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Ljubljana visit card
Ljubljana offers the official Ljubljana Card, which includes many benefits for the visitors to explore Ljubljana, visit museums, and gallery houses, use public transportation, and much more. It is the best way to explore Ljubljana on your own.
It is a must if you plan to stay in Ljubljana for a while. It makes you save some money as it replaces multiple tickets to top attractions, museums, and many more. Let me dive in immediately to see what benefits the card is offering.
Why?
The Ljubljana Card lets you discover more than 20 Ljubljana sights at an unbeatable price. By giving you free admission to the attractions and other benefits such as free bus rides, free bikes, and a free airport transfer.
Let me mention some of them:
LJUBLJANA TOURIST CARD
Free access to more than 20 museums and galleries (National Museum of Slovenia, National Galery)
Free access to sights including the house of illusions, the Union beer experience, and the spa Terme Snovik.
Free access to Ljubljana Zoo.
Free regular guided city tour
A free trip on the tourist boat
Free use of the castle Funicular
Free 4-hour use of the Ljubljana bike-sharing scheme
Free admission to Arboretum Volčji Potok
Free circular ride with an Urban electric train, which passes all the main tourist attractions.
Unlimited travel on city busses operated by city bus company LPP
A free LPP Buss shuttle To the Ljubljana airport Ljubljana-Airport-Ljubljana. (bus number 28)
The city WIFI network and 24-hour access to Free WIFI Ljubljana
Museums to which Ljubljana Card gives you free entry:
National Museum of Slovenia,
National Galery,
Museum of Architecture and design,
The City Museum of Ljubljana,
Slovene Ethnographic Museum,
Free admission to Plečnik house
Museum of natural history
National Museum of contemporary history
Slovenian Railway Museum
International center of graphic arts
Ljubljana Museum of modern art
Museum at Metelkova
Ljubljanica River museum.
What is it, and how it works?
It is a smart card containing an RFID chip for validation and free admission. The card gives tourists access to all relevant city services.
The card validity period is 24 hours, 48 hours, or 72 hours depending on which one you buy, and starts the moment when the visitor uses the card for the first time, thereby activating it. There is adult as children cards. The card gets shown to the person who sells tickets.
Cards benefits are limited to a one-ticket purchase per establishment, while on the busses, the use is unlimited within the card validity period.
More detailed explanations.
a.) Regular tour of Ljubljana
This tour operates daily and takes you on a walk through the historical city center allowing you to see its major sights and learn about Ljubljana and its history.
b.) Unlimited bus ride operated by LPP.
On the LPP bus, show the card to the card reader.
c.) A free trip on the tourist boat.
Here is limited on the one ride. The one ride is free with the Ljubljana card.
d.) Funicular to the Ljubljana Castle.
It gives you a free return ride to Ljubljana Castle. It gives you a free visit to the puppet museum, outlook tower, and virtual castle. Exhibition visit in the museum of Slovenian history.
e.) Free WIFI
Free WIFI is limited to 1 hour per day for everyone in Ljubljana. But the Ljubljana Visit Card will give you 24 hours of free internet access.
f.) Free admission to the Ljubljana Zoo.
Ljubljana Zoo is small enough to be seen in a day. It's a perfect place for families with kids. In the city Zoo, is a children's playground. Some of the animals kids can pet.
Conclusion
The Ljubljana city card Urbana is a must if you plan to move around the city a while longer. It reduces your need to look for transportation as it enables you to use city transportation for free. You can use the busses, or city bikes, or you can take a Ljubljanica riverboat ride. It also connects you to the Ljubljana Airport.