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Stockholm Cards (see below), transportation passes, day-trip and bus-tour
information and tickets, and a room-booking service (75-kr fee for hotels,
25-kr/person fee for hostels). Avoid lines at the counter by looking up sight-
seeing details on one of the 10 user-friendly computer terminals (some with
Internet access, 1 kr/minute; free Wi-Fi also available). Check out their help-
ful “today's events” board and grab a copy of What's On Stockholm, a free
monthly magazine with hours and directions for most sights, special event
listings, and details on public transportation (Mon-Fri 9:00-19:00—until
18:00 in winter, Sat 9:00-16:00, Sun 10:00-16:00, Vasagatan 14, T-bana: T-
Centralen, tel. [phone], www.visitstockholm.com ) . The tourist booth in
the Gallerian shopping mall is not an official TI.
The Airport Visitor Information Center, abranch ofthe TI,isinArlanda
Airport's Terminal 5, where most international flights arrive. It offers many of
the same services as the main TI (staffed daily 6:00-24:00, brochures avail-
able 24 hours, tel. [phone]).
The Stockholm Card, a 24-hour pass for 450 kr, includes all public trans-
it, free entry to almost every sight (75 attractions), some free or discounted
tours, and a handy sightseeing handbook. An added bonus is the substantial
pleasure of doing everything without considering the cost (many of Stock-
holm's sights are worth the time but not the money). The card pays for it-
self if you use public transportation and see Skansen, the Vasa Museum, and
Drottningholm Palace. You can stretch it by entering Skansen on your 24th
hour. A child's pass (age 7-17) costs about 60 percent less. The Stockholm
Card also comes in 48-hour (625 kr), 72-hour (750 kr), and 120-hour (950 kr)
versions. Cards are sold at the main TI, airport TI, many hotels, hostels, larger
subway stations, Pressbyrån newsstands, and at www.visitstockholm.com .
Arrival in Stockholm
By Train or Bus
Stockholm's adjacent train (Centralstation) and bus (Cityterminalen) stations,
atthesouthwesternedgeofNorrmalm,areahiveofservices,shops,exchange
desks, and people on the move. From the train station, the bus station is up
the escalators from the main hall and across the street. Underground is the T-
Centralen subway (T-bana) station, and taxi stands are outside. Those sailing