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UK (London) to/from Stockholm (Skr1250, 30 hours, one to four times weekly) via Amsterdam and Hamburg – if you’re booking online you’ll need to book each leg of the journey separately, and you may have to change buses three or four times.
Eurolines Representatives in Northern Europe
Bayern Express (030-8609 62 11; www.berlinlinienbus.de, in German; Mannheimer Str 33/34, 10713 Berlin)
Deutsche Touring/Eurolines (040-280 45 38; www.deutsche-touring.com; Am Römerhof 17, 60486 Frankfurt am Main)
Eurolines Scandinavia (031 10 02 40; Nils Ericson platsen 17, 41103 Göteborg)
Eurolines Scandinavia (033 88 70 00; Reventlowsgade 8, 1651 Copenhagen V; temporary office at Vesterbrogade 20, 4th fl, First Hotel)
Eurolines Scandinavia (08 762 59 60; www.eurolinestravel.com; Klarabergsviadukten 72, Cityterminalen, 11164 Stockholm)
Eurolines UK (0207 259 9285; www.eurolines.co.uk; 4 Vicarage Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3ES)
Norway Bussekspress (022 17 20 00; www.nor-way.no; Karl Johans gate 2, NO-0154 Oslo)
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TRAIN
Connections from the UK go through the Channel Tunnel to Continental Europe. From Brussels, you can connect to Hamburg, a main gateway to Scandinavia. To book these tickets online, however, you usually have to reserve each section separately.
From London, a 2nd-class single ticket (including couchette) costs around UK£250 to Stockholm. For reservations and tickets, contact Deutsche Bahn UK (08702 435 363; www.bahn.co.uk).
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SEA
Ferry
Ferry connections between Sweden and its neighbours are frequent and straightforward. Most lines offer substantial discounts for seniors, students and children, and many rail-pass holders also get reduced fares. Most prices quoted in this section are for single journeys at peak times (weekend travel, overnight crossings, mid-June to mid-August); at other times, fares may be up to 30% lower.
DENMARK
Göteborg–Fredrikshavn
Stena Line (031-704 00 00; www.stenaline.se) Three-hour crossing. Up to six ferries daily. Pedestrian/car with five passengers/bicycle Skr185/1525/225.
Stena Line (Express) Two-hour crossing. Up to three ferries daily. Pedestrian/car with five passengers/bicycle Skr285/1795/275.
Helsingør–Helsingborg
This is the quickest route and has frequent ferries (crossing time around 20 minutes).
ACE Link (042-38 58 80; www.acelink.se, in Swedish) Regular passenger-only ferries to Helsingør from around 7am to 8pm daily. Pedestrian/bicycle Skr48/16.
HH-Ferries (042-19 80 00; www.hhferries.se) A 24-hour service. Pedestrian/car with up to nine passengers Skr24/300.
Scandlines (042-18 63 00; www.scandlines.se) Similar service and prices.
Varberg–Grenå
Stena Line (031-704 00 00; www.stenaline.se) Four-hour crossing. Three or four daily. Pedestrian/car with five passengers/bicycle Skr285/1595/280.
Ystad–Rønne
BornholmsTrafikken (0411-55 87 00; www.bornholmstrafikken.dk) Conventional (1½ hours) and fast (80 minutes) services, two to nine times daily. Pedestrian/car with five passengers/bicycle from €23/133/25.
EASTERN EUROPE
To/from Estonia, Tallink (08-666 60 01; www.tallink.ee, in Estonian) runs the Stockholm–Tallinn and Kapellskär–Paldiski routes.
Scandlines (08-5206 02 90; www.scandlines.dk) operates Ventspils–Nynäshamn ferries around five times per week.
To/from Lithuania, Lisco Line (0454-33680; www.lisco.lt) runs daily between Karlshamn and Klaipėda.
To/from Poland, Polferries (040-121700; www.polferries.se) and Unity Line (0411-556900; www.unityline.pl) have daily Ystad–Swinoujscie crossings. Polferries also runs the Nynäshamn–Gdańsk route. Stena Line (031-704 00 00; www.stenaline.se) sails from Karlskrona to Gdynia.
FINLAND
Helsinki is called Helsingfors in Swedish, and Turku is Åbo.
Stockholm–Helsinki and Stockholm–Turku ferries run daily throughout the year via the Åland islands (exempt from the abolition of duty-free within the EU, making them a popular outing for Swedes). These ferries have minimum age limits; check before you travel.
Stockholm–Åland Islands (Mariehamn)