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Border Matters and Foreigners

Slovenian borders and border crossing points at the external Schengen border


The total length of the Slovenian state border is 1,382 km while there are 63 border crossing points of different categories at the external Schengen border, as follows:

  • border crossing points for international traffic on the land border (road, railway) - 25
  • border crossing points for interstate traffic on the land border (road) - 10
  • border crossing points for local border traffic (60) on the land border (road) - 22
  • Border crossing points for international air traffic - 3
  • Border crossing points for international maritime traffic - 3


In the north, the Republic of Slovenia borders with the Republic of Austria. This border was determined by the Treaty of Saint-German (10.09.1919) and the Austrian State Treaty (15.05.1955). The length of the land and river border with the Republic of Austria is 330 km.


In the west, the Republic of Slovenia borders with the Republic of Italy. This border was determined by the Paris Peace Treaty (10.02.1947), the London Memorandum (05.10.1954) and the Osimo Agreements (10.11.1975). The land border with Italy is 232 km long while the maritime border is 48 km long.


In the east, the Republic of Slovenia borders with the Republic of Hungary. This border was determined by the Peace Treaty of Trianon (04.06.1920). The land and partly river border with Hungary is 102 km long.


In the south, the Republic of Slovenia borders with the Republic of Croatia. This border has not been determined yet. According to the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, the land and river border with Croatia is 670 km long, while the length of the maritime border could not be determined yet. There are 57 border crossing points at the border with the Republic of Croatia.

 

Border crossing points at the external Schengen border International Interstate Local Border TOTAL
Land 25 10 22 57
Air 3 - - 3
Maritime 3 - - 3
Total 31 10 22 63




Border with the Republic of Croatia (57)

 

  • Border crossing points for international traffic
  • Border crossing points for interstate traffic
  • Border crossing points for local traffic
  • Total
 25
10
22
57

 

 

a) Border crossing points for international traffic (25)

NR. BORDER CROSSING POINT PD1 PS1, BPS1 OPENING TIMES


mejni prehodi - s Hrvasko
1. Sečovlje (Plovanija) KP DRAGONJA 24 hours
2. Dragonja (Kaštel) KP DRAGONJA 24 hours
3. Sočerga (Požane) KP SOČERGA 24 hours
4. Rakitovec (rail.) (Buzet) KP SOČERGA 24 hours
5. Starod (Pasjak) KP STAROD 24 hours
6. Jelšane (Rupa) KP JELŠANE 24 hours
7. Ilirska Bistrica (rail.) (Šapjane) KP ILIRSKA BISTRICA 24 hours
8. Babno Polje (Prezid) LJ CERKNICA
 24 hours
9. Petrina (Brod na Kupi) LJ KOČEVJE 24 hours
10. Vinica (Pribanjci) NM METLIKA 24 hours
11. Metlika (Jurovski brod) NM METLIKA 24 hours
12. Metlika (rail.) (Kamanje) NM METLIKA 24 hours
13. Obrežje (Bregana) NM OBREŽJE 24 hours
14. Dobova (rail.) (Savski Marof) NM DOBOVA 24 hours
15. Bistrica ob Sotli (Razvor) CE BISTRICA OB SOTLI 24 hours
16. Imeno (rail.) (Kumrovec) CE BISTRICA OB SOTLI closed
17. Rogatec (rail.) (Đurmanec) CE ROGATEC closed
18. Dobovec (Lupinjak) CE ROGATEC 24 hours
19. Gruškovje (Macelj) MB GRUŠKOVJE 24 hours
20. Zavrč (Dubrava Križovljanska) MB ZAVRČ 24 hours
21. Središče ob Dravi (Trnovec) MB SREDIŠČE OB DRAVI 24 hours
22. Središče ob Dravi (rail.) (Čakovec) MB SREDIŠČE OB DRAVI 24 hours
23. Petišovci (Mursko središče) MS PETIŠOVCI 24 hours
24. Lendava (rail.) (Čakovec) MS PETIŠOVCI 24 hours
25. Podgorje (Jelovice) KP SOČERGA 1.June-31.Aug: 6-24; 1.Sept-31.May: 6-22

b) Border crossing points for interstate traffic (10)meddrzavni mejni prehod Rigonce

