Getting There By Air:Jożeta Pučnika Airport (LJU) Tel: (04) 206 1981.
Website:
www.lju-airport.si The airport is located 23km (14 miles) northwest of Ljubljana. Facilities in arrivals include car hire, a currency exchange office, bar, telephones and shops but no ATMs. In departures there is car hire, a currency exchange office, bar, telephones, shops and an ATM. A business class lounge is also located in departures. Regular public buses run to the city as well as a private minibus
service with
Markun (tel: (041) 792 865; website:
www.prevozi-markun.com). Metered taxis are also available outside the terminal.
Getting There By Road:Ljubljana is well connected by motorway to other European cities. The E70 serves Zagreb in Croatia, the E57/E59 goes to Graz in Austria and the E61/E71 runs to Trieste in Italy. Increasingly Ljubljana is also connected to other destinations within Slovenia by a rapidly expanding network of modern motorways with the new route south via Postojna dramatically cutting journey times down to the country’s Adriatic coastline. The main bus station is centrally located by the main railway station in the center of the city (Trg Osvobodilne fronte 4; tel: 090 934 230; website:
www.ap-ljubljana.si). Services run to all major Slovenian towns and cities as well as outside the country to Austria, Croatia, Hungary, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy.
Emergency breakdown service: Tel: 1987.
Getting There By Rail:Ljubljana Railway Station (żelezniska Postaja, Trg Osvobodilne fronte; tel: (01) 291 3332). This centrally located railway station offers domestic services to major Slovenian towns including Maribor and Celje as well as international connections to Venice, Zagreb, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg and Belgrade. The national railway company is
Slovenske żeleznice (tel: (01) 291 3332; website:
www.slo-zeleznice.si), who have recently revamped much of their rolling stock. The high-speed
Casanova train to Venice has cut journey times significantly on the route.
Getting Around:Public TransportCity buses are run by
LPP (
Ljubljanski Potniški Promet), Celovška 160 (tel: (01) 582 2420; website:
www.lpp.si). It operates a fleet of single decker buses on 21 routes that crisscross the center and also cover the suburbs. Standard hours are 0500-2230 and there are also night buses in operation. Passengers can pay when boarding though it is cheaper to buy tickets in the form of
żetoni (tokens, available at newspaper stands) beforehand. There are also both daily and weekly passes, as well as discounts for children; under-fours travel free.
TaxisTaxis can be hailed on the street or at ranks at the railway/bus station. Pre-booked taxis can be ordered from one of six taxi companies by calling 9700, 9701, 9702, 9703, 9707 or 9709.
Car HireCar hire companies have offices at the airport and at the city center. Companies at the airport include
Avis (tel: (04) 236 5000; website:
www.avis.si),
Budget (tel: (04) 201 4300; website:
www.budget.si) and
Sixt (tel: (04) 234 4666; website:
www.sixt.com), while in town there are offices of
Avis (tel: (01) 430 8010; website:
www.avis.si) and
Hertz (tel: (01) 434 0147; website:
www.hertz.si).
Bicycle HireCycling is very popular in Ljubljana. During the warmer months the tourist office organizes bike tours of varying lengths. The City Hotel offers free bikes to guests, while the Celica Hostel rents bikes out.
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