Sweden
STOCKHOLM
The Stockholm county area covers a distance of several kilometres outside the actual city centre and includes all services on the Metro, commuter rail, commuter ferries, trams and light railways such as the trains on Roslagsbanan, Saltsjöbanan, and Lidingöbanan, and hundreds of bus lines.
Stockholm Public Transport, SL, is responsible for buses, underground trains, commuter trains, trams, and certain ferry lines in Greater Stockholm.
Travelcard SL smartcard
With the travelcard you can travel around Stockholm and the region as much as you want on all public transport routes during the card's validity.
You can buy any type of travelcard on the SL smartcard. Travelcards for periods of 24 hours to 1 year are also available as mobile tickets via the smartphone app "SL-Reseplanerare och biljetter" ("SL-Trip Planner and Tickets"). The smartphone app is free and can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.
If you do not yet have an SL smart card, there is an additional fee of SEK 20 for the card itself. You can reuse the SL card you received on your previous visit.
7-day passes and longer passes are valid from 00:00 on the first day of travel until 04:30 on the day after the pass expires. 24-hour and 72-hour passes are valid for the selected number of hours from the time of first use.
Passcards can be transferred and used by several travellers, but only one at a time.
All passes are valid for travel on the Djurgården ferries between Slussen and Djurgården, as well as on commuter ferries 80, 83, 84 and 89.
If you are between 20 and 64 years old, you pay the full price. You pay a reduced price if you are over 65, a student with a Swedish student card with the SL logo, or under 20 years old.
24 hours: SEK 175 (adult); SEK 110 (reduced)
72 hours: SEK 350 (adult); SEK 220 (reduced rate)
7 days: SEK 455 (adult rate); SEK 290 (reduced rate)
30 days: SEK 1,020 (adult rate); SEK 650 (reduced rate)
90 days: SEK 2,960 (adult rate); SEK 1,880 (reduced rate)
1 year: SEK 10,710 (adult rate); SEK 6,830 (reduced rate)
SL-Journey planner and tickets
The convenient way to buy tickets for public transport in Stockholm with SL and get real-time network service updates.
* Buy tickets and pay by card or Swish.
* Plan your trip with up-to-date information and buy a ticket for that trip.
* Check for service disruptions and see the next departure from a specific stop or station.
* Manage your tickets and get a receipt for your ticket straight to your inbox.
Metro
The Stockholm metro system is said to be the world's longest art exhibition, at 110 kilometers long.
One hundred stations, each with unique art on the platform, walls, or in the waiting room.
So spending a day on the Stockholm metro is like visiting the world's longest art exhibition. Here's just a small taste of the beauty waiting to be discovered underground.
If you buy a ticket for public transport in Stockholm, this means that you use in all kind of public transport. Of course, you need check in this ticket.
With all single-trip tickets, you can travel as long as you want until the ticket expires after 75 minutes. If your journey involves any transfers, you must make the last change before the ticket expires.
The validity period is displayed on the app tickets and on the card reader when you hold the contactless card/device to the card reader.
Single-trip tickets are ideal if you only use public transport occasionally during your stay in Stockholm. Single-trip tickets are available as contactless pay-as-you-go tickets, mobile tickets, at SL Customer Service Centres and ticket agents and come in different formats.
A single-trip ticket is valid for unlimited travel on all SL routes for 75 minutes.
You can buy single-trip tickets in different ways:
- As a mobile ticket with an app on your smartphone.
- You can use your contactless payment card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express
- From staff at ticket counters at metro and commuter train stations.
- At full-service points, called SL Centers, and at ticket agents.
All single-trip 75-minute tickets have the same price, except for tickets bought from the conductor on tram 7 to and from Djurgården.
Please note that you cannot buy a single ticket for cash on services, except for tram no. 7.
Adult fare: SEK 42
Discount: SEK 26*
*The default fare is SEK 42, but you can travel at a discount (SEK 26) if you change the fare on your contactless card on sl.se.
