swan transportation

[TammyC]

It seems like I read some posts about boat and bus transportation from the Swan, but I can't find them now. There was detailed info on the order of stops at the resorts who share these services... ex. Boat to MGM stops at ??, then ??. Does anyone know where I can find this info? It might help to make the decision between riding and walking in some cases. Thank you!!!

 

[drusba]

Don't know where it is but:

1. Swan/Dolphin are in the same area as YC/BC and BW and you can walk among them.

2. A boat runs MGM-S/D-YC/BC-BW-Epcot and back in reverse order about every 15 to 20 minutes. Trip to MGM from Swan is 8 minutes. Trip to Epcot is about 20 to 25 because of stops. You can walk to Epcot in 10 to 15 minutes and walk to MGM in 15.

3. Busses for all other parks. S/D during busy times of day or most of day during busy times of year, has its own bus to MK (15 to 20 minutes). At other times it shares with YC/BC and BW, you stop at both going to MK (making total trip about 30 minutes) and S/D is first stop coming back (15 to 20). Most often the same shared route also applies to AK although at times they may run direct routes to AK. Also that AK bus stops first at Blizzard Beach during the morning hours once BB is open and stops there after AK coming back in afternoon. Bus to Typhoon Lagoon also goes to Downtrown Disney -- it is sometimes just a S/D bus (making trip somewhat short) but then many times it does that shared route with YC/BC and BW, making a long trip. Busses going anywhere generally show up every 15 to 20 minutes and during rush hours sometimes quicker.

4. To get to resorts other than BW and YC/BC, you need to either take a bus to a park like MK or AK or to DD and switch, or go to MGM and pick up the resort bus there. Those are most often long trips.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Most morning bus routes go Swan, Dolphin, and optionally the Boardwalk. Our system is very flexible, so it could change at any moment. If the bus happens to do all five resorts, it's only 10 minutes from the Swan to the Boardwalk. After that, it's about 11 minutes to the Magic Kingdom, 11 minutes to DAK (add 5 mins for Blizzard Beach), and about 11 minutes to Downtown Disney. Buses run approx every 15 minutes.