NR. BORDER CROSSING POINT 2 PD1 PS1, BPS1 OPENING TIMES
1. Slovenska vas (Bregana naselje) NM OBREŽJE 24 hours
2. Rigonce (Harmica) NM DOBOVA 24 hours
3. Orešje (Mihanović Dol) NM DOBOVA 24 hours
4. Imeno (Miljana) CE BISTRICA OB SOTLI temporarily closed*
5. Rogatec (Hum na Sotli) CE ROGATEC 24 hours
6. Ormož (Otok Virje) MB SREDIŠČE OD DRAVI 24 hours
7. Zgornji Leskovec (Cvetlin) MB GRUŠKOVJE 24 hours
8. Razkrižje (Banfi) MS PETIŠOVCI 24 hours
9. Gibina (Bukovje) MS PETIŠOVCI 24 hours
10. Podplanina (Čabar) LJ RIBNICA 24 hours

*Imeno Border Crossing Point Temporarily Closed

 

c) Border crossing points for local border traffic (22)

NR. BORDER CROSSING POINT PD1 PS1, BPS1 OPENING TIMES
1. Hotiza (Sveti Martin na Muri) MS PETIŠOVCI 6-22
2. Središče ob Dravi I (Preseka) MB SREDIŠČE OB DRAVI 5-23, Sun. 9-21
3. Drenovec (Gornja Voća) MB ZAVRČ 6-22
4. Rajnkovec (Mali Tabor) CE ROGATEC 5-23
5. Podčetrtek (Luke Poljanske) CE BISTRICA OB SOTLI 6-22
6. Sedlarjevo (Plavić) CE BISTRICA OB SOTLI temporarily open 24 hours*
7. Nova vas ob Sotli (Drase) NM DOBOVA 6-22; Sun. 7-21
8. Stara vas - Bizeljsko (Donji Čemehovec) NM DOBOVA 6-22, Sun. 7-21
9. Rakovec (Kraj Donji) NM DOBOVA 6-22, Sun. 7-21; 1.11.-1.3. 7-19
10. Planina v Podbočju (Novo Selo Žumberačko) NM KRŠKO 6-22, Sun. 7-21; 1.11.-1.3. 7-19
11. Brezovica (Brezovica) NM METLIKA not yet in operation
12. Radovica (Kašt) NM METLIKA 5-23, Sun. 7-20
13. Krmačina (Vivodina) NM METLIKA 6-22, Sun. 8-20
14. Božakovo (Obrež) NM METLIKA 8-20
15. Krasinec (Pravutina) NM METLIKA 5-23, Sun. 8-20
16. Žuniči (Prilišće) NM METLIKA 8-20
17. Sodevci (Blaževci) NM METLIKA 5-23; Sun. 7-21
18. Osilnica (Zamost) LJ KOČEVJE 24 hours
19. Novokračine (Lipa) KP JELŠANE 6-22, Sun. 7-20; 1.6. - 1.10. ob Sat. and Sun. 7-22
20. Novi kot (Prezid I) LJ RIBNICA 5-23; Sun. 7-22
21. Rakitovec (Slum) KP SOČERGA 6-22
22. Brezovica pri Gradinu (Lucija) KP SOČERGA 6-22

*The Sedlarjevo (Plavić) local border crossing is temporarily a border crossing point for interstate road

 

 

Border crossing points for international air traffic (3)


NR. BORDER CROSSING POINT PD1 PS1, BPS1 OPENING TIMES LetalisceJP_LJ-m
1. Portorož (Portoroso) - Sečovlje (Sicciole), at the airport Portorož
 KP BPS SEČOVLJE 8.30 - 20.00
2. Ljubljana - Brnik, at the airport Jože Pučnik Ljubljana KR APS1 BRNIK 6.00 - 24.00
3. Maribor - Slivnica, at the airport Edvard Rusjan Maribor MB PS RAČE 8.00 - 20.00



Border crossing points for international maritime traffic (3)


NR. BORDER CROSSING POINT PD1 PS1, BPS1 OPENING TIMES mednarodni mejni prehod za pomorski promet Piran
1. Koper (Capodistria) KP MPS1 KOPER 24 hours
2. Piran (Pirano) KP MPS1 KOPER 24 hours
3. Izola (Isola) KP MPS1 KOPER - 8 - 18 (from Good Friday to 31 May; from 1 Sept - 31 Oct)
- 8 - 21 (from 1 June - 31 Aug)

 

 

NOTES

1
  • PD - Police Directorate: CE - Celje, KP - Koper, KR - Kranj, LJ - Ljubljana, MB - Maribor, MS - Murska Sobota, NM - Novo mesto
  • PS - Police Station
  • BPS - Border Police Station
  • APS - Air Police Station
  • MPS - Maritime Police Station

 

 

2 Crossing is allowed for the citizens of the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation based on documents for crossing the state border.