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Getting Around Public Transport Storstockholms Lokaltrafik – SL (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.sl.se) runs Stockholm’s well-integrated network of metros, trams, commuter trains and buses (including some night buses). Bus services operate on average around 0600-2400 for normal buses, with night buses handling limited routes after that. The metro is the core of the system – stations are marked with a blue ‘T’ on a white background – and the service runs 0500-0200. Single tickets, valid on all services, cost SKr16 and can be bought on board buses or at metro stations. RabattkupongI (discount coupons) are available from newspaper stands – 20-trip coupons cost SKr110. The SL Tourist Card gives free travel on public transport inside the Greater Stockholm area. The pass costs SKr80 for 24 hours and SKr150 for 72 hours (concessions are available). The 72-hour card also gives free or reduced admission to selected tourist attractions. The Stockholmcard (Stockholmskortet) gives free public transport among other benefits. This costs SKr220, SKr380 and SKr540 for 24, 48 and 72 hours respectively (concessions are available). Both types of card may be purchased at Stockholm Information Service offices. Taxis Taxis can be ordered from Taxi Stockholm (tel: (08) 150 000) or Taxi Kurir (tel: (08) 300 000). Computer taxis accept major credit cards as payment. Taxis normally charge a basic fee of SKr28 and a journey of ten kilometres (six miles) will cost approximately SKr100 on weekdays, with higher rates for evenings and weekends. Tips are usually included in the fare. Limousines Limousineservice, Norrtullsgatan 63 (tel: (08) 222 280), provides chauffeured limousines for SKr780-850 per hour, with a reduced price if the car is hired for more than one day. The higher rate is applicable after 1900 weekdays, before 0600 weekdays and all weekend. Driving in the City Scattered over 14 islands and governed by strict speed limits, Stockholm is not an ideal city for drivers. Visitors might be better advised to use its excellent public transport system instead. The city’s planners have imposed numerous restrictions on drivers and petrol prices are among Europe’s highest. Principal car parks are the Galleriangaraget, at the Gallerian complex, Hamngatan 37, or at Phus Pub, Slöjdgatan 3. Carpark (website: www.carpark.se) provides a website, complete with maps, which focuses on parking in Stockholm. Parking is on average Kr50 per hour (less at night). Car Hire The minimum age for car hire is 18 years, with the proviso that drivers have held a driving licence for one year. Some larger cars are restricted to those over 24 years. A national driving licence, passport and credit card are required for hiring a car in Stockholm. Fire and third party liability is mandatory in Sweden and is included in all car hire deals. Cars are available from Avis (tel: (08) 202 060; website: www.avis.com) and Hertz (tel: (08) 240 720; website: www.hertz.com), both of which are located near the Stockholm Central. Typical rates for car hire are around SKr700 per day for an average saloon. Bicycle & Scooter Hire Cykel and Mopeduthyrningen, Strandvägen 24 (tel: (08) 660 7959), and Cykelstallet, St Eriksgatan 34 (tel: (08) 650 0804), both provide bicycle and scooter hire. A typical rate for a bicycle is SKr150 per day. |
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