There are 9 ways to get from Ljubljana to Istria by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ljubljana to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)plane LJU - CND
- Take the taxi from Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) to Istriataxi
12h 59m$523–1,541Fly Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni, train
cheapest- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LJU - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
11h 51m$163–379Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Constanțabus N3904 / ...
28h 15m$164–274Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
29h 3m$363–741Drive 1,355.2 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Istriacar 1,355.2 km
15h 34m$216–312Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane KLU - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.train
15h 6m$283–783Fly Ljubljana to Varna Airport, bus
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LJU - VAR
- Take the bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constantabus
14h 40m$288–714Train via Dör
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Gyoertrain 351
- Take the train from Gyoer to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucharest to Medgidiatrain
- Take the train from Medgidia to Mihai Viteazu Hm.train
29h 29m$375–637Bus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Graz to Cernavodăbus
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Ovidiubus
34h 7m
Ljubljana (LJU) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Istria is to bus via Bucharest which costs $160 - $280 and takes 28h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Istria is to fly and train which takes 11h 51m and costs $160 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Ljubljana station to Istria. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana bus station and arriving at Tariverde via București, Autogara Militari, Constanta and Ovidiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ljubljana to Istria. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Cogealac Hm. via Villach Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Medgidia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 3m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Istria is 1183 km. The road distance is 1355.2 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Istria without a car is to bus via Bucharest which takes 28h 15m and costs $160 - $280.
It takes approximately 12h 59m to get from Ljubljana to Istria, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Istria train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Istria is to bus via Bucharest which takes 28h 15m and costs $160 - $280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $360 - $750 and takes 29h 3m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Istria, Romania?
You can take a bus from Ljubljana bus station to Istria via București, Autogara Militari, Constanța, Constanta, Ovidiu, and Tariverde in around 28h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ljubljana to Istria via Villach Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest, Medgidia, and Cogealac Hm. in around 29h 3m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Gyoer to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Cogealac Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Medgidia to Mihai Viteazu Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Medgidia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0728-242.765
- Website
- matdantransport.autogari.ro
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- matdan.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $179
Bus from Ljubljana to Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $316–850
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- $316
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- [email protected]
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Nisipurile de Aur to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $14–20
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Graz to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0720 300 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- metropolitanairport.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Ovidiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- metropolitanairport.ro
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Ljubljana to Istria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Istria is 1h ahead of Ljubljana. It is currently 11:27 AM in Ljubljana and 12:27 PM in Istria.
Ljubljana to Istria train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Istria is 1355 km. It takes approximately 15h 34m to drive from Ljubljana to Istria.
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