Slovenia Travel Guide - Getting There

The national airline, Adria Airways (website: www.adria-airways.com), operates direct flights from London and many other European cities to Ljubljana.

From London to Ljubljana is 2 hours.

Ljubljana (LJU) (Brnik) (website: www.lju-airport.si) is 26km (16 miles) northwest of the city. To/from the airport: Buses are available to Kranj (journey time - 15 minutes) and to Ljubljana (journey time - 45 minutes) regularly. Taxis are also available (journey time - 20 minutes). Facilities: Bank, post office, duty-free shop, car hire (international and domestic companies), restaurant, snack bar, shops, and Internet cafes.

Maribor (MBX) and Portoroz (POW) also have some limited international flight connections.

None.

Main port: Koper (website: www.luka-kp.si).

Between March and October, there are scheduled trips across the Adriatic on the Prince of Venice (tel: (05) 617 8000; website: www.kompas-online.net) catamaran, which runs between Venice and Portoroz and Piran (journey time - 2 hours).

There are four marinas (Izola, Koper, Piran and Portoroz) to choose from for visitors arriving on private vessels.

Cruise ships call on the Slovenian coast.

Connections and through trains are available from principal eastern and western European cities. The Eurocity Mimara train connects Ljubljana, Munich, Salzburg and Zagreb, while the Casanova high-speed service links direct to Venice. There are direct trains to Slovenia from Austria (Vienna and Villach), Bulgaria, Croatia (Zagreb), Greece, Hungary (Budapest), Italy (Trieste and Venice), Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Switzerland. Some international trains have couchette coaches as well as bar and dining cars. Contact Slovenske železnica (tel: (01) 291 3332; website: www.slo-zeleznice.si) for more information. On some lines transport for cars is provided.

InterRail: offers unlimited first- or second-class travel in up to 30 European countries for European residents of over six months with two pass options. The Global Pass allows travel for 22 days, one month, five days in 10 days or 10 days in 22 days across all countries. The One-Country Pass offers travel for three, four, six or eight days in one month in any of the countries except Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. Travel is not allowed in the passenger's country of residence. Travellers under 26 years receive a reduction. Children's tickets are reduced by about 50%. Supplements are required for some high-speed services, seat reservations and couchettes. Discounts are offered on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available from Rail Europe (website: www.raileurope.co.uk/inter-rail). 

The following are among the frontier posts open for road traffic:
From Italy: San Bartolomeo-Lazaret; Albaro Veskova-Skofije; Pesse-Kozina; Fernetti-Fernetici (Sezana); Gorizia-Nova Gorica; Stupizza-Robic; Uccea-Uceja; Passo del Predil-Predel; and Fusine Laghi-Ratece.

From Austria: Wurzenpass (Villach)-Korensko Sedlo; Loibltunnel-Ljubelj; Seebergsattel-Jezersko; Grablach-Holmec; Rabenstein-Vic; Eibiswald-Radlji od Dravi; Langegg-Jurij; Spielfeld-Sentilj; Mureck-Trate; Sicheldorf-Gederovci; Radkersburg-Gornja Radgona; and Bonisdorf-Kuzma.

From Hungary: Bajansenye-Hodos.

From Croatia: Jelsane-Rupa. 

Nearly all the border crossings mentioned above are open 24 hours a day and are served by buses.