Your guide to LEGOLAND® Windsor by car, public transport or private hiring of bus for stopover
The main choices for visiting LEGOLAND® Windsor are train from London Paddington or Waterloo, (fast option, more expensive), followed by public transport via bus from Windsor, or the Greenline Windsor Express bus running from Victoria directly to Legoland.
Your route could depend on whether you are staying overnight in or around Windsor, and whether you wish to check in to your hotel first.
If you wish to go to your nearby hotel in Windsor, the easiest way is to catch either of the trains listed below to Windsor, and once checked in, take the shuttle bus that takes you from the railway stations and Windsor Castle directly to Legoland.
Main transport options to LEGOLAND® Windsor
Rail from London
London Paddington to Windsor & Eton Central, via Slough on the First Great Western, is the fastest route (30 minutes).
London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside on South West Trains (less than an hour)
Coach from London
Green Line operates the frequent London Line 702 service 7-days a week from Victoria coach station.
Taking the bus is a more affordable but slower option compared to the train, and it travels past several hotels in the Kensington area. Plan for about an hour and a half to reach Legoland from Kensington.
Golden Tours operates a daily service to the park, with a courtesy collection from over 50 London hotels.
Bus from Windsor
A Legoland bus operates during opening hours, providing transportation between Legoland, the two railway stations in Windsor, and Windsor Castle. This shuttle service is managed by a local bus company rather than Legoland itself, and there is a fee for using it.
Bus from Heathrow
Windsor is also close to Heathrow Airport and three local bus routes go frequently between Heathrow’s Terminal 5 and Windsor or Eton.
Note: You cannot use London transport passes including Oyster and Travelcard to Windsor. However the London Pass has a special feature that that permits train travel from London to Windsor.
Windsor & LEGOLAND® Green Line bus from London
Although most independent visitors to Windsor from London will take one of the two train lines from London to Windsor, road based bus is an option. The service may be of particular interest to those with a hotel in the Victoria or Kensington High Street area through which the bus passes.
The Green Line Bus starts at London Victoria and makes its way out of London along the M4 motorway passing Heathrow Airport, but not stopping there. The Green Line Bus terminates well beyond Windsor, most buses out of London will be signed to Bracknell.
The only bus to go direct from central London to Legoland
After making a stop at Windsor, the Green Line Bus continues its journey to Legoland just a few miles outside Windsor. This is the only direct transport from central London to Legoland itself.
Terminus for Green Line buses in London
Note: The terminus at Victoria is at the Green Line Bus Station, not the bus station in front of the railway station for the red London buses. The Green Line Coach Station is 5 minutes’ walk down Buckingham Palace Road that runs besides Victoria Rail Station.
Cheap fares
Since most passengers will be leaving in the morning for Legoland, this is their premium time and the fares are more expensive (but still represent good value) accordingly. Fares after 12pm are considerably cheaper.
For families a Group Day Return is available, for either two adults and two children or one adult and three children.
Stop at Windsor on return
If you have a return ticket to Legoland, you can also stop off at Windsor on the way back, if you have time.
Greenline Information
Visit Green Line bus service – timetables & fares for more information.
Local buses between Heathrow & Windsor via Runnymede
The buses going direct to Windsor from Heathrow start at Terminal 5 on the western side of Heathrow, the closest terminal to Windsor.
The buses also pass a few Heathrow Hotels on the way so you can see Windsor as part of a stopover at Heathrow. Most Heathrow hotels have a Hoppa Bus to Terminal 5 running frequently through the day and if your hotel is on the Bath Road there are free public buses. The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground terminates at Terminal 5 as does the Heathrow Express train from London’s Paddington Station.
You can use the Heathrow Express free between Terminals 2 and 3 to Terminal 5 and there are free buses between Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 too.
There are luggage storage facilities in each of the terminals at Heathrow, but they are not cheap.
The 71 and 77 buses stop right outside Windsor Castle, but they do not terminate there. The 71 bus although taking slightly longer takes a more scenic route and approaches Windsor from the south stopping in Old Windsor. You can use the 71 bus to visit Runnymede, where the signing of the Magna Carta took place and the Queen’s Farm shop. For the Magna Carta get off at the Bells of Ouzely pub at the south end of Old Windsor.
London Waterloo to Windsor Riverside train
South West Trains run the alternative train service from London Waterloo that terminates at Windsor Riverside Station. If you are staying in the County Hall or Charing Cross, Trafalgar Square area you may find this more convenient, Waterloo Station being very walkable from these hotel areas.
You can also join the train at Clapham Junction rail station served by trains from Victoria and Vauxhall and Richmond Underground Stations.
The Windsor Riverside station itself is just a short 5 minute walk up a slight gradient to Windsor Castle and is by the bridge across to Eton.
You can buy a combined ticket that saves you money on entrance to Windsor Castle from South West Trains. You do not have to travel from just Waterloo either. Just add the combined ticket price of Windsor Castle admission to the cost of your rail ticket to Windsor & Eton Riverside or Windsor & Eton Central. You can make further savings by buying off-peak and family fares.
LEGOLAND® Windsor Tickets
Legoland Windsor Online Deals & Offers
- Online saver tickets
- All-inclusive tickets
- Annual passes
- VIP experiences
- Extras such as meal deals, parking etc.
Private transfers to LEGOLAND®
Yes, of course we can provide direct transfers from your hotel whether it be in Central London or Heathrow Airport. But Legoland is also very close to Heathrow Airport so is an ideal way to spend the last day if you have a flight – we will take care of the luggage.
The Legoland stopover proposition
- Meet you at the airport or your hotel – We will meet you at the airport straight off your flight in the passenger terminal or perhaps your Central London or Gatwick/Heathrow airport hotel.
- Transport you & your luggage to Legoland – We have vehicles that range from a small car to a large touring bus. So whatever the size of your party we can accommodate them.
- Securely store your luggage while you are in Legoland – While you explore Legoland we we will look after your luggage.
- Flat fee however long you stay in Legoland – No waiting time fees, we are based in the Windsor area so we won’t charge you for a driver parked up doing nothing.
- Return you & luggage to airport / hotel – At an agreed time we will pick you up from in front of Windsor Castle and drive you and your luggage to the airport or your hotel.