There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane EDI - LJU
6h 37m€114–305Train, bus
- 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 bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
20h 22m€517–795Bus
- 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 10m€181–286Train, 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 nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
24h 48m€372–694Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane EDI - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
9h 12m€146–651Fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane EDI - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
18h 12m€179–355Fly 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
10h 21m€304–495Fly 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 Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
10h 30m€179–515Train, shuttle
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
24h 52m€893–1,254Train
- 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 Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
25h 21m€388–744Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bledcar
21h 7m€467–624Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bledcar
22h 14m€360–578
Edinburgh to Lake Bled by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled is to fly which costs €110 - €310 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €110 - €310.
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 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Lesce Bled via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 48m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lake Bled is 1685 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lake Bled without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 22m and costs €500 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 37m 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 37m and costs €110 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €290 and takes 37h 10m, you could also train, which costs €380 - €750 and takes 25h 21m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
easyJet, KLM, 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 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Prague, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €81–480
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–153
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €55–65
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
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €95–120
Shuttle from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €600–700
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €600–700
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Edinburgh to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lake Bled is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:40 PM in Edinburgh and 6:40 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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