Get around in Linköping
Linköping is investing in a green and attractive urban environment. With, among other things, safe pedestrian and bicycle paths and fast public transport, it is both easy and more environmentally friendly to get around. Access charging stations for electric cars and other useful transport information around Linköping here.
By public transport
It is convenient to get around in Linköping via buses and commuter trains with Östgötatrafiken’s public transport. At Linköping travel center on Järnvägsgatan, most buses as well as commuter and long-distance trains depart.
The easiest way to buy a ticket is via Östgötatrafiken’s app or to pay directly with your debit card onboard the bus. Tickets can also be obtained via sales agents like Pressbyråer, and in some places there are ticket machines. At Östgötatrafiken, there is good information about where else you can buy tickets.
On the Östgötatrafiken website, it is easy to search for your journey from stop to stop. From the travel center in Linköping, you can quickly and easily take the commuter train to the areas of Linghem (5 min), Mantorp (12 min), and Vikingstad (7 min).
Here is a list of companies where you can rent a bus:
– CG-buss
Phone: 013-450 35
– Stångåbuss
Phone: 013-100 208
– Vikingbuss AB
Phone: 013-14 15 16
– Wärnelius Buss AB
Phone: 013-750 56
– Nobina
Phone: 013-460 05 16
Bus Parking
Tourist buses can park at the following locations in Linköping:
– S:t Larsgatan
Park on S:t Larsgatan just north of the intersection Järnvägsavenyn/Vasavägen at Järnvägsparken (next to “Miljonpalatset”).
– Gamla Linköping
Along Malmslättsvägen, directly adjacent to Gamla Linköping, there is an option for bus parking. Here, passengers can easily get on and off.
– Borggården
The bus parking is located on Gröngatan, behind the parking garage Akilles at Linköpings Slotts borggård and follow the instructions on the road sign.
– Klostergatan
Outside the hotel Ekoxen, time limit 3 hours. The time limit applies Monday to Friday 08:00 – 18:00 and Saturday and the day before public holidays 08:00 – 15:00.
The two slightly futuristic minibuses do not just take you from A to B but also, in a way, into the future. Here, a mobile research project is underway with the aim of testing how self-driving buses can become part of the modern city’s sustainable mobility solutions.
The buses operate a 3.7-kilometer route around Campus Valla and Vallastaden and are a unique way to get around while simultaneously experiencing how public transport could look in the cities of the future.
It is free to ride the buses, but since this is a trial, they are not part of the regular public transport today. This means the service may change depending on factors like weather.
You can find stops and more information here!
Östgötatrafiken’s buses run on fossil-free fuels! The city buses in Linköping run on electricity or biogas and the rural buses are powered by HVO.
By bike
It is not for nothing that Linköping has been highly ranked as a cycling city in recent years!
The distances are just right by bike; from Linköping’s heart Stora Torget, almost the entire urban area fits within a 4-kilometer radius! Major investments have been made to create safe bike lanes and plenty of bicycle parking. As the icing on the cake, Linköping Municipality provides free bicycle maps to show the way.
Read more about biking in Linköping and see/download bike maps here! Printed maps are available at Linköping’s InfoPoints.
Would you like to rent a bike?
Andreas Cykel
(Rents used bicycles)
Sankt Larsgatan 13
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Tel: 0762-52 59 26
Cykelpunkten & Skoservice
(Rents used bicycles)
Drottninggatan 26
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Tel: 013-31 30 80, 0732-55 07 22
Visit website here
T1 Cykelbutik
(Rents used bicycles)
Rekrytgatan 11
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Tel: 013-14 36 36, 0735-11 02 21
Visit Facebook page here
Mickeys Strandfik
Gamla Tanneforsvägen 51
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Tel: 0705925957
Visit website here
Summer open bicycle rental in Bergs Slussar
Bicycle rental via Kaffeteriet is available at the tourist information in Berg locks, Oscars locks 1. Open during the summer season.
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Tel: 0727-13 94 40
Visit website here
Bicycle transport by boat
Roxensnabben takes cyclists across Lake Roxen. Transport can be ordered from Berg locks to Norsholm or Linköping port, or vice versa.
Note! Must be pre-booked.
Visit website here
On foot
Getting around on foot is one of the most enjoyable ways to experience Linköping. With fine, continuous walking paths through the city, you can reach many of the city’s most popular attractions quickly and easily.
From Linköping Travel Center, for example, it’s just a 5-minute walk to Linköping Concert & Congress, Östergötlands museum, and Östgötateatern. In 10 minutes, you can reach the bustle of Stora torget with restaurants and cozy shopping streets, and after 15 minutes you arrive at Linköping Cathedral.
If you’re attending a sporting event or concert, it’s a 5-minute walk to Saab Arena and 20 minutes to Linköping Arena. To Gamla Linköping awaits a slightly longer walk through the city, but with comfortable shoes on your feet, you will arrive in about 40 minutes.
By Boat
Linköping is Sweden’s municipality with the most locks, with both the Göta Canal and Kinda Canal in the area. Besides the canals, there are several lakes, of which Roxen is the largest. Kinda Canal meanders 80 kilometers south from Roxen towards the lakes Lilla- and Stora Rängen, Järnlunden and further into the Kindabyggden with Åsunden. The lush surroundings are incredibly scenic and welcome visitors both on land and on the water.
For information about recreational boating on the Göta Canal click here.
Want to rent a boat? Read more at Ship O´Hoi.
Göta Canal Charter
Göta Canal Charter offers boat rentals with one of Sweden’s greenest charter fleets — four self-manufactured electric boats out of nine in total, with the goal of being completely fossil-free within five years. The Green Route takes guests along the Göta Canal through Linköping municipality, from Motala to Berg’s locks and further into the Kinda Canal and back. A sustainable way to experience the region, read more here.
Guest harbors along the Kinda canal
Here you can read more about boating on the Kinda canal.
Guest harbor at Göta canal
By car – parking
Parking in central Linköping is easiest in one of the city’s many parking garages. In the outer areas and at major attractions, outdoor parking is primarily available. A tip is to download the app LinPark as a payment solution for almost all city parking.
Otherwise, payment is mainly made by credit card. For more information about parking in Linköping, visit the parking company’s Dukaten website. There, you can also find a good overview map of Dukaten’s parking spaces.
Central Linköping
If you need to take the car to your shopping trip in the city or to any of the inner city’s attractions, there are many different parking options. Mainly in parking garages but also in open-air parking.
Psst! On Sundays, parking is free in Linköping’s city center parking garages!
Tornby
Parking options are available adjacent to Tornby’s large warehouses and are free of charge.
Parking near Linköping travel center
If you want to park your car to embark on an adventure by bicycle or bus, there are several parking options near Linköping Travel Center.
Charging stations for electric cars
Linköping is making a big effort for the environment, and the availability of charging stations for electric cars is large. See the map further down the page for locations.
Do you want to know more about parking in Linköping? Then visit Dukaten’s website.
By taxi
Several taxi companies apply fixed prices in Linköping, always ask for the price before the trip! The taxi companies below apply fixed rates.
Taxibil i Östergötland AB
Phone: 013-14 60 00 / 013-10 10 00
Visit website here
TaxiKurir Linköping
Phone: 013-150 000
Visit website here
Taxi Point
Phone: 013 328 95 95
Visit website here
With rental car
Avis
Europcar
Hertz Car Rental
Mabi rental cars
Also offers motorhome & motorcycle rental.
Visit website here
Trip to Linköping