Sights in Ljubljana - Croatia and Slovenia - page 873

train to Koper, 4/day, 2.5 hours; then bus to Piran, 7/day, 30 minutes), Maribor (8/day
direct, 2-3 hours, more with a transfer in Zidani Most), Ptuj (1/day direct Mon-Fri, none
Sat-Sun, 2.5 hours, more with transfer in Pragersko), Zagreb (4/day direct, 2.5 hours),
Rijeka (2/day direct, 3 hours), Pula (1/day mid-July-Aug Thu-Sun only, 5 hours, trans-
fer in Hrpelje-Kozina), Split (1/day, 9 hours, transfer in Zagreb), Vienna (that's Dunaj in
Slovene, 1/day direct, 6 hours; otherwise 2/day with transfer in Maribor, 6-7 hours), Bud-
apest (that's Budimpešta in Slovene; 1/day via Zagreb, 10 hours, other connections pos-
sible with 1-2 changes but complicated, night train departs Ljubljana around 1:50 in the
morning), Venice (called Benétke in Slovene; fastest by bus—see below; otherwise 1/day
with a change to a bus in Villach, 6.75 hours), Salzburg (2/day direct, 4-5 hours, more with
transfer in Villach), Munich (2/day direct, 6 hours, including 1 night train; otherwise trans-
fer in Salzburg). Train info: toll tel. 1999 (€0.90/call), www.slo-zeleznice.si .
By Bus
The bus station is a low-profile building in front of the train station. Buses depart from the
numbered stalls in the middle of the street. For any bus, you have to buy tickets at the bus
station ticket windows or at the automated e-kart kiosk (pay with credit card or cash), not
from the driver. For bus information, pick up one of the blue phones inside the station to
be connected to a helpful English-speaking operator. Bus info: www.ap-ljubljana.si , toll tel.
1991 (€1.50/call), from the US call [phone].
By Bus to: Bled (Mon-Sat hourly—usually at the top of each hour, fewer on Sun, 1.25
hours), Postojna (atleasthourly,1hour), Diva č a (closetoŠkocjanCavesandLipica,about
every 2-3 hours, 1.5 hours), Piran (5/day Mon-Fri, 2/day Sat, 4/day Sun, 2.5 hours), over
the Vrši č Pass to Bovec (2/day July-Aug at 6:30 and 15:00, June and Sept Sat-Sun only at
6:30, 4.25 hours to Bovec, none Oct-May), Kobarid (1/day in July-Aug over Vrši č Pass, 5
hours; otherwise faster but less scenic via Idrija, 3.5 hours), Rijeka (1/day in summer, none
off-season,2.5hours), Zagreb (1/dayMon-Frionly).ToreachCroatia'sIstria—specifically
Rovinj —the bus is your best option (2/day in summer—faster connection departs at 9:30
and reaches Rovinj in 4 hours before continuing to Pula, July-Sept only; slower connection
departs 13:45 and terminates in Rovinj in 5.5 hours, late June-Aug only; both connections
alsostopin Piran and Pore č ;off-season:2/weekto Pore č or Pula andchangetheretoRov-
inj, generally Mon and Fri, departs 16:30). DRD runs a handy direct bus from Ljubljana to
the Venice-Mestre train station (on the mainland, with easy and frequent train connections
to the island; 1/day each way, 3.75 hours).
By Shared Shuttle Service
If bus and train schedules don't quite get you where you need to go, GoOpti —a company
with an innovative business model for shared minibus transfers—can be a convenient and