Smoking at Slovenia Airports (LJU)

English

Slovenia’s main international airport is Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), and it is a workable stop for smokers on a layover: a small enclosed smoking booth airside in Terminal A, described by travellers, means you do not have to leave the secure zone to smoke if your gate is on that side.

For international travel through Slovenia, Ljubljana is the airport that matters — the country’s main commercial gateway.

How Slovenian Airport Smoking Works

Slovenia’s Act Restricting the Use of Tobacco and Related Products (ZOUTPI) bans smoking in enclosed public spaces, which covers the general terminal concourse and gate seating at Ljubljana:

One enclosed smoking booth airside, which travellers place in Terminal A between gates A2 and A3
Open-air smoking outside the terminal building, landside before security, since the law targets enclosed spaces
The general terminal, check-in hall and open gate areas are smoke-free
E-cigarettes are explicitly regulated as a related product under ZOUTPI and treated the same as tobacco

The Airport

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU). Slovenia’s main airport, operated by Fraport Slovenia, with a single terminal complex split into Terminal A and Terminal B departure areas. Ljubljana’s smoking areas are a small enclosed booth airside in Terminal A, described by travellers, plus the open air outside the terminal before security; travellers describe no equivalent airside facility on the Terminal B side.

Tips for Smokers at Slovenian Airports

Ljubljana’s Terminal A booth means you can smoke during a layover without exiting security, if your gate is on that side
Travellers describe no airside smoking option on the Terminal B side — smoke before security instead
E-cigarettes follow the same rule as tobacco under ZOUTPI — use the booth or the outdoor ground
Landside, smoking is available in the open air outside the main terminal entrance before check-in

Slovenia Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

Airport	After security	Indoor room	Outdoor area
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Ljubljana Airport (LJU)?

Yes — Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport has a small enclosed smoking booth airside in Terminal A, described by travellers, plus open-air smoking outside the terminal, landside, before security.

Is there a smoking area after security at Ljubljana Airport?

Yes — travellers describe a small glass-walled smoking booth airside in Terminal A, between gates A2 and A3, holding only a handful of people.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Slovenian airports?

Yes — Slovenia’s ZOUTPI law explicitly regulates e-cigarettes as a related product alongside tobacco, so vape at the same spots used for smoking at Ljubljana Airport: the airside booth in Terminal A, or outside the terminal before security.

Where can I smoke at Ljubljana Airport?

Airside, at the enclosed booth travellers describe in Terminal A; landside, outside the terminal building before security, where Slovenian law permits smoking in the open air. The general terminal is smoke-free elsewhere.

What is Slovenia's airport smoking law?

Slovenia’s Act Restricting the Use of Tobacco and Related Products (ZOUTPI) bans smoking in enclosed public spaces, including airport terminals, so the general concourse at Ljubljana is smoke-free; the open ground outside the building and one airside booth are the exceptions.