Ljubljana Airport

I used LJU twice last week for arrival and departure. The airport is small as well as amount of flights and passenger volumes. So it easily gets crowded when two planes arrive one after another. In my case everything was ok. No wait at immigration somewhat longish wait for bags to arrive clean toilets shuttle buses were simple to find nice staff and ok cafes. On departure effective and polite security staff fast immigration no wait at check in. Nothing spectacular but just fine. Free wifi across the building is a huge plus! Highly recommended.

Quite pleasant small airport. Too small check-in area which makes a crowd. Toilets clean cafe decent security check mostly fast. New departure area (gates 1-8) modern spacious enough seats. Arrival area small and efficient baggage arrives quickly on one of 2 conveyor belts. Airport connection with Ljubljana is a hassle.

The airport needs a facelift. Means a complete new departure and arrival building has to be built (planned since years but again postponed). The transport from the airport to the city or surrounding areas is still a hassle. The only plus is the new area with the 4 jetbridges which has plenty of seating available however no stores or restaurant.

Not much to add to my previous posting other than the new airport extension is attractive very light and open with plenty of seating. Getting to and from the airport is still a hassle - passengers wanting to get to Ljubljana have a choice between an overpriced taxi an irregular city bus and an erratic private shuttle service. All of which cost more than at a comparative western European airport!

Brnik is currently in the process of major development to increase capacity and comply with EU Schengen requirements. The departure lounge size is currently reduced while this work takes place. Once complete then direct access to aircraft will be possible but in the meantime all flights require a bus - even though the plane is only 50m away from the gate! Nevertheless the airport remains one of the easiest to get through both for departure and arrivals and the facilities are perfectly adequate in terms of duty free snack bar etc.

Actually it should be called Brnik Airport since it is nearer to the nearest town of Kranj than Ljubljana itself. 27km from Ljubljana. Very small compact airport. Hardly looking the part as the "National" airport of Slovenia. Clearing customs is breezy and efficient though and everybody speaks English. There aren't a lot of shops inside Departure (2 I think plus a section selling drinks) and certainly no currency exchange booth. Don't come here expecting fantastic shopping while you wait. There were no connecting bridges so everyone board the planes on the tarmac via buses from the gates.

Quite a good little airport quick arrival swift departure but I have a few gripes. The terminal is currently being renovated and there are no airbridges so you are bussed in from/out to the aircraft. There is not very much to do airside and not enough seating when you've five flights leaving at the same time! Connections to the city also appear to be quite irregular and relatively expensive - the municpal bus leaves only hourly takes fifty minutes and costs 4euros (twice as much as the train in Brussels or four times as much as the bus in Krakow) and the Adria Airways coach leaves every hour and half takes thirty minutes and costs 5 euros! Do they understand that people fly to LJU not to visit Brnik but Ljubljana?

I like Ljubljana and have used it quite often. There has been some recent development so some of the older comments here would probably be revised. It's small and when a lot of flights arrive at once it can get quite crowded but for EU travellers immigration has added more gates and generally we're outside the airport within 20 minutes of landing complete with baggage. I've never had any problems with public transport - the drivers usually speak English and the fares are very reasonable - around €5 to Bled for example. Departures are relaxed in the sense that they allow check-in very late. In fact when we tried to book a taxi to get us there two hours before our flight they refused to come and insisted an hour would be more than enough - and they were right. For quite a few flights they walk you to the plane which may be only a short stroll from the terminal building. All in all one of my favourite little airports.

My family and I caught an 8:30 flight from Ljubljana Airport in July. We found a very pleasant and inexpensive hotel near the airport having driven from Bled the afternoon before. We checked out of the hotel at 7:40am arrived at the airport at 7:43am (no kidding) checked in by 7:50am returned keys to Avis by 7:52am got to departure gate at 7:58am. Flight left on time! Best airport experience on the entire holiday.

Minus: High airport taxes almost no public transportation to Ljubljana and surrounding cities expensive taxi no jetbridges slow border control and security check Plus: short walking distances from check in to boarding duty free shop at arrival.