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DIRECTORY
Arriving by Air
British Airways
Tel 0770 110 020.
Tel 0844 381 63 05 (UK).
∑ britishairways.com
Ryanair
Tel 0900 100 0550.
Tel 0843 658 08 99 (UK).
Ferry from Finland on the way to its terminal at Stadsgården ∑ ryanair.com
SAS
on the fare with the driver The same routes are served Tel 0770 727 727.
before departure. The Arlanda by express coaches, most of Tel 0871 226 77 60 (UK).
Express train takes 20 minutes which are run by Swebus. ∑ flysas.com
to Central Station and costs Journey times are longer (about
about 280 kr each way. 9 hours from Malmö and about Arriving by Train
7 hours from Gothenburg), or Coach
but fares are generally much Statens Järnvägar (SJ)
lower and advance booking Tel 0771 757 575.
is not required. ∑ sj.se
Swebus
Arriving by Ferry Tel 0771 218 218.
Large passenger/car ferries ∑ swebusexpress.se
sail to Stockholm from Finland. Tågkompaniet
Both Viking Line and Tallink Tel 0771 444 111.
Silja Line operate daily services ∑ tagkompaniet.se
and have their own terminals
at Stadsgården near the city Arriving by Ferry
centre and Värta hamnen
respectively. The journey from Tallink Silja Line
The Arlanda Express, linking Arlanda Helsinki takes about 15 hours, Tel 08-22 21 40.
Airport with the city while it takes 11 hours from ∑ tallinksilja.com
Turku. Both shipping lines Viking Line
Arriving by Train offer excellent passenger Tel 08-452 40 00.
or Coach
facilities, including good food, ∑ vikingline.se
Rail and coach travel from the entertainment and shopping.
Continent to Stockholm is Tallink Silja Line operates daily
quick, inexpensive and com- from Tallinn in Estonia to the
fortable. The opening, in 2000, Värtahamnen terminal. on the E3 of about 450 km
of the Öresund bridge, which (280 miles) to Stockholm. The
carries both rail and road traffic Arriving by Car fastest route from Germany to
between Denmark and south- Sweden is the catamaran ferry
ern Sweden, significantly Visitors driving from Den mark from Rostock to Trelleborg in
shortened travel times. can use the Öresund toll bridge southern Swe den, then the E6 to
Within Sweden, the state- between Copenhagen and Malmö and the E4 to Stockholm.
owned railway company Malmö. The toll costs around Speed limits are usually clearly
Statens Järnvägar (SJ) operates 425 kr for a normal passenger signed. On Swedish motor ways,
most of the long-distance trains. vehicle. On the Swedish side, the limit is typically 110 km/h
Some routes are run by pri vate the bridge connects with (68 mph) or 120 km/h
companies, notably the E4, a 550-km (340-mile) (75 mph). On other main
Tågkompaniet (Stock holm– motorway to Stockholm. roads, the limit is
northern Sweden). Air travel Another option is the 90 km/h (56 mph),
between Stockholm and Malmö 20-minute car ferry while it is 50 km/h
or Gothenburg faces strong from Helsingør (31 mph) in built-up
competition from SJ’s X 2000 in Denmark to Warning, moose on areas. Take care
high-speed train. The lowest Helsingborg the road when driving in the
fares can usually be purchased in Sweden. countryside, as moose
90 days in advance. The journey Car ferries to Gothen burg and deer can suddenly appear
by train from Malmö to Stock- operate from Denmark on the road. Accidents involving
holm is about 5 hours; from (Frederiks havn) and Germany these animals must be reported
Gothenburg it is 3 hours. (Kiel), with an on ward journey to the police.

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