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Slovenia eSIM
7 data plans · from £4.10 · instant QR code by email
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Travelling as a group? Buy everyone an eSIM in one checkout and the discount is applied automatically — no code needed. See group pricing
7 data plans · from £4.10 · instant QR code by email
Travelling as a group? Buy everyone an eSIM in one checkout and the discount is applied automatically — no code needed. See group pricing
Connects automatically to the strongest signal across Telemach, Mobitel.
Setup
It takes about a minute. Tap the install link we email you, leave the line switched off, then switch it on when you land — and you're online.
On iPhone (iOS)
On Android
Slovenia: 9 plans, from 3 to 50 GB. Validity runs from 1 day to 180 days. 9 of them run on 5G where the local network has it.
6 plans can be topped up without installing a second eSIM. Plans run on Telemach, Mobitel.
Counted from our live catalogue, not a marketing figure — the plan list above this section is the same data.
No regional bundle includes Slovenia cover — a single-country plan is the only option here, and it is usually the cheaper one anyway.
A Slovenia travel eSIM is a digital SIM that downloads straight to your phone — no plastic card, no queuing at an airport counter. You buy online, tap the install link we email you (the QR code is in there too), and your phone adds a second line alongside your normal SIM. It stays dormant until your trip begins, then connects automatically to Telemach, Mobitel on 5G where available, LTE everywhere else. Your normal number carries on working for calls and texts while the eSIM handles the data.
Maps, messaging and taxi apps use very little data — roughly 300–500 MB a day. If you add photos, social media and the occasional video, expect to use closer to 1 GB a day. For a one-week trip, a 5 GB plan is usually plenty; for two weeks, tethering, or heavy use, opt for 10 GB or more, or choose a top-up plan you can reload as you go. Slovenia plans start at £4.10 across 7 sizes, with the per-GB price clearly shown so you can easily spot the best value.
Yes. A Slovenia travel eSIM is a local data plan rather than international roaming — you pay the price you saw online, and there are no per-megabyte charges from your home network provider. Set the eSIM as your mobile data line, switch data roaming off on your normal SIM, and nothing unexpected turns up on your next bill. Full refund at any time before installation, so buying ahead costs you nothing.
Potica
A rolled yeast cake with a spiral of filling, most traditionally ground walnuts, eaten at holidays and increasingly year-round.
Bakeries across the country; Ljubljana's central market has several stalls.
Kranjska klobasa
Carniolan sausage, a protected-origin pork sausage boiled and served with mustard and bread or sauerkraut.
Gostilnas anywhere; it is a national staple rather than a regional one.
Štruklji
Rolled dumplings, either savoury with cottage cheese and tarragon or sweet with walnuts, boiled or baked.
Traditional gostilnas; several Ljubljana places specialise in them.
Jota
A thick soup of sauerkraut or sour turnip with beans and potato, sometimes with smoked pork. Winter food from the Karst region.
Gostilnas in the Karst and the Vipava valley.
Idrijski žlikrofi
Small potato-filled dumplings from Idrija, shaped by hand and protected by origin designation, usually served with a meat or mushroom sauce.
Idrija itself, and better restaurants elsewhere.
Prekmurska gibanica
A layered pastry from the far northeast with poppy seed, walnut, apple and cottage cheese in alternating layers.
Prekmurje region; widely available as a dessert nationally.
Bled cream cake
Kremšnita — a square of vanilla custard and cream between puff pastry, associated specifically with Lake Bled.
The lakeside cafes at Bled, where it originated.
Karst prosciutto
Kraški pršut, air-dried ham cured in the Karst wind, drier and more savoury than its Italian neighbours.
Karst villages between Ljubljana and the coast, often with local Teran wine.
Bograč
A goulash-like stew of several meats cooked slowly in a cauldron, from Prekmurje near the Hungarian border.
Northeastern Slovenia; often a festival dish.
Slovenian wine
Three distinct wine regions: Primorska near Italy, Podravje in the northeast, and Posavje. Orange wine from the Goriška Brda and Vipava areas has a serious international following.
Wine bars in Ljubljana; cellar visits in Brda and Vipava.
Lake BledBled
An island church on a glacial lake beneath a clifftop castle. The most photographed place in the country, and busy for it — early morning is a different experience from midday.
half a day
Ljubljana old town and castleLjubljana
A compact riverside centre of Baroque and Plečnik architecture, walkable end to end, with a funicular up to the castle.
a day
Postojna CavePostojna
A twenty-kilometre cave system entered by underground train, and home to the olm, a blind cave salamander found almost nowhere else.
half a day · book ahead
Predjama CastlePredjama
A castle built into the mouth of a cave in a cliff face, a few minutes from Postojna and usually combined with it.
2 hours · book ahead
Lake BohinjBohinj
Larger, quieter and less developed than Bled, inside Triglav National Park, with the Savica waterfall and a cable car up Vogel.
a day
Triglav National ParkJulian Alps
The country's only national park, covering the Julian Alps and Mount Triglav itself, which appears on the national flag.
several days
Škocjan CavesDivača
A UNESCO-listed karst system with an underground canyon crossed by a bridge high above the river. Less commercial than Postojna and more dramatic.
half a day · book ahead
PiranPiran
A Venetian-era town on a narrow headland on the short Adriatic coast, with a compact old centre and a hilltop church.
a day
Vintgar Gorgenear Bled
A wooden walkway pinned to the rock through a narrow river gorge. Entry is timed and capacity-limited in season.
2 hours · book ahead
Goriška BrdaBrda
Terraced hill country on the Italian border producing Slovenia's best-known wines, with cellar visits and long views toward the Alps.
a day
Intercity bus
The most practical way between towns, more frequent and often faster than the train on many routes. Book online or buy at the station.
a few euros for short hops
Train
Slovenske železnice runs a modest network. Slower than the bus on most domestic routes but useful for the international connections to Austria, Italy and Croatia.
comparable to the bus
Car hire
The country is small enough to cross in about two hours, and a car unlocks the Alps, the Karst and the wine regions properly. A motorway vignette is required and is sold digitally and at petrol stations.
vignette plus fuel
Ljubljana city bus
Runs on the Urbana card, a rechargeable card bought and topped up at kiosks and machines. Cash is not accepted on board.
flat fare per journey
Cycling
Ljubljana has a public bike-share scheme and the city is flat and compact. Longer-distance routes follow the rivers.
very low
Ride-hailing
Bolt
Operates in Ljubljana and to a lesser extent Maribor. Outside those, taxis are booked by phone or found at ranks, and the country is small enough that intercity buses usually make more sense.
Paying for things
Basics
| Prešeren Day | 8 February | Cultural holiday; many museums and galleries are free and correspondingly busy. |
| Easter Monday | the Monday after Easter Sunday | Shops closed, domestic travel busy. |
| Day of Uprising Against Occupation | 27 April | Falls near Labour Day, often creating a long holiday period with heavy domestic travel. |
| Labour Day | 1 and 2 May | Two-day holiday. Combined with 27 April this is the busiest domestic travel week of spring. |
| Statehood Day | 25 June | National holiday at the start of the summer season. |
| Assumption | 15 August | Peak of the summer season; the coast and the lakes are at their busiest. |
| Reformation Day and Day of the Dead | 31 October and 1 November | Two consecutive holidays; cemeteries are visited and roads are busy. |
| Christmas and Independence Day | 25 and 26 December | Consecutive holidays; ski resorts fill and shops close. |
Recurring dates — the day these fall on moves year to year.