There are 11 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 Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
4h 4m€105–288Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Ljubljana bus stationbus FlixBus N953
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Maribortrain Re / ...
13h 9m€67–94Bus
- 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 / ...
11h 32m€224–331Train, night train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Buchs SGtrain Ir13 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Buchs Sg to Maribornighttrain En
14h€156–307Fly Zurich Airport 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€224–515Fly Zurich Airport 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 36m€116–435Fly Zurich Airport 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€114–280Fly Zurich Airport 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 47m€135–276Train to Basel, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BSL - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
7h€72–443Drive 697.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Mariborcar 697.9 km
8h 44m€126–182
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 €65 - €95 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Slovenia is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs €100 - €290.
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.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Slovenia. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Maribor via Graz Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
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 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €850 and takes 10h 46m, you could also train, which costs €220 - €340 and takes 11h 32m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Slovenia?
Swiss flies from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU) twice daily. 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
- €120–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
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 Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
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 Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
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
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- 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 Zuerich Hb to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Buchs SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- 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
- +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
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Buchs Sg to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Maribor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- 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
- €18–27
- 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 Graz Airport to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–121
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €121
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 Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–190
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- 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
- 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
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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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