There are 13 ways to get from Piran to Edinburgh by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- 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 29m£77–451Train
- 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 37m£405–648Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Bologna Centrale
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
34h 49mBus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Portorož 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
29h 28m£322–583Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LJU - EDI
8h 8m£175–341Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
9h 10m£98–310Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSF - EDI
10h 23m£97–481Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- 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
10h 34m£78–329Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BGY - EDI
10h 44m£485–921Bus, train
- Take the bus from Piran to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
22h 14m£794–1,360Bus
- Take the bus from Piran to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja 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 25m£594–1,000Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Piran to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 27m£441–587Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Piran to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
24h 29m£349–554
Piran to Edinburgh by bus, night train, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £95 - £310 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs £170 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Piran 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 37m.
The distance between Piran and Edinburgh is 1121 miles.
The best way to get from Piran to Edinburgh without a car is to shuttle and bus and train which takes 34h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Piran to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Piran to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Piran station.
Piran to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to train which takes 20h 37m and costs £400 - £650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £95 - £310 and takes 9h 10m, you could also bus, which costs £550 - £1,000 and takes 39h 25m.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Edinburgh Waverley via Trieste Centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 20h 37m. Alternatively, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–340
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Glasgow Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- 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
- £40–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £79–80
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–28
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- 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 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £23–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £130
Shuttle from Portorož to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £23–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £130
Shuttle from Portorož to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £430–700
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £450–750
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £450–750
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Portorož to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £85–100
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- £85–100
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Piran to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Piran to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- National Express
- 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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Piran to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Piran. It is currently 5:30 PM in Piran and 4:30 PM in Edinburgh.
Piran to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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