There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane EDI - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h 14mFly Edinburgh Airport to Bratislava Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane EDI - BTS
6h 13m€57–207Train
- 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 Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
20h 38mBus
- 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 / ...
33h 10mTrain, 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 43mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane GLA - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
8h 57mTrain, 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 680 / ...
36h 9mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bratislavacar
21h 15mDrive, 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 28m€330–524
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to fly which costs €55 - €210 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to fly which takes 6h 13m and costs €55 - €210.
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 33h 10m.
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 38m.
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 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 14m 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 Virgin Trains East Coast, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Bratislava is to train which takes 20h 38m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 33h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €55 - €210 and takes 6h 13m.
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 38m. 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 33h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bratislava Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vienna International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- 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
- €75–300
- Website
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrainseastcoast.com
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- westbahn.at
- Website
- veolia-verkehr.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- veolia-verkehr.de
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- intercity.pl
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- scotrail.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Website
- regiojet.cz
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regiojet.cz
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Trenčín
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- 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
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- 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 9:30 PM in Edinburgh and 10:30 PM in Bratislava.
Edinburgh to Bratislava train services, operated by Virgin Trains East Coast, arrive at King's Cross station.
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