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UL bus 801orCommuter train and metro to Slussen?

The short answer

For one traveler the UL bus 801 is cheaper by SEK 80. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The UL bus 801 is quicker: 42 min against 46 min. The Commuter train and metro to Slussen varies between 46 and 55 minutes.

UL bus 801: Runs all night. Commuter train and metro to Slussen: 04:45–23:45.

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.
TravelersUL bus 801Commuter train and metro to SlussenDifference
1SEK 120SEK 200SEK 80
2SEK 240SEK 400SEK 160
3SEK 360SEK 600SEK 240
4SEK 480SEK 800SEK 320
5SEK 600SEK 1,000SEK 400
6SEK 720SEK 1,200SEK 480
7SEK 840SEK 1,400SEK 560
8SEK 960SEK 1,600SEK 640

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
801 · UL (Upplands Lokaltrafik)UL bus 801
From
Arlanda terminal 4 or terminal 2–3
To
Uppsala Centralstationen, calling at Knivsta
Luggage
A regional coach; luggage goes in the hold or the racks by the doors.
Runs
All night
Journey
42–45 min

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.

UL bus 801: price for every party size

Read UL on travelling to and from Arlanda
40171819 · 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

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.

Commuter train and metro to Slussen: price for every party size

Read SL on the Arlanda passage fee

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