Touring Slovenia by motorhome without falling foul of the rules

Wild camping is banned

The FCDO is clear in its safety advice. Wild camping is banned, fines range from €40 to €500, and enforcement is strict in Triglav National Park. Overnight stays are fine at campsites and at motorhome areas, signposted in Slovenian as «Parking za avtodome» (PZA). In May 2026 the Tourist Board reported that Julian Alps municipalities had brought their fines for unauthorised camping into line and raised them, to as much as €500 per person. I wouldn’t risk a single night, least of all by a lake. What the park protects is covered in Triglav National Park.

E-vignette or DarsGo, by weight

If your motorhome weighs up to 3.5 tonnes, you buy the DARS e-vignette. It will almost certainly be over 1.3 metres at the front axle, which puts it in class 2B, at €32 a week, €64.10 a month and €235 a year. Over 3.5 tonnes, the e-vignette doesn’t apply. The Tourist Board explains that you must register before you travel and carry a DarsGo unit, which since 1 April 2018 charges by the kilometre. How to buy the e-vignette without landing on a fake site is in the Slovenia vignette.

Where to stay: over 150 stopovers

The good news is there’s plenty of choice. The Tourist Board describes a network of more than 150 motorhome sites in three types, from basic car parks for short stops, sites with partial services or services by arrangement to a growing number of full areas with drinking water, power, internet, toilets and waste disposal. Then there are the campsites, with large pitches and water and electric hook-ups. In summer the lake and Soča campsites fill up, so I’d book ahead. I pick out the best in campsites in Slovenia.

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Mountain roads and the Vršič Pass

Getting around is easy, with motorway service stations roughly every 30 km and open round the clock, according to the Tourist Board. The mountains are different. The Vršič Pass has very tight hairpins and a new traffic regime announced by the Tourist Board in May 2026, with 90 paid parking spaces, barrier-controlled access and shuttle buses from Kranjska Gora and Bovec. With a large motorhome I’d leave it below and take the shuttle up. If you travel between 15 November and 15 March, winter equipment is compulsory, as I explain in the Slovenia road trip.

How I’d plan a motorhome route

Few bases, several days at each. One campsite at Bohinj or in the Soča Valley, another on the coast or in the Karst and, if you carry on east, one near the spas. From each I’d head out by bike or bus, because parking a motorhome in Bled, Piran or central Ljubljana is more trouble than it’s worth.

So you do not lose the morning at the ticket office, browse tickets and tours in Bohinj on GetYourGuide.

If you are staying the night, see the best hotel deals in Bohinj for your dates: the well-placed rooms go fast.