The Bikini Bottom Express

LEGO^® SpongeBob SquarePants 3830 The Bikini Bottom Express

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Lego set The Bikini Bottom Express with the Lego number 3830 is part of the LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants theme and is recommended for ages 6 - 12. The set was released in January of 2008. It contains 3 minifigures. The model consists of a total of 210 parts and we estimate it takes you around < 1 hour to build it. The set was designed by Adam Grabowski. 27 Brickfact users have this set in their collection.

The set weighs around 0.410 kg in total. The packaging dimensions are 11.3 x 11.3 x 1.9 inch( 28.8 x 28.8 x 4.8 cm). The recommended retail price is $19.99.

Lego 3830 product data

Set Information

Set ID

3830

Theme

SpongeBob SquarePants

Pieces

210

Designer

Adam Grabowski

Building Time

< 1 hour

Age Range

6 - 12

Availability

Release

01/2008

Retiring Status

Retired (12/2009)

Price Information

RRP

$19.99

Insiders Points (for purchase at Lego)

130

Packaging

Weight

0.410 kg

Packaging dimensions

11.3 x 11.3 x 1.9 in

EAN (GTIN13)

5702014516106

Popularity with Brickfact users

users have this set: 27
most collected in LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants: #3

27 Brickfact users have The Bikini Bottom Express in their collection. It ranks #3 among the most-collected SpongeBob SquarePants sets on Brickfact.

Based on anonymized Brickfact user collections; shown only for sets with at least 10 users. As of October 14, 2026.

LEGO 3830 price trend

Average sale price on secondary marketplaces – not the new price at retailers.

Current market value: $251.50
Growth vs. RRP: +1,158 % $19.99
Range: $223.50 – $279.95
Average: $252.16

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Minifigures from 3830 The Bikini Bottom Express

The The Bikini Bottom Express set includes 3 different minifigures, 1 of which are unique to this set. The combined value of the minifigures is $35.72, which is ~179% of the RRP of this set.