LEGOLAND Windsor Vs LEGOLAND Billund which is best

We have visited both LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark and LEGOLAND Windsor in the UK within a year of each other. We visited while our son was aged 9 and 10, so the below opinions are mostly related to visiting both resorts with older children. Some of our opinions will still apply if you are visiting either theme park with younger children.

How to get to LEGOLAND Windsor vs LEGOLAND Billund

There is no denying that most of the UK is closer in distance to the LEGOLAND Windsor UK theme park. For us personally, it is a 5-hour drive down to LEGOLAND Windsor. We can drive to our nearest airport and fly to Billund in pretty much the same time. LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark is the perfect place for a short break with lots of other fun things to do nearby. The best price tickets are always online via the links above.

Billund used to be a popular place for people doing extreme day trips, but since Ryanair pulled out of flights there, the choices are fewer and a bit pricier. There are direct flights with British Airways from London Heathrow or direct flights with Norwegian Air from Gatwick Airport. We flew into Copenhagen Airport as part of a longer break, flying with Ryanair from Manchester Airport. In peak season, you could fly out on a Friday and fly back home on a Sunday. You will need to hire a car if you fly into Copenhagen airport, and the drive time to Billund takes around 3 hours. You could, of course, do what we did and spend 4 nights or more in Copenhagen, followed by 2-4 nights in Billund.

If you choose to fly into Copenhagen and you don’t want to hire a car, there are two options. The first is to take the train from Copenhagen Central Station to Vejle and then take bus 43 from Vejle to Billund. The bus stops at Billund Airport, Legoland and Lalandia. Or you could take the Direct FlixBus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Billund (Legoland or Airport). This takes around 3hr30 minutes, and the train/bus takes around 3 hours.

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The true costs of visiting each LEGOLAND theme park

A day ticket, when booked online in advance, costs:

LEGOLAND Windsor – Online ticket costs from £32 per person over 90cm (£68 walk-up price)

LEGOLAND Billund – Online ticket costs from 349DKK, approx. £40.51 per person over 90cm (519 DKK, approx. £60.30 walk-up price)

An Overnight stay with park tickets will cost you approximately:

LEGOLAND Windsor – Castle Hotel from £464 for 1 night. Hotel LEGOLAND costs around £200 for 1 night. LEGOLAND Woodland Village from £250 for 1 night.

What’s included in both stays? Breakfast, 1-day park tickets (sometimes there is an offer on which includes the second day free), Free Wi-Fi and free parking.

LEGOLAND Billund – Castle Hotel from £380 for 1 night. Hotel LEGOLAND from £140 for 1 night. Holiday Village from £125 for 1 night.

In conclusion, it is generally better value for money to stay overnight at LEGOLAND Billund, but day tickets without an overnight stay are cheaper at LEGOLAND Windsor. We stayed at the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel in Billund, which was one of the best themed hotels we’ve ever stayed at. You can also pay extra for a buffet meal in the evening, which also includes wine in the price. This made an evening meal a lot cheaper than the Woodland Village Clubhouse restaurant in Windsor.

We found food and drinks in general to be cheaper and better value for money at LEGOLAND Billund. Denmark, however, is not a particularly cheap country to visit.

LEGOLAND Billund Rides Vs LEGOLAND Windsor

What LEGOLAND Billund has that Windsor doesn’t:

Apocalypseburg Sky Battle – Minimum height 130cm – This is an immersive and interactive ride where you are in control of how much or how little your plane spins upside down.

Flying Eagle – Minimum height 100cm – This is a really fun rollercoaster ride. It’s not got any scary elements to it, but it’s an enjoyable thrill ride.

Ghost – The Haunted House – Minimum height 110cm – Both parks have a haunted house, but the ride in Billund is much more of a thrill ride than Windsor. In Billund, you start by walking through a fun LEGO-themed, not at all scary, haunted house. Then, at the end, you learn why there is a height limit and warnings about certain conditions. The website doesn’t state what it is, so I’m going to leave it as a surprise. Let’s just say younger children probably won’t enjoy it.

Ice Pilots School – Minimum height 120cm – Here you get to design your own ride. You then sit two to a carriage to test out what you have designed. It’s up to you how much you want to go upside down and spin around, etc.

Polar X-plorer – Minimum height 120cm – This was our favourite ride in Billund. It goes up to 65kph, has a surprise mini drop and is generally a great ride. It also has some great theming.

X-treme Racers – Minimum height 120cm – Our second favourite ride. It starts with a relatively steep drop, and you are then propelled back up high, where you come back down via a series of sharp bends. This is a really fast ride for LEGOLAND, with the ride reaching top speeds of 60kph.

Viking River Splash – Minimum height 115cm – Windsor has now closed their version of this ride. At Billund, this is a fun water ride with an eight-metre water plunge. You will get wet!

They also now have a Peppa Pig LEGO Duplo play area. This is the first place to merge Peppa Pig with the world of LEGO Duplo in a play area.

LEGO Safari – No height restrictions – This is a slow ride in a Safari-style jeep around a track with various LEGO animal sculptures.

LEGOTOP – No height restrictions – For a relaxing ride with a view, it’s fun to take this attraction, which takes you up to 36 metres.

Pirate Splash Battles – Minimum height 90cm to ride – This is one of 3 wet rides at Billund. Here, you shoot cannons of water at your opponents.

