Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ribčev Laz 48; parking first 30min free, per hr €1; 8am-7pm Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm Sun
Jul & Aug, 8am-6pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun Sep & Jun)
and
Tourist Information
Centre Bohinjska Bistrica
(TIC; 574 75 90;
www.bohinj.si
;
Triglavska cesta 30, Bo-
hinjska Bistrica; 7am-3pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat Sep-Nov, Feb-May)
. The office in
Ribčev Laz is closer to the lake and handier for most visitors. Both have a wealth of free
material, sell souvenirs and local food products, book rooms in private homes, and offer
free internet for 15 minutes. Both offices sell the
Bohinj Guest Card
(
www.bohinj.si
;
adult/family €10/13)
, which entitles the holder to free parking in the lake area, along with
discounts to some museums, activities, accommodation and restaurants.
Getting There & Around
Bus
The easiest way to get to Bohinj from Bled or Ljubljana is by bus. Buses run regu-
larly from Ljubljana (€9, two hours, 90km, hourly) to Bohinj Jezero and Ukanc - marked
'Bohinj Zlatorog' - via Bled and Bohinjska Bistrica. Around 20 buses daily run from Bled
(€3.60, 45 minutes) to Bohinj Jezero (via Bohinjska Bistrica) and return, with the first bus
leaving around 5am and the last about 9pm. In addition, from the end of June through
August,
Alpetour
( 532 04 45;
www.alpetour.si
)
runs special tourist buses that leave
from near the post office in Ribčev Laz to Bohinjska Bistrica in one direction and to the
cable car at Vogel (15 minutes) and the Savica Waterfall (23 minutes) in the other. A
timetable is posted at the small bus stop or ask at the TICs.
Train
Several trains daily make the run to Bohinjska Bistrica from Ljubljana (€6.70, two
hours), though this route requires a change in Jesenice. There are also frequent trains
between Bled's small Bled Jezero station (€1.60, 20 minutes, 18km, eight daily) and Bo-
hinjska Bistrica. From Bohinjska Bistrica, passenger trains to Novo Gorica (€5.50, 1½
hours, 61km, up to nine a day) make use of a century-old, 6.3km tunnel under the moun-
tains that provides the only direct option for reaching the Soča Valley. In addition there
are at least six daily auto trains to Podbrdo (€8, 10 minutes, 7km) and three that carry on
to Most na Soči (€11.80, 35 minutes, 28km).
Kranjska Gora
04 / POP 5500 / ELEV 803M
Nestling in the Sava Dolinka Valley some 40km northwest of Bled, Kranjska Gora (Carni-
olan Mountain) is Slovenia's largest and best-equipped ski resort. It's at its most perfect
