- ECLAS 2024 Regenerative Landscapes, September 7-10, 2024 - https://conference.eclas.org -

Travel and accommodation

Slovenia is in the European Union, for which a common list of countries whose citizens must have a visa when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement. You can find this list here [1]. For additional information on entering Slovenia visit this website. [2]

Accommodation

We have made preliminary reservations at some of Ljubljana’s hotels. Please see below for reservation info and prices. The room prices are agreed for a limited time and the number of rooms available is shown next to each hotel. Small changes to the quoted prices may occur. In addition, a tourist tax of 3,13 €/night needs to be paid.

The conference will be held at the campus of the Biotechnical Faculty [3]; a14 minutes bus ride forms the city centre (bus number 18), or a 30 minute walk through the Tivoli Park. For other tips check the ‘Getting around in Ljubljana’ section below.

Hotel LEV (description [4], location [5])

Premier single room: 130 €/night
Premier double room: 140 €/night

Included in the price: room with en suite bathroom, self-service breakfast, Wi-Fi

Price guaranteed until: 31.07.2022
No. of rooms available: 30

How to reserve: online booking through link here [6]

Hotel SLON  (description [7], location [8])

Economy single room: 129 €/night
Comfort singe room: 139 €/night
Comfort double room: 149 €/night

Included in the price: room with en suite bathroom, self-service breakfast, Wi-Fi, Spa+fitness, finish and turkish sauna

Price guaranteed until: 02.08.2022
No. of rooms available: 10 (dynamic)

How to reserve: online booking through link here [9]

City Hotel (description [10], location [11])

Standard single room: 119 €/night
Comfort single room: 129 €/night
Additional person: 10 €/night

Included in the price: room with en suite bathroom, self-service breakfast, Wi-Fi

Price guaranteed until: 05.11.2022
No. of rooms available: 10 (dynamic)

How to reserve: e-mail for confirmation, subject line: ECLAS September 2022, email to sales-ljubljana@hotelbb.com

M Hotel (description [12], location [13])

Single room: 120 €/night
Double room: 145 €/night

Included in the price: room with en suite bathroom, self-service breakfast, Wi-Fi

Price available until: 11.08.2022
No. of rooms available: 30

How to reserve: e-mail to anja.novak@m-hotel.si

Travel

By plane

All flights to and from Ljubljana are operated through the Jože Pučnik Ljubljana Airport [14] ; 25 km from Ljubljana city centre. The best way to get from Ljubljana Airport to the city is by bus [15] or shuttle service (see below)

There are aslo a few neighbouring airports which might offer better/additional connections:
Graz Airport, Austria (190 km from Ljubljana)
Klagenfurt Airport, Austria: (90 km from Ljubljana)
Zagreb Airport, Croatia (140 km from Ljubljana)
Trieste Airport, Italy (130 km from Ljubljana)
Venice Airport, Italy (230 km from Ljubljana)

Shuttle services can be used to get from some of the listed airports to Ljubljana. The most popular companies include GoOpti [16], Markun [17] (LJ only), VanCenter [18], Nomago [19]. Public transport is also available.

By road

Slovenia is well connected by road, and Ljubljana can be easily accessed from  the motorway. Driving on Slovenia’s motorways requires the purchase of a vignette, which come in weekly, monthly, and yearly options. These can be purchased online [20] or from any petrol station before crossing the border into Slovenia..

Ljubljana has a modern and efficient road system, with dense traffic during rush hours (around 7.30-9:00 and 15:00-17:00), and light traffic at most other times of day. The city centre is closed to traffic. Public parking in the city is available but requires payment. Some hotels offer their own garages or parking spaces.

By rail or bus

There are regular train connections to several European countries. For more information about international and local train timetables consult the Slovenian Railways web site [21].

The Ljubljana Bus Station has regular services to all of Slovenia’s neighbouring countries, as well as to the most popular tourist destinations within the country (Bled and Bohinj, Postojna Cave, the coastal towns of Portorož and Piran). Check here for timetables [22].

Flixbus [23] and Nomago [24] have recently become popular bus services for international travel to and from Slovenia.

Getting around in Ljubljana

Ljubljana is a rather small city and easy to get around. The public city bus network makes it easy to travel within the city. The city lines connect all districts, and buses run according to regular schedules throughout the day. A smart card, Urbana [25] (also available as mobile app [26]) has to be purchased before using public transport. More information here [27].

Urbana card can also be used to use the city bike sharing system; BicikeLJ [28]. Getting around by bike is the most efficient and often most pleasent mode of travel in the city.

Ljubljana also has a well organised taxi service; it is not exceedingly expensive. There are fixed spots in the city where taxis are stationed, or they can be ordered by telephone or via mobile apps.