Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Bromma airport
Some domestic flights and all flights
with Brussels Airlines arrive at the more central Bromma
airport, which is connected to Cityterminalen by
Flygbussarna - buses run two to three times per hour
(20min; 79kr single).
Ryanair airports
Most of Ryanair's Stockholm flights
arrive at Skavsta airport, 100km south of the capital close
to the town of Nyköping, whilst others come in to Västerås,
100km west of Stockholm; Skavsta and Västerås buses
operate in connection with flight arrival and departure
times (both routes 1hr 20min; 139kr one-way).
(1 daily; 15hr); Gävle (hourly; 1hr 20min); Gothenburg
(hourly; 3hr by X2000, 5hr by InterCity); Karlstad (9 daily;
2hr 30min); Kiruna (1 daily; 16hr); Läggesta (for Mariefred;
hourly; 35min); Luleå (2 daily; 13hr 30min); Malmö
(hourly; 4hr 20min); Mora (4 daily; 3hr 30min); Narvik
(1 daily; 19hr); Nyköping (8 daily; 1hr); Oslo (2 daily; 6hr);
Östersund (4 daily; 6hr 30min); Sundsvall (9 daily; 3hr
20min); Umeå (2 daily; 9hr 30min); Uppsala (every 20min;
40min); Västerås (hourly; 1hr).
BY BUS
By bus, your arrival point will be the huge glass structure
known as Cityterminalen (
T
08 762 59 97), a high-tech
terminal adjacent to Central Station which handles all bus
services. You can get to the northern end of Central Station's
main hall using a series of escalators and walkways.
Destinations
Gävle (1 daily; 4hr 30min); Gothenburg
(10 daily; 7hr); Helsingborg (2 daily; 8hr 30min); Jönköping
(2 daily; 5hr); Kalmar (2 daily; 6hr); Malmö (2 daily; 10hr);
Norrköping (hourly; 1hr 20min); Östersund (1 daily; 8hr
30min); Umeå (1 daily; 9hr 20min).
BY TRAIN
By train, you'll arrive at Stockholm Central Station (the
station is also known as Stockholm C, which is an
abbreviation of “Central” in railspeak throughout Sweden),
a cavernous structure on Vasagatan in the city centre. All
branches of the Tunnelbana (“T-bana”), Stockholm's
efficient metro system, meet at T-Centralen, the T-bana
station directly below the main station.
Destinations
Copenhagen (6 daily; 5hr); Gällivare
GETTING AROUND
At first, Stockholm can be a confusing place, winding and twisting its way across islands, over water and through parkland.
To get your bearings, the best bet is to walk: it takes about half an hour to cross central Stockholm on foot, from west to east
or north to south. Sooner or later though, you'll probably want to use some form of transport. While routes are easy enough
to master, it's best to avoid paying per trip on the city's transport system which can prove very expensive, and make use
instead of the passes and discount cards available (see box below).
for the city's bus and T-bana systems and archipelago boats.
Up-to-date information on the public transport system in
English can also be obtained by phoning
T
08 600 10 00.
Note that you can no longer purchase tickets with cash on the
city's buses; buy a travelcard instead (see opposite).
TRAVELCARDS
Buying a travelcard, available from Pressbyrå newsagents,
SL-Centers and the ticket machines at T-bana stations, will
save you time and money. First, buy SL's Access card (20kr),
a smartcard onto which you load the travelcard you want:
for example, 24hr (115kr), 72hr (215kr) or seven days
(300kr); you are then entitled to unlimited travel by bus
and T-bana plus the ferries to Djurgården.
THE TUNNELBANA
The quickest and most useful form of transport is the
Tunnelbana (T-bana;
W
sl.se), Stockholm's metro system,
which comprises three main lines (red, green and blue).
Station entrances are marked with a blue letter “T” on a
white background. From Sunday to Thursday trains operate
from around 5am until around midnight, but on Fridays
and Saturdays - as well as the evening before a public
holiday - there are services all through the night (roughly
every 30-40min).
BY BUS AND TRAIN
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL;
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sl.se) operates a
comprehensive system of buses and underground trains,
which extends well out of the city centre. Its main
information office is the SL-Center on the lower level of
Stockholm C close to the entrance to the T-bana (Mon-Sat
6.30am-11.15pm, Sun 7am-11.15pm). It stocks timetables
THE STOCKHOLM CARD
If you're planning to visit several museums, the best pass to have is the
Stockholm Card
,
which gives unlimited travel on the T-bana, city buses and the Djurgården ferry, as well as free
entry to around eighty museums and attractions. Cards are valid for 24, 48, 72 or 120 hours
(425,550,650 and 895kr respectively) and are available from the tourist o
ce or at
W
visitstockholm.com.
