World City Guide

Getting There By Air

Stockholm-Arlanda (STO)
Tel: (08) 797 6000 or (08) 797 6100. Fax: (08) 797 2096.
Website: www.lfv.se

The city’s impressive and modern airport is situated 45km (28 miles) north of Stockholm. Europe’s sixth largest airport, Stockholm-Arlanda is a major aviation hub for the Baltic and Scandinavian regions. The airport is used by 57 international airlines and processes approximately 18 million passengers each year.

Major airlines: Sweden’s airline is SAS Scandinavian Airlines System – SK (tel: (08) 797 0000; website: www.scandinavian.net), an international consortium set up with Denmark and Norway in 1946, which took over Linjeflyg to also become the major domestic carrier. Other carriers serving the airport include Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Continental Ailines, Finnair, KLM and Lufthansa.

Airport facilities: Services include duty-free shops, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, restaurants and bars. There is a Radisson SAS SkyCity hotel (tel: (08) 5067 4000) at the airport and its health club can be booked for single use for SKr80. Avis, Europcar and Hertz provide car hire.

Business facilities: Arlanda airport offers business facilities at the Prime Point centre (tel: (08) 797 6200; fax: (08) 5936 0920; e-mail: meetings@primepoint.com; website: www.primepoint.com), located in SkyCity (between terminals four and five). The centre offers a number of conference rooms accommodating from two to 700 delegates, offices and an exhibition hall for up to 1000 delegates. Opening times are Monday to Thursday 0730–2100, Friday 0730–1800 and weekends on request. There are also lounges with business facilities located in terminals two, four and five.

Transport to the city: Arlanda Express trains (tel: (08) 5888 9000; website: www.arlandaexpress.com) to Stockholm Central run every 15 minutes daily 0535–2335 (journey time – 23 minutes). The cost is SKr180 or SKr200 for two adults at the weekend. SL (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.sl.se) or Flygbussarna (tel: (08) 600 1000; fax: (08) 686 3797; website: www.flygbussarna.com) bus services run every ten minutes daily 0640–2305 to Stockholm (journey time – 40 minutes) and cost SKr80.

Taxis to the city central should operate at a fixed rate of SKr435, which ought to be posted in the window.

Bromma Airport (BMA)
Tel: (08) 797 6874. Fax: (08) 981 010.
Website: www.lfv.se

Located eight kilometres (six miles) west of Stockholm, Bromma Airport is an important hub for domestic flights to 19 airports. The airport processed almost one million passengers in 2000.

Major airlines: British Airways (tel: (020) 781 144; website: www.britishairways.com) operates flights from Denmark to Bromma Airport. Domestic carriers include European Executive Express, Golden Air, International Business Air, Malmo Aviation and Skyways

Airport facilities: Services at Bromma airport include a restaurant and shops. There is a Flyghotellet located nearby. Car hire is available from Avis, Europcar and Hertz.

Business facilities: Three conference rooms, accommodating between four and 75 delegates, are available for hire from the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (tel: (08) 797 6874).

Transport to the city: SL (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.sl.se) or Flygbussarna (tel: (08) 600 1000; fax: (08) 686 3797; website: www.flygbussarna.com) airport buses to Stockholm offer connections to the city centre (journey time – 20 minutes). The fare is SKr60 one way or SKr100 return. Buses operate approximately every half and hour, Monday to Friday 0715–2152, Saturday 0920–1530 and Sunday 1255–1955. A cheaper but more time-consuming option is the local SL buses 110 and 152, which operate approximately 0600–2300 on weekdays and 1000–1730 on Saturday, connecting with the metro for travel into the city centre (journey time – approximately 40 minutes). The journey costs SKr16. Bromma Taxis /Flygtaxi (tel: (08) 797 8190) or (20) 979 797) operates a taxi service to the city centre, costing approximately SKr170.

Skavsta Airport (NYO)
Tel: (015) 528 0400. Fax: (015) 528 0449.
Website: www.skavsta-air.se

Situated 100km (62 miles) south of Stockholm, Skavsta airport is the terminus for the Ryanair international service from London Stansted and has plans for rapid expansion over the next few years. It is also a major cargo airport.

Major airlines: Ryanair (tel: (0900) 202 0240; website: www.ryanair.com) is the only passenger airline operating to and from Skavsta, flying from London, Paris, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Oslo, Glasgow and Aarhus.

Airport facilities: These include a FOREX office, hotel booking service, baby changing facilities, duty-free shop, restaurant, bar and coffee shop. Car hire is available from Hertz, Avis, Europcar and National.

Business facilities: There are no business facilities or executive lounges currently available at Skavsta Airport.

Transport to the city: Flygbussarna (tel: (08) 600 1000; fax: (08) 686 3797; website: www.flygbussarna.com) buses to Stockholm run four or five times a day, between 1045 and 2150, connecting with all Ryanair flights. These cost SKr130 one way or SKr190 return (journey time – 1 hour 20 minutes). Skavsta Taxis (tel: (08) 5503 0000) offers a service to Stockholm (journey time – 1 hour) at a cost of approximately SKr1195, which travellers should book in advance.

Vasteras Airport (VST)
Tel: (021) 805 610 (for information) or 805 600. Fax: (021) 801 120.
Website: www.vasteras.se/flyg

Situated five kilometres (three miles) from the town of Vasteras, the airport is approximately a one-hour journey from Stockholm. The airport is set to expand; it currently serves routes to Copenhagen, London, Malmo and Oslo.

Major airlines: Ryanair (tel: (0900) 200 4040; website: www.ryanair.com) flies from London Stansted to Vasteras. Other airlines operating from Vasteras Airport are Direkt Flyg, Skyways and European Executive Express.

Airport facilities: Facilities include a café/bar, a shop and car hire from Avis, Europcar, Hertz and Mabi.

Business facilities: There currently are no business facilities or VIP lounges at the airport.

Transport to the city: A Flygbussarna (tel: (08) 600 1000; fax: (08) 686 3797; website: www.flygbussarna.com) bus service runs to Stockholm city centre, meeting all Ryanair flights (journey time – approximately 1 hour 15 minutes). Tickets cost Skr100 for a single and SKr150 return. Taxis are available, costing approximately SKr1490–1600 for a trip into Stockholm (journey time – approximately 1 hour 15 minutes).

Approximate flight times to Stockholm: From London is 2 hours 30 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 14 hours 10 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours 10 minutes and from Sydney is 24 hours 10 minutes.

Arrival/departure tax: None.