There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane EDI - VIE
- Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Mostbus
6h 8m€70–207Fly to Bratislava Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane EDI - BTS
5h 46m€57–182Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
20h 3m€515–938Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 260 / ...
32h 55m€150–240Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
24h 42m€323–588Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Trenčínbus
- Take the train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 604 / ...
33h 42m€247–419Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bratislavacar
21h 16mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bratislavacar
22h 29m€332–526
Edinburgh to Bratislava by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to fly which costs €55 - €190 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €55 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Bratislava-Petrzalka via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est, München Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 3m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Bratislava is 1679 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava without a car is to train which takes 20h 3m and costs €500 - €950.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Bratislava train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to train which takes 20h 3m and costs €500 - €950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €240 and takes 32h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €55 - €190 and takes 5h 46m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Bratislava, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Bratislava-Petrzalka via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 20h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 32h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €16–25
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Most
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Flughafen Wien to Bratislava Most SNP Novy Most
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Trenčín
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Bratislava bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bratislava is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:20 PM in Edinburgh and 12:20 AM in Bratislava.
Edinburgh to Bratislava train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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