Venue
The IMTB 2026 Conference will take place in Bled, Slovenia.
Source: https://www.goslovenia.si/nature-slovenia/lake-bled/
The conference will be hosted at Rikli Balance Hotel****.
Source: https://marcopolo.si/hotel-rikli-balance-4-superior/
How to get to Bled
Need help getting to Bled? Whether you’re coming by train, bus, plane, car, or RV, find all the travel info you need here.
By plane: The nearest airport, the Jože Pučnik International Airport Ljubljana (Brnik), is located 36 km from Bled. Distances from other major international airports: Trieste (170 km), Venice (290 km), Zagreb (200 km), Klagenfurt (80 km), Salzburg (230 km), Vienna (380 km), and Budapest (500 km).
By car: Bled is easily accessible by car via the A2 motorway (Ljubljana–Karavanke). From Ljubljana, take the Lesce–Bled exit; Bled is just 4 km from there. The drive from Ljubljana takes about 40 minutes. Bled is 50 km away from Ljubljana. The easiest access is the highway toward Jesenice, which you leave at the exit toward Bled. The other option is to drive on the regional road, passing by Medvode, Kranj, Naklo, and Radovljica.
By bus: Bled is well-connected by regular buses to nearby towns and major Slovenian cities. The central Bled bus station is located on the north-east part of the lake, 3 minutes walking distance from the lake, at the cross-section of the roads Cesta svobode and Grajska cesta.
By train: The railway station Lesce-Bled is located along the railway line Oste (Münich – Salzburg – Villach – Ljubljana – Belgrade – Istanbul – Athens). The railway station is 4 km away from the centre of Bled. Bled can be reached by bus (the Bled bus station is on the opposite side of the railway station), taxi, or on foot, taking an asphalted road intended for pedestrians and cyclists. The Bled Jezero railway station lies along the railway line Villach–Jesenice–Nova Gorica–Koper or Gorizia (Italy). It is just 1.5 km away from the centre of Bled and you can walk there, take a taxi, or ride the tourist train. During the summertime, shuttle buses and hop-on hop-off buses also stop at the station.
Tourist info
For additional tourist info, please see bled.si.