Hogwarts™ Express - First Train Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Tue, Mar 24
Hours
Opens 10am
Posted hours
Range
5–5 min
Low 12:35pm · high 12:35pm
Typical Tuesday
10 min
5 min quieter that day
Photo: Universal
With a Park-to-Park admission ticket you can board the Hogwarts™ Express at King's Cross Station in London at Universal Studios Florida™ and travel to Hogsmeade™ Station in Universal's Islands of Adventure™, or the other way around. Additional restrictions apply.
Tuesday, Mar 24 vs a typical Tuesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 12:35pm
Highest
5 min 12:35pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 6am and 12pm, and Thu runs about 50 min shorter than Wed.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 6am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 4pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10 | 10 | 10 | · | · |
| Tue | · | 10 | · | 5 | · |
| Wed | · | · | · | · | 55 |
| Thu | 5 | · | · | · | · |
| Fri | · | · | · | · | · |
| Sat | · | · | · | · | · |
| Sun | · | 15 | · | · | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
11 min
Lowest
5 min Dec 18
Highest
55 min Jan 28
Average
12 min
Lowest
10 min Jun 7
Highest
15 min Mar 15
Average
15 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 2024
Highest
50 min Sep 2025
Average
14 min
Lowest
7 min 2024
Highest
24 min 2025
Ride status
Ran all day with no breakdowns
Broke down on 1 of the 6 days it ran in the last 30 days.