You'll need a Park-to-Park ticket to ride the Hogwarts™ Express and visit both lands of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™.
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They can travel in either direction as long as the guest has purchased a Park-to-Park ticket, Annual Pass, or Seasonal Pass, which gives guests access to both of Universal Orlando's theme parks within the same day.
You must have a Park-to-Park Ticket to ride the Hogwarts Express, as it goes between Kings Cross Station in Universal Studios to Hogsmeade Station in Islands of Adventure. Prices for Universal Orlando 2-day tickets will vary depending on season and time of year.
You'll need a Park-to-Park ticket to ride the Hogwarts™ Express and visit both lands of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™. The train travels between Hogsmeade™ in Universal's Islands of Adventure and Diagon Alley™ in Universal Studios Florida.
There's no lunch trolley, but you can snack in queueWhile you're riding the Hogwarts Express, you'll see the Lunch Trolley pass by your closed doors, but you won't have the opportunity to grab a snack. If you're hungry, however, you can grab something to eat in the queue on the London side.
Tickets for the West Coast Railways Hogwarts Express are $50 for an adult and $28 for a child (up to age 12), and there will be two services per day from May to September. For more information, visit the West Coast Railways website.
You can only access this attraction if you have a park-to-park ticket, though! In my opinion, you can absolutely fit everything you want to do in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in one day, even without Express Passes. You just need to be strategic about your itinerary!
One of the biggest benefits of having park to park tickets is the park closing hours. At Universal Orlando, parks have different closing hours. If you are using the base ticket and the park closes at 5, there is not much you can do for the rest of the day.
Both Orlando and Hollywood offer guests an engaging Wizarding World experience. However, Universal Orlando logistically has more to provide in the way of themed options for visitors to explore. Thus, travelers with time to spare wanting a comprehensive Harry Potter experience will find it at Universal Orlando.
Hogwarts Express RefurbishmentThe Hogwarts Express will be closed from December 10 through 16, 2023, just before the holiday rush. The ride is both a popular attraction and a convenient transport between Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure.
How scary is the Hogwarts Express? We rate the Hogwarts Express one out of five Dementors in terms of fear factor. With a smooth ride and a mostly passive experience, the attraction really is designed for the whole family.
Harry Potter train schedule 2023Overall, the train passes over Glenfinnan Viaductfour times daily: two times facing west at precisely 10:45 and 1:20, and facing east at 3:30 and 6:20. Outside of the afternoon service schedule in May and October, the train only passes twice daily, at 10:45 and 3:30.
Harry Potter fans can hop aboard the famous steam train and imagine it's taking them all the way to Hogwarts! Enjoy an authentic recreation of Platform 9 ¾, complete with the luggage trolley disappearing into the platform wall.