What LEGOLAND Windsor has that Billund doesn’t:

Although Billund has three wet rides, it doesn’t have a splash area like Windsor does. It has one of the largest water play areas in the UK with slides and a splash park. Swimming costumes are required, as well as a towel and a change of clothes.

Autumn’s Riding Adventure – Minimum height 120cm to ride – A spinning disk ride that travels backwards and forwards whilst launching you into the air. My son didn’t want to go on it as he thought he was too old for it, although it is aimed at children aged 6-13 and did look kind of fun.

Dragon’s Apprentice – Minimum height 90cm to ride – A rollercoaster that is aimed more at younger children aged around 3-5.

Balloon School – No minimum height – This is a tame ride where you are in control of lowering and raising your own balloon, which is designed to look like a hot air balloon.

As you can see, Billund has a lot of rides that Windsor doesn’t have, especially if you are visiting with older children.

Similar rides at the two theme parks

A few of the rides are quite similar between the two parks:

Minifigure Speedway – Minimum height 100cm to ride – This is a great duelling rollercoaster that goes forward and then backwards. (The Billund version of this ride opens in 2026)

The Dragon Rollercoaster – This is a rollercoaster that starts off with a tame journey through indoor LEGO character displays and ends with a fun but relatively tame rollercoaster ride. Both have a minimum height of 100cm.

Duplo rides – Both parks have similar Duplo rides.

Emmett’s Flying Adventure at Billund is very similar to Flight of the Sky Lion at Windsor. You feel like you are flying in your seat as you are taken on a visual ride on a giant movie screen. Billund had more special effects, such as wind and sprays of water.

Fire Brigade – Teams race against each other to put out a fire. Billund is a full race from start to finish, whereas at Windso,r you only technically race the final leg. Billund’s version seems and feels newer.

LEGO Canoe at Billund is a very similar log flume ride to Pirate Falls and Treasure Quest in Windsor. You will more than likely get very wet on both rides. You have to be at least 100cm to ride on each.

Hopper rides – Both have similar mini-drop rides

Jungle Racers at Billund is a very similar ride to Hydra’s Challenge at Windsor. I would say that Windsor’s ride is better. You will get wet on both rides. Both have a height restriction of 100cm.

Caterpillar at Billund is also a very similar ride to Merlin’s Challenge, and both have a height restriction of 90cm.

LEGO Ninjago The Ride is at both theme parks and is pretty much a clone of each other. There are no height restrictions, but younger children will struggle to maintain moving their arms about as much as is needed.

Pirate Boats at Billund is a slow ride around in a boat passing a few LEGO sculptures. Fairy Tale Brook at Windsor is a similar but longer ride. There are no height restrictions on these rides.

Mini Boats at Billund is similar to Coastguard HQ at Windsor. Mini Boats has more to look at as you journey around, but the course is narrow so you aren’t truly in control of the boat. Coast Guard HQ has older boats and less to look a,t but you are in control of driving the boats, and there is a section where you can get a little wet.

Both parks also have a 4D theatre, an under-the-sea display area, a driving school for older children, a train that takes a loop around some of the park, a LEGOLDMINE, Ferris Wheel type ride and of course the famous Miniland with hundreds of miniature replicas of famous buildings and landmarks. Plus a Monorail, a game zone, a spinning ride, a carousel and pirate ships. The Temple Laser shooting ride is also very similar to Laser Raiders in Windsor.

What are the major differences between the two theme parks?

For us, we felt that Billund LEGOLAND theme Park was a lot easier to walk around as it is all on one level. LEGOLAND Windsor has a very steep hill to get back up and down. There also seemed to be more LEGO sculptures dotted around, including on the rides at the Billund theme park. Plus, of course, there are a few more rides suited to older children. You are more likely to want a pushchair for your kids at Windsor than at Billund.

I would say that, looking at each map, the Windsor site looks bigger and has more attractions. Windsor has 55 rides and attractions. Although Billund has more than 50, it isn’t that much smaller in terms of things to do.

We had Reserve and Ride fast passes for both parks, and Billund was also better for this, although I’m not sure if this upgrade is returning. At Windsor, we found ourselves joining a large section of the main queue on at least four of the rides. This didn’t happen once at Billund. Every reserve and ride queue was just that, and there was no ride where we had to join part of the main queue. The crowd levels were also a lot quieter at Billund.

Which is the best LEGOLAND theme park for older children?

If you haven’t already worked out from this post, LEGOLAND Billund is our favourite out of the two theme parks. Not just in terms of the rides on offer, but also the general feel of the park, the look of the park and the layout. Billund, after all, is the home of LEGO, so it should be better, right? I honestly feel that if you have visited LEGOLAND Windsor and enjoyed it, you will like Billund even more. Obviously, not everyone will agree with me, but that’s my opinion.

There is more choice of thrill rides at LEGOLAND Billund, and the rides that are similar, I just think are mostly better there. Rides such as The Haunted House, Mini Boats and Fire Brigade were better at Billund.

The build areas in Billund are also a lot more suited to older children, making them more worthwhile to try and fit into your day. Build areas include an Arctic basecamp, Arctic Icebreakers, a Creative workshop, a LEGOLAND gallery, a monster wall and more. Both theme parks have a Ferrari build and race attraction. Other build areas in Windsor are a lot more basic. For further reading on LEGOLAND Windsor, why not check out this post – LEGOLAND Windsor for older children.