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How to get fromŽilina to Ljubljanaby bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Žilina to Ljubljana by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Žilina to Vienna International Airportbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus bus 977 / ...
    9h 50m
    €95–870

  2. Train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train 502 / ...
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Graz Hbftrain train Rj / ...
    4. Take the train from Graz Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train 575 / ...
    10h 21m
    €65–269

  3. Drive 601.4 km

    1. Drive from Žilina to Ljubljanacar car 601.4 km
    6h 3m
    €91–131

  4. Train, bus, fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane plane VIE - KLU
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    7h 56m
    €212–550

  5. Train, bus, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane plane VIE - ZAG
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljanashuttle bus
    8h 17m
    €95–670

  6. Train, bus, fly to Graz Airport

    1. Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane plane VIE - GRZ
    4. Take the bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljanabus bus
    8h 27m
    €377–980

  7. Train, bus, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Žilina to Bratislava hl.st.train train
    2. Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postajashuttle bus
    10h 12m
    €72–142

Žilina to Ljubljana by train

Calendar82Weekly Trains
Duration10h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€65Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 636.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 50m

What companies run services between Žilina, Slovakia and Ljubljana, Slovenia?

You can take a bus from Žilina to Ljubljana bus station via Flughafen Wien, Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja, and Maribor bus station in around 9h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zilina to Ljubljana via Bratislava Hlavna Stanica, Wien Hbf, and Graz Hbf in around 10h 21m.

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