Slovenia
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Slovenia – SŽ
The following carrier is relevant for Slovenia:
- SŽ - Slovenske Železnice (Slovenian Railways)
For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.
The following table supplied by SŽ defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the SŽ railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.
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Neighbouring carrier |
Transit points up to which SŽ coupons are valid |
|
FS |
Nova Gorica (fr), Villa-Opicina (fr) (Slovene: Opčine, Triestine: Opcina), |
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HŽ |
Buzet (Gr), Čakovec (Gr), Dobova (Gr), Kumrovec (Gr), Metlika (Gr), Mursko Središće (Gr), Rogatec (Gr), Šapjane (Gr) |
|
MÁV |
Hodoš (Gr) (also Hodos or Őrihodos) |
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ÖBB |
Bleiburg (Gr) (Slovene: Pliberk), Jesenice (Gr) (German: Assling), Spielfeld (Gr) (Slovene: Špilje) |
Supplements are payable for travel by EC and IC trains if you have bought a FIP discounted ticket. This full supplement applies also to children from 6 to 12 years of age.
For travel by ICS trains reservations are compulsory. FIP coupons may be used on ICS trains, but a reservation and supplement must be obtained, either at the ticket office, or on the train.
FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on-board trains in three cases:
- when arriving into Slovenia and continuing a journey in the same train which crossed the frontier
- when starting a journey at a station where the ticket office is unstaffed.
- when holding a 1st class International Reduced Rate Card and a 2nd class reduced rate ticket purchased prior to departure, and wanting to upgrade to a 1st class ticket
Break of journey is permitted without formality within the validity of the ticket.
FIP facilities are not valid on
- motorail services
- SŽ bus services