Zurich to Ljubljana, Slovenia by train

Anonymous · 2023-05-28T20:37:23+02:00

Hello!I am taking my family throughout Switzerland for 2 weeks and have purchased 15 day railpasses for everyone. We thought that it would also be fun to travel to Lyublyana , Slovenia for a weekend from some point in Switzerland and then to return. Any advice on how to arrange that? Do we need to change trains at the border? We would like to get sleeper accomadations alsoThank you very very much!!!!Roy7

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Roy7 is planning a 2-week trip to Switzerland with his family and has already bought 15-day rail passes for everyone. He wants advice on how to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia for a weekend from Switzerland, including train changes and accommodations.

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There is a direct overnight train from Zurich to Ljubljana that offers sleeper carriages; reservations are necessary.
If you prefer daytime travel and scenic views, consider taking the Eurocity train to Graz, Austria, which connects well to Slovenia.

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28 May 2023 at 20:37:23 #829945

Hello!

I am taking my family throughout Switzerland for 2 weeks and have purchased 15 day railpasses for everyone. We thought that it would also be fun to travel to Lyublyana , Slovenia for a weekend from some point in Switzerland and then to return. Any advice on how to arrange that? Do we need to change trains at the border? We would like to get sleeper accomadations also

Thank you very very much!!!!

Roy7

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Reply 1 of 5 • 29 May 2023 at 6:20:00 #954831

Hi Roy7,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

There is a direct train from Zurich HB to Ljubljana with sleeping carriages and meals. The train departs daily at 20.40 and arrives in Ljubljana the next day at 08.09. Prior reservation is required. You can find further details here: http://www.sbb.ch/en/leisure-holidays/ideas/offer.html/staedtereisen/ljubljana

Regards,

Anna

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Reply 2 of 5 • 29 May 2023 at 20:26:33 #954832

Hello Anna

Thank you very much! This really helps us. Another question….Slovenia looks so enchanting. 3 days seems so short Have you been to the capitol and been other towns in Slovenia? It would be such an adventure even for 3 days. Your thoughts?

My very best to you

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Reply 3 of 5 • 30 May 2023 at 9:55:36 #954833

Hi Roy7,

I have been to Ljubljana a few summers ago. My family and I did a day trip from Croatia. Slovenia is definitely a beautiful country. Looks a bit like Switzerland too. I would love to go back there and stay for a week or longer to explore the country.

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Reply 4 of 5 • 2 June 2023 at 10:25:11 #954834

If you want to see scenery all the time and have the time to allot to it, you can travel on the daytime Eurocity train to Graz from Zurich. Graz is in south Eastern Austria and has good connections to Slovenia.

Slovenia is very much like Switzerland

Here are some picture I took in May of both the night train and the Graz day train:
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Reply 5 of 5 • 2 June 2023 at 23:17:12 #954835

Thank you very much!