Slovenia

Work

Business hours

With rare exceptions, the delovni čas (opening times) of any concern are posted on the door. Odprto means ‘open’ while zaprto is ‘closed’.

Grocery stores and supermarkets are usually open from 8am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am until 1pm on Saturday. In winter they may close an hour earlier. Some branches of the Mercator supermarket chain open from 8am to 11am on Sunday.

Restaurant hours vary tremendously across the country but essentially are from 10am or 11am to 10pm or 11pm daily. Bars are equally variable but are usually open 11am to midnight Sunday to Thursday and to 1am or 2am on Friday and Saturday.

Bank hours vary, but generally they’re from 8am or 8.30am to 5pm weekdays (often with a lunchtime break from 12.30pm to 2pm) and (rarely these days) from 8am until noon or 1pm on Saturday. The main post office in any city or town (almost always the ones listed in this book in the Information sections of the individual towns and cities) is open from 8am to 7pm weekdays and 8am until noon or 1pm on Saturday.

Museums are usually open from 10am to 6pm Tuesday to Sunday. Winter opening hours may be shorter (or at weekends only) outside the big cities and towns.