Boards at. Sky City, between Terminals 4 and 5 — the same building as the station
One ordinary SL single covers the whole journey — bus and train, one ticket, no passage fee, because the fee applies only to the station gates and this route never uses them. The reduced fare is SEK 26, and under-18s pay it without any supplement.
Luggage. A city bus and a commuter train. There are no racks and you keep your bags with you.
SEK 200total for 1 adultSEK 200 eachBuy ticketOn SL
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
SL sells the SEK 43 fare and SEK 157 passage fee as one SEK 200 ticket. A reduced ticket is SEK 183, since the fee itself carries no concession. Under-18s pay no fee at all and travel for the reduced SEK 26.
Luggage. A commuter train, with space by the doors.
Hours. The commuter train stops at 00:44 and restarts at 04:44. In that gap SL runs night buses, which cost the ordinary SEK 43 and do not touch the station gates.
Arlanda Express's own stations: Arlanda South under terminals 2 and 4→Stockholm Central
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SEK 340total for 1 adultSEK 340 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. Arlanda Express's own stations: Arlanda South under terminals 2 and 4, Arlanda North under terminal 5 — not Arlanda Central
The first adult pays SEK 340 and up to seven more pay SEK 120 each. That taper is why the express becomes cheaper than the ordinary commuter train from three travelers up — the passage fee on that train never tapers at all.
Luggage. Racks throughout; it is built as an airport train.
Hours. It runs 05:40 to 23:05, a narrower day than the commuter train, and there is no night service at all.
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How do I get from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Bus 583 via Marsta at SEK 43, 61 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Arlanda Express at SEK 340, 18 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Commuter train runs 04:44–00:44, and the Arlanda Express runs 05:40–23:05. Outside those hours, the Pre-booked private transfer is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
A city bus and a commuter train. There are no racks and you keep your bags with you.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
Two different railway stations, so check which train you want. Arlanda Express has its own: Arlanda South for terminals 2 and 4, Arlanda North for terminal 5. SL's commuter trains and long-distance SJ and Vy Tåg trains use Arlanda Central, in Sky City between terminals 4 and 5.
Finding the stop
Bus 583 leaves from Sky City, the same building as Arlanda Central station, between terminals 4 and 5. Other SL buses use the same stop.
Tickets
Arlanda Express sells tickets from self-service machines by the escalators and lifts down to the platform, or in its own app. The commuter train's tickets are sold at Arlanda Central and at SL's ordinary sales points.
The taxi rank
The approved taxi rank is outside the arrivals hall at terminal 5 and outside terminal 2 — follow the signs for approved taxis. Never accept a ride offered inside the arrivals hall: only pre-booked cars may meet passengers there, and an unapproved driver can charge far more than the approved fare.
Uber and Bolt
Uber has its own pickup point at each terminal: at terminal 5 it is left outside arrivals, across the taxi parking area; at terminal 2, straight outside arrivals, across the street.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
583→41 · SLBus 583 via Marsta
From
Sky City, between Terminals 4 and 5 — the same building as the station
To
Stockholm City, changing to the commuter train at Marsta
Luggage
A city bus and a commuter train. There are no racks and you keep your bags with you.
Journey
61 min
One ordinary SL single covers the whole journey — bus and train, one ticket, no passage fee, because the fee applies only to the station gates and this route never uses them. The reduced fare is SEK 26, and under-18s pay it without any supplement.
This is the whole point of the page: SEK 43 against SEK 200 for the same journey with the same operator, because it starts at a bus stop rather than a ticket gate.
It takes 61 minutes against the direct train's 38, and it needs one change at Marsta. That is what the 157 kronor buys.
Bus 583 runs from Terminals 2 and 3 as well as Sky City, roughly every 15 minutes.
SL tickets are not valid on Arlanda Express, on SJ trains through Arlanda, or on Flygbussarna.
SL sells the SEK 43 fare and SEK 157 passage fee as one SEK 200 ticket. A reduced ticket is SEK 183, since the fee itself carries no concession. Under-18s pay no fee at all and travel for the reduced SEK 26.
SEK 157 of this ticket is not a fare. It is a charge for using the station, valid for one passage within 120 minutes, and it applies to every train that stops here.
Take bus 583 from the same building instead and the fee disappears. It costs SEK 43 and takes 23 minutes longer.
The fee has no reduced rate: an SEK 26 reduced ticket becomes SEK 183, so the fee is 86 per cent of it. Under-18s are exempt.
The station owner has published increases through 2030, so this total will rise even if the fare does not.
The commuter train stops at 00:44 and restarts at 04:44. In that gap SL runs night buses, which cost the ordinary SEK 43 and do not touch the station gates.
Arlanda Express's own stations: Arlanda South under terminals 2 and 4, Arlanda North under terminal 5 — not Arlanda Central
To
Stockholm Central, in 18 minutes
Luggage
Racks throughout; it is built as an airport train.
