Hogwarts™ Express - First Train Wait Times
Average that day
5min
Thu, Apr 16
Hours
Opens 10am
Posted hours
Range
5–5 min
Low 12:30pm · high 12:30pm
Typical Thursday
5 min
Right on a usual 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.
Thursday, Apr 16 vs a typical Thursday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays
Average
5 min
Lowest
5 min 12:30pm
Highest
5 min 12:30pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 12pm, and Tue runs about 10 min shorter than Sun.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 6am | 9am | 10am | 12pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10 | · | 10 | · |
| Tue | · | 5 | · | 5 |
| Wed | · | · | · | · |
| Thu | 5 | · | · | 5 |
| Fri | · | · | · | · |
| Sat | · | 5 | 5 | · |
| 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 0 of the 4 days it ran in the last 30 days.