There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Slovenia 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 to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
4h 4m€105–269Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Villach Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Bleiburgtrain Re
- Take the train from Bleiburg to Maribor Tabortrain Re
12h 45m€71–104Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
10h 46m€128–826Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Maribortrain 575 / ...
10h 53m€241–367Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Maribornighttrain En
12h 12m€250–400Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane ZRH - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
5h 31m€116–436Fly to Graz Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane ZRH - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
4h 48m€229–546Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ajdovščinabus
6h 28m€109–291Fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane ZRH - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
6h 52m€135–287Drive 697.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Mariborcar 697.9 km
8h 44m€147–212
Zurich to Slovenia by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Slovenia is to bus and train which costs €70 - €110 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Slovenia is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Slovenia. However, there are services departing from Zürich Hbf and arriving at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 46m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Maribor. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 12m.
The distance between Zurich and Slovenia is 492 km. The road distance is 697.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Slovenia without a car is to bus which takes 10h 46m and costs €120 - €850.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Zurich to Slovenia, including transfers.
Zurich to Slovenia bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, depart from Zürich Hbf station.
Zurich to Slovenia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Slovenia is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €850 and takes 10h 46m, you could also train, which costs €240 - €370 and takes 10h 53m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Slovenia?
Swiss and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich Hbf to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja via Padova in around 10h 46m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Train from Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–370
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Bleiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Bleiburg to Maribor Tabor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Bus from Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75–121
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
- Phone
- +38670511611
- [email protected]
- Website
- TripstAir
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Ajdovščina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- TripstAir
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Villach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Slovenia bus services, operated by Zlatan Prevoz doo, arrive at Padova station.
Zurich to Slovenia train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Graz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Slovenia is 698 km. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Zurich to Slovenia.
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