Guide di viaggio
Come muoversi davvero in Slovenia e nella regione, scritto da chi guida di persona.
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What to check before booking a private transfer in Slovenia
Nine questions worth asking any operator before you pay: per car or per person, what the price covers, what happens if the flight is late, and who is actually driving.
7 min read
From Ljubljana airport to the ski slopes
Which resorts are actually reachable from Brnik, what the transfer costs with skis and boots, and why the Austrian side is closer than the map suggests.
7 min read
Four days in Slovenia without hiring a car
A day by day plan for a short first trip, with what the transport actually costs against a hire car once the vignette, the fuel and the parking are counted.
8 min read
Being picked up from your hotel in Ljubljana
Where a car can actually stop in Ljubljana, why the old town hotels are the awkward ones, and what to arrange the night before an early flight.
6 min read
Do you need a car in Slovenia?
The honest answer is that it depends on four things, and for most one-week trips it is no. What a hire car really costs here once vignettes, parking and the Bled problem are counted.
8 min read
Flying into Zagreb for Slovenia: is it actually cheaper?
Zagreb often has the cheaper flight, and it is 155 km from Ljubljana. What the ground leg really costs, how the border works now, and when the cheap ticket stops being cheap.
7 min read
A cruise day in Koper: what you can actually see
Ships call at Koper for eight to ten hours. What fits into that window, what does not, and how far the ship's own excursion desk is from the truth.
7 min read
Bled to Bovec: the Vršič pass, and the road for when it is shut
Two roads connect Bled with the Soča valley and only one of them is open all year. What the Vršič pass is really like, when it closes, and why the price does not drop in summer.
6 min read
How to get from Ljubljana Airport to Bled
Every way from Brnik to Lake Bled compared: bus, shuttle, taxi and private transfer, with real prices, journey times and what each one actually involves with luggage.
6 min read
Taxi, shuttle or private transfer from Ljubljana Airport
How to get from Ljubljana Airport to the city: every option compared on what it really costs from Brnik once you count the waiting, the walking and the second ticket.
7 min read
Ljubljana to Venice: train, bus, driving or transfer
The 240 km between Ljubljana and Venice compared honestly: what the train really costs in time, why the bus is popular, and when a private car is worth it.
6 min read
Ljubljana to Vienna: transfer, train or bus
The 380 km between two capitals, compared honestly: what the train actually involves, why the airport costs more than the city, and when a private car earns its price.
6 min read
Piran and Portorož: getting to the coast, and where the car has to stop
Slovenia's coast is 120 km from Ljubljana and easy to reach. Piran's old town is a different matter: no car has ever been allowed to drive into it.
5 min read
Wedding transfers in Slovenia: what actually needs planning
A wedding transfer is really several pickups on a fixed schedule, not one trip from A to B. What that changes about how to book one, especially at Bled.
5 min read