The coastal towns of Koper and Izola are well connected and easy to reach by different means of transportation. Several international airports are located within a range of 64 to 176 km. Koper is also well connected by road and has both a railway and a bus station side by side, with direct bus services to Izola, where the event will take place.
For traveling between the coastal towns of Koper, Izola, and Piran, you can use the local buses operated by Arriva. Buses run approximately every 20 minutes.
The closest bus stop to the Summer School venue – Campus Livade in Izola – is “Reš. postaja”, just a 5-minute walk from the campus.
For more information refer to the local buses timetable.
Depending on the way of travel to Slovenia, 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.
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.
Pula Airport - PUY (distance from Koper: 102 km)
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).
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).
- 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).
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).
Car:
Koper has good highway connections from various European cities. Beware of the need for an e-vignette for driving on Slovenian highways!
Bus:
Izola and especially Koper have bus connections with both Ljubljana and Trieste, and Croatia. There are three main scheduled inter-city bus companies: FlixBus and Arriva Slovenia. Both FlixBus provides 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.
