There are several ways to get to Nova Gorica and Gorizia. Find out which means of transport you can use depending on the country or city you are coming from.

Plane

The nearest major airports are Jože Pučnik Airport (Ljubljana Airport) in Slovenia and Trieste Airport (Aeroporto di Trieste-Friuli Venezia Giulia) in Italy. From the airports, you can rent a car, take a bus or taxi to reach Nova Gorica and Gorizia.

Ljubljana Airport
Trieste Airport 

Train

Slovenia
You can reach Nova Gorica by train from various cities in Slovenia and neighbouring countries. Trains connect Nova Gorica with Ljubljana and other Slovenian cities.
Train schedules

Italy
Gorizia train station can be reached from several cities in Italy and neighboring countries, and for all weekends and holidays starting February 8, 2025, new direct train connections between Venice Mestre and Gorizia/ Nova Gorica will be operating with the following schedules:

Departures from Venice Mestre to Gorizia/ Nova Gorica

07:16, 16:00

Departures from Nova Gorica to Gorizia- Venice Mestre

12:40, 18:40

For more information and all other routes, click here

Car

Travelling from Slovenia?
Nova Gorica is accessible via the A1 motorway.

Travelling from Italy?
Gorizia is accessible via the A4 motorway.

Trieste Airport, in addition to being an interchange hub between air connections, rail and car services, can also be used as an interchange parking lot, so from whichever direction you are arriving, we recommend that you leave your car at the Trieste Airport parking lot and use the new frequency bus connection between Trieste Airport and Gorizia to get to the city!

Rates: €1 up to 12 hours for P8 parking spaces

To reserve your parking space, click here

Bus

From February 8th, there will be two urban cross-border Local public transport service lines connecting the cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica on a daily basis and an extra-urban cross-border LPT service line connecting the cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica and Trieste Airport. Trieste airport is an intermodal hub where, in addition to air services, it is possible to interchange with rail services and the motorway connecting with the rest of the regional territory and with the rest of Italy. Here, it is also possible to park the car and continue the journey by public transport in a sustainable way.

 Cross-border urban lines

1) line between Gorizia (railway station) and Nova Gorica (bus station) running daily, with the following times and departures:

• from the bus station stop in Nova Gorica from 07:30 until 20:00, every 30 minutes
• from the train station in Gorizia from 7:30 until 20:30, every 30 minutes

Cross-border suburban line

The suburban line directly connects the Trieste Airport hub with the cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica, ensuring 22 daily connections from Feb. 8.

For schedules and more information, click here

PLEASE NOTE: On Feb. 8, the described services may be subject to changes in routes and schedules for the GO! 2025 “Station to Station” inauguration event.

Taxi or ride-sharing

Taxis and ride-sharing services are available, offering a convenient and flexible way to reach both cities.
Ride-sharinh SL 
Taxi SL

Discover the European Capital of Culture 2025 and stay in one of the accommodations in the cross-border region: hotels, relais, campsites, villas and apartments, agritourisms.

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Find out where the cultural and artistic events of GO! 2025 will come to life and how to reach all the points of interest in the programme. Use the map to explore the two cities and the regions on both sides of the border.

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