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Transportation Venice to Ljubljana question

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What are the best options/estimated price for travelling from Venice to Ljublana?
Ideally we would leave Venice on a weekday morning and arrive Ljublana same day.
We were thinking train through Trieste but
not sure if that will work w limited schedules from Trieste to Ljublana.
Should we plan a quick overnight in Trieste because of the train (we are doing Trieste sightseeing later in the trip)

Also, where is best site (with English translation) to buy these tickets?
How about bus or private car options.
If you have done this, please provide as much detail as possible.
Thank you.

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About a decade ago I did this with a bus to Villach, Austra to transfer to a train into Ljubljana. I can’t remember if it was a single ticket, but everyone on the bus was catching a train. I have no idea if that is still the best route or not.

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306 posts

We took the Flix bus from the Venice airport to Ljubljana. I see they also run a bus for Piazzale Roma. It was very comfortable and just over a three-hour ride. This is the website: https://www.flixbus.com

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29846 posts

I've seen multiple positive comments about the company GoOpti on this forum. I know one of the routes it runs is Venice-Ljubljana. I cannot tell you the cost--surely a good bit more than a bus but I believe less expensive than at least some other transportation options (like Daytrip.com). I've read that with GoOpti you have a choice between a more expensive, fixed-schedule trip and a less expensive trip on your date but at a time of the company's choosing. I think GoOpti uses vans.

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We have used Daytrip.com multiple times, and always had great success. Their cancellation policy is very generous.

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