The city of Koper is easily accessible via various means of transportation. There are some international airports in range from around 64 to 176 km. Koper also has good road connections for cars and both a railway station and a bus station right next to each other, located about 1 km south of the city center where the event will take place. Depending on the way of travel, you may find detailed information below.
Airports:
Trieste Airport - TRS (distance from Koper: 64 km)
To get from Trieste Airport to Koper there are several options:
- Book a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer directly to your final destination in Koper. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
- Travel in two steps via the city of Trieste:
(a.) Take a train to Trieste Centrale or a bus to Trieste Autostazione. (The main train and the bus stations in Trieste are next to each other.)
Train operator: Trenitalia.
Bus operator: APT Gorizia (see line G51 - Aeroporto-Trieste).
(b.) Take a bus or taxi to Koper.
Bus operators: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary), Arriva Slovenia (please note that Arriva offers no connections on Sundays).
For more information on taxi companies, check the taxi section at the bottom of the page.
- Book a taxi directly to your final destination in Koper. You can book a taxi transfer or a Chauffeur Service directly from the Trieste Airport. It may be cheaper if a taxi transfer is booked with one of the taxi companies serving Koper and its surroundings (check the taxi section at the bottom of the page for more information).
Pula Airport - PUY (distance from Koper: 102 km)
Pula Airport is in Croatia. Please note that Croatia is not yet a member of the Schengen Area, hence there is a document check at the Croatian-Slovenian border.
To get from Pula Airport to Koper there are a couple of options:
- Book a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer directly to your final destination in Koper. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
- Travel in two steps via the city of Pula:
(a.) Take a shuttle to Pula main bus station.
(b.) Take a bus to Koper.
Bus operator: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary).
- Travel in three steps via the city of Pula and the village of Rakitovec:
(a.) Take a shuttle to Pula main train station.
(b.) Take a train to Rakitovec (pri Kopru).
Train operator: Croatian Railways arriving at Rakitovec (once a day).
(c.) From Rakitovec, take a local bus to Koper with Nomago (offering service twice a day; tickets must be reserved at least 2 hours before departure; check the Slovenian version of the web page for the timetable) or by taxi (check the taxi section at the bottom of the page for more information).
Ljubljana Airport - LJU (distance from Koper: 124 km):
To get from Ljubljana Airport (Jože Pučnik Airport) to Koper you have a couple of options:
- Book a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer directly to your final destination in Koper. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
- Travel in two steps via the city of Ljubljana:
(a.) Take a bus shuttle with Nomago (tickets must be reserved at least 2 hours before departure; check the Slovenian version of the web page for the timetable) to Ljubljana main train and bus station. (The main train and the bus stations in Ljubljana are next to each other.)
(b.) Take a bus or train to Koper.
Bus operator (within Slovenia): Tickets can be purchased at Ljubljana Bus Station. Ljubljana bus station ticket offices are available Monday - Saturday from 5 AM until 10 PM and on Sundays and Holidays from 5:30 AM until 10 PM.
Bus operators (other): FlixBus (advance booking is necessary).
Train operator: Slovenian Railways (tickets can be bought right before departure, but it is better to buy them earlier). Ljubljana train station ticket offices are available Monday - Friday 5 AM until 10 PM and on Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 5 AM until 9 PM.
Venice Treviso Airport - TSF (distance from Koper: 173 km)
To get from Venice Treviso Airport to Koper you have several options:
- Book a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer directly to your final destination in Koper. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
- Travel in two steps via Venezia Mestre:
(a.) Take a bus to Venezia Mestre train station.
(b.) Take a bus to Koper.
Bus operator: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary).
- Travel in three steps via the cities of Treviso and Trieste:
(a.) Take a shuttle to Treviso train station.
(b.) Take a train to Trieste Centrale (a combined ticket from the airport can be purchased at online at the web page of Italian Railways) or a bus to Trieste (Autostazione), with FlixBus (advance booking is necessary).
