There are 12 ways to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled by plane, train, bus, shuttle, night train, train (Eurostar), 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.
Fly Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BHX - LJU
8h 3m€101–321Train, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
17h 30m€371–709Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
26h€662–806Train, night train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
21h 53m€266–591Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MAN - LJU
7h 39m€124–345Fly Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BHX - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
9h 36m€196–541Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LGW - LJU
7h 48m€124–439Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LHR - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
10h 25m€211–875Train
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
22h 39m€281–651Bus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
32h 15m€157–245Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bledcar
16h 32m€427–573Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Birmingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bledcar
17h 39m€320–527
Birmingham to Lake Bled by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled is to bus which costs €150 - €250 and takes 32h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled is to train and fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Birmingham to Lake Bled station. However, there are services departing from Birmingham - Jennens Road and arriving at Bled bus station via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Birmingham to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Birmingham New Street and arriving at Lesce Bled via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 53m.
The distance between Birmingham and Lake Bled is 1405 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 30m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Birmingham to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Birmingham - Jennens Road station.
Birmingham to Lake Bled train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Birmingham New Street station.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Lake Bled is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €650 and takes 22h 39m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €250 and takes 32h 15m.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
Swiss, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ljubljana (LJU) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Birmingham New Street to Bled Union via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Villach Hbf, Lesce Bled, and Lesce ŽP in around 22h 39m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €600–700
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €600–700
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €95–120
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €81–470
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Birmingham to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lake Bled is 1h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 11:22 AM in Birmingham and 12:22 PM in Lake Bled.
Birmingham to Lake Bled train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Book your Birmingham to Lake Bled bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
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