| Getting There The main international airport is Arlanda, half an hour's bus ride north of Stockholm. There are daily services to and from most European capitals. Most flights from North American and Asian centres fly through Copenhagen where you may have to change planes. An airport departure tax of Skr95 is included in ticket prices. Buses and trains link up with ferries to provide services to and from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Poland, Estonia and the UK. Swedish ports of entry include Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Malmö and Stockholm, although ferries from northwest Finland head straight for Umeå and Skellefteå in northern Sweden and services to Germany leave from Trelleborg. Getting Around Daily domestic flights crisscross the country, but Sweden's extensive bus and train systems render flying unnecessary unless you're really pressed for time. Trains are the basis of Swedish transport outside cities, serving regional centres more quickly than buses. Buses are often the only option once you get off the beaten track. Swedish roads are of a high standard, marred only by their popularity with moose, reindeer and elk around dawn and dusk. You need only a recognised full licence to drive in Sweden: an international licence is unnecessary unless you want to rent a car. Women should ask for discounts (tjejtaxa) in Stockholm taxis at night. The motorways are not open to cyclists but the long, specially designed and scenic cycle routes are better anyway. Archipelago boats sail around Stockholm and Gothenburg, and steamers on lakes such as Vättern, Siljan and Torneträsk in Lapland make popular summer cruises and handy links if you are cycling or walking. Skippering your own boat can be perilous, given the dramatic changes in water level. Expect to encounter difficulties upon the slightest divergence from marked channels. |
| Sweden Airport
Information Stockholm (Arlanda) Airport The new Arlanda Express rail service operates from Arlanda Airport to Stockholm Central Station every 15min (every 30min on Saturdays) between 5.05am and 12.35am, and from the Central Station to Arlanda between 4.35am and 12.05am. The journey time is only 20min. One-way fare is SEK 120 (children aged up to 7 free; aged 8-17, SEK 60), students/senior citizens SEK 80. A family ticket for two adults and unlimited number of children costs SEK 240. (NB: There is a surcharge of SEK 30 when you buy your ticket on board the train). The airport station is also served by long-distance mainline rail services, including night trains to the north of the country. Buses operate from Arlanda Airport to the City Terminal (Cityterminalen) near the Central Station in Stockholm about every 10min from 6.40am to 12 midnight (from 6.45am at weekends). From 11.05pm buses also operate through the night in connection with flights. Buses depart from the City Terminal from 4.00am to 10pm daily. The journey time is 45min and costs SEK 60. Buses from Bromma Airport to the City Terminal connect with incoming flights. The journey time is 20min and a one-way ticket costs SEK 50. A double ticket costs SEK 80 and can be used either for two single journeys or by two people. Buses operate between Uppsala Central Station and Arlanda for most of the day. Journey time is 40min and costs SEK 75. Stockholm (Skavsta) Airport Airport buses link all Ryanair arrivals/departures at Stockholm (Skavsta) Airport with the Stockholm City Terminal. Journey time: 1hr 20min. Fare: SEK 100 one-way, SEK 150 return. Gothenburg (Landvetter) Airport Buses operate from Landvetter Airport to the Central Station (Nils Ericson Terminal) in Gothenburg every 15min at peak times and twice-hourly for the rest of the day. Departures from Landvetter from 5am till 12 midnight, and from Nils Ericson Terminal from 4.30am till 11.15pm. Journey time is 30min and fare SEK 50, SEK 25 for children aged 6-16. Malmö (Sturup) Airport Buses operate between Sturup Airport and Malmö and Lund Central Stations once or twice an hour. Journey time: 40min. Fare: SEK 70 one way. Copenhagen Airport Through trains operate every 20min from Copenhagen Airport to Malmö Central Station and other destinations in Sweden via the new Øresund bridge and tunnel. The journey takes only 21min. The one-way fare is SEK 70 (SEK 35 for children). Alternatively you can take an airport bus to the Flygbåtarna terminal in Copenhagen and continue to Malmö by hydrofoil (45min). Departures are hourly and the one-way fare is SEK 40 (SEK 20 for children). |
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