Trip to Linköping

Linköping is always close! With its strategic location on the E4 highway and the main railway line between Malmö and Stockholm, it’s easy to get here regardless of the means of transport. Linköping’s travel center is also centrally located, with hotels, restaurants, and shopping nearby, making it easy to get here sustainably by both train and bus.

By train

The obvious choice when traveling to Linköping is often the train. Departures are frequent thanks to Linköping’s location along the main railway line between Stockholm and Malmö. You can, for example, travel to Linköping with SJ, Mälartåg, Snälltåget, and Krösatåg. Once in Linköping, you can get around easily on Östgötatrafiken’s buses and commuter trains.

Linköping’s central station is a 5-minute walk from Linköping’s city center, and from the central station, there is a direct bus connection to take you further.

By bus

Traveling by long-distance bus to Linköping is often both convenient and sustainable! With long-distance buses, you arrive at Linköping’s Long-distance Bus Terminal, right next to Linköping’s Travel Center, with further connections to local transport and long-distance trains. Both Flixbus and Vy Bus4You operate in Linköping.

Östgötatrafiken’s Östgötapendeln runs between several locations within Östergötland. Östgötapendeln is powered by electricity from renewable sources such as water and wind power and is close to zero in terms of climate-impacting emissions.

 

By car

It is easy to get to Linköping by car via, for example, the E4 highway, national road 34, or 35.

• The E4 highway has 3 exits to central Linköping, Exit 111, Exit 112, and Exit 113
• National road 34 passes western Linköping with Linköping University and Mjärdevi. The Air Force Museum is also easily accessible.
• National road 35 enters the eastern part of Linköping with the Motor Stadium, Saab, and the airport, Linköping City Airport.

By boat

Perhaps the most delightful way to get to Linköping is by boat! Via Linköping’s two canals, Göta canal and Kinda canal/Stångån, you can take the waterway to Linköping during the summer high season.

Visit, for example, the locks at Berg, Göta canal’s main attraction, and take the boat across Lake Roxen and into the Kinda canal, to arrive right in the center of Linköping! Note to check the boat’s dimensions first!

On gotakanal.se and kindakanal.se, you will find everything you need to know about the canals’ opening hours, lock passage, booking, guest harbors, attractions, and accommodation along the canal, and much more.

By plane

To Linköping, you can fly with one of the world’s most sustainable airlines. By plane, you can reach Linköping directly via Linköping City Airport or via other nearby airports.

Linköping City Airport
Linköping City Airport is located only a 5-minute taxi or car ride from the city. You can also get to and from the airport by bus; see Östgötatrafiken’s website for information.

To Linköping, you can come from all over the world with KLM on the Amsterdam – Linköping route. Over the past 15 years, KLM has been at the top in terms of its sustainability work according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Read more about KLM’s work and how you as a traveler can make your flight more sustainable: https://www.klm.se/information/sustainability

Skavsta Airport
Stockholm Skavsta Airport outside Nyköping is only about 100 km from Linköping, and you can easily travel between them by long-distance bus or train (see the section on bus and train above).