Runs
05:40–23:05
Journey
18 min
The first adult pays SEK 340 and up to seven more pay SEK 120 each. That taper is why the express becomes cheaper than the ordinary commuter train from three travelers up — the passage fee on that train never tapers at all.
From three travelers it is cheaper than the ordinary commuter train — SEK 580 against SEK 600 — which is the reverse of what an express is meant to do, and it happens because the passage fee is charged per head with no group rate.
It still loses to the bus at every party size, by a wide margin.
The operator is A-Train, the same company that owns the station and levies the passage fee the commuter train has to pay.
It does not run at night.
It runs 05:40 to 23:05, a narrower day than the commuter train, and there is no night service at all.
A regional coach; luggage goes in the hold or the racks by the doors.
Runs
All night
Journey
42–45 min
UL's special "75-minute ticket to/from Arlanda by bus" — an ordinary UL single does not cover this route. SEK 90 is UL's reduced price: youths 7–19, students, pensioners and disability-benefit card holders, not children specifically. Any UL season ticket also covers the ride.
Buy UL's Arlanda bus ticket (SEK 120), not an ordinary UL single — the driver or the app will not sell the short fare for this route.
Runs every 30 minutes, around the clock, every day of the week.
It calls at both airport terminal stops, so board at whichever is closer, then Knivsta on the way into Uppsala.
40→13/14→76 · SLBus 76 to Frihamnen, by commuter train and metro
From
Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
To
The Frihamnen bus stop, under a kilometre from the Frihamnen cruise terminal
Luggage
A commuter train, a metro and a city bus: no racks, and you keep your bags with you.
Runs
05:15–21:15
Journey
61–72 min
SL sells the SEK 43 single and the SEK 157 Arlanda passage fee as one SEK 200 ticket; the single is valid for 75 minutes on every SL line, so the metro and the bus ride on it. A reduced ticket is SEK 183, since the fee itself carries no concession. Under-18s pay no fee at all and travel for the reduced SEK 26.
SEK 157 of this ticket is the Arlanda passage fee, charged once at the station gates; the single on top of it covers the metro and the bus.
Bus 76 runs about every 20 to 30 minutes by day, with the last connection from Arlanda at about 21:15 on a weekday. After that, take bus 1 from Cityterminalen or a taxi.
These are the first and last connections to bus 76 on a weekday; bus 1 from Cityterminalen goes on until after 23:00, and the night buses run when the commuter train does not.
40→17/18/19 · SLCommuter train and metro to Slussen
From
Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
To
Slussen metro station, under a kilometre from the Stadsgården cruise terminal
Luggage
A commuter train and a metro: no racks, and you keep your bags with you.
Runs
04:45–23:45
Journey
46–55 min
SL sells the SEK 43 single and the SEK 157 Arlanda passage fee as one SEK 200 ticket; the single is valid for 75 minutes on every SL line, so the metro and the bus ride on it. A reduced ticket is SEK 183, since the fee itself carries no concession. Under-18s pay no fee at all and travel for the reduced SEK 26.
SEK 157 of this ticket is the Arlanda passage fee, charged once at the station gates; the single on top of it covers the metro.
On the first and last trains the planner sends you by the red line from T-Centralen instead of the green line from Odenplan; both end at Slussen on the same ticket.
First and last connections on a weekday, from SL's journey planner; the commuter train runs 04:44 to 00:44, and a night bus covers the gap after that.
40→13/14→76→Silja Line · SL, then Tallink SiljaSilja Line ferry to Helsinki, by SL train, metro and bus 76
From
Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
To
Olympia Terminal, Helsinki
Luggage
A commuter train, a metro and a city bus: no racks, and you keep your bags with you.
Journey
18 h 56 min
Two kinds of ticket: SL's SEK 200 single with the Arlanda passage fee for each traveller, and the cabin, from SEK 1,067 for an economy cabin without a window (C-Economy Inside), which sleeps up to four. On this overnight ship the cabin is the basic ticket; there is no deck seat.
One boat a day, at 16:30 from Värtahamnen, landing at 10:30 the next morning in Helsinki time. To be at the terminal an hour before, leave Arlanda by about 14:00.
Tallink says to arrive an hour before. Registration closes 30 minutes before departure and boarding 20 minutes before; late arrivals need a new ticket.
SEK 157 of the SL ticket is the Arlanda passage fee, charged once at the station gates; the single on top of it covers the metro and the bus. Under-18s pay no fee.
40→13/14→76→Baltic Queen · SL, then TallinkBaltic Queen ferry to Tallinn, by SL train, metro and bus 76
From
Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
To
Terminal D, Tallinn, in the Old City Harbour
Luggage
A commuter train, a metro and a city bus: no racks, and you keep your bags with you.
