Ljubljana is easily accessible from different destinations. The country's main airport Jože Pučnik Airport is located a little less than 26 kilometres from the city, 25-minutes away by car. Slovenia’s national carrier Adria Airways, a regional partner of Star Alliance offers regular flights to most major European cities.
Ljubljana is directly linked to Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Brussels, Paris, Barcelona, London, Dublin, Manchester, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Moscow, Skopje, Sarajevo, Tirana, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Podgorica, Prague, and others. In addition, EasyJet flies from London Stansted to Ljubljana once a day.
Frequency of direct scheduled flights to / from the main European hubs:
Paris: 4 flights/day (duration 1 h 55 min)
Frankfurt: 3–4 flights/day (duration 1 h 25 min)
Vienna: 3–4 flights/day (duration 50 min)
Munich: 3–4 flights/day (duration 1 h)
Brussels: 3–4 flights/day (duration 1 h 45 min)
London: 2 flights/day (duration 2 h 20 min)
Prague: 2 flights/day (duration 1 h 35 min)
Budapest: 2 flights/ day (duration 1 h)
Zürich: 1–2 flights/day (duration 1 h 15 min)
Istanbul: 1–2 flights/day (duration 2 h 30 min)
Moscow: 1 flight/day (duration 3 h)
Conference delegates should arrange air travel to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport airport and then local transportation to Ljubljana either by bus, taxi or shuttle.
Travelling by shuttle: Shuttle from/to the airport Go Opti and MNJ. Price: 9 EUR per person (one way). The journey takes approximately 40 minutes. Shuttles usually wait at arrivals, but it is recommended to book a seat in advance. Most Ljubljana hotels offer also shuttle service from/to the airport which you can book together with accommodation. They often use the same two services.
Travelling by bus: Bus from/to the airport: bus info. Price: 4,1 EUR per person (one way). The journey takes approximately 40 minutes.
Travelling by taxi: By taxi, the journey should take between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on the time of the day. Taxi service at the airport should cost you approximately 40 € for one way. You can get lower rates if you order a taxi from your hotel since airport taxis have a higer rate.
Shuttle from a remote airport: Go Opti and Vinetou Airport Transfer Service offer transport service from/to nearby airports, including Trieste/Ronchi, Venetia, Klagenfurt, Gratz, Salzburg, München, Vienna, Genova, Savona and Milano. Note that Go Opti gives good prices per seat with advanced booking, while Vinetou offers a price per car/van/minibus.
Ljubljana has also good international rail connections. Direct connections are to Vienna in Austria, Trieste and Venice in Italy, Budapest in Hungary, Zagreb in Croatia, Belgrade in Serbia, Greece, and Germany, Switzerland plus a whole host of different European cities. Travel costs are low, and almost the entire fleet of trains operated by the Slovenske železnice national railway company was modernised a few years ago.
If traveling by car, you can reach Slovenia via one of the border crossings with Italy, Austria, Hungary or Croatia.
Ljubljana is located at the crossroads of the country's most important road routes. Here are listed distances from some major EU cities:
Budapest – 491 km
Graz – 202 km
Milano – 519 km
Munich – 408 km
Prague – 609 km
Salzburg – 290 km
Trieste – 100 km
Venice – 242 km
Vienna – 380 km
Zagreb – 135 km.
The public city bus network makes it easy to travel within the city. The fee (1.20 EUR) must be payed with an Urbana card pre-paid, which can be bought in tobacco shops and teller machines on larger bus stations. The card itself costs 2 EUR. (N.B.: The bus ride fee has changed from 1 EUR on the 1st of Junuary.) One ride can last up to 90 minutes and can involve multiple route changes with the same fare. More info on Urbana cards, selling points and bus schedules: Ljubljana City Transport.
From the city centre take bus No. 1 (direction Mestni Log) or bus No. 6 (direction Dolgi most) to reach JSI. We recommend you to take bus No. 1, because it stops in front of the side entrance to the Jozef Stefan Institute on Jadranska cesta. Bus No. 6 stops on Tržaska Street about 5 minutes walking distance from the Institute (cross the main street at traffic lights and walk along the Jadranska Street). All over the city there are fixed spots where taxis are stationed, or they can be ordered by telephone, which guarantees a slighty lower fare price.
Service quality varies by company, so we recommend you to either book your taxi via your hotel or use the company Laguna: +386 1 511 23 14 or toll-free 080 12 33.