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Traveling | Getting To & Around Slovenia
by plane
It is slightly more expensive to fly directly into the Ljubljana/Brnik airport. If you have more time to see another European city, we suggest flying into one of the following "neighboring" cities:
-Munich, Germany
-Vienna, Austria
-Budapest, Hungary
-Venice, Italy
-Zagreb, Croatia
Tips:
Booking a flight through a travel agent is generally more expensive. We have bought all our flights between the EU and US the past 5 years through Momondo.
We usually start looking for flights 6 months before our overseas travel date, but book our flights no sooner than 4 months and no later than 1 1/2 months beforehand.
If you still want to use a travel agent, Kollander is a US travel agent working frequently with groups traveling to Slovenia.
Don't forget there's a 6 hour time difference between EST and Slovenia.
Find a Flight:
Budget Airlines:
EasyJet and WizzAir fly direct
into Ljubljana/Brnik from London
and Brussels.
by train
Trains are great, because they take you to and from the center of cities, and they have ample room for you to get up and walk around during your journey. If you're lucky on international trains, there's a dining car and amazing scenery traveling by day.
To find more information about International trains in Europe, check out this website:
Tips:
-Despite popular thought, unless you're doing a whirl-wind tour of a lot of different countries over a longer period of time, a EuroRail ticket is not worth the money. Buy individual or roundtrip train tickets between cities.
-If you're doing a roundtrip starting in Ljubljana, there are several early-bird specials 2-3 months in advance. Contact Rebecca for the inside-scoop.
The Slovene local train information can be found here:
by other means of travel
Bus
-Buses Around Slovenia
-Eurolines www.eurolines.com/en
Van
-Sionsi Prevozi www.sionsi.si
-Go-Opti www.goopti.com
Taxi
-Ljubljana/Brnik Airport Transfers www.mnj.si/en
-Metro Taxi | Ljubljana www.taximetro.si
Tip: It's cheaper to call the taxi than flag one on the street in Slovenia.
Car Rental
We don't have much experience with this, but here's a good resource:
www.ljubljana.info/car-rental/
Bicycle
-Ljubljana (free city bikes)
-Bled (and tours of area)
www.bled.si/en/default.asp?id=490
-Koper/Izola (the coast)
www.slovenia.info/?kolesarjenje=1721