You can best get to know a country if you visit it by car.You can reach Slovenia via one of the border crossings with Italy, Austria, Hungary or Croatia, or you can rent a car in one of our car rental agencies. Slovenia’s highways are good and clearly signposted, beside the roads you will find rest stops, inns with overnight accommodation, and motels.
Documents required for arrival by car Foreign drivers, those from the EU as well as those outside it, need valid car registration and insurance, for the vehicle being driven. We suggest that before they intend to travel, drivers from the EU also obtain a green card issued by their insurance company, as in the event of a car accident, it facilitates the procedure of data exchange. The green card is obligatory for drivers not from EU member countries.
Travel by motorhome The driver needs to have a licence of the applicable category for the vehicle being driven, all passengers have to sit in adequate seats during travel and wear seatbelts. Other documents required are the same as for personal passenger vehicles. For transport of additional cargo on the roof or at the rear of the vehicle, the requirements are the same as for personal passenger vehicles – cargo may extend past the extreme front of the vehicle up to a maximum of 1 m, and may extend up to a maximum length of 1.5 m at the rear at the vehicle, however the total length of the vehicle with cargo must not exceed 12 m. If the cargo at the rear of the vehicle extends more than 1 m behind the vehicle it must be marked with a square board, 25x25 cm, with oblique red/white stripes. Overnight stops are permitted at special rest areas for motorhomes, which you can find HERE, or in camp grounds. For a list of camp grounds click HERE .
Slovenia to Introduce Vignettes (Toll Stickers)
Since 1 July 2008, motorcycles, cars and vans with a maximum permitted laden weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes are required to display a vignette (toll sticker) in order to use motorways and express roads in the Republic of Slovenia and the Ljubljana bypass.
As of 1 July 2009 the six-month vignette remains in use for motorcycles but not for cars and vans.
Annual vignette for motor vehicles up to a maximum permitted weight of 3,500 kg
EUR 95.00
Monthly vignette for motor vehicles up to a maximum permitted weight of 3,500 kg
EUR 30.00
Weekly vignette for motor vehicles up to a maximum permitted weight of 3,500 kg
EUR 15.00
Annual vignette for motorcycles
EUR 47.50
Six-month vignette for motorcycles
EUR 25.00
Weekly vignette for motorcycles
EUR 7.50
Vignettes can be purchased at petrol stations in Slovenia and neighbouring countries, at offices of the national motoring organisation and foreign motoring organisations, at post offices in Slovenia and at some news kiosks. For more information consult the list of points of sale.
Using a toll road without a valid vignette (i.e. without paying the toll) is punishable by a fine of between 300 and 800 euros.
The annual vignette for the current year is valid from 1 December of the preceding year to 31 January of the following year (a total of 14 months). The six-month vignette is valid for six months from the date of purchase or to the last day of the sixth month if the sixth month does not have that day. The monthly vignette is valid from the moment of purchase to the same date of the following month or the last day of the month if the following month does not have that day. The weekly vignette is valid for seven consecutive calendar days beginning on the day chosen by the user on purchasing the vignette.
* An 09/6 vignette punched on 1 July 2009 or a later starting date will be valid as a monthly vignette. Car/van owners holding a six-month vignette purchased before 1 July 2009 may continue to use it until it expires.
Lorries, buses and other vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes will continue to use conventional toll payment methods (cash, debit/credit cards and the DARS Transporter card) in the furthest right-hand lanes of toll stations until August 2009, when a satellite-based electronic tolling system is due to be introduced for them.
We can recommend some web pages for help in planning your trip – ROUTEPLANNER.
Speed limits automobiles buses km/h km/h urban areas 50 50 regional roads 90 80 main highways 100 80 expressways 130 80
At the teritory of Slovenia it is compulsory: * use of dimmed lights * use of safety belts at all of the seats where they are available * use of the homologationed motorcycle helmets for motorbikes riders and co riders * use of fog lights is allowed with the conditions of lessening visibility to more than 50 percent
Blood alchocol level Drivers of A and B categories can have 0,5 g of alchocol per 1 kg of blood, under conditions that they show no changes in behaviour.
DARS and DRSC In Slovenia there is a total of 6,450 kilometres of categorised state roads (motorways, expressways, main and regional roads), which are maintained by the Motorway Company of the Republic of Slovenia – DARS (maintains motorways and four-lane expressways) and the Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia for roads – DRSC (maintains two-lane expressways, main and regional roads as well as bike trails). The toll must be payed for using the highways. For more information visit www.promet.si.
Gasoline Stations On main roads the majority of gasoline station are open nonstop. All petrol stations sell unleaded petrol and diesel fuel and at some, LPG gas is also available. Petrol OMV Slovenija
International Green Card International automobile insurance is mandatory for all foreign vehicles, except for vehicles from countries with which Slovenia has concluded special agreements (members of the European Union and some other countries). The Green Card can be purchased at all international border crossings.
Taxi service Taxi services operate primarily in larger towns and in tourist centers. A meter is mandatory in taxis. Prices for transport by taxi are: Airport Jože Pučnik Ljubljana to Bled 45-50 € Kranjska Gora 75-80 € Ljubljana 35-40 € Coast - Koper 135-140 €, Portorož 160-170 € Maribor 145 – 150 €
Maribor Airport to Maribor 6 – 8 € Ljubljana 105 -120 € Bled 135 – 140 € Kranjska Gora 160 – 165 € Coast– Portorož 205 – 210 €
AMZS In Slovenia the Automobile Association of Slovenia provides services 24 hours a day. There are 16 AMZS technical centres in all larger towns and motorists in trouble should dial the phone number 1987; on motorways emergency phones are at motorists disposal every 2 km. Their car will be either repaired on the spot or transported to the nearest garage.
Car Rentals Car rental agencies can be found in all cities and of almost all categories. Terms and conditions for renting vehicles are largely similar or the same as in the rest of Europe. To rent a car you will require a personal identification document with a photograph, a valid driver's licence and a credit card, with which the car rental will be paid. A valid International driver's licence is also recommended for citizens of non EU European countries and is obligatory for citizens from other continents. Drivers wishing to rent a car must be at least 21 years of age (for categories H, I, J, O and S they must be at least 25 years of age) and their driver's licence must be valid for at least a further two years. For drivers between the ages of 21 and 25 some rental offices require additional payment for ‘young drivers’. Here are some of the car rental agencies:
ABC rent a car d.o.o. – Europcar Slovenija - Official STB partner Celovška 268 1000 Ljubljana tel.: ++386 1 510 43 20 cell.: ++386 31 382 058 fax: ++386 1 519 98 76 e-mail:
AVANT CAR Dunajska 140 1000 Ljubljana tel.: ++386 1 589 08 50, 080 21 14 e-mail:
AVIS rent-a-car Verovškova 60 a 1000 Ljubljana tel.: ++386 1 583 87 80 fax: ++386 1 583 87 81 e-mail:
Since 1 July 2008, motorcycles, cars and vans with a maximum permitted laden weight not exceeding 3.5 tonnes are required to display a vignette (toll sticker) in order to use motorways and express roads in the Republic of Slovenia and the Ljubljana bypass. 
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