How to Beat the Crowds at the Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center costs $77 for adults ($67 for children) for one day. It's usually open 9 am to 5 pm, and the last bus tour to the Apollo/Saturn V Center leaves 2.5 hours before closing. Arrive at opening and take the bus tour first, as queues build by late morning. Launch days are much busier.
- 1 day
- $77 adults, $67 children
- 2 days
- $91 adults, $81 children
- Hours
- Usually 9 am to 5 pm. Check the calendar
- Last bus tour
- 2.5 hours before closing
- Parking
- About $15
- Best time
- 9 am on a non-launch weekday
- Time to allow
- 7-8 hours
How busy is the Kennedy Space Center?
The bus tour and the Space Shuttle Atlantis building are the main bottlenecks, with queues from late morning. On launch days, roads and the complex get very busy. Weekdays outside school holidays are the calmest.
Before you go, check how busy the Kennedy Space Center is likely to be. BeatTheCrowd shows the live crowd level and an hourly forecast for any date, adjusted for US holidays, school breaks and launch days.
Check today’s crowds at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex →Best (and worst) times to go
- 9 am: straight to the bus tour.
- Non-launch weekdays: calmest.
- Worst: launch days, spring break and summer weekends.
Our hourly forecast for the Kennedy Space Center shows how busy each hour is expected to be on your date.
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