Locations of the festival and arrival to Ljubljana
Here you will find how to ARRIVE to Slovenia, Ljubljana and navigate to Ljubljana Tango festival - useful information, links and maps.
Locations
Tango festival has two locations:
- Grand hotel UNION, Miklošičeva 1, Ljubljana
Saturday Grand noche milonga, Afternoon milongas (Saturday and sunday), part of lessons and ticket desk - Tango Bar, Šmartinska 106, Ljubljana
Thursday, Friday and Sunday milongas, Afterhours milonga, part of lessons and ticket desk
Arrival by car
Driving to Ljubljana is a joy due to the good roads and excellent signposting. The city is circled by a ring road from where it's easy to get to the centre. Once in the city, it's best to walk the short distances rather than drive through the traffic and narrow street.
From borders Ljubljana (LJ) is reachable by excellent highway.
--> from ITALY
Triest - LJ, 1 h, 100 km
Milan - LJ, 4 h 20 min, 500 km
Genova - LJ, 5 h 15 min, 628 km
Torino - LJ, 5 h 15 min, 630 km
Bologna - LJ, 3 h 20 min, 381 km
Florence - LJ, 4 h 10 min, 480 km
Roma - LJ, 6 h 40 min, 750 km
Venice - LJ, 2 h 30 min, 265 km
--> from AUSTRIA
Graz - LJ, 1 h 45 min,185 km
Klagenfurt - LJ, 1h 15 min h, 130 km
Vienna - LJ, 3h 40 min, 382 km
Salzburg - LJ, 2 h 45 min, 280 km
--> from HUNGARY
Budapest - LJ, 4h 30 min, 480 km
--> from CROATIA
Zagreb - LJ, 1h 15 min,140 km
Pula - LJ, 2 h, 165 km
Split - LJ, 4 h 45 min, 530 km
--> from SERBIA
Belgrade – LJ, 5 h 15 min, 530 km
--> from BiH
Sarajevo – LJ, 4 h 15 min, 498 km
--> from GERMANY
Munich - LJ, 3 h 45 min, 445 km
Frankfurt - LJ, 6 h 50 min, 800 km
--> from SWITZERLAND
Zürich - LJ, 6 h 30 min, 720 km
Arrival by air
Ljubljana Airport will close to all traffic in April. During the closure most flights will be able to fly to and from Maribor.
Tangueros will have to travel from Maribor (100 km NE from Ljubljana) instead of Ljubljana, which means they will have to allow for the extra transfer time when planning their travel. Free coach transfer will be arranged for passengers who might want it from Ljubljana Airport to Maribor Airport for the flights with Adria Airways.
Slovenia's national airline, Adria Airways http://www.adria.si/ has nonstop flights between Slovenia and practically every major city in Europe (Munich, Frankfurt, Vienna, Brussels, Zurich, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, Budapest, Istanbul, Prague, Belgrade, Moscow,...).
Foreign and Budget airlines: some other (low-cost) european flights to LJ or closest airports
to Slovenia:
Easyjet www.easyjet.com/en/book/index.asp
JAT Airways: www.jat.com
Malev Hungarian Airlines www.malev.com
Turkish Airlines www.turkishairlines.com
to close airports (max 200 km from Ljubljana): Trieste, Venezia (Italy); Vienna, Klagenfurt and Graz (Avstria); Zagreb (Croatia), Munich (Germany):
Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/
Alpieagles http://www.alpieagles.com/?lang=EN
Air Berlin http://www.airberlin.com/site/index.php?LANG=eng
Skyeurope http://www2.skyeurope.com/en/
Free Bus connection from Maribor airport to Ljubljana city!!!
Taxi connection - some telephone numbers in Ljubljana:
LAGUNA TAXI +386 80 11 17
RONDA TAXI +386 1 200 09 90, +386 1 422 04 90, +386 31 625 868
HIT TAXI +386 1 430 30 00, +386 1 430 30 62
INTERTOURS TAXI +386 1 521 10 00, +386 1 521 10 01, +386 1 540 25 21
Foreign and Budget airlines: some other (low-cost) european flights to Slovenia or closest airports
to Slovenia:
Easyjet www.easyjet.com/en/book/index.asp
Lufthansa: www.lufthansa.de
SAS Scandinavian airlines: www.flysas.com
Air France: www.airfrance.si
Austrian airlines: www.aua.com
Czech airlines: czechairlines.com
JAT Airways: www.jat.com
Malev Hungarian Airlines www.malev.com
Turkish Airlines www.turkishairlines.com
to close airports (max 200 km from Ljubljana): Trieste, Venezia (Italy); Vienna, Klagenfurt and Graz (Austria); Zagreb (Croatia), Munich (Germany):
Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/
Alpieagles http://www.alpieagles.com/?lang=EN
Air Berlin http://www.airberlin.com/site/index.php?LANG=eng
Skyeurope http://www2.skyeurope.com/en/
...
Arrival by Bus
Ljubljana Bus station offers ticket reservations for local and international bus connections.
Information on bus arrivals and departures as well as other information available on this phone number (CALLCENTER 090 93 42 30; price 0,78 EUR/min.) is available only within Slovenian telephone network. http://www.ap-ljubljana.si/eng/
By Train
International train routes into Slovenia come from Avstria, Bulgaria, Czech Republich, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Macedonia, Germany. Check out Slovenia railways website. If you come from Italy, go to www.trenitalia.com.
What to do in Slovenia (besides tango)
Lonely Planet calls Slovenia "the undiscovered pearl of Europe". Slovenia offers a great variety of lanscapes, from the seaside, high Alps, to Panonian lowlands. Very special places are Lake Bled, the Postojna caves (both one hour out of Ljubljana), termal resorts.
Ljubljana - Bled (Alpine lake): 57 km
Ljubljana - Koper (seaside): 126 km
Ljubljana is a very charming, slow, green, safe city. You can have a dring along the river, rent a bike, eat really good and cheap, go to the casino... and dance tango.
Read our tourism pages for more information. About Ljubljana: http://www.ljubljana-tourism.si/ or http://www.beyondslovenia.com/day_trips/day_trips_general.htm or http://www.burger.si/Ljubljana/Ljubljana.htm (virtual Ljubljana).
Interesting reading is Lonely Planet guide book for Slovenia: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/slovenia/
Usefull information (map, weather, arrival..): http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/si.htm
Some useful information
Slovenian currency is Euro (€). Most shops and restaurants accept the following credit cards: DINERS, AMERICAN EXPRESS, VISA and MASTERCARD.
Phone number for emergencies: 112
All tourists have the right to emergency medical treatment. Slovenia has signed agreements with individual countries on free medical care. Further information is available from the health ministry in your own country. HELP! in slovenian is NA POMOČ (NAH POH-MOCH).