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By Air

Main Airport

The national airline, Adria Airways(www.adria-airways.com), operates direct flights from London and many other European cities to Ljubljana.
Ljubljana (LJU) (Brnik) (www.lju-airport.si) is 26km (16 miles) northwest of the city. To/from theairport: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 cafés.

Departure Tax
None.

Other airports:

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

Other airlines flying to Zagreb International

Austrian Airlines Swiss KLM
Turkish Airlines Aeroflot Lufthansa
Air France Delta Air Lines SAS
Czech Airlines LOT

 

By Sea

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

Between March and October, there are scheduled trips across the Adriatic on the Prince of Venice (tel: (05) 617 8000; 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.

By car

he 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.

FromAustria: 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.

By Train

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; www.slo-zeleznice.si) for more information. On some lines transport for cars is provided.

Rail Passes
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 (www.raileurope.co.uk/inter-rail).

Mileage

Distance from Ljubljana
Ajdovščina 83 Jesenice 63 Postojna 53
Ankaran 105 Jezersko 54 Pragersko 112
Bled 54 Kanal 128 Ptuj 130
Bovec 130 Kisovec 51 Radenci 172
Blagovica 33 Koper 106 Rateče 91
Bled 54 Kranj 29 Ravne na Koroškem 121
Bohinjska Bistrica 75 Kozina 82 Ribnica 42
Brdo pri Kranju 34 Kranjska Gora 85 Rogaška Slatina 113
Brežice 106 Krško 99 Sečovlje 124
Celje 79 Ljubelj MP 55 Šentilj 143
Čatež ob Savi 105 Maribor 122 Šoštanj 89
Dravograd 119 Murska Sobota 183 Velenje 84
Gornja Radgona 166 Nova Gorica 108 Vrhnika 21
Izola 111 Portorož 119 Zidani Most 74

Business Visa

Slovenia is in the Schengen Zone, meaning that at the border crossings with Italy, Austria and Hungary there are generally no controls. Persons wishing to enter Slovenia must have a relevant travel document. EU/EEA citizens do not need a passport to enter Slovenia, only a valid identity card. On the basis of a bilateral agreement, Croatian citizens may also enter Slovenia with an identity card. Holders of a valid UN laissez-passer do not need a visa to enter Slovenia (regardless of citizenship). U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist or business travel to enter Slovenia. A valid U.S. Passport is required. Citizens of the following countries do not need visa travel to Slovenia: Andorra, Argentine, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Uruguay and Venezuela. The exemption from the visa requirement also applies to the holders of valid Travel documents issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Conditions for obtaining a permit:
Valid passport (whose period of validity must exceed the intended
Period of stay in the Republic of Slovenia by at least three months)
appropriate health insurance certificate;
Completed signed visa application form
1-passport type photographs
sufficient funds for subsistence (the amount per month must be at least equal to the basic minimum income in the Republic of Slovenia)
fulfillment of one of the justified reasons or purposes for which an Alien intends to reside in the Republic of Slovenia (e.g. issued and valid work permit, certificate of admission to studies, concluded agreement on hosting with a research organization, etc.)
certificate from the criminal records not older than three months issued by the country of origin.

Customs

Slovenia is within the European Union. If you are travelling from the UK, you are entitled to buy fragance, skincare, cosmetics, Champagne, wine, selected spirits, fashion accessories, gifts and souvenirs - all at tax-free equivalent prices. There are no longer any allowance restrictions on these tax-free items.

If you are arriving from a non-EU country, the following goods may be imported into Slovenia by persons over 17 years of age without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 cigarillos or 250g of tobacco.
• 2l of wine and 1l of spirits.
• 50g perfume and 250ml of eau de toilette.
• Listed items to not exceed €175 in value.

Note: An export licence is required for articles of archaeological, ethnographic, artistic, scientific or cultural value; or for articles over 100 years old.

Essential contacts

Country code +386
Police 113
Roadside vehicle assistance 1987
A single country number for all emergency situations
112
General information 090 93 9881

The information on this site was gathered through our journalists and various source(s) of information including the national tourism organization,
the ministry of finance, the ministry of foreign affairs, CIA World Factbook, and US State Department.