Bohinj Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Buses run regularly from Ukanc to Ljubljana (€8.5, two hours, 91km, hourly) via Ribčev Laz, Bohinjska Bistrica and Bled (€4, one hour, 34km), with six extra buses daily between Ukanc and Bohinjska Bistrica (€2.20, 20 minutes, 12km) via Stara Fužina, Studor and Srednja Vas. Buses headed as far as Ukanc are marked ‘Bohinj Zlatorog’. Note that three bus lines operate between Bled and Bohinj, and if you buy a return ticket from one bus line, you will not be able to make your return journey on either of the other buslines.

The lake itself is not on a train line. From Bohinjska Bistrica, passenger trains to Novo Gorica (€4.50, 1½ hours, 61km, up to seven a day) make use of a century-old, 6327m tunnel under the mountains that provides the only direct option for reaching the Soča Valley. In addition there are five daily auto trains (avtovlaki) to Podbrdo (€7.10, eight minutes, 7km) and three to Most na Soči (€10.85, 25 minutes, 28km).