Stockholm Transportation Tips by polardabar

Pricing Tunnelbana (Underground) Review

Considering the constant modernization & the efficiency of the Subway System, the prices rise up rocket-fast! The prices of the tickets depend on your destination, so you're gonna pay different prices riding the T-bana for two stops, respectively ten. That way of transportation [buying single tickets] can take a lot of your money, since you would spend 40 SEK on a single ride from T-Centralen to Brommaplan!

I would advise taking daily tickets, according to how long you're staying in the city. A 72-hour-ticket is a really good option, since it allows you to take an unlimited number of rides on the subway, buses & trams, as well as boats to Djurg?rden & some other places [operating during summer months only]! The only thing you have to do is validate you magnetic card before entering the Metro system & enjoy the ride... ;)

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Cycling around Stockholm

Bicycles are a common way of transportation in Stockholm & all around Sweden [well, all around northern Europe in fact] & a lot of people practice it. There are bicycle routes all around the city & all the roads, street lights & road crossings are adapted for cycling! Take care when crossing the road because even if there's no cars or people, there might be a bike coming - and there might be a mess... ;)

Taking a bike around the city & using it for sightseeing is also a great idea! You can stop everywhere you want, choose your tempo & still be on time. Be sure it's warm enough though, because the weather could give you some trouble...

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Metro? Yes, please... Tunnelbana (Underground) Review

Another fabulous thing about the Stockholm Subway System is Metro. I believe everyone knows that it's a daily newspaper, also present in many other cities, meant to fill the citizen in all the events around them, mostly & usually strongly connected to the city & its life. But what I'm not sure everybody knows it that it originates from Stockholm itself! This free daily newspaper, once being just a Stockholm phenomenon, was first launched in Stockholm in 1995 to become the largest & fastest growing international newspaper in the World! It started to export its contents internationally, so now there are 55 daily editions of Metro available all around the World, from more than 70 cities across Europe to numerous cities across North & South America & Asia! At present it's available in more than 15 languages, including Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish and, naturally, Swedish.

This newspaper has more than one million readers in Sweden, which makes Metro’s readership nearly twice that of the biggest selling newspaper in the country. But that isn't so shocking, since nearly 90 percent of all adults in the nine-million Sweden read at least one newspaper a day, putting it to the top of the worldwide print media consumption statistics! Do I need to say more? ;)

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Type: Subway/Metro

Subway Art Tunnelbana (Underground) Review

The Stockholm Subway System has a lot more than simply transport to offer. The whole system is turned into a huge exhibition place, with artist from all around created artwork to put up in the metro. Every station is decorated in a different style, from painting to photography, the floor is different, the chairs are unique... It is said that it's the biggest open exhibition in the World, stretching itself through the whole Stockholm Subway System! It's always interesting to look out the window & examine all those drawings & different aspects of art. It just makes you think that there's a lot more that just paint & textile out there...

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The Stockholm Subway System Tunnelbana (Underground) Review

Stockholm's Metro or T-bana is one of the best public transportation systems in the whole World! It has three lines & connects the suburbs as well as the whole city to the city center. The blue line connects Kungsträdgården with Hjulsta & Akalla, the red line connects Fruängen & Norsborg with Ropsten & Mörby centrum & the green line connects Hässelby with Skarpnäck, Farsta & Hagsätra. All the lines cross Centralen at one point & from there you can change to the remaining metro lines or take other means of transportation,

The trains of the same-colored line stop at the same stop, only one coming after the other [e.g. both the train to Akalla & Hjulsta are on the blue line & will both stop at Rådhuset station]. Just check the displays at the stations because they show the following few trains coming, as well as how long you have to wait.

The entrances to the T-bana are marked with a big T & there's always a couple of them all coming down to the same station [e.g. both the entrances from Vasagatan & Sergels Torg will take you to T-Centralen station]. As the matter of fact, it's more important if you're leaving the metro system, since you have to follow the directions to different streets, squares or institutions.

I think the T-bana in Stockholm is easily manageable, since there are displays all around the place as well as in the trains & there is also audio guidance helping you get to your destination ['mot' in Swedish means 'to(wards)' & 'nästa' means 'next']. Use the opportunity to explore the city taking the metro, since it's the fastest & the most comfortable [although not the cheapest] way of transportation in this fairly big city.