Ferry
All Stockholm's Travel passes are valid for travel on the Djurgården ferries between Slussen and Djurgården, as well as on commuter ferries 80, 83, 84 and 89.
Your journeys with Contactless pay as you go
You can access your payment history, ticket status and fare settings by entering your card details.
Click the blue button "Enter card details" below and enter your card details to use the services on this page. There are a number of things you can do:
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Change the fare for your contactless card. You can change from adult fare to discounted fare if you are eligible for discount travel. To do so you use the link "Change to discounted price", which you find under "Card and price category". Changes to your fare settings apply the day after you made them, therefore you must change your fare at least one day before you want to travel.
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See how much time you have left on your ticket, how many journeys you have made during the day and the day's total amount due. You find this information under "Today's trips and tickets".
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Check your total debt, if you have any, and get instructions on how to pay it. You find this information under "Unpaid travel".
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You can see receipts for your journeys, which you find under "Receipts for paid tickets". You can download and print the receipts if you want to.
Light railway train
There are no turnstiles at Lidingöbanan, Tvärbanan and Nockebybanan stations. Instead, there are ticket inspectors on board Lidingöbanan trains. If you are travelling on Tvärbanan, Roslagsbanan, Saltsjöbanan or Nockebybanan, you activate your ticket at the SL ticket office.
You can also buy tickets with your smartphone via the SL app. Make sure to activate your ticket in the app before boarding.
If you have a contactless card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express), you can buy a single-trip ticket by placing the card on the SL ticket office. You have a valid ticket if the green light comes on.
You always need a valid ticket when boarding a train/tram.
If you are travelling on Tvärbanan or Nockebybanan, you must press the stop button to stop the train at the station you want.
Tram
Everything we have told you about public transport tickets in Stotskholm fully applies to tram and bus tickets as well.
BUS
Enter the bus through the front doors and swipe your SL card, app ticket or contactless card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express).
It's not possible to pay cash for tickets on buses in Stockholm.
When you wish to disembark, push the ‘stop’ button. On Stockholm city centre blue buses you must also push a button to open the doors.
Long-distance bus service in Sweden
Destinations
TRAIN
Buy train tickets, keep track of your journey and collect points when travelling with SJ.
• See timetables and buy tickets for SJ trains and other Swedish train operators
• Buy and re-new your commuter ticket
• Keep track of your journey or commute in the travel mode
• Receive notifications with traffic information affecting your journey.
Annual card: Travel as much as you like on all SJ departures during one year. You collect SJ Prio points when you connect the card to your SJ Prio membership.
Night train routes
Stockholm–Luleå–Kiruna–Narvik (SJ Arctic Circle Train)
Stockholm–Östersund–Åre–Duved
Stockholm–Malmö
Stockholm–Malmö–Hamburg–Berlin (SJ EuroNight)
VR company travels to: Stockholm, Solna, Flemingsberg, Södertälje, Katrineholm, Skövde, Falköping, Herrljunga, Alingsås, Gothenburg.
Södertälje, Katrineholm and summer destinations will not be served in 2025.
VR trans destinations
Included features:
• Book your train trips quick and easy
• Get in touch with Customer Service team
Among all airlines and train operators, the company is a good option for travelling from Stockholm to Gothenburg.
With Mälartåg you travel on five regional train lines in Stockholm-Mälardalen.
- Örebro – Eskilstuna – Stockholm – Uppsala
- Norrköping – Nyköping – Stockholm
- Hallsberg – Katrineholm – Stockholm
- Linköping – Eskilstuna – Västerås – Sala – Uppsala
You can use the Vy app to quickly find departures for journeys by train, bus, metro, tram and boat across Norway. You can buy tickets from Vy and other transport companies such as Go-Ahead, SJ, Ruter, Kolumbus, Skyss and Brakar.
The Öresund trains take you from Gothenburg, Kalmar and Karlskrona in the north to Malmö, Copenhagen and Østerport in the south.
