Your questions - our answers (FAQ)

ON FOOT

The start, finish and service area of ​​the NLB Ljubljana Marathon are located in the city centre, no more than 500 m apart. In this area, only walking is allowed. Entry to the start areas for all races is possible from both sides on Slovenska cesta, between Štefanova ulica, Šubičeva cesta, Trg republike and Prešernova cesta.

BIKE

We will provide a special temporary parking area for bicycles and scooters. This will be marked on Trg republike, between the NLB tower and Maxi shop. The number of parking spaces will be limited, and security will be ensured. You will drop off and pick up your vehicles with your BIB number.

CAR

There are many parking lots in Ljubljana, but be aware that due to the large number of runners and supporters near the centre, they will fill up very quickly. We suggest that you use the P+R parking lots on the outskirts of the city and take the city bus into the city. The schedule and routes of individual buses will be adjusted and changed or shortened. Special vans from the sponsor Volkswagen will also drive from the parking lot along the southern bypass (Center exit) to Križanki.

CITY ​​BUSES

Some city buses will operate on changed routes and schedules on Saturday, 18 October 18 and Sunday, 19 October, 2025, so follow the details on the LPP website.

TRAIN / Intercity BUS

We recommend sustainable transport, which is even cheaper or free during the weekend. The Ljubljana railway and bus stations are no more than a kilometer away from the NLB Ljubljana Marathon venue.

AIRPLANE

Ljubljana Brnik Airport is a 15-minute drive from the city by car, half an hour by bus. Also not far are the following airports: Trieste (an hour and a half drive), Zagreb (an hour and a hallf), Klagenfurt (an hour), Graz (two hours), and Venice (two hours and a half).

More at Travel information | Visit Ljubljana

On Saturday, 18 October 2025 and Sunday, 19 October 2025.

THE PROGRAM

Saturday, 18 October 2025

• 10.00 Lumpi run for preschoolers
• 11.20 Inclusive run
• 11.35 Promotion run 1st - 5th grade
• 13.00 Primary school run 6th - 9th grade
• 14.30 High school run

Sunday, 19 October 2025

• 8.00 START
  • Garmin 10 km run
• 9.00 START
  • Heineken 0.0 Marathon
  • Half Marathon Generali ZAME

Registrations will close on Tuesday, 20 September 2025 at 24:00.

If you have paid the registration fee and received a registration confirmation, you can no longer change the data by yourself. You can do this by sending an e-mail to [email protected], but only until 30 September 2025.

No, for once that is not possible.

Yes. You can do this by sending all the detail information required in the registration form to: [email protected]. The change is free of charge until 30 September 2025. After 30 September 2025, the service is charged at a prices:

• name change = 5 EUR
• new bib number = 5 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 21 km = 6 EUR
• change of distance from 21 km to 42 km = 12 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 42 km = 18 EUR.

Yes. You do this by sending us request to e-mail [email protected]. You can make the change free of charge until 30 September 2025. After 30 September 2025, the service will be charged at a prices:

• name change = 5 EUR
• new bib number = 5 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 21 km = 6 EUR
• change of distance from 21 km to 42 km = 12 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 42 km = 18 EUR.

You can change the distance until you pick up your BIB number. Please note that after 30 September 2025, this service will be charged at a prices:

• name change = 5 EUR
• new bib number = 5 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 21 km = 6 EUR
• change of distance from 21 km to 42 km = 12 EUR
• change of distance from 10 km to 42 km = 18 EUR.

Yes. Cancellation insurance is available upon registration in the online registration form. Later or additional cancellation insurance is not available.

This year, you are donating money to Sponsorship in Slovenia.

The “Sponsorship in Slovenia” programme is a pan-Slovenian programme created under the auspices of the “Anita Ogulin and ZPM” Association in 2010, with the aim of providing children and adolescents from socially disadvantaged backgrounds with an opportunity to develop in a healthy manner and achieve their life goals. Within the programme, each child is allocated a sponsor who contributes at least EUR 30 per month to cover the cost of their basic needs, their school charges or their interest activities. The connection between the sponsor and the child is anonymous, in order to protect personal data and preserve the dignity of a family in need. A family where both parents are employed is also entitled to such assistance, if their modest family benefits are not sufficient for their child to be able to benefit from their childhood and youth on an equal footing with their peers. We help children and adolescents from all over Slovenia. More>>>

Yes! The traditional Pasta party, to which all registered runners are invited (you indicated your participation when registering in the online registration form), will take place on Saturday, 18 October, 2025, from 3 p.m., to 7.p.m., in the warm-up hall of Arena Stožice (Vojkova cesta 100).

The route will be marked. Entry will only be possible with the start number (can be a picture of the number on the phone) or with a QR on the phone (the same code as on the registration certificate).

You can pick up your starter pack only at the EXPO NLB Ljubljana Marathon in the Arena Stožice sports hall.

• Thursday, 16 October 2025 from 9 am to 7 pm
• Friday, 17 October 2025 from 9 am to 7 pm
• Saturday, 18 October 2025 from 9 am to 9 pm

The address of the Arena Stožice sports hall is Vojkova cesta 100. If you choose public transport, use bus no. 20. Of course, access is also possible by car (parking is free) or by bicycle.

Please, use the QR code (valid on 18 and 19. October 2025).

You can collect your starter package with an identity document and a certificate of application only (it can be in electronic form, OR code or print). Pick up can not be made by other persons.

• BIB number
• Official NLB Ljubljana Marathon sports backpack
• Official Lelosi NLB Ljubljana Marathon T-shirt: if you marked your consent to take it in the registration form

Unfortunately no. Pick-up is only possible individually with a registration certificate and personal document.

