the TTC, and take the Express monorail to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Yacht Club Resort to Disney Springs.

Transportation Between Disney Moderate Resorts And Disney Parks

While many of the Disney deluxe resorts had a slew of transportation options, the Disney moderate resorts don’t have that level of convenience. Most Disney transportation routes from the Disney moderate resorts rely on the Disney buses, although there are a few exceptions.

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Epcot Skyliner line from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Hollywood Studios Skyliner line directly from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to Disney Springs. 

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter to Epcot. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney Springs Yellow Flag boat. 

Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside to Hollywood Studios. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside to Magic Kingdom. 

Disney Springs: Take the Disney Springs Yellow Flag boat. 

The Cabins at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Animal Kingdom. 

Epcot: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Epcot. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Hollywood Studios. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Settlement Depot. Then, from there, board the Magic Kingdom Green Flag boat or Bay Lake Blue Flag boat. 

Disney Springs: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Disney Springs.

Transportation Between Disney Value Resorts And Disney Parks

Just like Disney moderate resorts, Disney transportation options from Disney value resorts are rather limited. Thankfully, the newly-opened Disney Skyliner adds a few more options for Disney World transportation from the value resorts.

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort to Animal Kingdom. 

Epcot: Take the Art of Animation Resort Skyliner line to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. Then, from there, hop on the Epcot Skyliner line.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Art of Animation Resort Skyliner line to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. Then, from there, hop on the Hollywood Studios Skyliner line.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Art of Animation Resort to Disney Springs. 

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Pop Century Resort to Animal Kingdom. 

Epcot: Take the Art of Animation Resort Skyliner line to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. Then, from there, hop on the Epcot Skyliner line. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Art of Animation Resort Skyliner line to Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. Then, from there, hop on the Hollywood Studios Skyliner line. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Pop Century Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s Pop Century Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort to Magic Kingdom. 

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort to Disney Springs. 

Disney’s All-Star Music Resort 

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Music Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Music Resort to Epcot. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Music Resort to Hollywood Studios. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Music Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Music Resort to Disney Springs.

Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort to Animal Kingdom

Epcot: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort to Epcot.

Hollywood Studios: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort to Hollywood Studios. 

Magic Kingdom: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort to Magic Kingdom.

Disney Springs: Take the Disney bus from Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort to Disney Springs.

The Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort

Animal Kingdom: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Animal Kingdom.

Epcot: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Epcot. 

Hollywood Studios: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Hollywood Studios.

Magic Kingdom: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Settlement Depot. Then, from there, board the Magic Kingdom Green Flag boat or Bay Lake Blue Flag boat.

Disney Springs: Take the internal Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort bus to the Outpost Depot. Then, from there, hop on the Disney bus from Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort to Disney Springs. 

Transportation Between Disney Resorts

The most straightforward way to go between Disney Resorts is by taking the easiest form of transportation from one resort to the closest theme park, and then taking another form of transportation from the theme park to the resort. As an alternative, you could always take an Uber, Lyft, or Minnie Van. While these aren’t free (as they aren’t provided by Disney), it’s much quicker than taking Disney transportation and should only cost you between $10 and $15.

I hope this Disney transportation guide helped to make all of the transportation options at Disney World a little bit more understandable. As always, I’ll be happy to answer any questions that you may have!

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