There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EDI - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 18mzł 516–1,146Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain 96 / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
27h 46mzł 831–3,782Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Popradbus
- Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus A15
39h 46mzł 597–1,654Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zakopanecar
23h 1mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane GLA - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 19mzł 605–1,186Fly Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EDI - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
12h 18mzł 516–1,086Train to Newcastle, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane NCL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 39mzł 517–1,542Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE)plane EDI - RZE
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 36mzł 560–1,149Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zakopanecar
24h 8mzł 1,681–2,447
Edinburgh to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane is to fly and shuttle which costs 500 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 12h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs 500 zł - 1 200 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Zakopane via London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 46m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Zakopane is 1829 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 27h 46m and costs 800 zł - 3 800 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Zakopane train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:43 AM in Edinburgh and 9:43 AM in Zakopane.
Edinburgh to Zakopane train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
There are 6700+ hotels available in Zakopane.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Zakopane via London Kings Cross, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 27h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 150–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–600
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–850
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–600
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 134–135
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 75–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 75–110
- 1st Class
- zł 95–130
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 120–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–50
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- 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
- zł 280–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 95–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 400–600
- 1st Class
- zł 850–1,400
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 80–470
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 170–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 100–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 85–87
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 40–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–380
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- zł 1,000–1,100
- Sleeper Seat
- zł 300–380
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- zł 1,200–1,400
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 35–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–55
- 1st Class
- zł 55–80
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 410–800
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 13–18
- Website
- https://kolejemalopolskie.com.pl/en/home-page
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 220–310
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- 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
- zł 150–180
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- zł 330–800
- On Foot
- zł 150–180
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