Travel to and around Ljubljana

TRAVEL TO AND AROUND LJUBLJANA

How to reach Ljubljana

Plane

The local airport is the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik airport (LJU), located about 25 km from the city centre.

Larger surrounding airports with good international connections are the Zagreb Franjo Tuđman airport (ZAG, 150 km) and the Venice Marco Polo airport (VCE, 230 km) or Venice Treviso airport (TSF, 220 km).

Smaller surrounding airports include Klagenfurt Airport in Austria (KLU, 90 km), and the Trieste airport (TRS, 120 km) in Italy.

Travel from the airport to Ljubljana city centre will in some cases be possible by bus or train (you can check some guidance on webpages to check below). The most convenient way of traveling from any airport to the city centre, preferred by locals, is with shuttle vans organised by GoOpti. They usually provide a range of options, balancing price with convenience. For example, very cheap connection will be available if a wider time window for pick up is chosen and the travel is booked well in advance, but they also offer VIP options with a full vehicle reserved with a specific departure time. The latter option might work very reasonably priced when a group of people is travelling together.

If you decide to book your transfers with them, doing so through a page they have set up for our conference will bring you 5€ discount for your first booking.
Train and Bus

More information about payment methods and the bus schedule can be found on the Ljubljana Public Transport webpage.

Public transportation

The public bus network in the city of Ljubljana is accessible through the Urbana system. This allows you to purchase ‘passes’. A 90-minute pass (valid for any destination on the network and any amount of bus changes) costs 1.30 EUR. There are two options to access this system available:

Urbana app (iOS and Android)

The Urbana Mobile App has recently been introduced as a more convenient replacement for the physical Urbana card (description below). You purchase credits on the app, and validate it on a bus terminal when you enter. This is located next to the bus driver and makes a sound when validation is successful. You can find more information about the app and download link here.
Urbana card

Taxi

There are multiple taxi companies operating in Ljubljana with pricing relatively consistent between them. Starting and kilometre charges vary between companies and times of the day but generally range between 0.80 EUR and 1.50 EUR for the starting fee and from 0.70 EUR to 1.70 EUR per kilometre fee. You can find a list of taxi companies and their contact information here.

There are no ride-sharing companies (such as Uber or Lyft) operating in Ljubljana. Many taxi companies (including the larger Metro, Laguna, and Cameo) run their own booking apps which are available to download for iOS and Android devices. Most of the companies accept card payment (make sure to request this at the time of the booking) but drivers always prefer cash.

How to reach Ljubljana

Plane

The local airport is the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik airport (LJU), located about 25 km from the city centre.

Larger surrounding airports with good international connections are the Zagreb Franjo Tuđman airport (ZAG, 150 km) and the Venice Marco Polo airport (VCE, 230 km) or Venice Treviso airport (TSF, 220 km).

Smaller surrounding airports include Klagenfurt Airport in Austria (KLU, 90 km), and the Trieste airport (TRS, 120 km) in Italy.

Travel from the airport to Ljubljana city centre will in some cases be possible by bus or train (you can check some guidance on webpages to check below). The most convenient way of traveling from any airport to the city centre, preferred by locals, is with shuttle vans organised by GoOpti. They usually provide a range of options, balancing price with convenience. For example, very cheap connection will be available if a wider time window for pick up is chosen and the travel is booked well in advance, but they also offer VIP options with a full vehicle reserved with a specific departure time. The latter option might work very reasonably priced when a group of people is travelling together.

If you decide to book your transfers with them, doing so through a page they have set up for our conference will bring you 5€ discount for your first booking.

Train and Bus

Ljubljana has a central railway and bus station. Bus connections from Europe can be checked on the Ljubljana Bus Station website, or at larger bus companies operating at the station, such as FlixBus and NOMAGO. You can plan your train travel using the Deutsche Bahn website.

Public transportation

Urbana app (iOS and Android)

The Urbana Mobile App has recently been introduced as a more convenient replacement for the physical Urbana card (description below). You purchases credits on the app, and validate it on a bus terminal when you enter. This is located next to the bus driver and makes a sound when validation is successful. You can find more information about the app and download link here.

Urbana card

The physical card can be purchased at vending machines at the main bus station as well as some newsagents and convenience stores. The price of the card is 2 EUR. The card can then be topped up with credit. The card should then be validated on the bus terminal upon entering.

More information about payment methods and the bus schedule can be found on the Ljubljana Public Transport webpage.