Public transport in Stockholm
Public transport in Stockholm consists of bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, light rail, tram and an archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden. The bus and rail is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, SL, which is owned by the Stockholm County Council. The operation and maintenance of the public transport systems are delegated by SL to several contractors. The boat traffic is handled by Waxholmsbolaget.
The airport rapid public transport systems are handled separately though, with Flygbussarna providing airport bus services, and Arlanda Express an airport train service.
Transport systems
Bus
There is a vast number of bus lines in Stockholm County. There are three different kinds of bus lines that differ from regular bus lines.- Inner-city blue bus lines
- Suburban blue bus lines
- Service bus lines
The service bus lines are especially adapted for elderly people, and are found in certain residential areas. Along some parts of these lines instead of regular bus stops there are areas where one can halt the bus just by waving at them.
Blue bus lines
Metro
The Stockholm Metro consists of three groups of lines, which are each referred to as a singular line.The Stockholm metro has been called 'the world's longest art gallery', with most of the network's 100 stations decorated with sculptures, mosaics, paintings, installations, engravings and reliefs.
Suburban rail
There are three suburban rail systems, with eight lines. Roslagsbanan uses an 891 mm narrow gauge, the others use standard gauge.Regional and intercity rail
There are regional and InterCity trains going on the mainlines between Stockholm and cities outside the county. These cities include Uppsala, Gävle, Eskilstuna, Linköping, Västerås. These train are run by SJ on their own, and SJ tickets or special combination tickets called TiM are valid. The trains are run for a profit by SJ, without tax support.Light rail and tram
There is one heritage tram line operational, Djurgården line. The infrastructure is owned by SL, but the cars are owned and operated by the Swedish Tramway Society. All SL fares are valid.There are three regular light rail lines and one inner city tram line in Stockholm and only two of them, Nockebybanan and the new Tvärbanan are connected and share depot and rolling stock. The LRV primarily used on these lines are a localized version of Bombardier's Flexity Swift; Urbos trams have also been ordered.
Boat
There are several Stockholm archipelago boat lines in Stockholm County, run by Waxholmsbolaget. Some of them operate year around.there are four water bus lines in Stockholm, where SL fares apply.
| Name | Line | Route |
| 80 | Frihamnen – Nybroplan | |
| Djurgården ferry | 82 | Slussen – Skeppsholmen – Allmänna gränd |
| 85 | Klara Mälarstrand – Riddarholmen – Söder Mälarstrand – Kungsholmstorg | |
| 89 | Tappström – Klara Mälarstrand |
Airport transport
The rapid public transport to and from the airports in Stockholm are handled a bit separately than the regular land based public transport as handled by SL, thus they have their own tickets and pricing structure.It is also possible to take regular public transport to and from the airports, but that typically means one has to change between some buses or trains and the trip takes more time.
Arlanda Express
provides an airport rail link service to and from the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.Flygbussarna
provides an airport bus service to and from all four airports associated with Stockholm: Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Stockholm-Bromma Airport, Stockholm-Skavsta Airport, and Stockholm-Västerås Airport.Local transportation
Arlanda is since 2012 served by the commuter train to Stockholm and Uppsala. The trip takes 38 minutes to Stockholm Central Station and 18 minutes to Uppsala. there is a supplemental fee of 120 SEK for passing through the railway station at the airport.Tickets
by one measure—single ticket price for a journey—Stockholm has the most expensive-to-use public transport in the world.SL's tickets
SL has two main forms of tickets. Both are used for all SL public transport within Stockholm County.- Travel card — valid during a specified period of time, from 24 hours up to a year, depending on the card.
- Single journey ticket — valid for 75 minutes from activation, within Stockholm County. Single journey tickets are mainly purchased with credits loaded onto an SL Access card.
Regardless of the ticket used, journeys by the Stockholm Commuter Rail Pendeltåg to Arlanda Airport, or crossing the county border to Uppsala and Knivsta, incur additional costs. As mentioned above, the additional cost for using the railway station at Arlanda airport is 120 SEK. Travelling to Uppsala or Knivsta with SL from Stockholm County requires a valid Uppsala County ticket in addition to the usual SL ticket.
- Note: Applies to SL Stockholm Commuter Rail train only. Other operators have their own tickets including Arlanda Express. as well as National and Regional trains stop at Arlanda Central Station while Arlanda Express stops at Arlanda South : Terminal 2, 3 and 4 and Arlanda North
SL's ticket prices
, the prices for the most common tickets are as follows. The discounted fare is for persons under the age of 20, or over the age of 65.| Purchase method | Adult fare | Discounted fare |
| SL credits | 32 SEK | 22 SEK |
| App, ticket machines, ticket booth, ticket agent | 45 SEK | 31 SEK |
| Bought from a conductor | 64 SEK | 42 SEK |
In addition, there are tickets available for school students under 20 years old, as well as tickets valid both for SL and UL.
Waxholmsbolaget's tickets
With the Waxholmsbolaget archipelago boats the ticket structure is essentially- Cash ticket paid on board, price dependent on trip length
- 30-day period cards
On the Djurgården ferry line between Slussen and Djurgården, only the SL travel cards are valid.