Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From Stockholm by Train to: Uppsala
(1-3/hour, 40 minutes),
Växjö
(every 2 hours, 3.5 hours, change in Alvesta, reservations required),
Kalmar
(12/day, 4.5-5 hours, transfer in Alvesta, reservations required),
Copenhagen
(almost hourly, 5-6 hours on high-speed train, some with a transfer at Lund
or Hässleholm, reservations required; overnight train requires a change in
MalmöorLund;alltrainsstopatCopenhagenairportbeforeterminating atthe
central train station),
Oslo
(2/day direct Intercity trains, 6 hours; 2/day with
change in Kristinehamn, 6 hours; plus a direct 9-hour night train in summer
only).
Ferry boat companies run shuttle buses from the train station to coincide with
each departure; check for details when you buy your ticket. When compar-
ing prices between boats and planes, remember that the boat fare includes a
night's lodging.
From Stockholm to: Helsinki
and
Tallinn
(daily/nightly boats, 16 hours,
see Helsinki and Tallinn chapters),
Turku
(daily/nightly boats, 11 hours).
St. Peter Line connects Stockholm to
St. Petersburg,
but the trip takes two
nights—you'll sail the first night to Tallinn, then a second night to St. Peters-
burg; returning, you'll sail the first night to Helsinki, and the second night to
Stockholm (
www.stpeterline.com
)
. Note: To visit Russia, American and Ca-
nadiancitizens needavisa(arrangedweeksinadvance);fordetailsonthevisa
requirement and the company, see
here
in the Helsinki chapter.
For many more details on the following ports, and other cruise destinations,
pick up my
Rick Steves' Northern European Cruise Ports
guidebook.
Cruise Ports
Stockholm has two cruise ports: the more central
Stadsgården
port, used
mainly by ships that are just passing through, is in Södermalm (just south of
Stockholm's Old Town/Gamla Stan); the
Frihamnen
port, used primarily by
ships that are beginning or ending a cruise, is three miles northeast of the city
center.
