By car
Slovenian highway system is very well organised. It connects Slovenia with Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia. Celje lies next to highway A1 (Šentilj-Srmin) between Ljubljana (79 km from Celje) and Maribor (51 km from Celje). It is necessary to buy a vignette before driving on our highways. For detailed information on types of vignettes and their prices please click here.
By plane
You can easily reach Celje through the main Slovenian airport, called Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (104 km from Celje, airport is 26 km from the centre of Ljubljana), which has daily connections with most European capitals (for instance London, Brussels, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Madrid). One way transport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport to Celje costs app. 15 eur by bus/per person or app. 100 eur by taxi/3 to 4 persons.
Celje can also be reached through other near airports such as Airport Graz (119 km from Celje), Airport Klagenfurt (132 km from Celje), Airport Zagreb (120 km from Celje) or Airport Trieste (197 km from Celje). One way train ticket from Graz to Celje costs app. 30 €. There is no direct railway connection between Trieste and Celje. To come from Trieste to Celje you can take the bus to Ljubljana, and then from Ljubljana to Celje, which all together costs app. 20 €.
Airports in Slovenia: Ljubljana (Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport).
National airline company: Adria Airways.
Nearby airports in Austria: Graz (Flughafen Graz), Klagenfurt (Kärnten Airport).
Nearby airport in Croatia: Zagreb (Zračna luka Zagreb).
Nearby airport in Italy: Trieste (Ronchi dei Legionari).
By train
There are frequent daily connections between Celje and Ljubljana (app. 6 eur/per person/one way), Maribor and Koper (the seaside). Furthermore, Ljubljana has regular railway connections with Italy, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Hungary, Croatia, etc. For more information on train connections please consult the website of the Slovenian railway company Slovenske zeleznice.
Contact information of the Railway station Celje:
Address: Krekov trg 1, 3000 Celje
Phone: +386 3 293 31 56
Website: http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passengers
By bus
Travelling by bus is quite cheap. Celje is connected with well organised international bus routes. For more information please consult the websites http://www.izletnik.si/ and http://www.ap-ljubljana.si/eng/.
Contact information of the bus station Izletnik Celje, d.d.:
Address: Aškerčeva 20, 3000 Celje
Phone: +386 3 425 34 00
E-mail: izletnik@izletnik.si
Website: http://www.izletnik.si/