Yes, you can smoke at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) — after security, at a small enclosed booth airside in Terminal A that travellers describe, and before security, in the open air outside the terminal building, landside.
Ljubljana is Slovenia’s main airport, with a single terminal complex split into Terminal A and Terminal B departure areas, operated by Fraport Slovenia.
After Security: Terminal A Booth
Travellers describe a small glass-walled smoking booth airside in Terminal A, between gates A2 and A3: an enclosed space holding only a handful of people, with signage prohibiting food or drink inside. Travellers describe no equivalent facility on the Terminal B side, so if your gate is in Terminal B, plan to smoke before security instead.
Outside the Terminal
Landside, before security, smoking is available in the open air outside the terminal building — Slovenian law restricts smoking in enclosed spaces, not the ground outside them.
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Slovenia’s ZOUTPI law explicitly regulates e-cigarettes as a “related product” alongside tobacco, so vaping follows the same rule as smoking at LJU: the airside booth in Terminal A, or outside the terminal landside.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor terminal | No | Smoke-free outside the one enclosed booth |
| After security / airside | Yes | Enclosed booth travellers describe in Terminal A, between gates A2 and A3 |
| Outdoor (landside) | Yes | Open air outside the terminal building, before security |
| Vaping | Yes | Same rule as smoking, under Slovenia’s ZOUTPI law |
Connecting on through Slovakia instead? Bratislava Airport keeps a separate smoking area beside its Non-Schengen bistro and a heated-tobacco lounge airside, a different setup from Ljubljana’s single booth.
For Slovenia’s airport smoking rules, see our Slovenia airport guide.