There are 13 ways to get from Piran 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
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 32m£78–651Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
20h 40m£466–832Bus
- 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 8m£170–1,530Bus, 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
30h 42m£291–569Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- 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 6m£185–351Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
10h 12m£92–296Shuttle to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TSF - EDI
10h 16m£98–681Shuttle to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLQ - EDI
10h 31m£400–1,121Bus to Pula Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Portorož to Pula Airportbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane PUY - EDI
8h 26m£155–381Bus, train via Cologne
- Take the bus from Piran to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
25h 2m£342–1,145Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste 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 400 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
41h 51m£276–565Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Piran to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 27m£396–536Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Piran to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
24h 28m£287–468
Piran to Edinburgh by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £90 - £300 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 6m and costs £180 - £360.
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 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Piran to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Piran and Edinburgh is 1121 miles.
The best way to get from Piran to Edinburgh without a car is to bus which takes 39h 8m and costs £170 - £1,600.
It takes approximately 8h 32m 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 40m and costs £460 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £1,600 and takes 39h 8m, you could also fly, which costs £90 - £300 and takes 10h 12m.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Edinburgh Waverley via Trieste Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 20h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piran to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Ljubljana AP, Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja, Munich central bus station, and London Victoria in around 39h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- 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
- £24–82
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £81–82
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–29
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £180–260
- 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
- £120–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- 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
- £24–500
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £24
- Private
- £133
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £24–500
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £24
- Private
- £133
Shuttle from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £360–950
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Portorož to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £95–250
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Portorož to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £85–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- £85–110
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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
- £8–50
- 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 5:13 AM in Piran and 4:13 AM in Edinburgh.
Piran to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
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