Journey
18 h 26 min
Two kinds of ticket: SL's SEK 200 single with the Arlanda passage fee for each traveller, and the cabin, from SEK 978 for a standard cabin without a window (B-Standard Inside), which sleeps up to four. On this overnight ship the cabin is the basic ticket; there is no deck seat.
The Baltic Queen sails every other day at 17:30 from Värtahamnen, landing at 11:00 the next morning in Estonian time; there is no sailing on the days between, so check the date. To be at the terminal an hour before, leave Arlanda by about 15:00.
Tallink says to arrive an hour before. Registration closes 30 minutes before departure and boarding 20 minutes before; late arrivals need a new ticket.
SEK 157 of the SL ticket is the Arlanda passage fee, charged once at the station gates; the single on top of it covers the metro and the bus. Under-18s pay no fee.
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Frihamnen cruise terminal
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
The Frihamnen cruise terminal
Runs
All night
Journey
76 min
Charged in euros: €80 for the sedan. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
The price is fixed when you book; the vehicle size and luggage set it. For more than four, Welcome Pickups quotes a larger vehicle when you book.
Charged in euros: €84 for the sedan, €114 for the minibus. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.
Skavsta Airport, the Verkstadsskolan stop on General Schybergs väg
Luggage
One checked bag and one hand bag included.
Journey
135 min
SEK 180 is the lowest fare FlixBus prints for the route; the price depends on the date and how early you book. One checked bag and one hand bag are included.
FlixBus shows one departure a day from Arlanda, at 22:05, and it arrives about 2 hours 15 minutes later. Check that the coach runs on your date before you rely on it.
FlixBus calls at Terminals 2, 4 and 5 at Arlanda. Your ticket names the stand; Terminal 5 is where its stands 3 and 4 are.
The coach does not stop at the Skavsta terminal. Its stop is Verkstadsskolan on General Schybergs väg: from there turn right at the roundabout and walk along the car park to the terminal.
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Skavsta Airport from Arlanda
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Skavsta Airport
Runs
All night
Journey
100 min
Charged in euros: €300 for the sedan. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
The price is fixed when you book; the vehicle size and luggage set it. For more than four, Welcome Pickups quotes a larger vehicle when you book.
transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Skavsta Airport from Arlanda
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Skavsta Airport
Luggage
The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Journey
90 min
Charged in euros: €294 for the sedan, €330 for the minibus. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.
40→30→31 · SLCommuter train, tram 30 and tram 31 to Bromma Airport
From
Arlanda Central, beneath Sky City
To
Bromma Airport, the tram stop beside the terminal, changing to the trams at Solna and Norra Ulvsunda
Runs
04:44–22:14
Journey
45–87 min
SL's combined SL and Arlanda single costs SEK 200 and lasts 120 minutes: the SEK 43 fare on every SL line plus the SEK 157 passage fee at Arlanda's gates. A reduced ticket is SEK 183, since the fee has no concession. Under-18s pay no fee and travel on the reduced SEK 26 single.
Buy SL's combined SL and Arlanda single, in the SL app or from an SL agent: it covers the train, the trams and one passage through the gates at Arlanda. The trip can take 87 minutes with the waits, longer than the 75 minutes of a plain SEK 43 single.
At Solna, the commuter train stops at the station and the tram leaves from Solna station a walk of about 6 minutes away. At Norra Ulvsunda the wait for tram 31 can reach 28 minutes on weekend mornings.
The last connection leaves Arlanda Central at 22:14 and reaches Bromma at 23:25 on weekdays and 23:30 at weekends.
Commuter trains leave Arlanda Central every 30 minutes. The first connection to Bromma leaves at 04:44 and the last at 22:14, every day. The trip takes 66 to 87 minutes with the waits.
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Bromma Airport from Arlanda
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Bromma Airport
Runs
All night
Journey
30–67 min
Charged in euros: €79 for the sedan. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
The price is fixed when you book; the vehicle size and luggage set it. For more than four, Welcome Pickups quotes a larger vehicle when you book.
transfer · KiwitaxiPrivate transfer to Bromma Airport from Arlanda
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Bromma Airport
Luggage
The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Journey
30 min
Charged in euros: €84 for the sedan, €120 for the minibus. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.
What is the best way from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 583 via Marsta at SEK 43, 61 min. The cheapest way in. The Arlanda Express is 43 minutes quicker for SEK 297 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 3 travelers we recommend the Arlanda Express instead: direct and 43 minutes quicker than the Bus 583 via Marsta, for SEK 451 more for 3. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 583 via Marsta at SEK 43. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center by train?
For one traveler the cheapest train is the Commuter train at SEK 200, 38 min; the fastest is the Arlanda Express at SEK 340, 18 min. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 583 via Marsta at SEK 43 is. See every option by train
How do I get from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center by bus?
