Transportation
Plane
By 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 a bus or train (you can check directions on webpages below). The most convenient way of traveling from any airport to the city centre is with shuttle vans organised by GoOpti and Nomago. They usually provide a range of options, balancing price with convenience. For example, a very cheap connection will be available, if a wider time window for a pickup is chosen and the journey is booked well in advance. They also offer VIP options such as a full vehicle reserved at a specific departure time. The latter option might be reasonably priced when a group of people is travelling together.
By Train or 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 journey using the Deutsche Bahn website.
Getting around Ljubljana
Public transportation
One-way public bus fare can be paid by using a payment card (Visa, Mastercard) at the validation screen upon entering the bus. One-way ticket costs 1.30€ and does not allow bus changes.
Urbana
The public bus network in the city of Ljubljana can also be payed with Urbana. The Urbana card costs 2€ and can be bought at the automatic machines located at most bus stops in the city center, at tabacco shops and at the Turist Information Office. Using Urbana allows you to purchase the passes. A 90-minute pass for the inner city that includes unlimited bus changes costs 1.30€.
To use the card, simply load it with money at the time of purchase or through the app and make sure to validate it on the bus screen as 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.
Taxi
There are multiple taxi companies operating in Ljubljana with relatively comparable pricing. Starting and kilometre charges vary between companies and times of the day but generally range between 0.80€ and 1.50€ for the starting fee and from 0.70€ to 1.70€ per kilometre fee. You can find a list of taxi companies and their contact information here.
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.