>> I just got approval to attend IETF, and I am getting 2 airports for >> Stockholm. >> >> Which is the one to use? > > As others have mentioned, there are several. Ryan Air uses Skavsta (NYO > / ESKN) and Västerås (VST / ESOW). Those are fairly remote; count on > several hours of bus transit. > > Absolutely closest is Stockholm Bromma (BMA / ESSB) but it is only > serviced by a few international carriers, and only from one source > (Brussels). It is mainly domestic / GA. > > The one most used is as others have mentioned Stockholm Arlanda (ARN / > ESSA) which is used by all major carriers and serves the most > destinations. It is located some 40 km north of Stockholm, and transfer to > and from it is plentiful. Cary promised some text, but I'll write anyway. > > 1. Taxi. > Expect to pay no more than SEK 500. Reputable taxi companies have > fixed prices around that. I prefer Taxi Stockholm, Taxi Kurir, and Taxi > 020. > > 2. High-speed direct train Arlanda Express. > Its Stockholm terminus is a mere 3 minutes walk from the conference hotel. > Return tickets at around SEK 460:- > https://www.arlandaexpress.com:443/default.aspx?page=3&; > > 3. Airport coach service Flygbussarna. > A five minute walk from the hotel when in Stockholm. > Return ticket SEK 199:-. Tickets on the buses only payable by credit card. > http://www.flygbussarna.se/Default.aspx?lang=EN > > 4. Public transport. From Arlanda to town: > > You CAN'T buy a ticket on the bus! > > a. Get a ticket. Locate Arlanda Visitor Center in Terminal 5 and tell them > you want a SL ticket to Stockholm, via bus 583 etc. I think they sell a > strip of 16 tokens for SEK 180:- which is good for 4 single trips to or > from the airport. They sell the 7 days card too, which is a very wise > choice if you expect to use the public transport at all during the week. > Price for the card is SEK 260:- > Also ask where the 583 stops. As a courtesy to the more expensive forms of > transfer, the 583 is hidden so as to not appeal to much ;-) > b. Locate the > bus stop for bus no 583, destination "Märsta Station". 583x might work > too, but make sure that the destination is Märsta. > c. Get on, and get off > after some 20 minutes at the Märsta Station end stop. (You can't go too > far unless you are on the wrong direction.) > d. At the station, get on the > commuter train for Stockholm (direction Södertälje). The trains and buses > match in time, so you have something like 5-8 minutes to get off the bus > and on the train. Plenty, it is just a 100 metre walk. e. Get off at > Stockholm Central, just after station Karlberg. The > hotel is just 7 minutes away by foot. Get out of the platform in the > north end, at the rear of the train. Much easier. > > On tickets: They are stamped by the driver in the beginning of each > trip (on buses) or by platform access people in booths before getting on > the platform. Make sure to keep the ticket. Controls happen. Also, the > ticket is vaild one hour from stamping time, and will be amendable by new > stamping when changing to a new means of transport within the hour. The > one-week card is easier, magnetic stripe or RFID.
That's a good and extensive guide, Måns. For more information about public transportation in Stockholm, please visit <http://www.sl.se/Templates/SubStart.aspx?id=1906>. There you'll find information in English on prices, tickets and a journey planner. More languages are available at <http://www.sl.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=7855>. Sincerely, Fredrik _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
