Getting to the Archipelago
We pick you up and drop you off in Norrköping, the major hub of the area. It’s a beautiful city to spend the night before your adventure. You'll most likely travel to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, and then take a 2 hour train south. But there are other airports too, and of course arriving by train or car is much better for the environment!
Getting here
We pick you up at the train station or any hotel/hostel in Norrköping at 10:00 on your first day, and drop you back at 17:00 at the latest on your last day. You can either spend the night before your trip in Norrköping, but staying in Stockholm and taking the train down in the morning is also a good alternative. Check out our Visitor's Guide for Norrköping.
Depending on where you're travelling from, there are more options than Stockholm Arlanda. Linköping is our closest airport, served by KLM. If you have some extra time, visiting Copenhagen and taking the train north from there is another alternative. If you're travelling from Germany, you can take a sleeper train the whole way!
This is en excellent option for the environment. If you search for the entire trip, as quick as possible, it may seem like a complicated journey with many changes and no possibility for sleep. But if you divide it, and take some time to visit one or two spots on the way, it’s a fantastic chance to experience new places.
Your best bet is to purchase an Interrail pass, for example travel 4 days within a month EUR 185.
An example:
Brussels – Hamburg, 6,5-8 hrs, 1-2 changes
Hamburg – Copenhagen, 4,5-5,5 hrs, 0-1 changes
Copenhagen to Norrköping, 3 hrs 45 min, 0-1 changes
Each of these cities are very beautiful and interesting, there are plenty of departures and you can puzzle together your journey as you see fit!
Your carbon emissions will be around 75% lower than flying.
“Snälltåget” from Berlin or Hamburg to Norrköping has daily departures during peak summer (App. June 24-Aug 18). Leave Berlin in the evening and arrive to Norrköping around 16 hours later.
You can use Eurail or Interrail passes on Snälltaget!
Your carbon emissions will be around 75% lower than flying.
Meet us at 11:15 at the launch in Saint Anna. Safe parking available.
Directions (Map):
Aim for our closest town Söderköping.
Take road 210, follow signs to S:t Anna.
Pass the bridge “Lagnöbron“, and take a left after 500 meters by the sign for “Mons Friluftsby“.
Keep driving appr. 5-7 minutes to the pin. It’s a gravel road on the right with a gate.
Follow the small road down to the water.
Carbon emissions per person when driving the whole way are a little trickier to calculate. It depends on several factors like how many passengers are in the car, fuel type and fuel efficiency. In very broad terms, you will leave around a 50% smaller carbon imprint than flying the same distance.
Direct train 2 hours to Norrköping. SJ (Arlanda C – Norrköping)
Sweden’s main airport. Served by all major airlines, for example SAS, Lufthansa, British Airways.
Low-price alternatives:
Ryanair: London Stansted, Birmingham, Liverpool, Vienna, Brussels Charleroi, Cologne, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Beziers, Barcelona
Easyjet: Geneva
Combining kayaking with a visit to Stockholm?
Take Arlanda Express to the city, 20 mins.
Train from Stockholm Central to Norrköping 75 mins. SJ
Copenhagen may seem far away but it’s actually a great airport to fly to. There are high speed trains from the airport to Norrköping (appr. 3 hrs 45 min). It’s also way better climate wise with a substantially shorter flight than to Stockholm.
Trains (Copenhagen Airport to Norrköping): SJ
Note that if you’re booking your kayaking adventure far in advance they may not have released all the train departures yet. Trains will leave appr every hour, earliest departure around 5.00, latest departure around 18.30.
Combining kayaking with a visit to Copenhagen? Train or metro from the airport to the city takes 15 mins and runs 24/7.
Train from Copenhagen city to Norrköping: SJ
Your carbon emissions will be around 25% lower than flying from most European cities to Stockholm!
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bromma Airport (BMA).
Bus transfer 20 mins to Stockholm city. Flygbussarna Bromma
Train from Stockholm city to Norrköping, 65-90 mins. SJ
Kalmar is quite far from Norrköping, about 3.5 hours by train. But you may get a good deal on the flight.
Bus from Kalmar Airport to Kalmar train station 13 mins, leaves every 20 mins.
Train to Norrköping appr. 3 hrs 20 mins. SJ
Gothenburg is quite far from Norrköping, but if you’re looking for a budget airline from your city it might be worth having a look. It’s also a very nice city to visit, Sweden’s second largest.
Shuttle from the airport to Gothenburg train station 20 mins. Flygbussarna Landvetter
Train from Gothenburg city to Norrköping, appr. 3-3.5 hours. SJ
Ryanair: Edinburgh, Manchester, London Stansted, Prague, Dublin, Vienna etc.
Spending the night in Norrköping
We’ll pick you up at any hotel/hostel/airbnb in Norrköping. We recommend:
The Lamp Hotel
This chic little hotel in a refurbished 18th-century building has a great atmosphere. It’s located 700 meters from the train station, and also offers spa services and a great restaurant. Breakfast is included. All rooms are equipped with shower & WC, TV and Wi-Fi. The Lamp Hotel
Use discount code Dothenorth for a 10% discount! Must be applied when booking.
Pronova Hostel
This hostel is a budget alternative, 1.4 kilometres from the train station. It’s located right in the city centre in the historic “Industrial Landscape” with great views of the river and the old magnificent factory buildings and chimneys. All rooms have TV and Wi-Fi. En suite or shared shower & WC. Self-serving breakfast buffet included. Pronova Hostel