Day trains Copenhagen–Malmö–Stockholm
Night trains Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen–Berlin–(Dresden)
Night train to Austria in the winter | in the summer
Jämtland & Härjedalen in the winter | in the summer
Each region in Sweden has a regional transport company, and they are the ones you can contact for travel cards, discounts, and compensation.
Blekinge - Blekingetrafiken
- Bergåsa
- Bräkne Hoby
- Karlshamn
- Karlskrona
- Mörrum
- Ronneby
- Sölvesborg
Skåne - Skånetrafiken
- Bromölla
- Burlöv
- Båstad
- Eslöv
- Helsingborg
- Hyllie
- Hässleholm
- Kristianstad
- Kävlinge
- Landskrona
- Lund
- Malmö
- Osby
- Ramlösa
- Triangeln
- Ängelholm
- Höör
DANMARK - Skånetrafiken
- København H
- Københavns Lufthavn/Kastrup
- Nørreport
- Tårnby
- Ørestad
- Østerport
Norrköping
app Östgötatrafiken
ÖstgötaTrafiken operates a vehicle from Norrköping Rådhuset to Gustaf Adolfsplan every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €3 and the journey takes 5 min. Alternatively, ÖstgötaTrafiken operates a bus from Norrköping Centralstation to Norrköping Stortorget every 20 minutes. Tickets cost €2–4 and the journey takes 8 min.
In Östgötatrafiken’s new app you can buy tickets and search for trips quickly and easily. In addition to a single ticket and 24-hour pass, you are now also able to purchase 30-day and 365-day passes.
A nice way to get around in Norrköping is with the orange trams. Tickets or cards can be bought onboard, but the price is twice as high than if you buy the ticket or card beforehand in a kiosk, supermarket, or similar. You can even pay by SMS to avoid the 50% surcharge when paying cash on the tram or bus.
Göteborg
In Gothenburg, trams, buses and boats are always on, no matter which ticket or travel card you use. All tickets and travel cards can be purchased at any outlet of the public transport operator Västtrafik or via the To Go app.
Västtrafik To Go
Västtrafik To Go makes it easier than ever to buy tickets right on you smartphone. You can buy both peroid and single tickets, as well as plan ypur trip. For more information regarding available payment methods, see vasttrafik.se.
Prices and fares
One-way tickets
The city area of Gothenburg lies in a fare zone of the municipal transport company Västtrafik.
One-way tickets for this zone are valid for 90 minutes.
You can use all means of transport within this time.
Paper ticket Online ticket
Adults 32 SEK 28 SEK
Teenagers (7 - 19 years). 23 SEK 21 SEK
Day tickets
The day tickets, which can be purchased for one or three days, are ideal for tourists.
Once activated, the tickets are valid for 24 hours or 72 hours on all public transport trains, buses and boats.
24 hours 72 hours
Adults. 95 SEK 190 SEK
Teenagers (7 - 19 years) 70 SEK. 140 SEK
Monthly tickets
If you are in Gothenburg for 10 days or longer, a monthly ticket is worthwhile.
30 days 90 days 365 days
for adults 640 SEK 1730 SEK 6400 SEK
Teenagers, students. 480 SEK. 1300 SEK
Boats and ferries
There are three routes that takes you across and along the river Göta älv.
- The ferry line 285 takes you along the river, from Lilla Bommen to Klippan, via Stenpiren, Lindholmspiren, Slottsberget and Eriksberg. The ferry is included in your regular bus and tram ticket. Timetable line 285.
- The ferry line 286 takes you across the river between Stenpiren and Lindholmspiren. It’s free, so you don’t need a ticket. Timetable line 286.
- From May 6, 2024, the new ferry line 287 runs between the stops Stenpiren and the new ferry stop Lundbystrand at Hisingen. Timetable line 287.
