There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane EDI - LJU
6h 9m€136–311Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane EDI - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
9h 12m€96–531Train, bus via Paris
- 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 l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
21h 5m€224–664Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
37h 25m€109–359Train, 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 train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfnighttrain
24h 16m€279–1,129Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane EDI - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
11h 32m€126–451Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane EDI - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
9h 53m€291–521Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Klagenfurt Hbftrain Rj
- Take the bus from Klagenfurt central train station to Bled bus stationbus
39h 23m€165–487Train, night train, bus
- 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 Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus stationbus
25h 38m€220–946Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bledcar
21h 9mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bledcar
22h 16m€350–506
Edinburgh to Lake Bled by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled is to bus which costs €100 - €360 and takes 37h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Lake Bled station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Bled bus station via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Bled Jezero via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Düsseldorf Hbf, Villach Hbf and Jesenice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 16m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lake Bled is 1689 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 21h 5m and costs €220 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Lake Bled train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €130 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 37h 25m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Bled bus station via London Victoria and Munich central bus station in around 37h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- 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
- €65–130
- 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
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €360–600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Klagenfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €70–95
- Business
- €80–90
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €255–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €120–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- 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 Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Klagenfurt central train station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–330
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–60
- Private
- €180–330
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–80
- Private
- €120–260
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lake Bled is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:51 PM in Edinburgh and 4:51 PM in Lake Bled.
Edinburgh to Lake Bled train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Book your Edinburgh to Lake Bled bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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