There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ljubljana bus stationbus N907 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojnabus Pr A18 6152 5 / ...
7h 39m€38–73Train via Villach
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pivkatrain Re / ...
9h 20m€80–237Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Westbahnhof to Ilirska Bistricanighttrain En
9h 44m€60–200Drive 439 km
- Drive from Vienna to Ilirska Bistricacar 439 km
4h 40m€71–103Train
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ilirska Bistricatrain Ic
9h 44m€80–300Fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane VIE - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
6h 3m€187–549Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane VIE - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pivkatrain
7h 31m€95–750Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane VIE - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
6h 57m€287–539Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojnabus Pr A18 6152 5 / ...
7h 24m€67–1,256
Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica is to bus which costs €35 - €75 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica is to drive which takes 4h 40m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Ilirska Bistrica. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Il.Bistrica via Ljubljana AP and Postojna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving at Ilirska Bistrica. This train operates Wednesday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 9h 44m.
The distance between Vienna and Ilirska Bistrica is 448 km. The road distance is 439 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica without a car is to bus which takes 7h 39m and costs €35 - €75.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica, including transfers.
Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica is to bus which takes 7h 39m and costs €35 - €75. Alternatively, you can train via Villach, which costs €75 - €240 and takes 9h 20m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Il.Bistrica via Ljubljana bus station, Ljubljana AP, and Postojna in around 7h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Ilirska Bistrica via Villach Hbf, Ljubljana, and Pivka in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Night train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ilirska Bistrica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ilirska Bistrica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Ilirska Bistrica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ljubljana to Pivka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 431 77 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- Nomago
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- Nomago
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +386 1 582 24 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ljubljanski potniški promet d.o.o
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Ljubljanski potniški promet d.o.o
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Ljubljanski potniški promet d.o.o
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €55–65
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Postojna
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–490
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Shuttle from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €64–1,300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €64
- Private
- €605
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica train services, operated by PKP Intercity, arrive at Ilirska Bistrica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica is 439 km. It takes approximately 4h 40m to drive from Vienna to Ilirska Bistrica.
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