{"id":157,"date":"2009-02-03T23:16:45","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T03:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=157"},"modified":"2009-02-03T23:16:45","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T03:16:45","slug":"airports-in-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/airports-in-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Airports in Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just got to spend a day in <strong>Stockholm<\/strong>, and as you\u2019ve probably realized, that doesn\u2019t happen every often. Stockholm is simply too far. And getting there can be quite pricey, too. In fact, it frequently turns out cheaper to fly from Stockholm to another country than it is to fly within Sweden. True, you\u2019d have to fly from <strong>Skavsta<\/strong> on a budget airline, but still, you could go to Paris if you wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Bus and train from the north are a bit cheaper than flying, but who\u2019d want to spend 10 hours sitting on a bus? Well, I did. Not that I wanted, but I had to.<\/p>\n<p>And that gives me an idea. Let\u2019s talk about travel options within Sweden today. Of course, the most obvious way would be flying. And of course the most obvious choice of an airline would be <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sas.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">SAS<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>SAS<\/strong> stands for \u201cScandinavian Airlines System\u201d and it\u2019s not even a purely Swedish airline. If I remember correctly, it\u2019s shared among Sweden, Denmark and Norway.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAS bildades 1946 genom en sammanslagning av tre nationella flygbolag i Danmark, Norge och Sverige. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SAS<\/strong> is just like all the other typical legacy carriers. Big, expensive, and not all that customer friendly (unless of course, you fly in Economy Extra or Business Class, then they&#8217;re very friendly). You have to pay for your food and drink not only on domestic flights, but these days also on international flights within Europe. A cheap ticket on <strong>SAS<\/strong> is still sometimes double or more of what a budget airline may charge for the same route.<\/p>\n<p>A budget airline that serves our town and connects it with Stockholm is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.norwegian.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">Norwegian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, even though the name says \u201cNorwegian\u201d the airline does indeed fly within Sweden as well. Its tickets are much cheaper than SAS, but the departure and arrival times may not be as convenient.<br \/>\nBut if you\u2019re not too picky about that, there are some real deals to be had. And the best part? Even though it\u2019s a budget airline, it flies directly to the big international airport at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arlanda.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arlanda<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Stockholm<\/strong>. Well, it\u2019s technically in Stockholm, even though some people have been known to call it \u201c<strong>Uppsala<\/strong> International.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The airport located right in <strong>Stockholm<\/strong> is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brommaairport.se\/sv\/Bromma\/Resenar\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bromma<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s served by a bunch of low-cost domestic carriers and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.malmoaviation.se\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Malm\u00f6<\/strong> Aviation<\/a>, which as the name suggests, flies mainly to <strong>Malm\u00f6<\/strong> and a couple of other destinations, such as <strong>Ume\u00e5<\/strong> and Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, the other two airports that the likes of Ryanair would like you to believe are in Stockholm are <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skavsta.se\/se\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skavsta<\/a><\/strong> (really in <strong>Nyk\u00f6ping<\/strong>) and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stockholmvasteras.se\/\" target=\"_blank\">V\u00e4ster\u00e5s<\/a><\/strong> (really in <strong>V\u00e4ster\u00e5s<\/strong>). Both are quite a long drive from <strong>Stockholm<\/strong> proper.<\/p>\n<p>So next time when you hear about those super cheap airfares to <strong>Stockholm<\/strong>, double check just which <strong>Stockholm<\/strong> the airline flies to. If it\u2019s <strong>Skavsta<\/strong>, you may be in for a very unpleasant surprise, especially if you booked connecting trains from <strong>Stockholm<\/strong> Central or connecting flights from another airport. Since <strong>Skavsta<\/strong> is about 90 minutes (in good traffic) by bus from <strong>Stockholm<\/strong> Central, be sure to allow plenty of time for this transfer.<\/p>\n<p><em>PS. I am not mentioning Skyways in this post, because does anyone even know what\u2019s happening with them?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And we&#8217;ll talk about trains and buses another time. \ud83d\ude42 (Yes, you guessed it, I&#8217;m traveling again!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just got to spend a day in Stockholm, and as you\u2019ve probably realized, that doesn\u2019t happen every often. Stockholm is simply too far. And getting there can be quite pricey, too. In fact, it frequently turns out cheaper to fly from Stockholm to another country than it is to fly within Sweden. 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