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Getting There By Air Stockholm-Arlanda (STO) Tel: (08) 797 6000 or (08) 797 6100. Fax: (08) 797 2096. Website: www.lfv.se The city’s impressive and modern airport is situated 45km (28 miles) north of Stockholm. Europe’s sixth largest airport, Stockholm-Arlanda is a major aviation hub for the Baltic and Scandinavian regions. Major airlines: Sweden’s airline is SAS Scandinavian Airlines System – SK (tel: (08) 797 0000; website: www.scandinavian.net), an international consortium set up with Denmark and Norway in 1946, which took over Linjeflyg to also become the major domestic carrier. Other carriers serving the airport include Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa. Airport facilities: Services include duty-free shops, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, restaurants and bars. Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz provide car hire services. Business facilities: Arlanda airport offers business facilities at the Prime Point centre (tel: (08) 797 6200; fax: (08) 5936 0920; e-mail: meetings@primepoint.com; website: www.primepoint.com), located in SkyCity (between Terminal Four and Terminal Five). The centre offers a number of conference rooms (accommodating from two to 700 delegates), offices and an exhibition hall for up to 1000 visitors. Opening times are Monday-Thursday 0730-2100, Friday 0730-1800 and weekends on request. Transport to the city: Arlanda Express trains (tel: (08) 5888 9000; website: www.arlandaexpress.com) to Stockholm Central run daily 0505-2335 (journey time – 23 minutes) and cost SKr160. SL (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.sl.se) buses run daily 0640-2305 to Stockholm (journey time – 40 minutes) and cost SKr80. Taxis to central Stockholm should operate at a fixed rate of SKr435, which ought to be posted in the window. Bromma Airport (BMA) Tel: (08) 797 6874. Fax: (08) 981 010. Website: www.lfv.se Located eight kilometres (six miles) west of Stockholm, Bromma Airport is an important hub for domestic flights to 19 airports. The airport processed almost one million passengers in 2000. Major airlines: British Airways (tel: (020) 781 144; website: www.britishairways.com) operates flights from Denmark to Bromma Airport. Domestic carriers include Braathens, Skyways Enterprise, Golden Air and International Business Air. Airport facilities: Services at Bromma airport include a restaurant, shops and car hire from Avis, Europcar and Hertz. Business facilities: Three conference rooms, accommodating between four and 75 delegates, are available for hire from the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (tel: (08) 797 6874). Transport to the city: SL (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.sl.se) airport buses to Stockholm offer connections to the city centre (journey time – 20 minutes) for SKr60 (SKr100 return). Buses operate approximately every half and hour, Monday-Friday 0614-2152, Saturday 0955-1813 and Sunday 0955-2112. A cheaper but more time-consuming option is the local SL buses 110 and 152, which operate approximately 0600-2300 weekdays and 1000-1730 Saturday, connecting with the metro for travel into the city centre (journey time – approximately 40 minutes) and costing SKr16. Bromma Taxis (tel: (08) 797 8190) or (20) 979 797) operate a taxi service to the city centre, costing approximately SKr170. Skavsta Airport (NYO) Tel: (015) 528 0400. Fax: (015) 528 0426. Website: www.skavsta-air.se Situated 100km (62 miles) south of Stockholm, Skavsta airport is the terminus for the Ryanair international service from London Stansted. Major airlines: Ryanair (tel: (0900) 200 4040; website: www.ryanair.com) flies from London to Skavsta. Trygg-Flyg operates a service from Visby and Finnair flies to Helsinki. Other charter carriers include Apollo and Spanair. Airport facilities: These include a FOREX office, hotel booking service, duty-free shop, restaurant, bar and coffee shop. Car hire is available from Hertz, Avis, Europcar and National. Business facilities: There are no business facilities or executive lounges currently available at Skavsta Airport. Transport to the city: Flygbussarna (tel: (08) 600 1000; website: www.flygbussarna.com) buses to Stockholm run four-five times a day, daily between 1045 and 2150, connecting with all Ryanair flights. These cost SKr100 one way or SKr150 return (journey time – 1 hour 20 minutes). Skavsta Taxis (tel: (08) 5503 0000) offer a service to Stockholm (journey time – 1 hour) at a cost of approximately SKr1195, which travellers should pre-book. Approximate flight times to Stockholm: From London is 2 hours 30 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 14 hours 10 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours 10 minutes and from Sydney is 24 hours 10 minutes. Arrival/departure tax: None. |
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