Getting to Ljubljana by plane

The closest international airport, Ljubljana Airport, is located 30 kilometres outside of Ljubljana. Getting from there to Ljubljana city centre takes about 30 minutes by shuttle (about 10 €, schedule is coordinated with flights), taxi (20 € - 45 €) or by bus (5 €). Check the timetable on the airport's website:

• Bus: https://www.lju-airport.si/en/transport/bus/
• Shuttle bus: https://www.lju-airport.si/en/transport/shuttle-services/
• Taxi: https://www.lju-airport.si/en/transport/taxi/

Getting to Ljubljana by train and bus

International train and bus connections run from the main railway station (address: Trg Osvobodilne fronte 7, 1000 Ljubljana) / bus station (address: Trg Osvobodilne fronte 4, 1000 Ljubljana), from where it is a 25-minute walk to NTF and a 10-minute walk to the Old Town.

Transport in Ljubljana

Bus

Passengers on urban and intercity routes of Ljubljana Public Transport can pay for bus rides using payment cards (Visa and Mastercard), a mobile wallet, or another wearable device (https://www.lpp.si/en/payment-methods). You can also get an Urban Card. The easiest way to get an Urban Card is to find an Urbanomat - a machine where you can buy and top up your card. You can also obtain an Urbana card. The easiest way to get an Urbana card is to find an Urbanomat – a machine where you can buy and fill your card. You can also buy it at tourist information centres, most city street kiosks and post offices. The price for the card is 2 €. Use of Urbanomat is easy, it has a touch screen where you will have to press “English language” and then choose to buy or to fill your card. There are three payment options: cash, credit card and with mobile phone (but paying with mobile is available only for users from Slovenia). So, first time users need to buy a card and then fill it from 1 € to 50 €. Another option is to download the Urbana app (https://www.lpp.si/en/informations-passensgers/urbana-mobile-app) and fill it from 1 to 50€ and then click ‘’USE URBANA’ ’while entering the bus and choosing how many tickets do you want to purchase. One bus ride costs 1.50 €; keep in mind that one ticket allows you to change as many busses as you need in a period of 90 minutes. Urbana City Card can also be used for payment at parking areas, some parking garages or for the funicular to Ljubljana Castle. More information about Ljubljana public transport and Urbana can be found on https://www.jhl.si/en/single-city-card-urbana.

Bike rental

In the summer months, cycling is one of the nicest ways of getting around the centre of Ljubljana. The bicycles in the system Bicike(LJ) can be rented upon prior registration in the BicikeLJ Official app or on the website. For more information and registration into the Bicike(LJ) system visit this website: https://www.bicikelj.si/en/tutorial/groups?type=vls#RENT.

Taxis

Taxis booked by phone are usually cheaper. Here are the phone numbers of some taxi companies:

• Taxi Metro: +386 41 240 200, ordering app: TaxiMetro Ljubljana
• Cammeo taxi: +386 1 777 1212, ordering app Cammeo
• Taxi Laguna: +386 31 492 299, ordering app: Taxi Laguna Ljubljana
• Uber app

Parking

If you arrive at the Department of Geology of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering by car, you can park in the public car parks around the Faculty or at Mirje car park. The parking fee is € 0.80 per hour. The city centre is closed to car traffic.

Cavalier
For those who have difficulty walking, access to the main destinations in the pedestrian area is provided by free electric "Kavalir" vehicles. The "Kavalir" can accommodate up to five passengers at a time. Due to their low speed, passengers can simply stop them while they are driving or order them by phone on +386 31 666 331 and +386 31 666 332 for open vehicles or +386 31 666 299 for closed vehicles. They run all year round, from 6am to 10pm.

More tourist information about Ljubljana is available here:
https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/sights-and-activities/