Event location
Maribor: With its 130.000 inhabitants the second largest city in Slovenia. Maribor is in the centre of Middle Europe, laying only 10 miles from the border of Austria. Maribor is a three hour drive from Vienna or Trieste, rather more from Milan or Munich. Maribor is a lively cultural, scientific and commercial centre with its University of about 20.000 students, more then 60 scientific institutes. Its numerous art galleries, museums and theatres reflect the rather demanding cultural requirements of its citizens. Another of Maribor's great advantages is the fact that it is surrounded by outstandingly beautiful countryside. On one side there is the Alpine region Pohorje with its high mountains, ski slopes and world known ladies World cup "Golden Fox", torrents and lakes another direction takes you to the gentle winegrowing hills of Slovenske Gorice with their excellent wines.
By air: Maribor is best served by
Graz International airport (Austria), 40 km Northwest of the city. Airlines flying from/to there: Austrian Airlines, Ryan Air, InterSky, WelcomeAir, RheinAir, Lufthansa.
Tranfer from Graz airport to Maribor is the best by train (5-7 trains per day).There are additional air services via
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (Brnik), 100 km west of Maribor:
Aerodrom Ljubljana
Zg. Brnik 130a
4210 Brnik
tel.: +386 4 206 19 81
fax: +386 4 202 12 20
e-mail: info@lju-airport.si
Airlines:
Adria Airways, WizzAir, easyJet, Malev, Austrian Airlines, Turkish airlines, JAT Airways, ČSA Czech Airlines, Air France, Finnair, Brussels Airlines
There are frequent bus connections between Ljubljana Airport and the City of Ljubljana.
Departures from Ljubljana City to Ljubljana Airport
| From Monday to Friday | |||||||
| 5.20 | 6.10 | 7.10 | 8.10 | 9.10 | 10.10 | 11.10 | 12.10 |
| 13.10 | 14.10 | 15.10 | 16.10 | 17.10 | 18.10 | 19.10 | 20.10 |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays | |||||||
| 6.10 | 9.10 | 11.10 | 13.10 | 15.10 | 17.10 | 19.10 | |
Departures from Ljubljana Airport to Ljubljana City
| From Monday to Friday | |||||||
| 5.00 | 6.05 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 |
| 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 | 20.00 |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays | |||||||
| 7.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 20.00 | |
The journey time is approximately 45 minutes. Tickets are purchased on the bus.
Private Bus(little more expensive)
Ljubljana Airport- Ljubljana City- Ljubljana Airport: the journey time of the one-way trip is 30 minutes.
Departures (including Sunday and Holidays)
| Departures from Ljubljana: | |||||||||
| 5.20 | 6.15 | 10.25 | 12.15 | 14.00 | 15.30 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 22.30 | |
| Departures from the Airport: | |||||||||
| 5.45 | 6.40 | 10.55 | 12.40 | 14.30 | 16.00 | 17.30 | 18.25 | 22.55 | 00.00 |
Check also other close airports as Klagenfurt (Austria) 90 km north of Maribor and Zagreb (Croatia) 100 km Southeast of Maribor.
By train: Maribor may also be reached by train from major European cities through bordering countries (Italy, Austria, Hungary, ...)
Berlin - München - Salzburg - Beljak - Ljubljana - Zagreb (Eurocity Mimara)
Wien - Graz - Maribor (Emona)
Geneve - Venezia - Ljubljana - Zagreb (Simplon exspres)
Budapest - Ljubljana - Venezia (Drava)
Maribor - Zidani most - Zagreb
Slovenian rail
Railway station Maribor - information tel.: +386-2-292 21 64; or +386-2-292 21 60
Call centre from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. tel.: +386-1-291 33 32 or e-mail: potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
Timetables with prices for train routes in Slovenia can be found here:
www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/
Some special international railway links:
www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/international_transport/international_links/
Very good site for european railway routes:
reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
By Bus: Maribor is directly connected with towns in Austria, Germany, Hungary,Croatia and Italy. More information you can find in Maribor bus station.
There are some international bus lines going through Maribor:
LJUBLJANA - BEOGRAD - LJUBLJANA
LJUTOMER - ORMOŽ - MARIBOR - MUNCHEN
ORMOŽ - MARIBOR - MUNCHEN - STUTTGART
MARIBOR - SARAJEVO - NEUM
MARIBOR - WIEN
MARIBOR - TUZLA
Prices: www.veolia-transport.si
Information for bus traffic:
Brdnikova 44,
1000Ljubljana;
Phone: +386-1-24 45 640
By road: All major European motorways via Klagenfurt, Graz (Austria) or Trieste (Italy) etc. are connected with Maribor.
Road number: From Graz (A): E57/E59
From Budapest (H): E71/E59
From Zagreb (Hr): E59/E70
From AUSTRIA (VIENNA) - follow the south motorway to Graz and then to Slovenia, entry Sentilj / Spielfeld, direction Maribor, you can go by old road or motorway Sentilj - Maribor (Pesnica) - (in this case you have to pay less than 1 Euro).
From ITALY or LJUBLJANA - from entry Fernetici follow the motorway to Slovenia (Ljubljana) and then to Maribor.
Speed limits are 50 km/h in towns, 90 km/h outside towns, 130 km/h on
motorways. Car lights have to be turned on always when driving. Allowed
blood alcohol content is 0.05% (when driving).
BE CAREFUL: WE HAVE EXTREMLY HIGH PENALTIES FOR SPEEDING AND ALCOHOL!!!
Once you are in Maribor by car, be careful with parking - where there is a white line, you have to pay parking by taking parking tickets at special automats - 0.80 EUR for 1h (from 8.00-17.00).
