There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, shuttle, or car train
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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 512–1,072Fly Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wroclaw (WRO)plane EDI - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
12h 32mzł 357–1,197Train
- 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 / ...
28h 2mzł 1,600–4,210Train, 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
40h 1mzł 987–2,496Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the car ferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Zakopanecar
29h 8mzł 1,875–2,798Train 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 17mzł 503–1,184Fly 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 536–1,186Train 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 591–1,972Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brugesbus 814
- Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
44h 20mzł 676–1,198Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zakopanecar
23h 1m
Edinburgh to Zakopane by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane is to fly and train which costs 350 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs 500 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via London Victoria, Bruges and MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 20m.
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 28h 2m.
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 28h 2m and costs 1 600 zł - 4 300 zł.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Zakopane train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Zakopane is to train which takes 28h 2m and costs 1 600 zł - 4 300 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 650 zł - 1 200 zł and takes 44h 20m.
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 28h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Zakopane ZDA via London Victoria, Bruges, and MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 44h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- 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 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–1,400
- 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 150–600
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 170–650
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 210–650
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–850
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–750
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wroclaw via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,500
- 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 150–700
Flights from Newcastle to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 200–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–700
- 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 35–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 35–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
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 Wroclaw Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 45–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 45–70
- 1st Class
- zł 65–85
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 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- zł 750–1,100
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 370–550
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- zł 370–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 370–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 370–550
- 1st Class
- zł 750–1,300
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 410–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 410–600
- 1st Class
- zł 850–1,500
- 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 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- zł 500–750
- Comfort
- zł 600–850
- Premium
- zł 800–1,100
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 210–240
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- zł 210–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 550–1,700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 550–800
- 1st Class
- zł 1,200–1,700
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 290–800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 290–420
- 1st Class
- zł 550–800
- 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 65–160
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 65–90
- 1st Class
- zł 110–160
- 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 120–290
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 120–180
- 1st Class
- zł 240–290
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 300–390
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- zł 1,050–1,150
- Sleeper Seat
- zł 300–390
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- zł 1,200–1,400
- 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
- +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
- 4 times a day
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 410–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 27–31
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 600–800
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Zakopane is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:27 AM in Edinburgh and 7:27 AM in Zakopane.
Edinburgh to Zakopane train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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