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Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station at Universal Studios Florida, built on 27,800 measured readings.

LIVE · 40 min now · updated 1 min ago

Park hours today: 10am–9pm

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station40 min

Best time to ride Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station

On a typical Monday, Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station runs about 11 min at rope drop, peaks near 47 min around 4 PM, and eases to 24 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 52 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 40 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 24 min, this is the #9 longest line of 17 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida (park average 23 min). The longest is Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™ at 40 min.

Typical Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday10 min40 min 4 PM18 min
Monday11 min47 min 4 PM24 min
Tuesday10 min44 min 4 PM22 min
Wednesday10 min41 min 4 PM22 min
Thursday10 min44 min 5 PM15 min
Friday10 min43 min 5 PM27 min
Saturday · busiest10 min52 min 5 PM27 min

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station average wait by month

24 to 24 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202623.6 min6,844
July 202624.1 min15,987
August 202623.5 min18,100

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station wait time FAQ

▾When is Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station shortest?

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station is shortest at rope drop (about 11 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 24 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 47 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 52 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 40 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station right now?

Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station is at 40 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

98.82%
of operating hours available
12
separate outages recorded
11h
out of service

Across 892 hours that Universal Studios Florida was open, Hogwarts Express™ - King's Cross Station was running 98.82% of the time, with 12 separate interruptions. That ranks #9 for availability out of 13 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida, where the typical ride runs 98.25% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 27,800 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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