The Republic of Slovenia lies at the heart of Europe, where the Alps and the Mediterranean meet the Pannonian plains and the mysterious Karst. To the north is Austria; to the east, Hungary; to the south, Croatia; and to the west, Italy.
Slovenia became an independent state in 1991 and a member of the EU on May 1, 2004. For more information, see themap of Slovenia.
Bled is situated in the extreme northwestern part of Slovenia, at the foot of the Julian Alps and between the Sava Bohinjka and Sava Dolinka rivers. Bled is easily accessible by car, train and air. More information:Bled on Google Maps.
Place of the conference: Best Western Kompas Hotel:www.kompas-lovec.eu
Adress: Cankarjeva 2, 4260 Bled, SloveniaMap
By taxi
LjubljanaAirport ("Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport", commonly known as "Brnik Airport")
is only 34 km away from Bled, 25 min (Special rate for conference participants Kompas Hotel).
By train
Bled is located close to the rail track Villach (A)-Jesenice-Nova Gorica-Koper or Gorica (I). Trains from Jesenice and Nova Gorica leave for Bled approximately every two hours. "Lesce-Bled International Station" is 5 km away from the town of Bled while "Bled Jezero" is located on the other side of the lake opposite the town of Bled, about 1,5 km away.
If you are coming to Bled by train from Ljubljana, there is a nearby Railway Station (4 km) Lesce-Bled, on the rail track Ostende (Munich-Salzburg-Villach-Ljubljana-Belgrade-Istanbul-Athens).
More information:Railway time-table
From there, you can either take a bus (2 euro) or a taxi (8-10 euro) to get to Bled.
By bus
Take a bus to Bled (or Bohinj or Gorje, Krnica), go down on the first station in Bled - Bled Union, then walk for about 300 meters straight towards the lake, pass the traffic light and then go first left after the traffic light, just behind the China restaurant and then go up the hill for 50 meters and you'll see the hotel. More information: Bus time-table
By car
Bled is just 4 km away from Motorway A2 (Karavanke-Ljubljana-Obrezje). When you arrive to Bled, just go straight forward, pass the traffic light and then turn first left after the traffic light, drive for 50 meters up the hill and you will see the hotel. More information: Traffic information
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