There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Ljubljana by plane, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BSL - LJU
6h 19m€193–399Bus via Venice
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Ljubljana Hotel Unionbus
12h 24m€50–60Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus FlixBus N953
11h 54m€67–103Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Sarganstrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain 513 / ...
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
12h 54m€95–371Train, night train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Ir36 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljananighttrain En
13h 22m€226–328Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
5h 27m€159–382Fly Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
6h 24m€71–534Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
7h 12m€147–597Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Graz Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljanabus
7h 27m€439–867Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljana
8h 1m€169–727Drive 720.5 km
- Drive from Basel to Ljubljanacar 720.5 km
8h 37m€130–187
Basel to Ljubljana by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ljubljana is to bus via Venice which costs €50 - €60 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ljubljana is to train and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Ljubljana station. However, there are services departing from Basel, Bahnhof and arriving at Ljubljana bus station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Ljubljana. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Ljubljana via Sargans, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Schwarzach-St.Veit and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Basel and Ljubljana is 579 km. The road distance is 720.5 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ljubljana without a car is to bus which takes 11h 54m and costs €65 - €110.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Basel to Ljubljana, including transfers.
Basel to Ljubljana bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Basel, Bahnhof station.
Basel to Ljubljana train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Ljubljana is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €190 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 11h 54m, you could also train, which costs €95 - €380 and takes 12h 54m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ljubljana, Slovenia?
Lufthansa and KLM fly from Basel (BSL) to Ljubljana (LJU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Ljubljana bus station via Zurich Bus Station in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Sargans to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €30–45
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- *
- €21–35
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- Grand Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–440
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €270
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–440
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- DRD Turizem
Bus from Venezia, Piazzale Roma to Ljubljana Hotel Union
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- DRD Turizem
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Booking & Getting There
Basel to Ljubljana bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Zürich Bus Station.
Basel to Ljubljana train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Sargans station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Ljubljana is 721 km. It takes approximately 8h 37m to drive from Basel to Ljubljana.
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