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Photo: Levente Koltai ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗Triglav National Park
Slovenia's only national park: no entry fee and no gates, but barriers, time slots and tickets at exactly the places everyone wants to see.
National Parks Atlas · Country · checked 21 Sep 2026
National Parks in Slovenia
Slovenia has exactly one national park: Triglav in the Julian Alps. It charges no entrance fee; you pay at gorges, waterfalls, barriers and car parks.
1Park guide
Triglav in full, with fees, access and rules
41Official sources
park authorities, operators and transport providers
1National park
Triglav, the whole of the Eastern Julian Alps
840 km²Area
about four per cent of Slovenia
Last checked: 21 Sep 2026
Triglav National Park almost entirely matches the Eastern Julian Alps: limestone peaks, glacial valleys, gorges and karst springs between 180 and 2,864 m (591 and 9,396 ft), from Lake Bohinj and Vintgar Gorge to the Vršič Pass and the Soča Valley.
Visiting the park is free for everyone, and in September 2026 the park authority confirmed that no general entry fee is planned. The guide sets out where you do pay, and what the rules of the three protection zones mean on the ground, each linked to the park authority, the municipalities or the operators.
01 · Park guides
Park guide: Triglav
Fees at the sights, getting there, the protection zones and the rules on swimming, drones and motorhomes.
02 · Costs
What a visit to Triglav National Park costs
The park is free; the sights, barriers and car parks are not.
| Where you pay | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Vintgar Gorge | €15 | Ticket with a fixed entry slot, online or at car park P1 Vintgar Lip only |
| Savica Waterfall | €4 | |
| Mostnica Gorge | €4 | |
| Vrata Valley by car | €20 per day | 15 June to 15 September 2026; the barrier stays shut when the car parks are full |
| Motorway e-vignette | €16 for a week | €32 for a month; vehicles of 1.30 m or more above the front axle pay double |
Vintgar Gorge tickets are not sold at the visitor centre. If you arrive without one, you buy at car park P1 and wait for the next free slot. The trail through the gorge runs in one direction only, and it is busiest between 10:00 and 13:00.
In the Vrata Valley, motorcycles and motorhomes are prohibited. From 1 June to 15 September, free buses and an electric bus to Peričnik run instead.
Vintgar Gorge is open from April to October: 8:00 to 18:00 in high summer, and from 21 September only 9:00 to 15:00. The Vršič Pass is not always open in winter; snow can close it for part of the year, and you can then drive only as far as the Koča na Gozdu hut. In summer a bus runs from Kranjska Gora over the pass to Bovec. The Julian Alps are demanding mountains: if you do not know the terrain, the park authority advises taking expert advice or a mountain guide, and leaving word of your route and return time.
The park is divided into three protection zones of 31,488, 32,412 and 20,082 hectares. What is allowed, from picking mushrooms to swimming, depends on the zone you are in.
- Swimming: prohibited in the lakes of the strictest zone. On Lake Bohinj, boating and diving are allowed all year without a permit.
- Motorhomes: only at campsites. Parking them outside designated areas is prohibited, and there are no overnight pitches in the park.
- Drones: only with the park authority's prior consent, given for research, surveying and filming. Without a permit, flights below about 300 m (984 ft) above ground are prohibited.
Since 2003 the Julian Alps and the park have been part of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere programme, and in 2004 the park received the Council of Europe's European Diploma, renewed in 2019 until 2029.
05 · Editorial
Sources and last checked
Every fee, date and rule on this page comes from the park guides below, each linked to the official source.
- Triglav National Park: checked 21 Sep 2026, 41 sources in the park guide · Park authority ↗
Fees, opening times and reservation rules change. Check the official page before you travel.