Please note that the travelling advice you will find below
is indicative. We recommend that you double-check timetables
and costs as well as the route and means of transport that
best suit your needs.Do not hesitate to contact us for personal
advice on travelling options.
Bus timetables for the summer and other useful information will
be provided when available.
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9 SEK approximately
1 SEK
=
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Map
Satellite Map
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Another map in Swedish is available here,
and a satellite map here.
If you are a non-EU citizen and/or travel from a country which is not part of
the Schengen Area
(http://www.eurovisa.info/SchengenCountries.htm)
, you will need to seek information about whether you will need a Schengen visa
to come to the Summer School.
You can fly to four different airports in Stockholm.
The main airport is
Arlanda, but depending on your provenance,
you might want to fly to the Bromma
airport, Skavsta
airport (cheap airlines), or Västerås airport.
Some directions from the airports to Stockholm city centre:
From Arlanda airport (information given by the airport can be found
here)
By bus: to Central Station or City Terminal (40-45 min, 95 SEK)
By train: Arlanda Express to Central Station (20 min, cost for a
single ticket 200 SEK)
By taxi: fixed price, same price for one to four persons (400-445
SEK from the airport, 400-475 SEK to the airport)
From Bromma airport (information given by the airport can be found
here)
By bus: the airport bus to and from Bromma airport connects with flight arrivals and departures (approx.
15 min to the City Terminal, single ticket 60 SEK, return ticket 100 SEK)
By train: the local train station in Nyköping is 7 km away.
take a taxi for a fixed price of 140 SEK
Or take the local bus No 715 (approximately 20
SEK to/from the train station). For information and
timetable for the bus service please contact
Länstrafiken
or call +46 (0)771-22 40 00.
By taxi: approximately 1300 SEK
The journey should take approximately 60 minutes.
From Västerås airport (information given by the airport can be found
here)
By airport bus (Ryanair)
There are regular Ryanair buses for the route Västerås Airport -
Stockholm City terminal
By train: from the airport you can take a local bus (No 941) or
a taxi (approx. 150 SEK) to go to the train station
There are train connections to Stockholm every hour.
The journey takes about one hour.
By Bus
Eurolines buses go to Stockholm from various European cities.
From Stockholm City Centre to the Summer School venue, Mariefred
The Summer School venue is situated next to the town centre of Mariefred, in Gripsholm, and is called Gripsholmsviken. It used to be called Röda Korset (Swedish Red Cross).
By public transport
Once you are in Stockholm, you first need to take a train from Stockholm Central Station to Läggesta Station, which is the closest train station to the Summer School venue. Läggesta Station is situated about 1km from the venue.
From Läggesta Station, you can walk or take a bus, depending on the timetables.
By Train to Läggesta (Stockholm to Eskilstuna Line)
The venue is approximately 1 kilometre away from Läggesta train station.
From Stockholm Central Station, you can take a train to Läggesta Station. Look for the train to Eskilstuna and make sure it stops at Läggesta.
The journey takes a little bit less than 40 minutes.
For more information and purchase your train ticket online, you can visit the SJ trains website or http://www.timinfo.se/English/
If you want to take a taxi from Läggesta Station, you can use the Taxi Strangnas company: http://www.taxistrangnas.se/
Bus to Gripsholm
From Läggesta train station you can take the bus (service 303) and get off at the Gripsholm stop.
Further information will be provided nearer the time if there are alternative arranged means of transportation.
By Taxi
The venue is situated approx. 70 km from Stockholm, which is about an hour
trip by car depending on traffic. It costs about 1000 SEK from Stockholm Central Station.
From Arlanda Airport to the Summer School venue by taxi
The venue is situated approx.100 km from Arlanda airport. Taking a taxi
from the airport to the venue costs approx. 1700 SEK and takes about 1 hour
30 min.
Some possible routes
FROM ARLANDA
From Arlanda Airport to Stockholm Central Station
Train: Arlanda Express (SEK 200, 20min) or TIM Train (SEK 194, 30min)
Bus: Airport bus (SEK 95, 50min) or SL Bus (SEK 80, 90min)
From Arlanda Central Station to Läggesta Station
Train: TIM Train (SEK 195, 65min travel + connection wait at Stockholm Central Station)
From Stockholm Central Station to Läggesta Station
Train: TIM Train (SEK 87, 40min)
SJ ticket (SEK 97, 40 min)
FROM BROMMA AIRPORT
From Bromma Airport to Stockholm Central Station
Bus: Airport Bus (SEK 95, 30min)
SL (SEK 60, 60min)
From Stockholm Central Station to Läggesta Station
Train: TIM Train (SEK 87, 40min)
SJ ticket (SEK 97, 40 min)
FROM SKAVSTA
From Skavsta Airport to Södertälje Station
Bus: Airport Bus (SEK 110, 60min)
From Södertälje to Läggesta Station
Train: TIM train (SEK 38, 20min)