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Eurolines also runs services from here to several European destinations – Click here for details.
Trains are your best option for journeys to Copenhagen and beyond.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
The E6 motorway runs north–south through Malmö’s eastern and southern suburbs on its way from Göteborg to Trelleborg. The E65 motorway runs east to Ystad, the E22 runs northeast to Lund and Kristianstad, and the E20 heads west across the Öresund bridge Click here to Copenhagen and north (with the E6) to Göteborg.
Several of the larger car-hire companies, such as Avis (airport 50 05 15, Centralstationen 778 30; Skeppsbron 13), are represented at Sturup airport and directly opposite Centralstationen. Hertz (33 07 70; Jörgen Kocksgatan 1B) offers a discount to Malmökortet holders.
TRAIN
Pågatågen (local trains) run regularly to Helsingborg (Skr94, one hour), Landskrona (Skr81, 40 minutes), Lund (Skr44, 15 minutes), Simrishamn (Skr84, 1½ hours), Ystad (Skr72, 50 minutes) and other towns in Skåne. Bicycles are half-fare, but are not allowed during peak times except from mid-June to mid-August. The platform is at the end of Centralstationen and you buy tickets from the machine. International rail passes are accepted.
The integrated Öresundregionen transport system operates trains from Helsingborg via Malmö and Copenhagen to Helsingør. The Malmö to Copenhagen Kastrup airport or Copenhagen central station trips take 20 and 35 minutes, respectively (both journeys Skr95); trains leave every 20 minutes.
X2000 (Skr281, 2½ hours) and regional (Skr294, 3¼ hours) trains run several times daily to/from Göteborg. X2000 (Skr422 to Skr1000, 4½ hours, hourly) and Intercity (Skr642, 6½ hours, infrequently) trains run between Stockholm and Malmö.
Getting Around
The customer desks in Centralstationen, Gustav Adolfs Torg and Värnhemstorget (at the east end of Kungsgatan) offer bus information and tickets. Local tickets cost Skr16 for an hour’s travel. The bus hubs are Centralplan (in front of Centralstationen), Gustav Adolfs Torg, Värnhemstorget and Triangeln. Malmökortet includes free city bus travel.
Parking in the city is expensive: typical charges are around Skr15 per hour or Skr90 per day (24 hours). Most hotels also charge for parking. Parking in municipal spaces (‘Gatukontoret’; ask the tourist office which symbol to look for) is free with Malmökortet.
Malmö’s taxis are notorious for ripping people off – avoid them or at least agree on the fare with the driver before hopping in. The tourist office recommends Taxi Skåne (33 03 30) and Taxi 97 (97 97 97).
Rent-A-Bike (0707-49 94 22; www.rent-a-bike.se; Skeppsbron 10; per 24hr Skr120) is located 450m from the Centralstationen tourist office. Otherwise, try Fridhems Cykelaffär (26 03 35; Tessins väg 13; per day Skr75) west of the castle. Both offer discounts to Malmökortet holders.
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LUND
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Centred on a striking cathedral (complete with a giant in the crypt and a magical clock), learned Lund is a soulful blend of leafy parks, medieval abodes and coffee-sipping bookworms. Like most university hubs, however, it loses some of its buzz during the summer, when students head home for the holidays.
Lund is Sweden’s second-oldest town, founded by the Danes around 1000 and once the seat of the largest archbishopric in Europe. It’s also the birthplace of the ink-jet printer!
Information
Banks, ATMs and other services line the main street (Stora Södergatan, changing to Kyrkogatan).
Read about the university (www.lu.se) online, and check out www.lund.se for information about the town.
Akademibokhandeln (19 60 00; Stortorget 2; 10am-7pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat) Fantastic university bookshop with a huge selection of foreign-language books.
Forex Bangatan (32 34 10; Bangatan 8; 8am-7pm Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm Sat); Västra Mårtensgatan