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Ticket prices vary consider- DIRECTORY
ably depending on the type
of train. Discounts are worth Domestic Flights
searching for. Luftfartsverket
Tickets can be bought Airports, timetables, information
online and at larger stations. ∑ lfv.se/en/About-us1/
Buying tickets on the train
attracts a fee of around 100 Kr. Swedish-Airports
Note that seat/berth Malmö Aviation
reservations are necessary for Tel 0771-55 00 10.
the SJ and night trains. ∑ malmoaviation.se
The Inlandsbanan line Abisko’s modest station building on the Norwegian
operates in summer, offering the Malmbanan line
opportunity to travel through Tel 0770-45 77 00.
the Swedish wilderness, forests ∑ norwegian.com
and mountains. It runs 1,300 km Travelling by Boat SAS
(800 miles) from Kristinehamn Sweden’s long coastline, vast Tel 0770-727 727.
on Lake Vänern north to lakes and extensive archipelagos ∑ sas.se
Gällivare in northern Lapland. make for busy boat services.
In addition to the scheduled Swedavia
services, sightseeing trips Tel 010-109 00 00.
Travelling by Bus ∑ swedavia.se
and tours are offered in
In many places buses are the summer, occasionally on classic
only public transport available old steamers. Train, Bus, Boat
and although services are patchy The Dalsland, Strömsholm Samtrafiken
in rural areas, it is possible to get and Kinda canals attract some Tel 010 199 24 50
about. Local timetables are on charming boats, but the best (general enquiries).
Samtrafiken’s website. tourist trail is the Göta Canal ∑ reseplanerare.resrobot.se
Express buses compete with (see pp150–51). Sweden’s blue
trains and airlines on longer ribbon takes you 611 km Train Travel
routes. Journey times are longer, (380 miles) in a relaxed three
but ticket prices are lower days, negotiating 65 locks, the Inlandsbanan
and the buses are modern. country’s three largest lakes and Tel 0771-53 53 53.
See Samtrafiken’s website for some of Sweden’s most attractive ∑ inlandsbanan.se
routes and times. Some bus scenery. Contact Rederi AB Göta SJ
companies, such as Swebus Kanal for more information. Tel 0771-75 75 75.
Express, do not require pre- Boat services to the Baltic
booking. If one bus is full, Sea’s largest island, Gotland, ∑ sj.se
another one is laid on. are run by Destination Gotland; Tågkompaniet
Many express bus companies its high-speed ferries take less Tel 0771-444 111.
arrange special excursions in than 3 hours on either of the ∑ tagkompaniet.se
the tourist season. Contact Nynäshamn–Visby or
the tourist information offices Oskarshamn–Visby routes. Veolia Transport
for information. Trips are also In peak summer season, there Tel 0771-26 00 00.
arranged to the southern are up to eight departures a ∑ transdev.se
Fjällen where there is no train day. Although the ferries can Bus Travel
line. Fjällexpressen is one take 500 cars per trip, it can be
of the operators running difficult to get a place for a car Fjällexpressen
ski buses from Stockholm during holiday periods if you Tel 08-12 00 45 60.
and Gothenburg. have not booked in advance. ∑ fjallexpressen.com
Swebus Express
Tel 0771-218 218.
∑ swebus.se
Boat Travel
Destination Gotland
Tel 0771-22 33 00.
∑ destinationgotland.se
Rederi AB Göta Kanal
Tel 031-80 63 15.
∑ stromma.se/sv/Gota-Kanal
Gotland’s high-speed catamaran service approaching Visby

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