There are 10 ways to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), train, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane VIE - EDI
6h 1m£78–201Fly from Košice International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KSC - EDI
7h 55m£66–231Train
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- 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
19h 58m£403–705Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
32h 41m£135–257Train, night train
- Take the train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf 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
24h 32m£304–532Fly from Bratislava Airport
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BTS - EDI
5h 44m£72–177Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BUD - EDI
8h 41m£89–223Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 260 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centrebus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
39h£249–402Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bratislava to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
21h 6m£429–583Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bratislava to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
22h 8m£346–540
Slovakia to Edinburgh by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £65 - £240 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Slovakia to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Bratislava hl.st. and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 58m.
The distance between Slovakia and Edinburgh is 1049 miles.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 19h 58m and costs £400 - £750.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Slovakia to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Slovakia to Edinburgh train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Bratislava hl.st. station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Edinburgh is to train which takes 19h 58m and costs £400 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £260 and takes 32h 41m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £180 and takes 5h 44m.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Bratislava hl.st. to Edinburgh Waverley via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 19h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 32h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava-Petrzalka to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- £55–100
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Sheffield Interchange - City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- 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
Slovakia to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Slovakia. It is currently 1:32 PM in Slovakia and 12:32 PM in Edinburgh.
Slovakia to Edinburgh train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
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