Editing Ljubljana (section)

==== Venice/Venezia and all other places in Italy ====

There are plenty of train connections from all over Italy to Venice. If you are not stopping there, you change trains at the station called Venezia-Mestre, this is also where you are picked up by the two buses listed below. [http://www.veniceairport.it/page/servizi/trasporti/treno?m=01020201&language=en Venice airport] (Marco Polo) is easily reached from Mestre train station. From [http://www.trevisoairport.it/page/tsf/servizi/trasporti/mezzipubblici/treni?m=4140211&language=en Venice-Treviso airport] you can take a bus to Venezia-Mestre train station, but it's easier to take a city bus to Treviso and then a train to Gorizia (about 2h, '''€8'''). From some places in north-eastern Italy you don't need to go through Venice, check the Italian railways' website. 

'''Direct''' links by train or bus:

'''1)''' There's only [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passengers/abroad/italy ONE direct train] from Italy to Slovenia: Venice 21:20pm - Venezia-Mestre 21:32pm - Ljubljana 1:40am, return Ljubljana 2:28 - Venezia Mestre 7:04 - Venice 7:16 | '''€15''' if purchased one week in advance, otherwise '''€25''', U26 '''€20''' (this train comes from/goes to Budapest through Croatia, in case you're thinking of skipping Ljubljana :-)

'''2)''' [http://www.florentiabus.it/eng/firenze-sofia.asp Florentia] bus, every day: Florence/Firenze 13:30 - Bologna 15:00 - Venezia-Mestre 16:50 - Trieste 19:20 - Ljubljana 21:00, return LJ 5:10 - TS 7:05 - VE - 9:00 - BO 11:25 - FI 13:05 | Venice-Ljubljana one way '''€22''', students '''€20''', other prices in the link | make a reservation in advance - this is part of the route Florence/Firenze - Sofia (Bulgaria), so it can be already full in Venice or Ljubljana; contact info on the website

'''3)''' [http://drd.si/time.htm DRD] bus, every day: Venezia-Mestre train station 11:30 - Ljubljana 15:00, return LJ 8:15 - VE 11:30 | '''€25''', return '''€45''' | reservation recommended; more details in notes below (1).

Other connections:

'''4)''' [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passengers/abroad/italy train via Austria]: Austrian train (possibly railway bus?) between Venezia-Mestre and Villach, 2-hour layover there, train between Villach and Ljubljana. Venezia-Mestre 9:40/11.40/15:40 - Ljubljana 16:33/18:31/21:10, return LJ 7:27/9:27/11.27 - VE-Mestre 14:05/16:05/18:05, '''€39''' one-way

'''5)''' Train from Venice to Trieste (2h-3h30min, '''€9-15''') or Gorizia (2h-2h30min, '''€8-12'''), then follow instructions above.

'''6)''' [http://www.portoroz.si/en/default.asp?id=2156 Boat] from Venice to Slovene coast, then bus or train to Ljubljana (see links on the top).