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and Turku-Åbo (with a crossing state-owned rail company may appear unexpectedly in the
time of about 11 hours). Statens Järnvägar (SJ) operates middle of the road.
Within Sweden, ferries to many of the long-distance
Visby in Gotland leave from trains. Some routes are run Traveling in Stockholm
Nynäshamn, about 75 km by private companies –
(47 miles) south of Stockholm. Tågkompaniet runs trains from Most of Stockholm’s sights and
There are two crossings daily Stockholm to Narvik, Umeå, and attractions can be reached by
by catamaran (2 hours 50 mins) Luleå in the far north of Sweden. subway train or bus. Tunnelbana,
and one or two crossings daily The journey time by high- the underground rail system,
by ferry (5 hours). Both services speed train from Malmö to has 100 stations on three main
are run by Destination Gotland. Stockholm is about 5 hours; the routes. Travelcards are available
journey from Gothenburg to for one-day, three-day, and
the capital takes about 3 hours. monthly periods, and are also
Traveling by Bus
valid on bus and ferry services.
Travel by long-distance bus is Traveling by bus is a pleasant
inexpensive and hassle-free. There Traveling by Car and economical way to see the
is an excellent network of express Visitors driving from Denmark city. The best routes for sight-
services, such as those run by can use the Öresund toll bridge seeing are 3, 4, 46, 62, and 69,
Swebus, between the larger between Copenhagen and which cover the central area
towns and cities in south and Malmö. On the Swedish side, and stop near many sights.
central Sweden, and between the bridge connects with the Boats and ferries provide a
Stockholm and towns in the north. E4, a 550 km (340 mile) highway delightful way of getting to
to Stockholm. know the city and its environs.
Fines for speeding are high, Strömma Kanalbolaget runs
Rail Travel and even if the limit is only various hour-long excursions
Rail travel to Sweden from slightly exceeded, you can lose during the summer months.
mainland Europe is fast and your license. The maximum A worthwhile purchase for any
comfortable. Journey times have permitted blood alcohol level visitor is the Stockholm Card,
been cut considerably with the is so low that drinking is which allows free travel on
opening of the Öresund Bridge; effectively banned for drivers. Tunnelbana trains, local buses
traveling from Copenhagen to When driving in the Swedish and trains, free parking at official
Malmö now takes less than 40 countryside, be particularly city parking areas, and free
minutes. Within Sweden, the cautious, as moose and deer admission to over 80 sights.
DIRECTORY
Tourist Offices ∑ sweden.embassy. Airlines Tallink Silja Line
gov.au Tel 08-22 21 40.
Stockholm Visitors Finnair ∑ tallink.com
Board Canada Tel 0771-78 11 00 Viking Line
Klarabergsgatan 23,
Sergels Torg 5, Stockholm. (toll-free in Sweden). Tel 08-452 40 00.
Tel 08-50 82 85 00. 6th Floor, Stockholm. Tel 0870-241 4411 (UK). ∑ vikingline.se
∑ visitstockholm.com Tel 08-453 30 00. Tel 800-950 5000 (US).
Ireland ∑ finnair.com
Swedish Travel & Hovslagargatan 5, Traveling in
Tourism Council Stockholm. Ryanair Stockholm
Drottninggatan 33, Tel 08-545 040 40. Tel 0900-100 05 50. Strömma
Stockholm. ∑ ryanair.com Kanalbolaget
Tel 08-789 10 00. UK Tel 08-120 04 000.
∑ visitsweden.com Skarpögatan 6-8, SAS
Stockholm. Tel 0770-727 727 ∑ strommakanal
UK Tel 08-671 30 00. (toll-free in Sweden). bolaget.com
5 Upper Montague Street, ∑ ukinsweden. Tel 087-1226 7760 (UK).
London W1H 2AG. fco.gov.uk Swebus
Tel 020-7108 6168. US Tel 800-221 2350 (US). Tel 0771-218 218.
∑ scandinavian.net
∑ swebus.se
US Dag Hammarskjölds
Grand Central Station, Väg 31, Stockholm. Ferry Services
New York, NY 10017. Tel 08-783 53 00.
Tel 212-885 9700. Destination Gotland
∑ usemb.se
Tel 0771-22 33 00.
Embassies Emergency ∑ destination
Australia Numbers gotland.se
Klarabergsviadukten 63, Ambulance, Police Stena Line
Stockholm. and Fire Tel 077-057 5700.
Tel 08-613 29 00. Tel 112. ∑ stenaline.se

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