STUDY IN  Sweden - getting to sweden

By Air | By Land | By Sea

By Air

The national airline is SAS Scandinavian Airlines System (SK) (website: www.sas.se). Other airlines serving Sweden include Air Canada, Air France, Aeroflot, British Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa and Ryanair.

Approximate flight times: From Stockholm to London is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes. From Gothenburg to London is 1 hour 45 minutes. From Stockholm to Los Angeles is 14 hours 10 minutes; to New York is 7 hours 45 minutes.

International airports: Stockholm (STO) (Arlanda) (website: www.lfv.se/site/airports/arlanda) is 42km (26 miles) north of the city. There are frequent bus services operating between the airport and the city from 0625-2305 (travel time – 40 minutes). Arlanda Express trains leave for the city every 15 minutes between 0600-2359 (travel time – 20 minutes). Taxi services are also available. Airport facilities include outgoing duty-free shop, car hire (Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz), banks/bureaux de change, cash dispenser, restaurant/bar, coffee shop and tourist information. There is a good selection of hotels within 10km of the airport.

Gothenburg (GOT) (Landvetter) (website: www.lfv.se/site/airports/landvetter) is 24km (15 miles) east of the city (travel time – 25 minutes). Coach services are frequent between the airport and the Central Station. Buses and taxis are available to the city. Airport facilities include full outgoing duty-free shop, car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz, Europcar), bank/bureau de change, restaurant/bar and coffee shop.

Malmö Sturup (MMX) (website: www.sturup.com) is 31km (20 miles) east of the city (travel time – 35 minutes). Bus and taxi services go to the city. Airport facilities include a bureau de change and a duty-free shop.

Malmö City Hovercraft (HMA), 200m (650ft) from the Central Station, is now the city’s main terminal for international air passengers using the hovercraft service operated by SAS which connects with flights at Copenhagen Airport. The terminal has its own duty-free facilities. Taxi services are available.
For more information on airports, contact LFV (website: www.lfv.se).

By Land

RAIL: One UK–Sweden route is from London (Victoria and Liverpool Street) to Hook of Holland or Ostend, and onwards via Copenhagen (travel time – 22-25 hours). There are connections by ferry from Denmark and through rail routes from Norway (Oslo, Narvik and Trondheim). However, the quickest route is to take the Eurostar train to Brussels, and then to catch a connection to Hamburg and on to Stockholm.

ROAD: From the UK visitors can either drive to Sweden through Europe via Denmark or Germany, or catch a car ferry from Harwich (all year) to Gothenburg on the southwest coast (sailing time – 24 hours).
The Øresund Fixed Link, spanning 15.3km of waterway, joins the cities of Malmö (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark). The link comprises a suspension bridge (7.8km/4.9 miles) and an underwater tunnel (3.5km/2.2 miles), joined in the middle by an artificial island. It was designed to provide better connections between the Scandinavian peninsula and the European continent. Coach: There are services from London (Victoria), Dover and Folkstone to a number of Swedish cities throughout the year, taking approximately 30 hours (restricted service in winter). Eurolines, departing from Victoria Coach Station in London, serves destinations in Sweden. For further information, contact Eurolines (4 Cardiff Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, L41 1PP; tel: (08705) 143 219; fax: (01582) 400 694; website: www.eurolines.com or www.nationalexpress.com). Contact the Swedish Travel & Tourism Council for a list of other operators.

By Sea

DFDS Seaways ferries (website: www.dfdsseaways.co.uk) sail all year round from Newcastle to Gothenburg (travel time – 24 hours). There are also ferry connections from Swedish ports to other destinations including Copenhagen, Gdansk, Helsingør, Kiel, Klaipeda, Oslo, Riga, St Petersburg and Tallinn.