Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Bratislava

Edinburgh Airport (EDI). Flights only land at one airport, which is Bratislava Airport (BTS), known locally as M. R. Štefánik Airport. You can usually find cheap flights from Edinburgh to Bratislava by booking just a few days in advance. Flights depart from Edinburgh on a daily basis, so you should have no trouble finding last-minute flights.

If you're specifically looking for cheap flights from Edinburgh to Bratislava, you should try to book a flight on a weekday. It's also a good idea to try to get a direct flight from Ryanair for the best deal on tickets. Ryanair is also the only airline that offers flights from Edinburgh to Bratislava without stopovers. If you don't get a direct flight, you'll end up having to switch airlines during your trip. Flights with stopovers are offered by a number of combinations of airlines, and they take place in just about every country in Eastern Europe.

You should plan to arrive about two hours ahead of your scheduled departure time at Edinburgh Airport. Be sure that you have your passport with you because you'll need it to pass through customs once you arrive in Bratislava. Before you depart, you can get something to eat or do some shopping at Edinburgh Airport. Along with a general shop with books and snacks, there are also some clothing and makeup shops at the airport.

When you arrive at Bratislava Airport, you have a few places to choose from to pick up a snack or eat a quick meal. Once you're ready to depart the airport, head to the Arrivals terminal. From there, you'll be able to get a taxi or rent a car, and you can arrange for car hire ahead of time so that you have a rental waiting for you. You can also take a bus or train from the airport and buy tickets for both in the Arrivals terminal. If you plan to travel to the city by rail, you can get the schedule from the Slovak Railways website.

Time and Weather Differences

When traveling from Edinburgh to Bratislava, remember to set your clocks ahead by one hour in Bratislava because it's in a different time zone. You should also expect things to be a bit warmer in Bratislava than in Edinburgh during the spring and summer. The hottest time of the year in Bratislava sees temperatures of up to 21 °C compared to just 15 °C in Edinburgh. However, the winters in both cities have lows just above zero.

Dining Out

Another area of difference when traveling from Edinburgh to Bratislava is the cost of eating out. Getting a meal at a moderately priced restaurant in Bratislava like BeAbout will cost you about half as much as the same type of meal would in Edinburgh. However, the price of fast food meals is about the same in both cities.