There are 11 ways to get from Koper to Edinburgh by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LJU - EDI
7h 19m£167–340Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 21m£64–213Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 29m£398–629Bus
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
39h 32m£570–994Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Udinebus
- Take the nighttrain from Udine to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
28h£311–570Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
8h 22m£74–218Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VCE - EDI
8h 58m£79–472Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLQ - EDI
9h 40m£88–252Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Stazione Mestre
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h 45m£248–757Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Koper to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 10m£397–537Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Koper to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
24h 11m£304–494
Koper to Edinburgh by bus, night train, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £70 - £220 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs £160 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ljubljana, Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 29m.
The distance between Koper and Edinburgh is 1112 miles.
The best way to get from Koper to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 39h 32m and costs £550 - £1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Koper to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Koper to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Koper station.
Koper to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Koper to Edinburgh is to train which takes 20h 29m and costs £390 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £550 - £1,000 and takes 39h 32m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £220 and takes 8h 22m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Koper to Edinburgh Waverley via Trieste Centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 20h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ljubljana AP, Ljubljana, Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station, and London Victoria in around 39h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £79–80
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–29
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £75–90
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- £75–90
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £410–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £23–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £130
Shuttle from Portorož to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £23–340
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £130
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Koper Banka to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Koper to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Koper. It is currently 7:03 PM in Koper and 6:03 PM in Edinburgh.
Koper to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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