(c.) Take a bus or taxi to Koper.
Bus operators: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary), Arriva Slovenia (please note that Arriva offers no connections on Sundays).
For more information on taxi companies, check the taxi section at the bottom of the page.
- Travel in three steps via Venezia Mestre and Trieste:
(a.) Take a bus to Venezia Mestre train station.
(b.) Take a train to Trieste Centrale (a ticket can be purchased at online at the web page of Italian Railways).
(c.) Take a bus or taxi to Koper.
Bus operators: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary), Arriva Slovenia (please note that Arriva offers no connections on Sundays).
For more information on taxi companies, check the taxi section at the bottom of the page.
Venice Marco Polo Airport - VCE (distance from Koper: 176 km)
To get from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Koper you have several options:
- Book a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer directly to your final destination in Koper. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
- Take a bus to Koper, either directly or via Venezia Mestre (which can be reached from the airport by a shuttle bus).
Bus operator: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary).
- Travel in three steps via Venezia Mestre and Trieste:
(a.) Take a shuttle to Venezia Mestre train station.
(b.) Take a train to Trieste Centrale (ticket can be purchased at online at the web page of Italian Railways).
(c.) Take a bus or taxi to Koper.
Bus operators: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary), Arriva Slovenia (please note that Arriva offers no connections on Sundays).
For more information on taxi companies, check the taxi section at the bottom of the page.
Car:
Koper has good highway connections from various European cities. Beware of the need for an e-vignette for driving on Slovenian highways!
Parking rules are enforced in the city. Most of the parking zones are payable, some of the public parkings are payable only part-time during the day and some are free of charge during weekends. (The official web page with information about Koper parking is available in Slovenian and Italian language. Feel free to contact us if you need help with that.)
Bus:
Koper has bus connections with both Ljubljana and Trieste, as well as other Slovenian coastal towns, and Croatia. There are three main scheduled inter-city bus companies: FlixBus, Črnja tours and Arriva Slovenia. Both FlixBus and Črnja tours provide frequent international services, and Arriva provides domestic bus service with some international routes including Trieste. Additionally, Nomago sometimes provides some regional inter-city services.
Tickets can be purchased in advance online from FlixBus, Nomago (check the Slovenian version of the web page for the timetable), or the Ljubljana Bus Station website.
Train:
There is no longer any direct train service to Trieste, but there is a slow (and scenic) route connecting Koper and Ljubljana a few times per day. See the Slovenian Railways website for train schedules within Slovenia (the schedules are available up to three months in advance).
Slovenia has train connections with Croatia, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Czechia, Germany, and Switzerland, and is indirectly connected also to other European countries. Slovenia is a part of the Eurail Global Pass system, which means that this ticket can also be used to travel to Slovenia.
Some tickets may be purchased through the Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB web pages.
In case of a travel by train to Trieste, there are several options of getting to Koper:
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By bus: FlixBus (advance booking is necessary), Arriva Slovenia (please note that Arriva offers no connections on Sundays).
Note that FlixBus also has a connection between Venezia Mestre train station and Koper. -
Directly to your final destination in Koper by booking a GoOpti shuttle (shared van) transfer. Please note that advance booking is necessary.
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By booking a taxi transfer directly to your final destination in Koper (check taxi section for more information).
Taxi:
There are several local taxi companies that offer services in and around Koper as well as to and from the city of Trieste. We suggest the following taxi companies:
- Cammeo (using a smartphone app)
- Taxi Srečko (+386 31 386 000, +386 40 386 000)
- Taxi NCC Panama (+386 40 860 546)
- Taxi Morje (+386 41 222 111)
- Taxi Laguna (+386 31 492 299)
It is advisable to contact the company an hour or more in advance to make arrangements so that you do not have to wait for their arrival. As of June 2022, the prices range anywhere between 1-2 EUR/km with an additional 2 EUR starting price and a possible 20-25 EUR per waiting hour.
