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University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC)
Slovenia’s main hospital
About University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC)
Univerzitetni klinični center Ljubljana (UKC), on Zaloška cesta east of the old town, is Slovenia’s largest hospital and its main teaching and specialist centre, with the city’s principal emergency department. In an emergency, call 112. EU visitors should carry their European Health Insurance Card; others need travel insurance. Our advice: for anything that is not an emergency, a pharmacist is often the quickest first step.
Why it's on our list
- Slovenia’s main university hospital
- Emergency care
- Near the centre
Opening hours and services change, so please contact University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC) directly.
What’s nearby
Distances from University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank100 m1 min walk
- Taxi rank, Vrhovčeva ulica250 m3 min walk
Key sights
- Metelkova Mesto600 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Dragon Bridge800 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Central Market1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Ljubljana Castle1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- St Nicholas Cathedral1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Prešeren Square1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Triple Bridge1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Congress Square1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- National Gallery of Slovenia1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Tivoli Park2.0 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
Getting around
- Railway & bus station1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Ljubljana Airport (Brnik)20 kmCar or taxi 62 min