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Getting from Arlanda to Stockholm just got a lot cheaper

If you’re planning a visit to Stockholm this summer, here’s an offer you won’t want to miss.

Published: 22 June 2017 09:07 CEST
Getting from Arlanda to Stockholm just got a lot cheaper
Photo: Tove Freij/mediabank.visitstockholm.com

NOTE: The discount in this article is no longer valid.

Ahhh, Stockholm in the summer. Glistening archipelago waters. The iconic City Hall. Hip, waterfront eateries.

The Capital of Scandinavia may well be Europe’s ultimate summer city – the kind of place you want your visit to start well, as soon as humanly possible.

Thankfully, travelers arriving at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport can easily hop on a sleek Arlanda Express train and find themselves in the city centre in less time than it takes to watch an episode of the hit Scandi TV show Skam.

Summer special offer*

And this summer, the fastest route to Stockholm (a mere 20 minutes) just got a whole lot cheaper for anyone travelling together.

From June 22nd through August 27th, you and your travel buddy can purchase two, single-journey fares for a total of only 350 kronor, saving you more than 200 kronor.

Three single-journey tickets will only cost 450 kronor, while groups of four can buy a batch of single-journey tickets for only 550 kronor.

Click here for Arlanda Express tickets

Why bother with hailing a cab or figuring out which bus to take when you can board the Arlanda Express and be taking selfies along the Stockholm waterfront 30 minutes later.

*Note: The summer special offer is no longer valid.

Arlanda Express app

And no need to wait to post that first pic on Instagram – each Arlanda Express train is equipped with free wifi and plenty of charging stations.

You can also make your journey even easier by downloading the Arlanda Express app (for Android or iPhone) and purchasing your tickets in advance online – simply activate the ticket just prior to boarding.

The app also gives you access to timetables and the latest traffic information, as well as a handy map of Arlanda Airport.

Early Bird discount*

And even if your visit to Stockholm won’t happen until after summer, you can still save up to 45 percent with the Arlanda Express Early Bird discount when you purchase tickets online or via the app.

Have holiday travel scheduled for October or a business trip coming up in November, for example?

You can save 45 percent on adult, single-journey Arlanda Express tickets when you purchase more than 90 days in advance – meaning you only pay 154 kronor.

And even if travel plans take a bit longer to come together, you can still save 30 percent if you purchase your Arlanda Express tickets at least 30 days in advance.

*Note: The Early Bird discout is no longer valid.

So whether you’re traveling to or from Stockholm this summer (or in the months ahead), do yourself a favour: take advantage of these limited-time offers by downloading the Arlanda Express app or going to the Arlanda Express homepage so you can make your Stockholm airport transfer cheaper and smoother.

Book Arlanda Express tickets here

This article was produced by The Local Client Studio and sponsored by Arlanda Express.

TRAVEL NEWS

German train strike wave to end following new labour agreement

Germany's Deutsche Bahn rail operator and the GDL train drivers' union have reached a deal in a wage dispute that has caused months of crippling strikes in the country, the union said.

Published: 26 March 2024 09:55 CET
German train strike wave to end following new labour agreement

“The German Train Drivers’ Union (GDL) and Deutsche Bahn have reached a wage agreement,” GDL said in a statement.

Further details will be announced in a press conference on Tuesday, the union said. A spokesman for Deutsche Bahn also confirmed that an agreement had been reached.

Train drivers have walked out six times since November, causing disruption for huge numbers of passengers.

The strikes have often lasted for several days and have also caused disruption to freight traffic, with the most recent walkout in mid-March.

In late January, rail traffic was paralysed for five days on the national network in one of the longest strikes in Deutsche Bahn’s history.

READ ALSO: Why are German train drivers launching more strike action?

Europe’s largest economy has faced industrial action for months as workers and management across multiple sectors wrestle over terms amid high inflation and weak business activity.

The strikes have exacerbated an already gloomy economic picture, with the German economy shrinking 0.3 percent across the whole of last year.

What we know about the new offer so far

Through the new agreement, there will be optional reduction of a work week to 36 hours at the start of 2027, 35.5 hours from 2028 and then 35 hours from 2029. For the last three stages, employees must notify their employer themselves if they wish to take advantage of the reduction steps.

However, they can also opt to work the same or more hours – up to 40 hours per week are possible in under the new “optional model”.

“One thing is clear: if you work more, you get more money,” said Deutsche Bahn spokesperson Martin Seiler. Accordingly, employees will receive 2.7 percent more pay for each additional or unchanged working hour.

According to Deutsche Bahn, other parts of the agreement included a pay increase of €420 per month in two stages, a tax and duty-free inflation adjustment bonus of €2,850 and a term of 26 months.

Growing pressure

Last year’s walkouts cost Deutsche Bahn some €200 million, according to estimates by the operator, which overall recorded a net loss for 2023 of €2.35 billion.

Germany has historically been among the countries in Europe where workers went on strike the least.

But since the end of 2022, the country has seen growing labour unrest, while real wages have fallen by four percent since the start of the war in Ukraine.

German airline Lufthansa is also locked in wage disputes with ground staff and cabin crew.

Several strikes have severely disrupted the group’s business in recent weeks and will weigh on first-quarter results, according to the group’s management.

Airport security staff have also staged several walkouts since January.

Some politicians have called for Germany to put in place rules to restrict critical infrastructure like rail transport from industrial action.

But Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected the calls, arguing that “the right to strike is written in the constitution… and that is a democratic right for which unions and workers have fought”.

The strikes have piled growing pressure on the coalition government between Scholz’s Social Democrats, the Greens and the pro-business FDP, which has scored dismally in recent opinion polls.

The far-right AfD has been enjoying a boost in popularity amid the unrest with elections in three key former East German states due to take place later this year.

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