There are 13 ways to get from Piran to Edinburgh by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 29m£77–471Train
- 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 46m£400–642Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry
- 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
40h 35m£288–495Bus, 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 33m£311–588Shuttle 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 8m£180–351Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TRS - EDI
9h 25m£97–316Shuttle 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
11h 18m£97–511Shuttle 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 33m£410–791Bus 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 28m£170–401Bus, train
- Take the bus from Portorož to Salzburg Southbus
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain 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 26m£410–649Bus
- Take the bus from Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- 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
40h 51m£739–1,291Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Piran to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
23h 27m£400–541Drive, 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£318–499
Piran to Edinburgh by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £95 - £320 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Edinburgh is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 8m 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 Portorož, Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor, Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 51m.
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 46m.
The distance between Piran and Edinburgh is 1121 miles.
The best way to get from Piran to Edinburgh without a car is to car ferry and bus and train which takes 40h 35m and costs £280 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Piran to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Piran to Edinburgh bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor 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 46m and costs £400 - £650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £95 - £320 and takes 9h 25m, you could also bus, which costs £700 - £1,300 and takes 40h 51m.
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 46m. 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–340
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
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
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 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
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 London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- 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
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Pula Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- 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
- 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
- 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
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- 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 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
- £130–190
- 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)
Train from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- 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
- £110–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–81
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £80–81
- 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) 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
- £23–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £131
Shuttle from Portorož to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £23–320
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £23
- Private
- £131
Shuttle from Portorož to Bologna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £350–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Portorož to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novigrad, Autobusni Kolodvor to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £400–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- 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
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Portorož to Salzburg South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- 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
- £40–65
- 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
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £64
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- £64
- 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
Piran to Edinburgh bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Piran. It is currently 3:50 AM in Piran and 2:50 AM in Edinburgh.
Piran to Edinburgh train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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