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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.
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Departure Tax
None.
Other airports:
Maribor (MBX)and Portoroz (POW)also have some limited international flight connections.
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
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.
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.
Country code +386
Police 113
Roadside vehicle assistance 1987
A single country number for all emergency situations
112
General information 090 93 9881