Postojna: Discover the Cave, Museum and City Trails

Postojna offers a range of ways to spend your stay: a guided tour of Postojna Cave, exhibitions at the Notranjska Museum, as well as a cycling route and marked trails on the town hill of Sovič. This lets you plan cultural visits and outdoor activities to suit your interests.

Postojna Cave and its guided tours

A guided tour of Postojna Cave lasts about 90 minutes and covers approximately five kilometres of the cave. Part of the route is travelled by train and part on foot. Each tour is accompanied by a guide and commentary is provided in Slovenian, Italian, English or German. The duration, approximate distance through the cave, and combination of train and walking give you concrete points of reference for planning your day.

Postojna Cave is open year-round, including Sundays and public holidays. Check the current opening hours before your visit. If you would like to combine several activities, you can set aside about 90 minutes for the tour as a separate block of time.

Getting to Postojna Cave Park

If you travel by train, you arrive directly in the town of Postojna. From there, Postojna Cave Park can be reached on foot in about 25 minutes. A local bus connects Postojna railway station, Postojna bus station and Postojna Cave Park. You can use the walking route and the listed bus stops as different reference points when planning your journey.

For detailed planning, it is worth checking the current timetables. The information about the train, walking route and bus covers different parts of the journey: the train takes you to the town, the walking route leads from there to Cave Park, and the bus service connects the railway station, bus station and park. This is particularly useful if you want to coordinate your arrival with the start of the cave tour.

Karst and local history at the museum

At the Notranjska Museum Postojna, the permanent exhibition “Muzej krasa” is described as Europe’s most comprehensive karst exhibition. The exhibits include the skeletons of Ice Age animals, including cave bears and steppe bison. Cave-dwelling animals can also be viewed under a microscope. The exhibition thus connects the subject of karst with concrete examples from wildlife and geological history.

Another glimpse of local culture can be found at the Ozbič Barbershop and in the ethnological exhibition. Both can be visited with a guide by prior arrangement. The Ozbič Barbershop was brought back to life in 2021 with its original furnishings and a new story. If you would like to plan this visit, arrange it in advance; it requires a prior appointment and a guided tour.

Cycling route and trails on Sovič

The circular Junior cycling route takes you at a leisurely pace through the urban area of Postojna and the surrounding countryside. It is suitable for families. As a circular route, it offers a different way to explore the town and its surroundings than a visit focused on the cave or museum exhibitions.

If you would rather follow a marked trail to a specific destination, you can reach the 677-metre-high town hill of Sovič from the starting point at Majlont. The hill is located beside Postojna’s oldest district. The cycling route and Sovič therefore differ in the way they are described: one is a loop through the town and countryside, while the other has marked trails leading from Majlont to a named hilltop destination. No information about the gradient or walking time is provided.

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