Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station Wait Times
Average that day
37min
Tue, Mar 3
Hours
Opens 10am
Posted hours
Range
10–50 min
Low 9:06am · high 5:02pm
Typical Tuesday
27 min
10 min busier that day
Photo: Universal
Guests with a Park-to-Park admission ticket can enter King’s Cross Station and catch the train to Hogsmeade™ Station. On your journey, get ready to encounter familiar characters and creatures from the Harry Potter™ films.
Tuesday, Mar 3 vs a typical Tuesday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays
Average
37 min
Lowest
10 min 9:06am
Highest
50 min 5:02pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 10am, and Wed runs about 7 min shorter than Sat.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | · | 10 | 10 | · | · | 18 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 45 | · | · |
| Tue | · | 10 | 10 | · | · | 21 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 13 | · | · |
| Wed | · | 10 | 10 | · | · | 20 | 27 | 34 | 41 | 25 | 21 | 13 | · | · |
| Thu | · | 13 | 10 | · | 15 | 18 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 15 | · | · |
| Fri | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 52 | 55 | 38 | 25 | 20 | · |
| Sat | 10 | 10 | 10 | · | 17 | 33 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 48 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 18 |
| Sun | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 40 | 24 | 15 | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
35 min
Lowest
12 min Nov 19
Highest
116 min Nov 12
Average
34 min
Lowest
13 min Feb 1
Highest
67 min Oct 25
Average
38 min
Lowest
31 min May 2026
Highest
54 min Oct 2026
Average
40 min
Lowest
36 min 2026
Highest
44 min 2022
Ride status
Ran all day with no breakdowns
Broke down on 5 of the 15 days it ran in the last 30 days.