Yes. Our partner Kompas d.d. has prepared favorable prices for accommodation in Ljubljana, during the NLB Ljubljana Marathon. See their offer in the accomodation section.

On the day of the event, several roads will be closed in Ljubljana.

With the exception of the city center, roads will be closed and opened gradually from 7:00 AM. From 4:00 PM, there will be no more closures due to the marathon.

Crossings over the course will be possible at marked places, and security guards will provide safe passage for both pedestrians and drivers. You will only need to wait for a large crowd of runners to cross, but not more than 20 minutes. Driving along the marathon route will be prohibited!

Road closures and detours also on Promet.si and the Promet+ app

The marathon route will also be published on the map on the website of the DARS Traffic Information Center www.promet.si at all times from Wednesday to Sunday afternoon. The route will also be visible on the Promet+ app. The crossing points will also be visible on the graphics. By clicking on an individual section of the route, the user will be able to get information about the expected time of closure of the section. If you will be traveling around Ljubljana that day, we recommend using this app, as it will avoid the marathon route and take you where the roads will be open.

The start is on Slovenska cesta (Slovenska street), the start line is marked before the intersection on Trg Ajdovščina, only 500 m from the finish line and 500 m from the changing tent on Trg Republike. The entrances to the starting compartments will be marked on the left and right sides along Slovenska cesta, and the number of your compartment will also be marked on your start number.

On Saturday, 18 October 2025 and Sunday, 19 October 2025.

THE PROGRAM

Saturday, 18 October 2025

• 10.00 Lumpi run for preschoolers
• 11.20 Inclusive run
• 11.35 Promotion run 1st - 5th grade
• 13.00 Primary school run 6th - 9th grade
• 14.30 High school run

Sunday, 19 October 2025

• 8.00 START
  • Garmin 10 km run
• 9.00 START
  • Heineken 0.0 Marathon
  • Half Marathon Generali ZAME

The start is on Slovenska cesta (Slovenska street), the start line is marked before the intersection on Trg Ajdovščina, only 500 m from the finish line and 500 m from the changing tent on Trg Republike. The entrances to the starting compartments will be marked on the left and right sides along Slovenska cesta, and the number of your compartment will also be marked on your start number.

Yes. Public transport will be free on Saturday, 18 October, and on Sunday, 19 October 2025.

BIB number. We advise you to fill in the data at the back of the BIB number, where all key information is gathered in case of an emergency.

We use My laps Bibs.

The chip is integrated into the BIB number. Place the BIB number on your chest with safety pins.

You can leave your wardrobe in the baggage drop area on Trg republike (Republic Square). The tent opens on 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, 19 October 2025. Each piece of luggage should be marked with your BIB number.

ATTENTION: on the right side of your BIB number, there is a perforated coupon, which is intended to mark your piece of luggage (the sports bag that you received in the start package). Please tear off the coupon, attach it to a visible part of your luggage and give it to the staff in the baggage drop area.

Drop-off and pick-up will thus be much faster. Thank you.

You can find the individual route on our web page under different distances:

• Heineken 0.0 Marathon
• Half Marathon Generali ZAME
• Garmin run 10 km

The box is marked on the BIB number.

The boxes will be marked with the letters A to E, placed at the entrance to the compartment.

They can be with you until you enter the starting compartment.

It is forbidden to accompany runners on the course by bicycle, scooter or motorbike. And no dogs, please.

Water is available at water stations every 2.5 kilometers. There are also biscuits, fruit and Enervit energy drinks at the eight refreshment stations.

Unfortunately this service is not available to recreational runners.

Restrooms are at the start, refreshment stations and at the event area on Trg republike.

At each refreshment and water station there is a medical staff with a defibrillator. There is a medical service on duty at the finish line.

• The time limit for the Garmin 10 km run is an hour and a half.
• The time limit for the Heineken 0.0 Marathon is 6 hours for the entire route, and marathon runners who reach the 20th kilometer after 2 hours and 45 minutes gross will be directed to the finish line.
• The time limit for the Generali ZAME Half Marathon is 4 hours gross (after this time the road will be open to traffic, runners will be transported to the finish line or their starting numbers will be taken away).

Everyone who crosses the finish line of the Heineken 0.0 Marathon, Half Marathon Generali ZAME and Garmin 10 km run will receive a finisher medal upon exiting the finish area. Runners of Heineken 0.0 Marathon get a finisher shirt. They can pick it up in the same place as the medal.

Yes. Look for a specially marked tent at Trg republike.

On Trg republike (Republic Square), there is a specially marked tent where certificate of participation (diplomas) are issued.

Cloakrooms and running water are on Trg republike. Showering is possible in the Tivoli pool.

Water is available immediately upon exiting the finish area. Refreshments on Trg republike, where you can get soup, energy drinks and bars, cookies and fruit, as well as Enervit energy drinks and bars.

They can follow your along the route (with the mobile app) or on the grandstand at the finishline, which is on the Kongresni trg (Congress square). Meeting point is at Trg republike.

Unfortunately, this option is not available after the event. This option was the only one at the NLB Ljubljana Marathon EXPO, where you could try on the shirt and choose the appropriate size.

Unfortunately not. This option was only available at the EXPO NLB Ljubljana Marathon.

You can follow the runners along the entire route and at the finish stand. You can also follow them with the help of a mobile application that can be found in the Google and Apple stores.

You can find the routes at the marathon web page.

Sure. The start will be at Trg Ajdovščina, where a tour is also possible. If you can't make it to the venue, watch the live broadcast on PopTv or 24ur.com (in Slovenian language only).

The marathon will be broadcast live from 8:45 a.m. on Pop tv and 24ur.com (only in Slovenian language).