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City transport
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The best way to explore Stockholm's initially confusing centre is to
walk
- it takes about 25 minutes to cross central Stockholm on foot - but to reach the more distant sights you'll have to use some form of
transport
. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) operates a comprehensive system of buses and trains (underground and local) reaching well out of the city centre. The
SL-Center
information office (Mon-Sat 6.30am-11.15pm, Sun 7am-11.15pm), inside T-Centralen station at Sergels Torg, doles out timetables and sells a useful transport map (35kr). Quickest of the transport systems is the
Tunnelbana
(T-bana) underground, based on three main lines.
Buses
can be less direct due to the nature of Stockholm's islands and central pedestrianization.
Ferries
also link some of the central islands: DjurgA?rden is connected with Nybroplan in Norrmalm (summer only) and Skeppsbron in Gamla Stan (all year). Ferry trips cost 20kr one way, while land transport costs 16kr within one zone, 8kr for each additional zone - so you're normally better off investing in a
pass
. Do not confuse the Stockholm Card with the much more limited
tourist card
valid for 24 hours (70kr) or 72 hours (135kr), which gives unlimited travel on public transport within Stockholm county and some free island ferry trips. The three-day card includes some museum discounts too. Alternatively, you can buy a strip of twenty transferable SL
ticket coupons
(
Rabbat Kuponger
; 110kr), using two per person for each journey. Buy SL tickets and cards from the tourist office and SL offices inside T-Centralen or Central Station.
Taxis
can be hailed in the street, or booked on tel 08/15 00 00. If you ring, it will cost 28kr for the taxi to get to you; a trip across the city centre costs 100-150kr, more in the evenings and at weekends (women get a 5-10 percent discount at weekends). Other useful information
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