Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
about, turn right and head for the bus stop on the right side of the street (next to the parking
lot), where you can catch the Piran-bound bus.
To Trieste or Ljubljana:
While the bus to Piran leaves from Koper's town center, other
connections depart from Koper's adjacent train and bus stations, which sit beyond the far
end of the Old Town. To avoid the long walk, you can hop on any public bus, all of which
head for this station. From the main bus station, you can ride the bus into the nearby Italian
port city of
Trieste
(6/day, none on Sun, 45-60 minutes)—the historic port of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire, with a fine Old Town and a romantic harbor. To go farther afield, you
can head north to
Ljubljana.
Reaching the capital takes about 2.5 hours by bus or by train,
but connections are sparse (about 4/day on either, though the only times convenient for
cruisers are the 10:03 train or the 10:50 bus—both Mon-Fri only).
To Elsewhere in Slovenia:
As the drive to Ljubljana takes an hour less (about 1.5 hours
each way), hiring your own
guide/driver
is an efficient splurge to efficiently link together
several worthwhile Slovenian stopovers. A popular round-trip from Koper is to visit both
Ljubljana and Lake Bled before returning to your ship; if you skip Bled, you'll have time
to tour one of the great caves (Škocjan or Postojna) or other sights (such as the Lipica Stud
Farm) between the coast and Ljubljana. Bled-based guides Tina Hiti and Sašo Golub can
takeyouonanall-dayexcursiontoseeLjubljanaandBledfor€300(priceforupto3people;
