Piran can be reached from abroad through a number of international airports situated in its relative vicinity, hereby some suggestions to plan your trip:

• The International Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Slovenia (150 km from Piran)
• The International Airport of Trieste – Ronchi dei Legionari (TRS), Italy (80 km from Piran)
• The International Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), Italy (190 km from Piran)
• The International Treviso A. Canova Airport (TSF), Italy,  (188 km from Piran)
• The International Pula Airport (PUY), Croatia, (95 km from Piran) 

Various companies offer transfer services from most nearby airports and cities, such as GoOpti, Nomago, Flixbus

Below you can find indicative prices for taxi rides from nearby cities to Piran:

By Bus

Piran has a bus station.

Several buses run daily to and from Ljubljana, the journey takes around 2 h. Check out the timetable at Ljubljana Bus Station https://www.ap-ljubljana.si/en/

The Ronchi dei Legionari (Trieste) airport has excellent road and motorway connections and regular public bus transport lines. At the airport, take bus number 51 to the city of Trieste.

There, you will find that there is a regular line Piran-Izola-Koper-Trst/Trieste, see the timetable at the website of the Arriva company https://arriva.si/en/international_transfers/piran-izola-koper-trst-trieste/

By Train

Piran does not have a train station. The closest train station is Koper, reachable by train from Ljubljana. Check the national and international connections and timetables at the website of Slovenian railways: https://potniski.sz.si/en/

Another option you may find convenient is to travel by train to Trieste, Italy and then connect by bus to Piran. See the timetable of the Italian railway company Trenitalia at their website https://www.trenitalia.com/, and the timetable of the buses departing from Trieste https://www.autostazionetrieste.it/en-us.

By Car

Options for renting a private car in Slovenia are:

• SIXT
• Europecar
• Avantcar
• Avis

Car rentals locations in Portorož:

• Next to Hotel Kempinski: Obala 45, 6320 Portorož
• Airport Portorož: Sečovlje 19, 6320 Portorož

Parking in Piran

Most of Piran is closed to traffic. If you arrive by car you can park a car in the garage (Fornače 23, 6330 Piran), approx. 1 km from the city centre.

From there you can walk to the city centre (10 min) or take a free-of-charge shuttle bus.

In the city centre there are very few parking places available and the hourly rate for parking is 5 EUR (exemption is 15 min free entrance to the city for delivery).