Slovenia is a country in Central, Eastern Alps from the Adriatic Sea and northeast. It is surrounded by Austria to the north, northwest Italy, Hungary and Croatia to the North East to South. Even if a small country, Slovenia has a variety of landforms, from beaches to Mediterranean and Alpine peaks. Accessibility Slovenia is an EU member and has joined the Schengen agreement, which means that it can enter the country only on CI or BI By bus Ljubljana bus station (Avtobusna Postaja Ljubljana) provides comprehensive information about services. Telephone: 090 93 42 30 (only in the country). Pegină web: http://ap-ljubljana.si/ang/. By airplane Ljubljana airport shuttle is the most important international airport in Slovenia and the center airline Adria Airways, which flies in most major European cities and in some Baltic countries. The cheapest way is to enter the city but by easyJet's, with daily flights from London. But there are several options worth exploring. Ryanair has three zboruir a week from London to Maribor and from Dublin to Pula in Croatia. Another airline convenient, especially for the western part of Slovenia, the Italian Trieste airport, located just an hour drive from Ljubljana motorway. Klagenfurt, Austria, is also an option. By rail Slovenia is well connected with Austria and Croatia through railways. The most popular routes are from Vienna and Villach (if good weather, the route passes by the Julian Alps and priveşiştea is superb), from Budapest and Zagreb. All lines pass through the capital city. Since April 2008, the Italian train company cut the few daytime routes crossing borders, even though they still appear on many international zones. Contact Slovenian Railways to be aware of new regulations. Train to Venice at night will be valid until at least December 2008. English website of the Slovenian Railways [1]. There are several international routes [2], special offers for some destinations, so it would be good to inform you before. There are some special purpose for which tickets are limited, which means that they can finish reăede, but are usually cheaper, such as the route Ljubljana - Prague, 58 Euro return (price normally would be somewhere in around EUR 200 EUR). For organized trips in Slovenia, called ticket "City Star", which open date, but usually most require staying over the weekend, often the cheapest option Sund [3]. Also, watch discounts obtained with Youth Card Euro <26, [4] in most international lines. The same card is valid on all domestic lines with a 30% discount. Quality and comfort in trains on international routes differ, Airport transfer in Slovenia. Unwritten law is that everything that goes north of Ljubljana are pretty good. Trains usually have restaurants, clean and modern toilets. The same can not be guaranteed for lines going south (as Belgrade, Sofia, Skopje and Thessaloniki), so be careful to have supplies of food and drink with you. Water and coffee is at its discretion at any train sleeping compartment. By car Slovenia has an excellent highway system [5] connected with neighboring countries. From Austria → Vienna → Graz → Sentilj Maribor Villach → → Tunnel Karawanke Jesenice Podkoren → → → Wurzenpass Villach Kranjska Gora → Klagenfurt → Ljubelj Loiblpass → Kranj From Italy Trieste → Venice → Koper → Venice → Nova Gorica Gorizia Kranjska Gora Tarvisio → → → Rateče Jesenice Boat There is a ferry between Venice and Izola, which functions as an irregular prgram in summer (to access schedule [6]). The journey takes about two hours and a half.