Getting There/Around

Getting There:

By Air:

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (+46 8 797 60 00 / http://www.arlanda.se) is located 42 kilometers north of Stockholm and provides direct service and connections to domestic and international destinations from 66 airline companies including:

Air Baltic (+46 20 72 75 55 / http://www.airbaltic.com)

Air China (+46 8 21 61 46 / http://www.airchina.com.cn)

Air France (+46 8 519 999 90 / http://www.airfrance.se)

Air Malta (+46 8 411 24 92 / http://www.airmalta.com)

Austrian Airlines (+46 8 665 64 80 / http://www.aua.com)

Blue1 (+46 770 727 727 / http://www.blue1.com)

British Airways (+46 200 77 00 98 / http://www.british-airways.com)

Continental Airlines (http://www.continental.com/)

Estonian Air (+46 8 597 851 05 / http://www.estonian-air.ee)

Finnair (+46 20 78 11 00 / http://www.finnair.com)

FlyNordic (+46 8 528 068 20 / http://www.flynordic.com)

Germanwings (+44 870 252 12 50 / http://www1.germanwings.com)

KLM (+46 8 587 997 57 / http://www.klm.com)

Novair (+46 8 674 11 30 / http://www.novair.net)

SAS (+46 770 727 727 / http://www.sas.se/)

Skyways (+46 771 95 95 00 / http://www.skyways.se)

Sterling (+46 8 587 691 48 / http://www.sterlingticket.com)

Thai Airways International (+46 8 598 836 00 / http://www.thaiairways.com)

Turkish Airways (+46 8 797 72 58 / http://www.turkishairlines.com)

Flygbussarna (+46 8 686 37 97 / http://www.flygbussarna.se) provides daily bus service to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. During peak hours a bus leaves every 10 minutes with stops at terminals 2, 4 and 5.

Bus route 583 connects with the commuter train at Marsta station. The Stockholm local bus network (http://www.sl.se) offers transportation throughout Stockholm and surrounding communities.

Arlanda Express (+46 8 588 890 00 / http://www.arlandaexpress.com) offers train service to the airport approximately every 15 minutes from stops throughout Stockholm and Arlanda.

Major taxi companies at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport include:

Taxi Stockholm (+46 8 15 00 00) Taxi Stockholm

Taxi Kurir (+46 8 30 00 00) Taxi Kurir

Taxi 020 (+46 20 93 93 93)

Stockholm Transfer (+46 8 33 20 00)

Metro Taxi (+46 8 14 00 00)

ABC Taxi (+46 8 660 60 20)

Taxi Uppsala (+46 18 10 00 00)

Airport taxis (+46 8 797 50 78) can be booked at the same time as the air travel or at the "Flygtaxi" counters in terminals 2, 4 and 5.

Rental car companies include:

Avis (+46 8 797 99 70/ http://www.avis.com)

Europcar (+46 8 593 609 40/ http://www.europcar.com)

Hertz (+46 8 797 99 00/ http://www.hertz.com)

By Train:

Swedish State Railways (+46 771 75 75 75 / http://www.sj.se) is the major rail travel company in Sweden providing train service throughout Sweden as well as Denmark and Norway.

By Bus:

Eurolines (+46 31 13 15 06 / http://www.eurolines.se) offers transportation throughout continental Europe with a stop in Stockholm. All buses leave from and arrive at Cityterminalen near the Central Station (+46 8 762 59 97).

By Car:

Approach Stockholm from southern Sweden via the E4 highway and by E18 from the west coast.

Getting Around:

The Stockholm Public Transport Company (http://www.sl.se) offers service throughout Stockholm and surrounding communities. The Stockholm subway has three lines and stations are marked with a blue T. Buses also run throughout the city; lines 47 and 69 stop at several landmarks and attractions and are popular with tourists. The commuter rail system serves all of Stockholm County from Marsta in the north to Sodertalje in the south.

The Stockholm Card offers entry to 75 museums and attractions - plus free travel on local transport, sightseeing by boat and much more. Additional discounts, detailed guide, and city map included!

The Museum Streetcar runs to and from Djurgarden on weekends from April to December and everyday during the summer months and the schedule can vary.

Taxi fares throughout the city limits of Stockholm rarely cost over SEK200 and it is common to leave a tip of around 10%. Major taxi companies servicing Stockholm include:

Top Cab (+46 8 33 33 33)

Taxi Kurir (+46 8 30 00 00)

Taxi Stockholm (+46 8 15 00 00)

Taxi 020 (+46 20 93 93 93)

Major rental car companies offering service in Stockholm include:

Avis (+46 20 644 99 80 / http://www.avis.com)

Budget (+46 20 78 77 87 / http://www.budget.com)

Europcar (+46 20 78 11 80 / http://www.europcar.com)

OK (+46 20 850 850)

Hertz (+46 8 21 12 11 / http://www.hertz.com)

Statoil (+46 20 25 25 25)

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