I think that there simply isn't any order, and that they're just meant for standalone fun, so anybody of any age could enjoy without being left out.

So far I think Skyward Sword would go first because from what I see it tells the story of how the Master Sword was created. Twilight Princess would probably go after Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask since there was a whole split timeline from when Ganon died in OoT againsed Adult Link but was only sealed away by Young Link. It would explain why Link already knows about Zelda, Ganon and the Sages in TP (young link all grown up).

Hmm, good question. Well, in my opinion... This is the order:

Skyward Sword - Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask - The Wind Waker / Phantom Hourglass - Spirit Tracks - Legend of Zelda / Adventure of Link - Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages(/Link's Awakening*) - The Minish Cap - Four Swords / Four Swords Adventure - Link to the Past(/Link's Awakening*) - Twilight Princess

* Multiple Possibilities

I don't think there is any particular order to The Legend of Zelda series. I mean, think about it, if in Ocarina of Time Link is a elf-boy living in the forest, then in Spirit Tracks he's a conductor, that doesn't really make any sense. So there must not really be any order. Really, the only sequel I can follow is from Ocarina of Time to Majora's Mask, where Majora's Mask takes place right where Ocarina of Time left off. I wouldn't waste my time trying to figure out what chronological order the Legend of Zelda series is in, it's nothing worth losing sleep over. I would just say be grateful for what we've been given, a great series of games.

As far as I can tell, Phantom Hourglass goes before Spirit Tracks, because Niko (when you revisit Aboda) says that Link looks like a friend of his from when he was younger. There is a portrait on the back wall that suggests the Niko in this game is the same Niko as in PH- he's just a lot older. Maybe all the Links are descendants of each other, with some exceptions.
For example: in the first LoZ game, you had to gather the pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, while Ganon had the Triforce of Power. Then in Adventure of Link, you had 2 Triforces and you had to get the third. LTTP, though... that's a tough one. It appears to be completely separate from the other games, because you fight Ganon, who we all know died in LoZ.
Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons are linked, those two could be in either order, one after the other.
As for OoT and MM... I think that OoT comes first and MM second, because 1: they're for the same game console, and 2: Link starts out young in both of them, but there's no mention of Ganon in the second.
That's my input. Addict, out.

well there is no order but the dates they came
out was i think
Orcarnia of time
majoras mask
Skyward Sword and so one

hackerman : This is the correct timeline from release.

You know what's weird.  In Majora's Mask, they put the ocarina in there and it was made after Ocarina of Time (coincidence).

Marcmoney : That's because it's intentionally a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time. Ocarina of Time is the prequel to all games. Majora's Mask is the second game in time, but the 7th to be released.

Technically, MM might not exist whatsoever. Link is in an alternate world found through the Lost Woods, and there is no way to prove that anything after Link fell down the tree in the beginning actually existed. I mean, there just happens to be an alternate universe where everyone Link knew from oot exists? Sounds kinda fishy. There is no way to know if Link was not just lost in the Lost Woods, and was trapped within a demented form of his own imagination. Not that LoZ games will ever have this complex of a story, but still. It is also worth mentioning that, according to Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto, the event at the end of oot where Zelda sends Link back to the past so he could live his life separates the time line into two. The first is where Link goes back to the past, but ganondorf is executed, because Link still knows what happens if they don't(It is said in TP that he was executed. Since Ganondorf is still locked away in the other time line, it cannot be that one.) The second is a future where Link does not exist, due to Zelda sending the Link from that era back. I believe that in the adult time line, since Link does not exist, Hyrule could not fight against ganondorf when he comes back. The past events explained in the Wind Waker happen (the gods flooded Hyrule, etc. Etc.) Then comes Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. In the other time line, TP comes because Ganondorf was executed only slightly after OOT(implied in TP). That is the only way you can define the time line with logic. After words, it is all speculation.

Benpsycho : I think that is the most thought out timeline regarding OoT, WW, and TP I've seen. Kudos. I don't agree so much with the first few sentences, but the whole post makes you think.

I think it goes

Skyward Sword
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Wind Waker
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks
A Link to the Past
Twilight Princess

I don't have a clue where the other ones would fit though. The reason I put WW before most of the others is because the location where the Master Sword is enshrined is still intact in WW, even if it is buried under the sea. Most of the other games have the master Sword enshrined in ruins.