Day 3: Venice to Ljubljana
Bus · About 3h 40m
Use the precise Mestre or Tronchetto address. Add local Venice travel before comparing rail and allow time around Ljubljana station.
Compare this journey7 days from Venice through Ljubljana to Zagreb
This journey links Venice and Ljubljana before finishing in Zagreb. Book the main connections and choose rooms around their actual arrival points. The Croatia section adds a useful first evening and a full Zagreb day, with an onward trip south left as a separate extension.
Cross-Border · Published planning example
- Duration
- 7 days
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Day-by-day itinerary
Open a day to read the plan and its spending notes.
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Day 1Arrival in Venice and Cannaregio
VeniceArrive in Venice and follow the last walk or boat to your room. Choose a nearby evening route and simple meal. Save the major interiors for tomorrow rather than fitting them around check-in.
€45.00 for one bed, €35.00 for meals, €10.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €96.00
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Day 2Saint Mark’s and Grand Canal
VeniceChoose your St Mark’s visit, then allow time for Rialto and the waterfront. Basilica and palace admissions are separate. Check tomorrow’s Ljubljana departure point before the evening so you know whether to leave from Mestre or the historic city.
€45.00 for one bed, €35.00 for meals, €10.00 for local travel and €6.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €96.00
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Day 3Travel to Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia Travel from Venice to Ljubljana using the connection below. Leave your bags at the room and walk between Prešeren Square, the bridges and the river. Choose dinner nearby. An Urbana bus payment includes different transfer benefits from a bank-card tap, so buy only what the journey needs.
€40 for one bed, €30 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €81.00
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Day 4Market morning and the castle
LjubljanaBrowse the Central Market when open, then choose a lunch stop before going up to the castle. Compare admission alone with the funicular bundle. Keep the afternoon for Tivoli or the river; Open Kitchen is a seasonal fair-weather Friday option.
€40 for one bed, €30 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €81.00
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Day 5A Bled day trip from Ljubljana
LjubljanaLeave your main bag at the Ljubljana room and take the bus to Bled. Walk beside the lake and choose one main visit if the return timetable allows it. Come back to the same Ljubljana room tonight; tomorrow is the journey to Zagreb.
€40 for one bed, €30 for meals, €6 for local travel and €5 for extras. Add paid visits, excursions and intercity or airport tickets. These are chosen allowances; use your actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €81.00
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Day 6Reach Zagreb and settle into the Lower Town
Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia Take the booked connection from Ljubljana, following the current station signs. In Zagreb, leave the bags and walk through the Lower Town towards Ban Jelačić Square. Choose dinner nearby and save the steep Upper Town lanes and museum visit for tomorrow.
Estimated day spending: €81.00
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Day 7A full Zagreb day before moving on
ZagrebStart at Dolac, then walk towards the Upper Town and choose one museum. Have a leisurely lunch, perhaps štrukli if you want to try it, before returning to the parks below. Fit the final walk around your booked departure; a Plitvice extension needs another day. The day budget includes €9 for the Museum of Broken Relationships; adjust it if you choose a different visit. The departure-day budget has no overnight room allowance.
Estimated day spending: €50.00
Arrive in Zagreb with a simple first evening
The Ljubljana connection can reach either Glavni kolodvor by train or the main bus station by coach. Choose the arrival that fits your room and include the local trip after it. Ljubljana to Zagreb.
Give the final city a full day
Use the first evening for the Lower Town and a meal, then visit Dolac and the Upper Town the next morning. Pick one museum and leave room for lunch. This gives Zagreb some time of its own after the earlier bases.
Extending south needs another booking
A Plitvice visit is not an afternoon add-on to the final Zagreb day. Match the coach, park slot, overnight and onward journey before extending this itinerary. Split also needs a substantial travel day from Zagreb. Zagreb guide.
Plan the Italy days
Venice. Use these guides for room locations, visits and local travel. The revised day notes allow for the actual arrival points and keep paid admissions separate from the basic overnight and meal amounts.
Build the budget from nights and days
The day figures add up to €566.00 for one traveller before the extra costs below. Day notes show accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The simple stay line buys one bed. The Italy and Vatican outing figures use chosen allowances; other-country day amounts remain as previously listed. The final day has no extra overnight allowance in the Italian section.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport travel. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. The city budget cards are an alternative way to plan the same days, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
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Day 6: Ljubljana to Zagreb
Train · About 2h 30m
ZagrebSpezial: €9 one way or €18 return. Buy the special ticket at an international ticket counter before boarding; it is not sold on the train.
Compare this journeyIf you have fewer days
If time is short, leave out an optional excursion from a base before cutting the final Zagreb day. Adding Plitvice requires another day and a separate entrance-and-bus plan.
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