Need to Know - Sweden - page 22

72-hour bus and metro ticket: Skr230
Top End: More than Skr2000
Double room in top-end hotel: Skr1600-2600
Dinner with drinks at a nice restaurant: Skr350-600
Taxi from airport: Skr520
Opening Hours
Except where indicated, we list hours for high season (mid-June to August). Expect more
limited hours the rest of the year.
Banks 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday; some city branches open to 5pm or 6pm
Bars & pubs 11am or noon to 1am or 2am
Government offices 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Restaurants lunch 11am to 2pm, dinner 5pm to 10pm, often closed on Sunday and/or
Monday, high-end restaurants often closed for a week or two in July or August
Shops 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, to 1pm Saturday
Arriving in Sweden
Stockholm Arlanda airport Arlanda Express trains run every 10 to 15 minutes from 5am to
12.30am (every half-hour after 9pm); the trip takes 20 minutes and one-way tickets are
Skr260. Taxis cost Skr475 to Skr520. Flygbuss airport shuttles from the airport to Cityter-
minalen run every 10 to 15 minutes, take about 50 minutes and cost Skr119 one way.
Getting Around
Transport in Sweden is reliable and easy to navigate. Roads are generally in good repair,
and buses and trains are comfortable, with plenty of services on board and in stations.
There's a good trip planner at reseplanerare.resrobot.se.
Train Affordable and extensive; speed depends on whether the route is local, regional or
express.