Koper to Ljubljana

[jillfeng85]

So we have 10h in port (8am to 6pm), and are only interested in going to Ljubljana. However, I could not find a tour company that offers Ljubljana alone (other than private group, which is ~$400). Tour companies offer a combo of Ljubljana and Lake Bled. But we are not interested in Lake Bled and do not want to spend hours in the bus. Is there any way we could do it ourselves from Koper to Ljubljana? Or any other suggestions? Our cruise line does offer Ljubljana alone but it is almost at the price of a private tour for two. Thank you. 

[edinburgher]

12 hours ago, jillfeng85 said:

So we have 10h in port (8am to 6pm), and are only interested in going to Ljubljana. However, I could not find a tour company that offers Ljubljana alone (other than private group, which is ~$400). Tour companies offer a combo of Ljubljana and Lake Bled. But we are not interested in Lake Bled and do not want to spend hours in the bus. Is there any way we could do it ourselves from Koper to Ljubljana? Or any other suggestions? Our cruise line does offer Ljubljana alone but it is almost at the price of a private tour for two. Thank you. 

it will probably be around 60-90 minutes drive by coach to Ljubljana, but if it makes a difference, these are flat roads, not twisty, hilly or mountainous, and they are good roads.

 

The town itself is compact and very pretty. We did the combination tour which included Lake Bled and that too was pretty.  It is a shortish drive from one to the other, thinking it was maybe a maximum of 30 minutes, and we returned directly from there to Koper.

 

We rarely do a shorex, but the distance was outside our "DIY comfort zone" so we spent the money as we really wanted to visit.

 

There are a number of previous threads about Ljubljana with or without Lake Bled and you might find it helpful to read them. To find them simply go to the GENERAL Other Mediterranean Ports Forum,  (not an individual thread) and insert either Koper or Ljubljana into the empty search box under your username, then hit the little spy glass. Repeat the process with the second name. This would also give you info on other options from Koper (such as pretty little Piran which you could also search for)

Edited July 16, 2023 by edinburgher