Skip to content
LetsVisitSlovenia

Language

photo: Boštjan Burger, (photography with the permission of the Postojna Cave administration board, November 2005). Panorama picture displays the stalagmite named 'Brilliant' which

cave

Postojna Cave

Postojnska jama

Photo: Original uploader was Boštjan Burger ( Lander ) at sl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

A 24 km cave system open to visitors since 1819, toured partly by underground electric railway.

Why visit

The most reliable wet-weather plan in the country, and genuinely impressive at any age.

About

Postojna is the most visited cave in Slovenia and the most comfortable to see: an electric train — running since 1872 — carries you into the system, after which the tour walks a broad, lit path through decorated chambers including the Concert Hall. It is the type locality of the olm, the blind cave salamander, which is displayed in the adjacent vivarium. The cave holds a constant 10°C with high humidity, so a jacket and proper shoes are needed regardless of the weather outside. Tours run to fixed times; booking ahead is sensible in season.

Accessibilitypushchair friendly — not available.
Wheelchair access
Not verified
Step-free route
Not verified
Accessible toilet
Not verified
Accessible parking
Not verified
Pushchair friendly
Confirmed not available
Difficulty
easy

The train removes most of the distance and the walking path is broad and paved, but there are gradients and some steps. The operator does publish accessibility arrangements — contact them directly to confirm what is possible for a specific need rather than relying on this record.

Nearby

  • Turistična pot skozi Škocjanske jame. Fotografirano aprila 2013. Dovoljenje za fotografiranje ARSO in Regijski park Škocjanske jame.
    Lander at Slovenian Wikipedia
    UNESCO

    cave · Škocjan Caves

    Škocjan Caves

    A UNESCO World Heritage cave with one of the largest known underground canyons — and a great deal of stairs.

    • 2 h 30 min
    • 3.0 km
    • demanding
    • World Heritage
  • El Castillo de Predjama
    Mariposa.que.vuela

    castle · Postojna

    Predjama Castle

    A castle built into the mouth of a cave in a vertical cliff, ten minutes from Postojna Cave.

    • 1 h 10 min
    • Highly rated
  • Betalov spodmol, cave in Slovenia
    Sl-Ziga

    archaeological site · Postojna

    Betalov spodmol

    An archaeological site near Postojna.

    • 50 min

Places to eat nearby

  • €€€€

    restaurant · Vipava Valley

    Gostilna pri Lojzetu — Zemono Manor

    Tomaž Kavčič’s restaurant in a sixteenth-century hilltop manor above the Vipava valley.

    • 2 h 30 min
    • Highly rated
  • €€

    restaurant · Postojna

    Jamski dvorec

    Restaurant serving regional in Postojna.

    • 1 h 15 min
  • €€

    fast food · Postojna

    Montania

    Fast food in Postojna.

    • 25 min

Explore similar places

  • UNESCO

    mine · Idrija

    Anthony’s Shaft

    A guided walk into one of the oldest preserved mine entrances in Europe, part of Idrija’s UNESCO listing.

    • 1 h 40 min
    • World Heritage
  • Budova Slovinské národní galerie v Lublani
    VitVit

    gallery · Ljubljana

    National Gallery of Slovenia

    Slovenian art from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, including the Impressionists who defined the national canon.

    • 1 h 30 min
  • UNESCO

    museum · Ljubljana

    Plečnik House

    The house the architect built for himself in Trnovo and lived in until 1957, kept as he left it.

    • 1 h
    • World Heritage
  • World War I museum, Kobarid, Slovenia
    Dani 7C3

    museum · Kobarid

    Kobarid Museum

    A museum of the Isonzo front and the 1917 breakthrough at Caporetto, widely rated one of Europe’s best war museums.

    • 1 h 30 min
    • Highly rated