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Slovenia by campervan

Sleeping inside a parked vehicle with nothing deployed outside is treated differently from camping in Slovenia, and since January 2026 the rules for it are written by each municipality rather than by the state. Triglav National Park is the exception: its own act bans parking a habitation vehicle outside designated places, with fines of 100 to 1,000 euros. Everything else you need before the border: the e-vignette classes, what things cost, and when to go where.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026

Basics

Basics

Slovenia is small in a way that changes how you plan. The whole country is 20,272 square kilometres with 46.6 kilometres of coast, and you can cross it in a day. From Ljubljana you can be under the north face of Triglav, in a cave in the Karst or on the Adriatic inside two hours, which means you pick your weather rather than your route. Most people come for one region, then discover the other four are a morning's drive away.

The balustraded Triple Bridge in Ljubljana with pale facades around it and the castle on its wooded hill behind
Ljubljana. A capital you can walk across in twenty minutes

The shape of the country

  • 20,272 km2, about 2.1 million people. Four landscapes meet here: the Alps, the Dinaric karst, the Pannonian plain and a short stretch of Mediterranean coast.
  • The coast is 46.6 km long. That is the whole of it, from the Italian border to the Croatian one, so the seaside is a day out rather than a region to tour.

Power, water and getting online

  • 230V, 50Hz, type F sockets. The same round two-pin plug as Austria, Germany and most of the continent. UK and Irish plugs need an adapter.
  • Tap water is safe across the country, and public drinking fountains in the towns run mains water. Ask for vodo iz pipe in a restaurant.

Slovenia also marks several dates that are holidays without being days off, including 8 June, 17 August, 15 September, 23 September, 25 October, 10 November and 23 November. Shops and offices stay open on those. The ones above are the dela prosti dnevi, the days that close things.

Common questions about Slovenia by campervan

Can you sleep in a campervan in Slovenia?

Usually yes, on a legal parking space with nothing deployed outside, but the rules are local. Slovenian police treat camping as putting up tents, awnings or similar structures, so sleeping inside a properly parked vehicle is not camping. Since 28 January 2026 the public order act has given each municipality the power to set the conditions, areas and rules for overnight stays in vehicles on its own territory, so the binding answer is the ordinance and the sign at that car park.

Is wild camping legal in Slovenia?

No. Camping outside a campsite or a designated motorhome stopover is not an accepted practice anywhere in Slovenia, and inside Triglav National Park it is expressly prohibited by the Triglav National Park Act, which bans tenting or camping and parking a habitation vehicle outside designated places, with a fine of 100 to 1,000 euros for an individual. The Nature Conservation Act separately bans driving, stopping and parking in the natural environment across the whole country, with one narrow exception for parking within five metres of the carriageway where road rules allow it and the landowner does not object.

What are the rules for motorhomes in Triglav National Park?

The Triglav National Park Act prohibits parking motor vehicles, caravans or motor vehicles used for habitation outside places designated for it, and separately prohibits tenting or camping outside designated places. Both carry a fine of 100 to 1,000 euros for an individual. Driving, stopping or parking in the natural environment inside the park is treated more seriously, at 500 to 3,000 euros for an individual. In the Bohinj valley the destination authority states that overnight stays with motorhomes are allowed only at campsites and at motorhome parking areas.

Do I need a vignette in Slovenia, and which class is a motorhome?

Yes, for every motorway and expressway, and it is an e-vignette tied to the number plate rather than a sticker. DARS puts registered habitation vehicles up to 3,500 kg in class 2A regardless of their height above the first axle, at 16 euros a week, 32 a month or 117.50 a year. A two-track vehicle up to 3,500 kg that is not registered as a habitation vehicle and measures 1.30 metres or more above the first axle is class 2B, at 32 euros a week or 235 a year. Vehicles over 3,500 kg cannot use a vignette at all and pay through DarsGo instead.