Sweden's internal transport system is quick and efficient and runs through all weathers. Services are often reduced in the winter (especially on northern bus routes), but it's unlikely you'll ever get stranded. In summer, when everyone is on holiday, trains and buses are packed: on long journeys it's a good idea to make reservations. All train, bus and ferry schedules are contained within the giant and confusing
Rikstidtabellen
(80kr), or pick up specific route information from train station offices, most of whom will happily print out all your options for you.
Trains
Swedish State Railways (
SJ
- Statens Järnvägar; up-to-date timetable information from
www.sj.se
or call free in Sweden tel 020/75 75 75) have an extensive network, running right into the north of the country above the Arctic...
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Buses
Complementing the rail system are
long-distance buses
(
Expressbussar
), operated by Swebus (
www.swebus.se
) and Svenska Buss between large towns and to and from Stockholm. Services tend to be cheaper and slower than the...
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Ferries
Unlike Norway and Finland, there are few domestic
ferry
services in Sweden. The various archipelagos on the southeast coast are served by small ferries, the most comprehensive network being within the Stockholm archipelago, for which you can...
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Driving and hitching
Driving
presents few problems since roads are good and generally reliable. The only real dangers are the reindeer and elk which wander onto roads in the north. To drive, you need a full licence and the vehicle registration document. Speed limits are...
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