Travel

Ljubljana has good connections with foreign countries. It is served by its own airport, located 20 minutes from Ljubljana, as well as by trains and buses. Travellers from the east or west coast of the USA usually need to make one plane transfer, whereas travellers from Australia or Asia need to change planes twice (to get to the Ljubljana airport) or once (to get to nearby airports in Venice or Vienna).

By air

The Ljubljana airport at Brnik (Jože Pučnik Airport) is about 25 km North-West from the center of Ljubljana. It has good connections with other European airports and is serviced by major European and other international airlines (Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss, LOT, Turkish Airlines), and low-fare carriers (Fly Dubai).
Ljubljana airport has direct flights to: Amsterdam, Belgrade, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Munich, Niš, Paris, Podgorica, Warsaw, Zurich (*more destinations available in the summer months).
Several airports within reasonable distance to Ljubljana are served by low-fare carriers. Favourably priced scheduled transfers from these airports and Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport can be booked through the website at GoOpti.com.

More info: www.lju-airport.si/en

Distance from Ljubljana to other airports

Airport Klagenfurt, Austria: 85 km
Airport Trieste, Italy: 130 km
Airport Zagreb, Croatia: 140 km
Airport Graz, Austria: 187 km
Airport Venice, Italy: 230 km

By road

Ljubljana is located at the crossroads of Slovenia’s most important road routes. Motorway access from any of the neighbouring countries is very easy. Ljubljana is located 2.5 hours drive from Venice, Italy and 3.5 hours drive from Vienna, Austria.
Road tax vignettes must be purchased for the use of Slovenian motorways, including the Ljubljana bypass/ringroad. The roads where the vignette is required are marked by special vignette signs. Vignettes can be purchased at petrol stations located in the border areas of Slovenia’s neighbouring countries, at petrol stations, post offices and most newspaper kiosks in Slovenia, at branch offices of the Automobile Association of Slovenia (AMZS) and online at https://evinjeta.dars.si/en.

By rail

Ljubljana has good railway links with all large European cities. The railway station is in the center of Ljubljana. Train travel within Slovenia is convenient and inexpensive. More info: www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/

By bus

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. Bus tickets can be purchased at the counter of the Ljubljana Bus Station or online from its website.
European cities served by direct bus routes from Ljubljana: Trieste, Venice (Mestre, Marco Polo Airport), Florence, Milan, Klagenfurt, Vienna, Munich, Dortmund, Paris, Budapest, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Belgrade, Niš, Sofia, and more.
Major Slovenian tourist destinations served by direct bus routes from Ljubljana: Bled and Bohinj lake resorts, Postojna cave, the coastal towns of Portorož and Piran.

By bus

Dates of the school

ESSAI & ACAI 2023 will take place between 24 July and 28 July 2023. In this way, the school will be co-located with ESSLLI 2023 school which will be held at te same location between 31 July and 11 August 2023. There are no special or local holidays at that time. There will be cultural and concert activities in Ljubljana as is usual for the summer. These do not conflict with the school, but rather add to the general vibrant mood of the city.

Climate/Season

The climate in Ljubljana in mid-July is warm. It is especially nice in the evening along the river in the old city centre. The average high temperature is 27.3°C and the average low temperature is 15.5°C; daily mean is 21.3°C. In summer, the weather in the city is under the influence of Mediterranean air currents, so summers are sunny and warm. In July the average sunrise is at 5.30am and the sunset just before 9pm.