Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
By Bus:
Ljubljana'sbusstation(AutobusnaPostaja)isalow-profilebuilding(withticket
windows, a bakery, and newsstands) in the middle of Trg O.F., right in front of the train sta-
tion. To get into the city center, see “By Train,” earlier.
By Car:
As you approach Ljubljana on the expressway, the toll road ends. Once you're
on the ring road, simply follow signs for
Center.
Once you get into the city center, you'll
begin to see directional signs to individual hotels.
Ljubljana is not a car-friendly city; much of the central zone along the river is entirely
traffic-free. Even several blocks of the main thoroughfare through the center of town,
Slovenska cesta—between Šubi
č
eva ulica and Gosposvetska cesta, north of Congress
Square—is closed to all traffic except buses. So, for example, to reach the southern part of
the city when entering downtown from the north, you need to circumnavigate the core by
looping east along Resljeva cesta, over the Dragon Bridge by the market, and through the
tunnel beneath the castle to reach Karlovška cesta, which cuts back west over the river to
the southern stretch of Slovenska cesta.
Ask your hotel about parking—most have some available, usually for a price. Side-trip-
pers will find various parking garages around the downtown core; two particularly central
(andexpensive)lotsaretheonebeneath
Congress Square
(€1.20/hourforfirst3hours,then
€2.40/hour, or €1.80/hour overnight) and the one called
N.U.K. #2,
near the National and
University Library (€1.20/hour 7:00-19:00, €1.80/hour overnight). Both lots are accessible
on Slovenska cesta only from the south—if coming from the north, see directions above.
Legal, paid parking downtown is marked by blue lines (look for meters); these spaces are
free Saturdays after 13:00 and all day Sunday.
If you need to gas up your rental car before returning it here, you'll find a huge gas sta-
tion on Tivolska cesta (just west of the train station, near the big Union brewery).
By Plane:
See “Ljubljana Connections,” at the end of this chapter.
Pedestrian Safety:
Many Ljubljana residents commute by bike. As a pedestrian, I've had
many close calls with bikes whizzing by. Keep your eyes open and stay out of the des-
ignated bike lanes on the sidewalks (often marked in red).
Closed Days:
Most Ljubljana museums (except the castle and a few less-important mu-
seums) are closed on Mondays. The recommended Jože Ple
č
nik House is closed en-
tirely through the spring of 2015; when it reopens, it will likely be closed on Sundays,
Mondays, and Fridays.
Markets:
In addition to the regular
market
that sprawls along the riverfront (described un-
der “Sights in Ljubljana”), a colorful
flea market
hops along the Ljubljanica River's
Breg embankment (across the river from the castle) every Sun 8:00-14:00. On summer
