Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
AIR
flights between Visby and Stockholm Bromma (one to eight times daily) and daily flights
(June to September) between Visby and Malmö. Prices start at Skr346 one way to Stock-
holm and to Malmö; book early for discounts, and enquire about stand-by fares. Another
from Stockholm Arlanda to Visby (June to September). Prices start at Skr445 one way.
Popular summer-only routes include Göteborg, Hamburg, Oslo and Helsingfors (Helsinki).
The island's
airport
( 26 31 00)
is 4km northeast of Visby. Catch a taxi into/from town
(around Skr180); there is an airport bus during summer.
BOAT
Year-round car ferries between Visby and both Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn are operated
from Nynäshamn one to six times daily (about three hours). From Oskarshamn, there are
one or two daily departures in either direction (three to four hours).
Gotlandsbåten
(
www.gotlandsbaten.se
)
runs one or two daily ferries (June to August) from Västervik to
Visby (from Skr250, about three hours).
Regular one-way adult tickets for the ferry start at Skr260, but from mid-June to mid-
August there is a far more complicated fare system; some overnight, evening and early-
morning sailings in the middle of the week have cheaper fares.
Transporting a bicycle costs Skr50; a car usually starts at Skr345, although, again, in the
peak summer season a tiered price system operates and advance reservations are recom-
mended.
Getting Around
There are over 1200km of roads in Gotland, typically running from village to village
through picture-perfect landscapes. Cycling on these is heavenly, and bikes can be hired
from a number of places in Visby. The forested belt south and east of Visby is useful if you
bring a tent and want to take advantage of the liberal camping laws.
