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Coming to Ljubljana

1. by TRAIN

Ljubljana is the hub of Slovenia's rail system. There are international connections to Hungary (Budapest), Germany (Munich), Italy (Trieste, Venice), Bolgaria (Sofia), Czech Republic (Prague), Austria (Vienna, Graz, Villach, Salzburg), FYROM (Skopje), Greece (Thessaloniki), Serbia (Beograd), Switzerland (Zurich) and Croatia (Zagreb, Rijeka, Opatija, Pulj).

The timetables and prices are available on Slovenske Železnice. If you don't find the connection you are looking for, you can also check out all the timetables of trains in Europe on Bahn.de.

Almost every important tourist destination is served by trains. The train station in Ljubljana is on Trg Osvobodilne Fronte (OF) at the northern edge of downtown, at walking distance to most hotels. The local trains timetables are available on Slovenske Zeleznice.

2. by BUS

Ljubljana bus station is right next to the train station and has services throughout the country and to neighbours as well. You can travel to Ljubljana from several cities in Europe: Goeteborg, Malmoe, Kobenhaven, Sofia, Beograd, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Priština, Skopje, London, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Trieste. Timetables and prices available on their website. For international connections, check out also Eurolines.

coming from TRIESTE:

One bus (operator Veolia) departs from Trieste at 14:00 arriving to Ljubljana at 16:13.
Second bus (operator Florentina) departs from Trieste at 19:30 arriving to Ljubljana at 20:30.
Going from Ljubljana, one bus departs at 5:10 and reaches Trieste at 7:15, another departs at 6:35 and reachs Trieste at 8:50. One-way ticket costs around 12€.

3. by CAR

As a Central European State Slovenia is easily reachable by car. From Budapest and Vienna the Slovenian border is no more than a two-hour drive. A tunnel speeds traffic through the Karavanke Alps between Slovenia and Austria. From Vienna the passage is by way of Maribor to Ljubljana, with a four-lane highway most of the way. Slovenia's roads also connect with Italy's autostrada.

Few basic information about Slovenian traffic regime:

Slovenians drive on the right and are obliged to keep their headlights on at all times. Speed limits are 50 km/h (37 mph) in urban areas and 130 km/h (74 mph) on highways. You need a vignette which can bu purchased at gas stations, border shops etc (more information can be found here http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/Dokumenti/Toll/Vignette_308.aspx).

Drivers of A and B categories can have 0,5g of alcohol per 1 kg of blood, under conditions that they show no changes in behavior.

International Green Card

International automobile insurance is mandatory for all foreign vehicles, except for vehicles from countries with which Slovenia has concluded special agreements (members of the European Union and some other countries). The Green Card can be purchased at all international border crossings.

AMZS

In Slovenia the Automobile Association of Slovenia provides services 24 hours a day. There are 16 AMZS technical centers in all larger towns and motorists in trouble should dial the phone number 1987; on motorways emergency phones are at disposal every 2 km. Their car will be either repaired on the spot or transported to the nearest garage. On its website you can also find current traffic information and information on any delays on border crossings.

PARKING IN LJUBLJANA

Parking spaces are marked with a white line. The parking fee is paid with the parking meters (available in the city centre). Parking time in the inner city centre is restricted to 1-2 hours.

4. by AIR

Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana / Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

The Airport is located 27 km north of the city. The Airport is open every day from 6:00 until 22:00. The airport terminal has a restaurant, bank, post office, a Duty-Free shop, boutiques, a tourist agency, a car rental agency, air taxi service, and express shipping company. For more information and a list of airlines click here.

From Airport to Ljubljana and back:

BY BUS

There is a regular bus service to and from Ljubljana in front of the terminal building (journey takes app. 45 min; almost every hour 6am-7pm on Mondays to Fridays; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays every 2 hours 6am-7pm). You buy tickets on the bus. A one-way bus ticket to Ljubljana at the moment costs app. 4,10€. For more information check here.

Departures from the airport (Airport -> Ljubljana)

From Monday to Friday
05:00	06:05	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00
13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
07:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00

Arrivals to the airport (Ljubljana -> Airport)

From Monday to Friday
05:20	06:10	07:10	08:10	09:10	10:10	11:10	12:10
13:10	14:10	15:10	16:10	17:10	18:10	19:10	20:10
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
06:10	09:10	11:10	13:10	15:10	17:10	19:10

There are also private mini buses / combi from company

BY TAXI

You can find taxis already waiting in front of the terminal building. A one-way trip to Ljubljana costs app. 30€.

Car Rentals: You can also rent a car; there are several agents in the terminal building. You can find a list of them here. For more information, please contact one of them as you arrive.

Other airports close to Ljubljana :

Maribor (Slovenia): The distance between Ljubljana and Maribor 122 km.
Vienna (Austria): The distance between Ljubljana and Vienna 379 km.
Klagenfurt (Austria): The distance between Ljubljana and Klagenfurt is 82 km.
Graz (Austria): The distance between Ljubljana and Graz is 191 km.
Budapest (Hungary): The distance between Ljubljana and Budapest is 439 km.
Trieste (Italy): The distance between Ljubljana and Trieste is 98 km.
Venice Marco Polo and Venice Treviso (Italy): The distance between Ljubljana and Venice is 245 km.
Zagreb (Croatia): The distance between Ljubljana and Zagreb is 137 km.

To find a low cost airlines to one of the above airports you can check this site.

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