The Southeast & Gotland - Sweden - page 477

Getting There & Away
Linköping City Airport ( 013-18 10 30; www.linkopingcityairport.se ) is only 2km east of
town.There's no airport bus, but taxi company Taxibil charges around Skr160 for the ride.
Regional and local buses, run by Östgöta Trafiken ( 0771-21 10 10;
www.ostgotatrafiken.se ) , leave from the terminal next to the train station.
Up to five express buses per day go to Vadstena (Skr135, one hour); otherwise change at
Motala.
Long-distance buses depart from a terminal 500m northwest of the train station.
Swebus Express ( www.swebus.se ) runs 10 to 12 times daily to Jönköping (Skr169, 1½
hours) and seven to eight times daily to Göteborg (Skr289, four hours), and north to Nor-
rköping (Skr59, 45 minutes).
Linköping is on the main north-south railway line. Regional and express trains run to
Stockholm roughly every hour; express trains go to Malmö. Frequent regional trains run
north to Norrköping (from Skr84, 25 minutes).

Getting Around
Most city buses depart from Centralstationen. For bike hire contact Cykelaventyr
( www.cykelaventyr.se ; Linköping; per day Skr165) , with locations in Borensberg (on the canal
10km north of Bergs Slussar) or Motala (15km north of Vadstena). For a taxi, ring Taxibil
( 013-14 60 00) .

Vadstena

0143 / Pop 7383
Sublimely situated beside Vättern lake, Vadstena is a legacy of both church and state
power, and today St Birgitta's abbey and Gustav Vasa's castle compete with each other for
admiration. The atmosphere in the old town, with its wonderful cobbled lanes, intriguing
small shops and wooden buildings, makes it an especially satisfying place to end a day of
touring along the Göta Canal.

Sights