Originally Posted by
stut
Welcome to Flyertalk, shmalworth!
If you are travelling from the US, you're probably best looking for the cheapest flight you can get to a reasonably major European gateway, then transferring to an LCC if a reasonably priced connection is unavailable. Check Skyscanner.net to see availability on that leg.
Alternatively, Ljubljana is very accessible by train - it's a very pleasant journey down from Vienna, or Munich via Salzburg, for example. And Koper (Capodistria) or Piran (Pirano) are easily reached from Trieste, or indeed by ferry from Venice.
OP welcome to FT
Isnt LJU JPs (Adrias) hub? if it is then its a part of *A so although from the US there wont be any non-stops it should be easy to find cheap fares (OK if looking to go now or Aug (most ElCheapos are most likely spoken for) but a $1k tkt should be doable and of cause award tkts as well just one needs to be flex.
Unless the LCCs fare are really dirt cheap, Id skip them if one wants to do a same day connect, as many flights are delayed leaving the US and if you miss that LCC flight you will have to spring for another tkt, however if a person buys say a UA/JP combo then if UA is delayed the person will have protection.
But I agree with the LCC if a combo from say the US will cost alot more or if a person will say do a nightover before connecting to the LCC or leaves a very large layover time , but buyer beware as not all LCCs will fly out of the same airport as you arrive into, added stress, so one must make sure that they dotted all the Is and crossed all the Ts before buying anything
That said is a VIE-LJU via bus or train doable as a day trip?