Slovenia by campervan: driving, tolls and rules
Driving a campervan in Slovenia: speed limits, tolls, low-emission zones, required equipment and key road rules. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 18 September 2026
Currency
Euro
EUR. In the eurozone since 2007. Cards almost everywhere
Language
Slovene
Italian and Hungarian are co-official in border towns
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, 80 km/h over 3,500 kg
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of Europe
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for vodo iz pipe
Emergency
112
Any language. Police 113, traffic info 1970
Driving
Driving
Every motorway and expressway in Slovenia needs an e-vignette, and which one you need depends on a measurement most drivers have never taken. For a two-track vehicle up to 3,500 kg the split is the height above the first axle. Up to 1.30 metres is class 2A at 16 euros a week. Above 1.30 metres is class 2B at 32 euros a week and 235 a year, double the 2A rate. DARS exempts vehicles registered as habitation vehicles from that test, so a factory motorhome pays 2A whatever its height, and a tall van that is still registered as a goods or passenger vehicle pays 2B.
The e-vignette class, the thing that catches campervans
- Class 2A, 117.50 euros a year. DARS defines it as habitation vehicles regardless of their height above the first axle, plus two-track vehicles up to 1.30 metres at the first axle, in both cases up to 3,500 kg, with or without a trailer.
- Class 2B, 235 euros a year. Two-track vehicles up to 3,500 kg measuring 1.30 metres or more above the first axle. A converted panel van still registered as a goods vehicle lands here.
Speed limits by weight
| Vehicle | Motorway | Expressway | Other roads outside towns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3,500 kg | 130 km/h | 110 km/h | 90 km/h |
| Up to 3,500 kg with a trailer | 100 km/h | 100 km/h | 90 km/h |
| Over 3,500 kg | 80 km/h | 80 km/h | 80 km/h |
In towns it is 50 km/h for everything, up to 70 on a few roads where a sign says so, 30 in a speed-limited zone and 10 in a traffic-calmed or pedestrian zone. The 80 km/h ceiling over 3,500 kg comes from the road traffic rules act and applies on motorways too: the 90 km/h motorway exception is written for goods vehicles carrying the right certificate, which a motorhome is not.
What the tolls and the crossings cost in 2026
| What | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| E-vignette, class 2A | €16 week, €32 month, €117.50 year | Habitation vehicles of any height, and other two-track vehicles up to 1.30 m at the first axle, up to 3,500 kg |
| E-vignette, class 2B | €32 week, €64.10 month, €235 year | Two-track vehicles up to 3,500 kg measuring 1.30 m or more above the first axle |
| E-vignette, class 1 | €8 week, €32 half year, €58.70 year | Motorcycles and other single-track vehicles |
| DarsGo | by distance | Compulsory over 3,500 kg. An on-board unit, 128 tolled sections, priced by distance, axles, EURO class and CO2 class |
| Karavanke tunnel | €9.00 | One way, up to 3,500 kg, including VAT. Separate from the vignette. Over 3,500 kg pays through DarsGo |
Fuel
- The government sets the price at stations away from motorways and expressways. From 15 September 2026 that was 1.991 euros a litre for diesel and 1.728 for petrol 95.
- Motorway stations are free to set their own price and charge more, so fill up before you join the motorway rather than on it.
The rules that carry a fine
- Winter equipment from 15 November to 15 March, and at any other time in winter conditions. The fine is 40 euros, and if the vehicle then blocks a road it gets removed at the owner's cost.
- Dipped headlights or daytime running lights all year, day and night. The fine is 40 euros.
Mountain roads are the real constraint, not the tolls. Vršič climbs to 1,611 metres in 50 hairpins, several of them cobbled, and closes with heavy snow. Mangart, Predel and the Soča valley roads are narrow and unforgiving in a long vehicle. Check length and weight signs at the bottom of a pass rather than halfway up it.