By car

Discovering Slovenia by car can be very comfortable. Maribor has good road connections with all neighbouring countries, as well as with other places in Slovenia, and has a wide network of modern motorways. However, don’t ignore the side roads, which remain hidden to the hurrying traveller.From Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, to Maribor it is only about an hour’s drive (road A1/E57); from Maribor to the Austrian border just a few minutes (road A9/E57/E59); to Zagreb (road 1/E59) less than two hours; and from the Italian border a two and a half hour drive separates you from Maribor

By plane

Brnik Airport

Most air traffic in Slovenia is handled by Slovenia’s international Brnik Airport, serviced by the Slovene national carrier Adria Airways (www.adria.si). Brnik Airport is a distance of 100 km from Maribor, a one and a half hour drive by car and two hours by train.

Nearby international airports:
Maribor’s nearest international airport is 40 km away in Graz (Austria).
The airport in Zagreb (Croatia) is 100 km from Maribor

By rail

Maribor has direct railway links with Austria from Vienna, Klagenfurt, Graz, and Villach, with Germany from Munich (change at Ljubljana), with Croatia from Zagreb and Rijeka, with Hungary from Budapest, with the Czech Republic from Brno and Prague, with Italy from Trieste, and with Switzerland from Geneva (change at Ljubljana).
Slovene Railways (www.slo-zeleznice.si) offer a variety of home and international travelling discounts.

By bus:
Maribor is connected to Zagreb (CRO), Graz (A), Belgrade (YU), Amsterdam (NL). Rotterdam (NL) and most places in Germany by  regular international bus lines. Many Slovene towns are connected by regular bus services to Austria, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Serbia.

Distances from Maribor to several cities (in km):
Ljubljana (130), Graz (60), Vienna (260), Munich (460), Trieste (230), Budapest (350), Zagreb (120), Frankfurt (853), Rome (878), Milan (632), Salzburg (344), and Zürich (836).