Travel Information

Location

Road connections

Bled is 47 km away from the Austrian border (Wurzenpaß) or Italy (Fusine Laghi – Rateče). To reach Bled you can take the highway (direction Ljubljana) and then the exit toward Bled or you can take the road passing by Blejska Dobrava čez Kočno or the motorway passing by Žirovnica and Lesce to Bled. Bled is 50 km away from Ljubljana. It is most easily accessed taking the highway or you can take the regional road passing by Medvode, Kranj, Naklo and Radovljica.

Flight connections

The nearest airport, the Jože Pučnik International Airport Ljubljana (Brnik), is located 36 km from Bled. Bus rides with connections in Ljubljana and direct lines or private transportations via one of the available tourist agencies between the airport and Bled are organized throughout the year. Distances from other major international airports: Trieste (170 km), Venice (290 km), Zagreb (200 km), Klagenfurt (80 km), Salzburg (230 km), Vienna (380 km) and Budapest (500 km). Bled can be reached by bus, train or private operator. 

Bus connections

The central Bled bus station is located on the north-east part of the lake, 3 minutes walking distance from the lake, at the cross-section of the roads Cesta svobode and Grajska cesta.  Bled is connected with regular bus lines with the immediate surroundings and all larger cities of Slovenia. There are regular bus rides from Ljubljana going through Kranj and Radovljica.  Buses also operate from the direction of Bohinj and Jesenice. The operator FlixBus provides long-distance bus services to Bled.

Railway connections

The railway station Lesce-Bled is located along the railway line Oste (Münich – Salzburg – Villach – Ljubljana – Belgrade – Istanbul – Athens). The railway station is 4 km away from the center of Bled. Bled can be reached by bus (the Bled bus station is on the opposite side of the railway station), taxi or on foot taking an asphalted road intended for pedestrians and cyclists. The Bled Jezero railway station lies along the railway line Villach – Jesenice – Nova Gorica – Koper or Gorizia (Italy). It is just 1.5 km away from the centre of Bled and you can walk there, take a taxi or ride the tourist train.