Citizens of the European Union do not need a visa or residence permit to enter the Republic of Slovenia. Entry is permitted based on a valid identity card or a valid passport, irrespective of the reason for entering or the reason for residing in the country – employment, study, self-employment, relocation, etc.

U.S. citizens must have a valid passport to enter Slovenia, but do not require a visa for tourist or routine business travel of less than 90 days within a 180-day period.  You must obtain a stamp in your passport upon entering the Schengen Area and show it when departing. For more information visit U.S. Embassy in Slovenia web page: Entering Slovenia

All other Citizens please check the entry requirements at:

• Slovenian government web page: https://www.gov.si/en/topics/entry-and-residence/
• Schengen Visa web page: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/who-needs-schengen-visa/

Ljubljana is easily accessible by all means of transport:

Train

Ljubljana has direct connections to Vienna in Austria, Trieste and Venice in Italy, Budapest in Hungary, Zagreb in Croatia, and other European cities. Ljubljana’s main train station is within an easy walk to the city centre and the meeting venue.

Car

Slovenia has a developed network of highways:

• from Villach/Beljak (Austria) A11/E61 (100 km)
• from Klagenfurt/Celovec (Austria) E652/E61 (85 km)
• from Graz/Gradec (Austria) via Maribor E59/E57 (195 km)
• from Trieste/Trst (Italy) E 61 (100 km)
• from Zagreb (Croatia) E70/A2 (120 km)
• from Budapest/Budimpešta (Hungary) E71/A5/E57 (460 km)

Public Parking Garages are in close proximity to the meeting venue.

Plane

International Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport is situated 25 km northwest of the city. It is connected with all major European cities and airports. For intercontinental flights we recommend a connected flight via Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, London, Brussels or Paris.

There are various transportation options to get from Ljubljana airport to the city centre:

• taxi or private transfer, which takes 30 min,
• public bus, which takes 50 mins,
• shuttles can be prebooked at GoOpti or Nomago Shuttle.

Childcare

Please contact Varuška Živa, a local childcare provider service, that can provide childcare for conference participants. Varuška Živa has organized childcare for over 1,700 events.

Slovenia in brief

Slovenia is a diverse country between the Alps and the Mediterranean. You can ski in the morning and enjoy the Adriatic Sea in the afternoon. Slovenia has countless vineyards with top quality wines, Carst region with numerous caves, Pannonian hills and plains, and the only primeval forest in Europe.

Population: 2,129,052

Over 50% of the area of Slovenia is a forest.

Language: Slovene; also Italian and Hungarian in nationally mixed areas.

EU member since May 1, 2004.

Currency: Euro

For more information visit: http://www.slovenia.si/eng/

Ljubljana information

• http://www.ljubljana.info/
• http://www.ljubljana.si/en/
• http://www.visitljubljana.si/en
• https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1643/
• https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/explore/things-to-do/art-and-culture/article/10-masterpieces-by-joze-plecnik/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljana
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Square

Weather/climate

September in Ljubljana has an average temperature high of 21.6°C (70.9°F) and an average temperature low of 11.5°C (52.7°F). Although September is one of the wettest months with an average rainfall of 147 mm (5.79″), it has an average sunshine duration of 6.1 hours/day.