Our Average Travel Times for the Buses at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort

One of the most significant benefits of staying at a Walt Disney World Resort is having access to complimentary transportation options to popular destinations. When you stay at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort, those options include the resort’s bus service and a walking path or water taxi service to Disney Springs. For this article, we want to focus on how long the buses take to travel to these destinations.

Unfortunately, we can’t estimate how long you’ll have to wait for the bus. But we can share the average time it takes to travel from Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs. We’ve tracked these routes (multiple times) to come up with a fair average.

Saratoga Springs has five bus stops: The Grandstand, The Carousel, The Paddock, Congress Park, and The Springs. After your arrival, you’ll want to locate the bus stop nearest your accommodations.

You can take any theme park bus from your area to reach The Springs (the main lobby and recreation area). The Springs is the last stop before the theme park buses leave the resort. Likewise, if you’re at The Springs, you can take the Disney Springs bus to return to your resort area. It stops at The Springs first and then travels to each resort section. Congress Park is the last stop before the Disney Springs bus leaves the resort. (If you get confused or don’t remember, you can always ask the bus driver. They can tell you if they can take you to your desired stop.)

The bus stops at Disney’s Saratoga Springs are partially covered pavilions. However, given the resort’s outdoor nature, you will have to walk outside to and from your room to reach them. Remember umbrellas and other rain gear in the event of rain.

a bus parked at the Grandstand bus stop at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort

Below, we’ve provided the average travel time from the last bus stop that leaves the resort to each destination. (The specifics for individual bus stops are available in our paid planning program.) Note that our travel times do not include how long we waited for the bus. Wait times signs are posted at the resort bus stop, indicating when the next bus will arrive. Again, these are the average of several trips and do not consider extenuating circumstances like significant traffic.

Buses From:	To:	Time:
The Springs	Magic Kingdom	15 minutes
The Springs	EPCOT	13 minutes
The Springs	Disney’s Hollywood Studios	11 minutes
The Springs	Disney’s Animal Kingdom	24 minutes
Congress Park	Disney Springs	13 minutes

We hope you enjoyed this preview of the bus times for Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. For a more detailed look at the buses, you might enjoy our guide: Everything You Need to Know About Disney’s Buses. To save a copy to your mobile device, click the button below.

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