Europa-Park Crowd Forecast

Crowd levels and estimated waiting times for the next 60 days.

Friday
September 18

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 90%

Saturday
September 19

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 90%

Sunday
September 20

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 90%

Monday
September 21

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 85%

Tuesday
September 22

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 85%

Wednesday
September 23

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 85%

Thursday
September 24

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 85%

Friday
September 25

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Saturday
September 26

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Sunday
September 27

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Monday
September 28

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Tuesday
September 29

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Wednesday
September 30

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Thursday
October 1

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Friday
October 2

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 80%

Saturday
October 3

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Sunday
October 4

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Monday
October 5

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Tuesday
October 6

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Wednesday
October 7

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Thursday
October 8

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Friday
October 9

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Saturday
October 10

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Sunday
October 11

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Monday
October 12

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Tuesday
October 13

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Wednesday
October 14

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Thursday
October 15

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Friday
October 16

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Saturday
October 17

VERY BUSY

44 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 70%

Sunday
October 18

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Monday
October 19

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Tuesday
October 20

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Wednesday
October 21

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Thursday
October 22

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Friday
October 23

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Saturday
October 24

VERY BUSY

44 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Sunday
October 25

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Monday
October 26

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Tuesday
October 27

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Wednesday
October 28

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Thursday
October 29

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Friday
October 30

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Saturday
October 31

VERY BUSY

44 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Sunday
November 1

VERY BUSY

37 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Monday
November 2

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Tuesday
November 3

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Wednesday
November 4

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Thursday
November 5

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Friday
November 6

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Saturday
November 7

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Sunday
November 8

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Monday
November 9

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Tuesday
November 10

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Wednesday
November 11

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Thursday
November 12

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Friday
November 13

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Saturday
November 14

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Sunday
November 15

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Monday
November 16

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 60%

Tuesday
November 17

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Wednesday
November 18

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Thursday
November 19

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Friday
November 20

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Saturday
November 21

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Sunday
November 22

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Monday
November 23

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Tuesday
November 24

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Wednesday
November 25

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Thursday
November 26

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Friday
November 27

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Saturday
November 28

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Sunday
November 29

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Monday
November 30

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Tuesday
December 1

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Wednesday
December 2

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Thursday
December 3

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Friday
December 4

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Saturday
December 5

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Sunday
December 6

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Monday
December 7

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Tuesday
December 8

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Wednesday
December 9

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Thursday
December 10

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Friday
December 11

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Saturday
December 12

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Sunday
December 13

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Monday
December 14

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Tuesday
December 15

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Wednesday
December 16

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 50%

Thursday
December 17

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Friday
December 18

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Saturday
December 19

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Sunday
December 20

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Monday
December 21

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Tuesday
December 22

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Wednesday
December 23

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Saturday
December 26

VERY BUSY

44 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Sunday
December 27

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Monday
December 28

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Tuesday
December 29

BUSY

27 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Wednesday
December 30

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Thursday
December 31

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Friday
January 1

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Saturday
January 2

BUSY

32 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Sunday
January 3

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Monday
January 4

CALM

21 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Tuesday
January 5

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Wednesday
January 6

CALM

15 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Thursday
January 7

VERY CALM

12 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Friday
January 8

VERY CALM

10 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

Saturday
January 9

CALM

17 min

estimated average wait

Confidence: 40%

The times shown represent our estimate of the average waiting time across our basket of 12 reference attractions when they are open . They are not an estimate of the number of visitors in the park.

Forecast issued on September 17, 2026. The 🌦️ Weather included label identifies dates within our 15-day weather forecast window. More distant dates will be refined when they enter this window.

Choose a Better Day to Visit Europa-Park

At Europa-Park, choosing a different day can make a significant difference to the amount of time spent waiting in queues.

Best Time to Go therefore estimates an average waiting time and a crowd level for each day, making it easier to compare possible visit dates.

For longer-range forecasts, calendar patterns and comparable historical days play an important role. At shorter range, recent observations and weather forecasts can be used to refine the estimate.

How Are Our Forecasts Calculated?

A Best Time to Go model learning from actual observed waiting times

Since September 2026, we have been automatically collecting published Europa-Park attraction waiting times at regular intervals.

These observations are progressively building our own historical database.

The model considers factors including the day of the week, the Europa-Park season, relevant school holidays, public holidays, special events and comparable historical days.

School holidays in Baden-Württemberg, France's Grand Est region (Zone B), Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Bavaria and Northwestern Switzerland (Basel region) are tracked separately to better represent the main visitor markets likely to influence attendance at the park. Overlapping school-holiday periods are also taken into account.

At shorter range, weather forecasts and the most recent observations can also be used to refine the forecast.

As our Best Time to Go historical database grows, we will increasingly be able to compare forecasts made before a visit with the waiting times actually observed.

Data Used in Our Forecasts

1. Calendar

Day of the week and date
Europa-Park season
School holidays: Baden-Württemberg, France's Grand Est (Zone B), Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Bavaria and Northwestern Switzerland (Basel region)
Public holidays
Special events and periods

2. Weather

Weather forecasts for the Rust area are integrated into our model up to 15 days ahead.

Forecast temperature
Rain risk and precipitation
General weather conditions

Beyond 15 days, crowd forecasts rely mainly on calendar patterns, school holidays, the Europa-Park season, special events and historical data.

They are then refined with weather information when the date enters our 15-day forecast window.

Understanding Our Forecast

Each day is classified according to the predicted average waiting time across the Best Time to Go reference basket.

VERY CALM

< 15 min

Very little waiting expected

CALM

15–24 min

Generally limited waiting

BUSY

25–34 min

Longer queues expected

VERY BUSY

35–39 min

Significant waiting expected

VERY HIGH CROWDS

≥ 40 min

Very high waiting times

The 12 Attractions in the Best Time to Go Reference Basket

To make different days comparable, our indicator uses a stable basket of major Europa-Park attractions.

For each observation, a closed attraction is excluded from the average . It is never treated as having a zero-minute wait.

Voltron Nevera powered by Rimac
ARTHUR
WODAN - Timburcoaster
Eurosat - CanCan Coaster
blue fire Megacoaster
Silver Star
Swiss Bob Run
Matterhorn-Blitz
Voletarium
Water rollercoaster Poseidon
Euro-Mir
Atlantica SuperSplash

Important: a published waiting time of 0 minutes for an attraction shown as open remains a valid observation. Closed attractions are excluded from the calculation.

What Does the Confidence Index Mean?

The confidence index indicates the estimated stability of the forecast.

It tends to be higher at shorter range and when the different known factors point in the same direction. For more distant dates, it is naturally lower.

These confidence values are still being calibrated.

As we accumulate more forecast-versus-observed results, the confidence index can be recalibrated using the model's actual performance.