Python queue times
Python at Efteling averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 10am. It has run 71% of the park's opening hours recently.
Python queue times, day by day
Python over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Python has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Python queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Python peaks at noon with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Python
Best time to ride
Python averages 10 minutes at 10am against 23 at the noon peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Python by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu8m
- Fri10m
- Sat24m
- Sun19m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Python, at 6 minutes against 24 on Saturday.
Does Python break down?
Uptime and closures
72% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 72% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 86%
- 79%
- 92%
- 99%
- 79%
- 74%
- 99%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 97%
- 96%
- 92%
- 94%
Python ran 72% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Python queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept40m
- 3Saturday 12 Sept40m
- 4Monday 31 Aug30m
- 5Tuesday 1 Sept25m
- 6Sunday 13 Sept25m
- 7Wednesday 2 Sept20m
- 8Friday 4 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Python was 45 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Python through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Efteling publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Python
Python is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 13th longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 18-minute park average.
Python has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 71% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Python?
The live wait time for Python at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Python queue times.
Is Python open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Python is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Python has been open around 71% of Efteling's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Efteling.
What's the best time of day to ride Python?
Based on historical queue time data, Python is typically quietest around 5pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Python?
Python is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Python usually?
Over recent weeks, Python has averaged about 17 minutes, with queues usually longest around 10am. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak queues for Python at Efteling.
Is Python often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Python has been running about 71% of the time. We track Python's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Python at Efteling?
Python is at Efteling - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Efteling page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Python?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Python's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Python is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.