Stockholm airports
What each of the four airports is for and how to get from there into the city
Overview
For three of the four airports, the Stockholm name stands for a region, not the city. The distance determines how much further you have to travel after landing.
| Airport | Code | Distance | Fastest way into the city | What it's used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm-Arlanda | ARN | 37 km north | Arlanda Express, 18 min | The main airport, practically all scheduled flights |
| Stockholm-Bromma | BMA | about 8 km west | Tvärbanan (tram) line 31 from Alvik, just over 20 min | Close to the city, but with hardly any scheduled flights |
| Stockholm-Skavsta | NYO | 100 km south-west | airport bus, about 80 min | Wizz Air and Norwegian |
| Stockholm-Västerås | VST | 110 km west | Airport bus, about 80 min | Ryanair on a few routes |
Distances are the operators' straight-line and road figures; journey times are for the trip into the city centre.
Transfer
From the main airport, train, bus, Pendeltåg (SL commuter train) and taxi all take you to the city centre. They differ less in where they go than in speed and price.
The airport train runs non-stop in 18 minutes to Stockholm C (Central Station), every 12 to 15 minutes. There are two stations at the airport: Arlanda Norra for Terminal 5 and Arlanda Södra for Terminal 2. Tickets are valid for 90 days on any departure, so after baggage reclaim you simply walk to the next train. Children up to 17 travel free with an adult.
The fastest option. It pays off when your connection is tight, you're travelling with family or you'd rather not change trains with luggage. More on the Arlanda Express page.
Flygbussarna runs every 15 minutes from the airport to Cityterminalen next to Central Station, with a journey time of 42 minutes from Terminal 5. The bus stops at Terminal 5 and Terminal 2. The Terminal 5 stop has been served again since 24 March 2026.
The middle ground between price and comfort: one ride with no changes, but dependent on traffic on the E4.
Pendeltåg trains stop at Arlanda C station beneath Sky City and take 38 minutes from there to Stockholm City. On top of the regular SL ticket you pay the Arlandapassage, a fee for using the airport station. The SL + Arlanda combined ticket covers both, and you buy it in the SL app.
A cheap option if you're travelling alone, as long as you factor in the fee. More under Pendeltåg from Arlanda.
Long-distance trains also stop at Arlanda C. If you're heading on to Uppsala, Göteborg or Malmö rather than Stockholm, you can board right here and skip the detour via Central Station.
At the taxi ranks outside Terminal 5 and Terminal 2, only the airport's contracted taxis wait, and they drive to the inner-city zone for a fixed maximum fare. For a group with plenty of luggage, a private transfer at a fixed price per vehicle is the comfortable alternative.
If you are travelling alone with little luggage and have time, take the bus or the Pendeltåg. After a long flight or with family, take the Arlanda Express into the city.
The train ticket for your transfer and the city passes for the days that follow.
Der Arlanda Express fährt nonstop zwischen dem Flughafen Arlanda und Stockholm Central. Reisezeit 18 Minuten, Abfahrt alle 12 bis 15 Minuten.
How many airports does Stockholm have? Four carry the name, and the names say little about how close they actually are to the city. Sort this out before you book and you'll avoid a surprise after landing.
Stockholm Arlanda lies 37 km north of the centre in the municipality of Sigtuna and handles practically all air traffic for the capital region. In 2025 the airport served just over 24 million passengers. Since the redevelopment, flights use two terminals: Terminal 5, which now also includes Terminal 4, and Terminal 2, which has taken over the former Terminal 3 area. If you're flying to Stockholm from abroad, this is where you'll land.
The airport is connected to the rail network twice over: the Arlanda Express runs non-stop from its own platform to Central Station, while Arlanda C station beneath Sky City is served by commuter and long-distance trains. This dual set-up is why there are so many ways into the city from Arlanda, at such different speeds. The page From Arlanda to the city lines them up with journey times and prices.
Bromma lies around 8 km west of the centre and for decades was the airport for domestic routes. That role is gone: after the last major airline moved its operations to Arlanda at the turn of 2024/2025, passenger numbers fell from over a million to just over 25,000 in 2025. Today business and private flights dominate, along with a few regional connections. For international travellers, Bromma is no longer relevant.
Both carry Stockholm in their name, yet both are around 100 km away. Skavsta belongs to Nyköping in the south-west, while Västerås lies to the west on Lake Mälaren. From both, the airport bus runs to Cityterminalen, taking around 80 minutes each way. From Skavsta, departures are timed around flights, not around travellers' plans for the day.
That doesn't rule these airports out, but it's worth doing the sums: three hours of transfers there and back plus the bus fare have to be outweighed by the cheaper flight. For a weekend in Stockholm it's often a close call; on a longer trip it hardly matters.
First, check the airport code on your boarding pass, not the city name. ARN is Arlanda, BMA Bromma, NYO Skavsta, VST Västerås. Second, if you're landing at Arlanda, decide before you travel how you'll get into the city. Standing at a ticket machine in the arrivals hall after a night flight is the worst possible moment to make that choice.
FAQ
The questions that come up most often before a flight to Stockholm.
The Arlanda Express. The train runs non-stop in 18 minutes to Stockholm C and leaves every 12 to 15 minutes from two stations at the airport. Cheaper but slower are the airport bus to Cityterminalen and the Pendeltåg. The page From Arlanda to the city compares every option.
The airport is open but has lost almost all of its scheduled traffic. In 2025 Bromma handled just over 25,000 passengers, compared with more than a million the year before. What remains are a few regional routes and mainly business flights. The airport bus was discontinued on 24 December 2024.
Only if the price difference outweighs the transfer. From Skavsta and from Västerås the bus takes around 80 minutes each way, plus the fare. On a short stay that costs noticeable time, and from Skavsta the buses are also timed around flight schedules.
Buy your train ticket in advance and head straight to the train after landing, without hunting for a ticket machine.
