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Arlanda ExpressorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Arlanda Express is cheaper by SEK 550. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Arlanda Express is quicker: 18 min against 1 h 16. The Pre-booked private transfer varies between 40 and 76 minutes.

Arlanda Express: 05:40–23:05. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in SEK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersArlanda ExpressPre-booked private transferDifference
1SEK 340SEK 890SEK 550
2SEK 460SEK 890SEK 430
3SEK 580SEK 890SEK 310
4SEK 700SEK 890SEK 190
5SEK 820SEK 1,430SEK 610
6SEK 940SEK 1,430SEK 490
7SEK 1,060SEK 2,465SEK 1,405
8SEK 1,180SEK 2,465SEK 1,285

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Arlanda Express · A-TrainArlanda Express
From
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

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.

Arlanda Express: price for every party size

Check fares with Arlanda Express
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
40–76 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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