One bus reaches Stockholm City: the Bus 583 via Marsta, SEK 43 for one traveler, 61 min. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Stockholm by any means. The fastest way overall is the Arlanda Express, 18 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Stockholm City: the Pre-booked private transfer, SEK 890 for one traveler, 40–76 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 583 via Marsta at SEK 43 is. The fastest way overall is the Arlanda Express, 18 min. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm city center?
Bus 583 via Marsta: 61 min. Commuter train: 38 min. Arlanda Express: 18 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 40–76 min. Stockholm Arlanda Airport is 42 km from the centre of Stockholm.
How far is Stockholm Arlanda airport from the city center?
42 km to the centre of Stockholm. The fastest way in takes 18 min; the cheapest, the Bus 583 via Marsta, 61 min.
Where is the train station at Stockholm Arlanda airport?
Two different railway stations, so check which train you want. Arlanda Express has its own: Arlanda South for terminals 2 and 4, Arlanda North for terminal 5. SL's commuter trains and long-distance SJ and Vy Tåg trains use Arlanda Central, in Sky City between terminals 4 and 5.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Stockholm Arlanda airport?
Uber has its own pickup point at each terminal: at terminal 5 it is left outside arrivals, across the taxi parking area; at terminal 2, straight outside arrivals, across the street.
Where do I catch the Bus 583 via Marsta at Stockholm Arlanda airport?
Sky City, between Terminals 4 and 5 — the same building as the station. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Stockholm City, changing to the commuter train at Marsta.
Is there a train from Stockholm Arlanda airport to Stockholm at night?
The Commuter train runs 04:44–00:44. The Arlanda Express runs 05:40–23:05. Outside those hours the pre-booked private transfer is what remains; it is SEK 890 for the vehicle. The commuter train stops at 00:44 and restarts at 04:44. In that gap SL runs night buses, which cost the ordinary SEK 43 and do not touch the station gates.
Does the UL bus 801 go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
This goes to Uppsala, not into Stockholm.
Does the Bus 76 to Frihamnen, by commuter train and metro go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
Ends at the Frihamnen bus stop, short of the cruise terminal, not in the centre.
Does the Commuter train and metro to Slussen go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
Ends at Slussen, short of the Stadsgården quay; it does not go into the city centre proper.
Does the Silja Line ferry to Helsinki, by SL train, metro and bus 76 go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
This goes on by overnight ferry to Helsinki, landing at the Olympia Terminal, which Tallink Silja puts within walking distance of the Esplanade; it does not reach Helsinki Airport.
Does the Baltic Queen ferry to Tallinn, by SL train, metro and bus 76 go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
This goes on by overnight ferry to Tallinn, landing at Terminal D in the Old City Harbour, a 15-minute walk from the Old Town; it does not reach Tallinn Airport.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Frihamnen cruise terminal go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
This goes to the Frihamnen cruise terminal, not to the centre of Stockholm.
Does the Private transfer to Uppsala go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
This goes to Uppsala, not Stockholm: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the FlixBus coach to Skavsta Airport go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for central Stockholm take the Arlanda Express or the commuter train.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Skavsta Airport from Arlanda go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city: for a connecting flight.
Does the Private transfer to Skavsta Airport from Arlanda go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city: for a connecting flight.
Does the Commuter train, tram 30 and tram 31 to Bromma Airport go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the Arlanda Express or the commuter train.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Bromma Airport from Arlanda go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city: for a connecting flight.
Does the Private transfer to Bromma Airport from Arlanda go to Stockholm City and the central station above it?
The other airport, not the city: for a connecting flight.
Worth knowing
Arlanda's station charges a passage fee: SEK 157 on top of the fare, for every traveler over 18, whichever train they take. SL's ordinary single is SEK 43, so SL sells the combined ticket for SEK 200 — one passage within 120 minutes, no distance included.
Bus 583 avoids the fee entirely: SL confirms no passage fee applies when you take the bus to or from Arlanda. It runs from Sky City to Marsta in 13 minutes, connecting to the commuter train into Stockholm on the same SEK 43 ticket — a quarter of the price, 23 minutes slower.
The SEK 157 fee has no reduced rate: everyone over 18 pays it in full, which on a reduced ticket is 86 per cent of the total. Under-18s are exempt.
The charge is set to rise. A-Train's published network statements put it at SEK 148 wholesale for 2026, SEK 152.80 for 2027 and an indicative SEK 165.10 by 2030, so the SEK 157 on this page will not hold for long.
No taxi fare is stated here. Sweden's taxi pricing is deregulated, so fares vary by company; Swedavia sets a ceiling at the rank. Taxi Stockholm adds a SEK 50 Arlanda terminal fee on top of whatever it charges.
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