Žirovnica Cultural Heritage Trail

By car

From Ljubljana, take the A2 motorway north-west of Ljubljana and follow signs for Kranj or Jesenice. Then take the exit for Bled and follow the signs. The journey takes about 40 minutes.

from the direction of Austria (Bialjak) or Italy (Trbiž), follow the Gorenjska motorway to the Lipce exit, where you turn towards Jesenice and then at Slovenske Javornik (the first semaphorised junction) turn right (signpost Žirovnica 5 km).

From Ljubljana take the Gorenjska motorway past Kranj. Leave the motorway at the Bled exit, where you take the Žirovnica exit at the roundabout.

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By train

The Žirovnica railway station is located along the Ljubljana - Jesenice railway line. The railway station is an excellent starting point for a walk to all the main sights.

From Žirovnica railway station:

Chop's Birthplace (Info point) - 6 min walk (450 m)

Anton Janša Memorial Beehive - 24 min walk (2 km)

Prešeren's Birthplace - 25 min walk (2.1 km)

Finžgar's Birth House (Info point) - 34 min walk (2.7 km)

Jalnova's Birthplace - 51 min walk (4.2 km)

Recreation Park Završnica - 49 min walk (3.5 km)

To check train connections, use the Slovenian Railways website.

By bus

Žirovnica is connected by regular bus links to the surrounding towns and larger cities. From Ljubljana, there are regular bus services via Kranj and Radovljica. The journey from Ljubljana to Žirovnica takes approximately 1 hour 17 minutes.

There are two bus stops in Žirovnica; Vrba and Žirovnica (near the railway station).

The bus carrier from Ljubljana is Arriva Alpetour, which offers timetables on its website.

Flixbus and Nomago also offer bus services to our destinations.