Boats to the southern car-free archipelago islands depart from Saltholmen, while the car ferry to the northern islands depart from Lilla Varholmen in north-west Gothenburg. ou’re allowed to bring a bike on all boats and ferries.
The Public Transport ticket is possible buy:
Lund
Lund buses are color-coded. The yellow ones serve regional trips, but are now rarely seen in the center. The green city buses (stadsbussar) are the ones you are most likely to encounter as you move around the city.
There are seven main city bus lines (numbered 1–6 and 9), which run in a counter-clockwise loop around the old city center.
The easiest way to plan a trip in Lund is to go to the Skånetrafiken website.
If you are traveling with a smartphone and have a Swedish SIM card (or a decent data plan from your country), your best option is to use the Skånetrafiken app to plan trips from the nearest stop. Register your phone number via text message, and you can also pay for trips on your phone using a credit card. The English language is also better in the app.
The buses in Lund are operated by Skånetrafiken.
The easiest way to buy a ticket for Lund buses is to use one of the machines at the train station. Both cash and cards are accepted.
The second option: get a prepaid Jojo card. At the Skånetrafiken office mentioned above, as well as 7-Eleven and Pressbyrån branches in Lund, you can get a Jojo card with credit for use on Skånetrafiken buses and trains throughout the region. The cheapest option is the Jojo Mini card for SEK 70, which already has SEK 50 in travel credit – enough for two trips around the city. You can top up the card at any time.
The best option: use an app. Download the Skånetrafiken app on smartphone, register your mobile number, and then buy tickets for individual trips with a credit card. The ticket will be saved on your phone, but you will need to activate it before boarding the bus for it to be valid.
With the Skånetrafiken app you can:
- Buy all types of tickets, including: Single, 24-hours, 30-days, Flex 10/30 and more.
- Pay with Swish, card (Mastercard or Visa), or invoice from Swedbank Pay. You can also get email receipts of your purchases.
- Find the quickest route on a map, and view the entire journey from door to door.
- Create shortcuts (favorites) on the front screen for your most common journeys.
- Receive information about ongoing disruptions affecting traffic, or journeys.
Bus routes. Click on the map
FERRY
Ferry Transport operators in Sweden
Stena Line
Ferry from Trelleborg to Rostock
Ferry from Gothenburg to Kiel
Ferry from Gothenburg to Fredrikshamn
Ferry from Karlskrona to Gdynia
Ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
Ferry from Nynäshamn to Ventspils
Ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
Ferry from Hoek van Holland to Harwich
Ferry from Liverpool to Belfast
Ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
Ferry from Rosslare to Fishguard
Ferry from Cherbourg to Rosslare
Ferry from Liepāja to Travemünde
* Stena Line operates return sea voyages as well.
Viking Line
Viking Line Abp is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruise ferries between Finland, the Åland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Viking Line is operated from Åland.
Finnlines
Finnlines Plc is a shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. It is a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group. Finnlines’ sea transports are concentrated in the Baltic and the North Sea.
Tallink Silja
Silja Line is a Finnish shipping company and cruiseferry brand owned and operated by the Estonian shipping company AS Tallink Grupp, for car, cargo and passenger traffic between Finland and Sweden.
Tallink
Polferries
Polferries is the largest Polish ferry operator. The Polish Baltic Shipping Company was established on 31 January 1976 as a state-owned shipping company. Under the operating name Polferries, the company runs ferry routes across the Baltic Sea between Poland and Scandinavia.
Stena Line routs with Eurail Pass and Global Pass
- Travel between Great Britain, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Latvia.
- Save a travel day on your Pass when traveling with Stena Line. This benefit can be used with a valid Pass even if your travel days are over.
- Get up to 30% discount valid on Economy, Flexi and Premium passenger fares for both 1st and 2nd class Pass holders.
- To make your travel more comfortable, you can add cabins, meals, vehicles, and other extras separately.
- Traverse the Irish sea, Baltic sea, or North Sea with stunning sea views from the sun deck or panoramic ferry windows.
