Friday, 20 May 2011

Transportation within and without Sweden


Airlines                                   From the North America, Air Canada flies in to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) via Frankfurt International in Germany. Other notable Airlines that fly from Europe and elsewhere to Sweden comprise of Alitalia, Air France, Austrian Airlines, Aeroflot, Ryanair, British Airways, Croatia Airlines, Finnair, KLM Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Czech Airlines, Air Malta, Aerosoit Airlines, Japan Airlines, Spanair, Tap Air Portugal, Swiss International Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Syrian Arab Airlines, Lithuanian Airlines, Estonian Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Luxair, TunisAir, Blue 1, Brussels Airlines 

Airports                                  Goteborg (GOT), Goteborg-Landvetta Airport and Stockholm Arlanda Airport are both International Airport accounting for the highest passes in Sweden. There are about other 56 airports serving both domestic and international airlines in Sweden.

Scandinavia Airline System generally known as SAS is Swedish National Carrier.

 

Local Transportation            
There are a huge number of ferry services to Sweden, meaning visitors do not need to fly in order to access the country.

From Ghent in Belgium, DFDS Torline offers services to Gothenburg, with only limited passenger capacity. Denmark has services from Grenaa to Varberg, operated by Stena Line, while Frederikshavn to Gothenburg is also offered by the same company. Scandlines and HH-ferries run ferries from Elsinore to Helsingborg.Sea Transport
                                               
                                               

Getting around Sweden by Train

Sweden has a highly efficient rail network spanning the entire country. Visitors travel smoothly and comfortably across the countryside on some of Europe’s most modern trains. First and second-class cars are available. On longer trips, couchettes and sleeping cars facilities are provided. Couchettes in second class are available on many routes, for instance Stockholm-Kiruna-Narvik (Norway). (http://www.sj.se/)

European Rail Passes

The Eurail Group is a cooperation of 30 European Railway companies and shipping lines, which offers a number of different rail passes to non-European residents. The Eurail Passes entitle you to hop on and off trains in Europe, just choose the number of countries and days you prefer. (http://www.eurail.com/)


                                                By Coach

Travel by bus or coach in Sweden is inexpensive and hassle-free. There is an excellent network of express services between the larger towns and cities in south and central Sweden, and between Stockholm and towns in the north.
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Car
If you are travelling from Denmark, Öresund Bridge/tunnel connects the two counties, with Malmö reachable from Copenhagen in under 30 minutes, from where you can connect to the E4 to Stockholm. Alternatively, there is a coastal route to the capital.

While the road routes connecting Sweden with its neighbours are excellent, it is also possible to cut the length of car journeys from some destinations substantially by using vehicle ferry services that operate on the Baltic Sea.



Car rental

All the major car-rental companies have offices at major airports and in cities throughout Sweden. Car rental can be booked with the car companies before your departure. Discounts are often available at holiday periods.

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