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• #15419
  
  bubba

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  I am looking for information on bus schedule along the west coast of Istria, coming from Portoroz, Slovenia (or Piran or nearby towns), to Rovinj, Croatia. We will be in this area in May 2012.

  On the Avtobusna Postaja website (the only bus line I have found online that serves this area), I see one bus listed that does this route, but I’m confused by the schedule info.

  When I plug-in my dates (mid-May), it appears that there is a bus that goes from Portoroz to Rovinj, departing Portoroz at 16:30 and arriving in Rovinj at 20:40. That sounds fine – but my question is about which days this bus actually runs (during May). The schedule appears to indicate that this bus from Portoroz to Rovinj runs on Mondays and Fridays; when I check a date in May that is a different day of the week, it only shows the Monday or Friday bus.

  Am I reading this schedule correctly? Does this bus only run on certain days of the week? If so, which days?  Or am I reading it wrong – is there a bus that I can take from Portoroz to Rovinj on any day in May?

  Thanks for any help!

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  Foggy

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  Am I reading this schedule correctly? Does this bus only run on certain days of the week? If so, which days?  Or am I reading it wrong – is there a bus that I can take from Portoroz to Rovinj on any day in May?

  There is daily bus that runs from Portorož to Rovinj (starts in Koper and drives to Porec, Rovinj and Pula.

  The company that runs this bus is FILS d.o.o.

  The journey from Portorož to Rovinj lasts 1hr and 44 minutes .

  The distance from Portorož to Rovinj is 94 km.

  The ticket price from Portorož to Rovinj is 11,00 EUR.

  Departure from Portorož: 18:23

  Arrival in Rovinj 20:07

  Info from ap-ljubljana.si

  #17057
  
  bubba

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  Thanks, Foggy, for the quick reply.  What you say above sounds great – this is exactly the bus I need – but I still wonder about the schedule.  Maybe I am not understanding the timetable on the ap-ljubljana.si website?

  When I check the schedule there, and if I request the timetable for Tuesday 15 May 2012 (for example), it returns the following information:

  

  then, when I click on the “itinerar” link, it shows this:

  

  Note that when I request a bus on 15 May, the dates displayed for the bus shows 18 May (Friday) – no?  I get the exact same results if I search on May 15, 16 or 17 (it shows the next bus on Friday 18 May).  I also see the same thing when I search in June or July (search for a bus on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday shows the bus on the next Friday), so it does not seem to be an “off season” issue.

  Am I reading/interpreting this incorrectly?  Does the bus really run every day, but for some reason (?) the schedule only shows it on Mondays and Fridays?  Am I reading the dates correctly?  Is their web site just broken?

  What you say (the bus runs every day) makes sense to me – I’m sure these towns are well connected – but I am a bit confused by the online schedule.  Are you very sure it runs every day (during May) – do you know this from recent experience or local knowledge (sorry, I’m just trying to be sure about this, since my time in the area will be limited, and I would hate to have to wait 3 days for the next bus!)?

  Many thanks again for the quick reply – I am very happy to have found this forum, looks like a great source of information.  I appreciate the help!

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  Foggy

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  Hmmmmm – now i am not sure what to say about website’s timetable display

  I personaly haven’t used that bus.

  However I could not even imagine there are no daily buses between these two destinations.

  IMO you are safe to go without risking to wait 3 days for the next bus…….

  #17075
  
  bubba

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  Well, as best I can tell (from far away), this bus does run only on Mondays and Fridays.

  As it turns out, I think I will be able to manage our itinerary by planning to take this bus on a Monday, so it should work out for me.

  After I get back (late May 2012) I will report back in case it helps anyone else.

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