Air travel from North America

Air travel to Maribor is easy if you first land at one of the airports in London-England or other major European airports. The cheapest way of getting to Maribor from England is air travel from Stansted airport.

However, let us go through several possibilities in order to make transfers as swift as possible.

Air travel directly to Stansted airport

American Airlines operate a direct route from New York JFK to Stansted. This is as far as we can tell the only direct route to Stansted from North America since MAXjet filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 24 December 2007 and EOS a year later.

Direct flights to Slovenia from European airports

Of course there is a great chance many people will fly to other London airports or other European destinations. You can fly to Ljubljana, Slovenia 7 days a week from London Gatwick with Adria Airways, the Slovenian national air carrier. In total Adria currently fly to 27 European destinations including:

• Birmingham (UK; Wednesdays, 1 flight per week)

• Manchester (UK; Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2 flights per week)

• Dublin (Ireland; Saturdays only, 1 flight per week)

• Frankfurt (Germany; daily, 25 flights per week)

• Munich (Germany; daily, 26 flights per week)

• Vienna (Austria; daily, 28 flights per week)

• Brussels (Belgium; daily, 19 flights per week)

• Paris Charles de Gaulle (France; daily, 14 flights per week)

Air travel via London Heathrow airport

There are several ways to get a transfer from London Heathrow to London Stansted. It is always possible to get a taxi and that is particularly convenient for larger families and groups as transfers from one London airport to another cost roughly:

• approx. £80-£140 (€90-€156), (up to 3 people and 3 pieces of luggage)

• approx. £160 (€180),(up to 8 people and 16 pieces of luggage)

These fares are indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

However, taxi might not always be the best option so I've put together some more options:

Option #1

There are two direct ways from Heathrow to Stansted. You can either take a cab or a National Express bus from the central bus station at Heathrow if you arrive at terminals 1, 2 or 3. The bus journey costs £22 (€25) one way or £28 (€31.5) return and takes roughly 90 to 120 minutes but it is advisable to leave at least 4 hours between the two flights (highways around London often suffer from traffic jams).

Total time: 2-4 hours

Cost: £22 (€25)one way or £28 (€31.5) return

These fares are indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

The comments in the above tables are for weekdays only. Weekends are less likely to be affected by congestion but even then it's better to take into account the stated weekday times!.

Option #2

You can take the London underground (the Tube) at Heathrow to King's Cross St. Pancras station which takes approximately 1 hour and then change for a Circle line, Hammersmith & City line or Metropolitan line (all Eastbound) to get to Liverpool Street Station - £4 (€4.3) for a single fare. You can then hop on the Stansted Express train which costs £18 (€19.5) for a one way ticket and takes approximately 45 minutes.

Total time: 2-3 hours (including waiting time and walking)

Option #3

You can also take the Heathrow Express train that will take you to Paddington station in 15 minutes and the standard one way ticket is £16.50(€18) or £32 (€34.7) return.

The next step is to get to Liverpool Street station from Paddington in order to catch Stansted Express to Stansted airport. The Tube is the best option in this case.

There are two lines from Paddington to Liverpool Street. Circle line (Eastbound) and Hammersmith & City Line (Westbound). This journey will take approximately 30 to 40 minutes. A single tube ticket is £4.00 (daily travel card £7.20) for 1st and 2nd zone (enough to get you to Liverpool street station). From here you take the Stansted Express to Stansted airport.

Total time: 1.5-2 hours (including waiting time and walking)

Air travel via London Gatwick airport

The options are pretty much similar to those for air travel via Heathrow although Gatwick is further away from Stansted so the prices are higher. Taxi fares from Gatwick to Stansted are roughly:

• £135 (€147) Gatwick to Stansted, up to 4 people and 3 pieces of luggage

• £230 (€252) Gatwick to Stansted, up to 8 people and 16 pieces of luggage

• £275 (€301) Gatwick to Stansted, up to 12 people and 16 pieces of luggage

• £330 (€361) Gatwick to Stansted, up to 16 people and 16 pieces of luggage

These fares are indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

Additional options for a transfer from Gatwick to Stansted:

Option #1

There are two direct ways from Gatwick to Stansted. You can either take a taxi or a National Express bus from the Gatwick's North or South terminals. The bus journey costs £29.80 (€32.60) one way or £34 (€37) return and takes roughly 3 hours but it is advisable to leave at least 6 hours between the two flights (highways around London often suffer from traffic jams).

Total time: 3-5 hours

From Gatwick South Terminal:

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

From Gatwick North Terminal:

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

This timetable is indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing

Option #2

You can also take the Gatwick Express train that will take you to Victoria station in 30 minutes and the standard one way ticket is £16.90 (€18.30) or £28.80 (€31.20) return.

The next step is to get to Liverpool Street station from Victoria station in order to catch Stansted Express to Stansted airport. The Tube is the best option in this case and you should get a Circle line (Westbound). This journey will take approximately 20 minutes. A single tube ticket is £4 for the 1st and 2nd zone (enough to get you to Liverpool street station).

Total time: 2 hours (including waiting time and walking)

These timetables and fares are indicative only so you should always check for any changes before departing to avoid confusion. However, you can approximately calculate from the above the amount of time you have and decide which of the options is most suitable.

Perhaps you plan staying in London for a while and then visiting Maribor. If that is so air travel to this cute little medieval city becomes even easier as you only need to get an airport transfer to Stansted.

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