Train routes in Slovenia
12 routes · classic 9 · scenic 2 · mountain 1
12 routes cross Slovenia in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the EC Wien–Ljubljana at 428 km; the fastest is the InterCity Slovenija, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1849. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
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Classic (9)
- Dolenjska Line
The Lower Carniola line south east out of Ljubljana, over the Grosuplje watershed and down the Krka valley to Novo mesto, opened in 1894 and still the fastest way there.
- Kočevje Line
Built in 1893 for the Kocevje coal and the forests behind it, closed to passengers for half a century, and carrying them again since 2021 through Ribnica and the Slovene karst.
- Ormož–Čakovec Line
Twenty kilometres from Ormož over the Drava into Croatia, on the railway opened on 24 April 1860 to join Budapest to the Vienna to Trieste main line by way of Nagykanizsa and Pragersko.
- Ljubljana–Koper line
Drops nearly 500 m off the Karst plateau to the sea, twisting through tunnels and curves on the descent to Slovenia’s only seaport, Koper.
Wikipedia ↗ - InterCity Slovenija
SŽ’s tilting Pendolino links Slovenia’s two largest cities along the 1840s Austrian Southern Railway, weaving down the Sava and Savinja valleys.
- EuroCity “Sava”
The EC “Sava” restored a direct Zagreb–Ljubljana run, and since June 2025 extends once a week onward to Pula for the first time in 30 years.
Wikipedia ↗ - Ljubljana–Jesenice railway
The Slovenian half of the Rudolf Railway, opened complete on 14 December 1870, up the Sava by Škofja Loka and Kranj to the mouth of the Karawanks tunnel.
Wikipedia ↗ - Sevnica–Trebnje railway
Built in 1938 over the hills of Dolenjska, joining the Ljubljana–Novo mesto line at Trebnje to the Sava valley at Sevnica.
Wikipedia ↗ - EC Wien–Ljubljana
The EuroCity to Slovenia on the 1857 Southern Railway: over the Semmering to Graz, the Drava at Maribor, then the Sava valley into Ljubljana.
Scenic (2)
- Bohinj Railway
Habsburg Transalpina of 1906: the 6.3 km Bohinj tunnel, the emerald Soča, and Solkan’s 85 m arch, the world’s longest stone rail span.
Wikipedia ↗ - Carinthian Line
Over the border at Holmec and down the Drava through the old ironworks valleys, Prevalje, Ravne and Dravograd, on a single track built between 1857 and 1863 to carry Carinthian steel out to the world.
Mountain (1)
- Ljubljana Castle Funicular
A glass funicular of 2006 rising 70 m in one minute from the old-town market square to Ljubljana Castle, the capital’s defining landmark.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons; each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Slovenia?
The InterCity Slovenija, running Ljubljana to Maribor at up to 160 km/h. It is one of 12 routes in Slovenia in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Slovenia?
Not in this atlas. Slovenia has 12 routes here and none of them is a scheduled sleeper, though night trains from neighbouring countries may still reach it.
Can you cross the border by train from Slovenia?
Yes, 4 of its 12 routes continue into another country: Carinthian Line (Bleiburg – Maribor), Ormož–Čakovec Line (Ormož – Čakovec), EuroCity “Sava” (Zagreb – Ljubljana), EC Wien–Ljubljana (Vienna – Ljubljana).
Which is the most scenic railway in Slovenia?
Slovenia has 3 scenic or mountain lines in this atlas. The longest is the Bohinj Railway, 89 km.
Cross-border lines continue into
Train routes in Austria 64 routes
Train routes in Croatia 15 routes