Ljubljana is served by a wide-reaching bus network, and can be paid for in single or return trips, or by purchasing an all-access Urbana Payment Card. Trips can also be paid for via a mobile phone. The free Kavalir is another option, operating as an electric car holding up to five people that can be stopped anywhere in the city centre. Walking is also an option, with the city designed to cater to pedestrians.
Getting from the Airport to the City
Flights to Ljubljana will arrive at Jože Pu?nik Airport (LJU), 16 miles to the north of the city. The airport offers direct flights to major European cities, including London, Amsterdam and Paris. To travel to the city centre, visitors have the option of getting a shuttle service, bus, taxi or renting a car from a number of companies. Alternatively, the city is located where Slovenia’s two main motorways intersect; linking the Pan-European Corridor V with Pan-European Corridor X. Main roads leading to the southwest link Ljubljana with Trieste and Venice, while Graz and Vienna are directly to the north. Zagreb is easily accessible to the east, while Klagenfurt and Salzburg are located directly to the northwest
Ljubljana airport overview
Ljubljana Airport, or Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport, is Slovenia’s international airport. Located north of the capital city Ljubljana, it’s the country’s busiest airport, serving around 1.5 million passengers per year.
A small, neat and clean terminal building, Ljubljana is attractive and pleasant to use. As with most airports, during busier times there may be delays and long queues; however, most of the time, checking in and boarding is generally quick and painless. Staff are friendly and helpful.
Although offering only a small assortment of shops and restaurants, Ljubljana Airport has a marvellous Visitor’s Terrace from which passengers can watch planes taking off and landing, as well as some beautiful artworks in the passenger terminal.