Comments on: Stockholm Airport Transportation: Cheap ways to get in from Arlanda

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:26:23 +0000

How does one get to the airport by bicycle? Surely this is the cheapest way!

Barbara

By: Dust

Dust — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:41:38 +0000

Thanks for your sharing, I will be in Stockholm during 7 -15 june, this information seems very useful, would you please tell me about direct bus to the stockholm central from Arlanda airport and also about a 25 k luggage if I can take it into the bus ?

Regards,

By: Col. Sam Prasad

Col. Sam Prasad — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:33:27 +0000

I plan to visit Stockholm from 13th may to 12 june 2010.
I was impressed with the details on your site.
I will try to make use of Public transport, bicycle, metro car etc.
Thanks for the info.
Regards,
Sam Prasad

By: Airport Transfers Luton

Airport Transfers Luton — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:21:07 +0000

@hidden europe.

I found the article very useful and in no way misleading, with regards to Arlanda Train Express being given its own heading. Any bus or train can be considered as public transport and i think it is important to differentiate Arlanda Train Express as it was also my preferred choice of transport when i visited Stockholm.

I was impressed by the frequency of their service.

By: Marcus Cederstrom

Marcus Cederstrom — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:47:24 +0000

Very true, however, SL tends to be viewed as THE public transportation in Stockholm. Of course, all buses and trains could be considered to be public transportation.

Very nice of you to add the detals for the public transportation route. Although, I will say that I have not had good experiences trying to get to the airport using that route. That being said, it is most definitely an inexpensive option that is worth a shot.

By: hidden europe

hidden europe — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:40:34 +0000

An interesting post. But perhaps just a little misleading. It sort of infers that the Arlanda train and the Flygbussarna coach services are not ‘public transportation’. Each is a key element in Stockholm’s public transportation network.

For those who want to avoid the premium fares charged on the Arlanda train and the Flygbussarna coach, there is a very easy way to reach the city centre from Arlanda airport – services generally run every fifteen minutes and the journey to Stockholm Central takes just nine minutes longer than the Flygbussarna coach.

Just hop on bus 583 at Arlanda for the transfer to Märsta railway station, from where trains on route C36 run directly to Stockholm Central. Bus departures during much of the day are every 15 minutes from Arlanda and the train also runs every fifteen minutes. The overall journey time from airport to city centre is less than one hour. The one way fare from Arlanda to city centre (or indeed to anywhere else in Stockholm) is 60 SEK (or 36 SEK if you are entitled to a discount rate ticket).

The 583 bus / C36 train route is a cheap and reasonably fast way of getting into the city centre. But it will appeal especially to those bound for other places in the Stockholm region too. For example, if you are headed to Södertälje, you will find direct trains from Märsta, so avoiding the need to change trains in the city centre. This route is also particularly good if you are bound for some northern suburbs (eg. Karlberg) where the C36 train from Märsta stops on the run into town from Märsta.

But, in our view, it is ideal for travellers headed for central Stockholm too – a route that is frequent, not too slow and much cheaper than either the Arlanda train or the Flygbussarna coach.

Nicky and Susanne