There are 12 ways to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh by train, plane, car, bus, night train, shuttle, train (Eurostar), car train, or car ferry
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Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane KRK - EDI
8h 35m£74–228Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane KRK - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 26m£70–253Drive, train
- Drive from Zakopane to Strbacar
- Take the train from Strba to Bratislava hl.st.train
- Take the train from Bratislava hl.st. to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien 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
31h 9m£425–764Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zakopane ZDA to MDA dworzec autobusowybus K1
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain 410 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
35h 21m£245–628Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad ASbus A15
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 526 / ...
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica 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
31h 56m£293–520Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Zakopane to Budapest
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BUD - EDI
11h 45m£113–219Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Newcastle (NCL)plane KRK - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 58m£101–327Train to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane KRK - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 48m£113–425Train
- Take the train from Zakopane to Krakow Glownytrain Eip / ...
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Frankfurttrain Drf
- 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
33h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's Housebus
39h 52m£158–263Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zakopane to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
22h 51m£424–575Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zakopane to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
23h 52m£313–503
Zakopane to Edinburgh by bus, train, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh is to train and fly which costs £70 - £230 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh is to train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs £70 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Zakopane station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Zakopane, Bus station and arriving at St Andrew's House via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Zakopane to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Zakopane and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Krakow Glowny, Bohumin, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 31m.
The distance between Zakopane and Edinburgh is 1144 miles.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 21m and costs £240 - £650.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Zakopane to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zakopane, Bus station.
Zakopane to Edinburgh train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Zakopane station.
The best way to get from Zakopane to Edinburgh is to train which takes 33h 31m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £150 - £270 and takes 39h 52m.
What companies run services between Zakopane, Poland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
You can take a train from Zakopane to Edinburgh Waverley via Krakow Glowny, Bohumin, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 33h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zakopane, Bus station to St Andrew's House via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 39h 52m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zakopane to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Strba to Bratislava hl.st.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
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 Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–370
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- 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
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- 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
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Krakow Glowny to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Zakopane ZDA to MDA dworzec autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- 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
- £80–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Bus from Zakopane Równia Krupowa to Poprad AS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Zakopane to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zakopane, Bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to St Andrew's House
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Zakopane to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Zakopane. It is currently 2:04 PM in Zakopane and 1:04 PM in Edinburgh.
Zakopane to Edinburgh train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Krakow Glowny station.
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