Your Slovenia Holiday

	Left: Beehives and Plum trees in the hills above Fokovci. Centre: Thatched Cottage. Right: Vineyards above Lendava.

Getting there and getting around

You can either fly into Graz or Balaton airports. Directions from the airports are available when you book.

You can hire a car from the airport or Car Trawler. If you hire a car from Graz you may have to pay extra to bring it across the border. Check before you book.

Alternatively you could decide to drive there. The roads are much better than in the UK. We've taken both the fastest route France, Belgium, Germany and Austria (2 days) and the longer route France, Switzerland, Italy and Croatia and we have enjoyed both. If you decide to drive we recommend FerryBooker.com as the best place to start your search for a cheap ferry crossing. Looking for somewhere to stay overnight then try Formule1 hotels or if your on a really tight budget try Germany's youth hostel system. Whichever way you decide to go we'd recommend you try the RAC route planner to work out the best route.

There are regular buses between Murska Sobota and Lendava on Mondays to Fridays, but only one on a Saturday and a few on a Sunday. The route via Hotiza goes closest to Velika Polana. Only a few buses go directly to Velika Polana. 

Pomurje Map

The Pomurje 1:50000 map (Blue Cover) is the most accurate map of the area we have found so far. You may wish to buy your own copy but there will also be a copy at the cottage when you arrive.

The red and orange roads marked on the Pomurje map are good quality roads. Most yellow roads are also tarmac, but sometimes they are just tracks. The white roads are usually gravel tracks and good for cycling on. Sometimes (particularly in villages) they are tarmac and sometimes they are muddy, potholed tracks that can peter off to nothing. Some start as tarmac, but change to muddy tracks part way along. The black lines also appear to be tracks, but are usually only suitable for farm vehicles, walking and possibly cycling in drier weather.

The motorway to Maribor is very short (shorter than shown on the map). From Velika Polana it is better to go to Maribor via Ptuj.

The red road from the motorway junction near Murska Sobota to Lendava carries a lot of heavy traffic on week days as it is a main lorry route from Hungary to Western Europe. It is more pleasant to find alternative routes on the back roads when you can.

Driving in Slovenia

In  July 2008 Slovenia introduced vignettes for travelling on its motorways.

Vignettes may be purchased at petrol stations, newsagents and post offices. They are also available from petrol stations in neighbouring Countries

Prices for cars are:                     Yearly: 55 EUR;             Half-yearly: 35 EUR

Prices for motorcycles:             Yearly: 27,50 EUR            Half yearly: 17,50 EUR

Using motorways and expressways without a valid and properly displayed vignette in a vehicle will be considered a violation of the law and will be sanctioned with a fine between 300 and 800 EUR.

Traffic laws in Slovenia

These are similar to laws in other EU countries.

Vehicles drive on the right side of the road. Road signs and markings are international and written in the Latin alphabet. Seatbelts must be used on all seats that have them, and dimmed lights must be lit even when driving during the day. Required equipment in a car includes a safety triangle, spare light bulbs, a first aid kit and snow chains (only during the winter) Professional drivers (taxis, buses, trucks) may not drive under the influence of alcohol; all other drivers may have a maximum of 0.5 promiles of alcohol in their blood.

All drivers are required to maintain a legally permitted speed and adjust their driving in response to road and weather conditions.

The maximum permitted speeds are:

·        130 km/h – on highways

·        100 km/h – on roads reserved for motor vehicles

·        90 km/h – on open roads

·        50 km/h – in urban areas

·        30 km/h – in speed limit zones

·        10 km/h – in steady traffic zones and pedestrian zones

A major benefit of our location is ready access to three other countries. Our Further Afield section covers trips to Hungary, Austria and Croatia.

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