Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING OUT TO THE KUNGSLEDEN
The Kungsleden is reasonably straightforward to access from its most popular entry
points, but if you're aiming for a remoter part of the trail, you may have to contend with
limited (or, outside peak season, practically nonexistent) bus services.
Frequent
trains
stop at Abisko en route from Kiruna to Narvik (Norway). Inlandsbanan
trains stop at Jokkmokk in summer.
The
bus
routes to other starting points along the Kungsleden are:
Kiruna to Nikkaluokta on bus 92 (Skr110, 1¼ hours, two daily)
Gällivare to Ritsem via Kebnats and Vakkotavare on bus 93 (Skr198, 3¼ hours, one
daily)
Jokkmokk to Kvikkjokk on bus 47 (Skr178, 2¾ hours, daily)
Arjeplog to Jäkkvik on bus 104 (Skr105, 1¼ hours, one daily on weekdays)
Sorsele to Ammarnäs on bus 341 (Skr115, 1¼ to 1¾ hours, one to three daily)
Umeå via Tärnaby to Hemavan on bus 31 (Skr261, six hours, one to three daily)
Kallax Flyg helicopters
( 0980-810 00;
www.kallaxflyg.se
;
adult/2-11yr Skr850/500) trans-
port hikers twice daily (9am and 5pm) between Nikkaluokta and Kebnekaise from late
June to late August, and daily (9am) until late September, while
Fiskflyg
has helicopter
flights from Kvikkjokk and between Ritsem and Staloluokta. If you wish to be dropped off
in a wilderness location of your choice, that can also be arranged.
Kungsleden
Kungsleden (King's Trail) is Sweden's most important hiking and skiing route. It runs for
around 500km from Abisko in the north to Hemavan in the south, through Sami herding
lands consisting of spectacular mountainous wilderness that includes Sweden's highest
mountain, Kebnekaise (2106m), fringed with forests, speckled with lakes and ribboned
with rivers.
The route is split into five mostly easy or moderate sections, with
STF mountain huts
(dm Skr370, sites Skr85 ; mid-Feb-early May & late Jun-mid-Sep)
, each staffed by a custodian,
spaced out along the route 10km to 20km from one another (first come, first served), as
well as four STF mountain lodges and two hostels en route. Eleven of the 16 mountain
