There are 13 ways to get from Edinburgh to Piran by plane, shuttle, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane EDI - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
7h 51m€212–393Fly 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 Portorož
8h 28m€89–773Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Vicenzatrain Fr
- Take the train from Vicenza to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
21h 42m€452–830Bus
- 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 Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Piranbus
39h 45m€196–1,781Train, 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 nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Udinenighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Udine to Portorožbus
29h 48m€350–654Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane EDI - TRS
9h 11m€105–350Fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane EDI - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Portorož
11h 6m€119–813Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EDI - BLQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Airport to Portorož
10h 26m€477–1,313Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane EDI - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Portorož
10h 43m€552–1,523Train, 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 Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Piranbus
22h 51m€460–2,519Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Triestebus
42h 9m€257–540Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pirancar
23h 24m€459–613Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pirancar
24h 31m€334–535
Edinburgh to Piran by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Piran is to fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Piran is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 51m and costs €210 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Piran. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Piran via London Victoria, Munich Hbf and Ljubljana AP. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Piran. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Trieste Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Vicenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 42m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Piran is 1795 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Piran without a car is to bus which takes 39h 45m and costs €190 - €1800.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Edinburgh to Piran, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Piran train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Piran is to train which takes 21h 42m and costs €450 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €1800 and takes 39h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €350 and takes 9h 11m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Piran, Slovenia?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Piran via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Vicenza, and Trieste Centrale in around 21h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Piran via London Victoria, Munich Hbf, Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja, and Ljubljana AP in around 39h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Treviso Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Treviso Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Treviso Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Treviso Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
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 Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Vicenza to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Rosenheim to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–34
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €100–120
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Udine to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Munich Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Bologna Airport to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Portorož
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Munich Hbf to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Edinburgh to Piran bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Piran is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:08 PM in Edinburgh and 6:08 PM in Piran.
Edinburgh to Piran train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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