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Public Tranportation in Stockholm Public Transportation Review

The public transportation in Stockholm is one of the best organized systems in the world! The underground & the bus network together with the tram & the train network connect every part of the city & make all the places easily reachable. Even to get to the outer suburbs it would not take you longer than half an hour and, considering the size of the city, that is pretty amazing. You can get a Stockholm card, daily or weekly tickets or single tickets to take the bus, the metro or the tram, the ticket valid for all three. Trains also connect the suburbia with the city center, making it easier & quicker to travel.

The underground system covers the whole city, but the buses make a thicker network & are more appropriate to reach smaller places like hospitals, churches or schools. Trams, although pretty old, still function & serve their purpose & having a ride is a great way to explore the city in a different way...

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Trains to & from Stockholm Buses Review

Trains are generally a more expensive way of travel in Sweden, with prices sometimes higher that flights & always more expensive than buses. Svensk Järnväg operates all the rides & is equipped with modern high-speed trains that take you to your destination in a blink of an eye. X2000 trains are a good way of traveling comfortable & quick in case you're afraid of flying or too lazy to take the bus. Sometimes there are youth discounts, so you can find the tickets for pretty cheap. The trains connect bigger cities on a daily basis & depart a couple of times a day, with a constant growth in deveoping the whole system. Enjoy the ride!

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Buses to & from Stockholm Trains Review

There are buses to Stockholm from all the bigger cities in Sweden, operated by several companies. Swebuss Express offers relatively cheap tickets to literally every bigger city in Sweden. The buses are comfortable & fast, so if you don't have enough money to fly or take the train, this is the perfect option. I've taken buses from Göteborg to Oslo & from Malmö to Göteborg & I can say the rides were great.

The buses depart & arrive to Stockholm's City Terminalen, which is right next to Stockholm's Train Station & the public transportation, so you can easily keep it on with your journey.

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To / From Arlanda General Information Review

Coming to Stockholm might be a problem as well as piece of a cake. But luckily the Swedish transportation system works quite perfect, so keep that in mind. In the following couple of tips I'm gonna try to fill you in on the usual & the easiest ways to come to this city.

Flying to Stockholm is easy, but getting to the city from the airport might be a bit hard, depending on where you're flying to. Arlanda is both Stockholm's & Uppsala's airport, built right in the middle between those two. It's the biggest airport, has the most flights & the best connections. Flygbussarna will take you to cities around the airport, from Stockholm to Uppsala. A one-way bus ticket costs 89 SEK [owners of ISIC cards pay 59 SEK] & a return ticket costs 170 SEK. They drive pretty often, but check the times in advance, so that you're at the airport on time. The buses leave from Stockholm City terminal, located right next to Centralen.

Arlanda Express is a faster, but more expensive mean of transportation to & from Arlanda. A one-way ticket costs 190 SEK, but if you're under 25, you pay only 100 SEK & you can get the tickets on machines also. Considering the fact that the bus is only 11 SEK cheaper, I advise you to take the train [if you're eligible for the discounted ticket]. It pays off, especially because the train only takes 20 minutes to Stockholm Centralen & it doesn't stop. So just sit comfortably & enjoy the ride!

Taxis are unbelievably expensive, so a one-way ride to / from Arlanda can cost you up to 800 SEK! I wouldn't advise that unless you're in an unbelievable hurry. The train is cheap & comfortable enough...

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Bromma, Västerås & Skavsta Buses Review

Flying to Bromma, Västerås or Skavsta [the latter two operating flights by Ryanair might be cheaper, but the rest of the ride might be a bit of a problem. The prices for the bus tickets are about the same, but the travel time is different.

Bromma is a close suburb of Stockholm, so you can go to the Metro station Brommaplan & take a bus from there. It's a smaller airport, but it's a lot closer that the others. Västerås is a small airport about two hours' ride away from Stockholm. If your destination's Uppsala, it might be OK, but unless there is a super cheap ticket, I wouldn advise flying somewhere closer. Skavsta is the same, located near the city of Nyköping, a two hours' ride away from Stockholm. There are buses to Linköping, Norrköping, Södertälje aso. & a one-way ticket costs 130 SEK, while a return tickets costs 199 SEK [unfortunately there are no discounts].

There's a lot of places to fly to & a lot of options to choose from, so plan your trip in advance if you don't wanna find yourself in the middle of nowhere in the middle of night... ;)

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