Bicycle

Ljubljana is a pleasure for cyclists, and there are bike lanes and special traffic lights everywhere. Ljubljana Bike rents two-wheelers in two-hour or full-day increments from April through October from the Slovenian Tourist Information Centre. For short rides, you can hire bicycles as needed from 38 Bicike(lj) stations with 300 bikes located around the city. To rent a bike requires pre-registration and subscription over the company website plus a valid credit or debit card. After registering simply submit your card or the public transport authority’s Urbana card plus a PIN. The first hour of the rental is free, the second hour costs €1, the third hour €2, and each additional hour €4. Bikes must be returned within 24 hours.

Car & Motorcycle

The centre is walkable and many streets are off limits to motor vehicle traffic, so you’re best advised to stow your car on arrival and walk or take public transport as needed to get around. Parking in Ljubljana is tight, especially on workdays. Most parking in the centre is metered (€0.70 to €1.20 per hour, from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm Saturday). There are enclosed car parks throughout the city, and their locations are indicated on most maps. Parking rates normally start at €.60 to €2.40 per hour; expect to pay a day rate from around €25.

Public Transport

Ljubljana’s city buses, many of them running on methane, operate every five to 15 minutes from 5am (6am on Sunday) to around 10.30pm. There are also a half-dozen night buses. A flat fare of €1.20 (good for 90 minutes of unlimited travel, including transfers) is paid with a stored-value magnetic Urbana card, which can be purchased at newsstands, tourist offices and the public-transport authority’s Information Centre for €2; credit can then be added (from €1 to €50).

Run by the LPP (Ljubljana city bus network), Kavalir is a transport service that will pick you up and drop you off anywhere in the pedestrianised Old Town free of charge. All you have to do is call (and wait – there are only three of the golf-cart-like vehicles available April to October and just one the rest of the year).

Taxi

Metered taxis can be hailed on the street or hired from ranks, (eg near the train station, at the Ljubljana TIC on Stritarjeva ulica, in front of the Grand Hotel Union). Flagfall is around €1 and the per-kilometre charge ranges from €0.90 to €1.70, depending on the company and whether you call ahead (cheaper) or hail a taxi on the street. Uber does not operate in Slovenia (as of research time).

Laguna Taxi Reliable radio taxi with English-speaking operators.