By plane
* Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN; ICAO: ESSA) is the main international airport (served by SAS , BA and many others) and is situated 40 km (25 mi) north of the city. See Sigtuna for airport amenities.
There are several methods for travelling between Stockholm and Arlanda.
* By dedicated rail: The Arlanda Express Train , which leaves from the lower level (basement) of each terminal (Arlanda South/S�dra and Arlanda North/Norra), costs (Nov 2011) 260SEK one-way, (490SEK return), (children, youth up to the age of 25, and ISIC card holders 130SEK, two adults 280SEK during weekends and holidays), but gets you to the Central Station in 20 minutes and departs every 15 minutes during the day. Tickets can be bought from kiosks at the platform and online (50SEK extra is charged when buying a ticket on board.
* By regular rail: Regular trains serve the airport through a third station, Arlanda Central, located under Sky City between terminal 4 and 5. Services include the Uppsala commuter rail (Uppt�get) which goes northwards to Uppsala and Tierp and sometimes G�vle, but also Upplands V�sby, which is a connection point to Stockholm suburban trains to central Stockholm. This option takes 35 minutes and local transport tickets can be used and bought at the entrance to the station, though you have to pay a station access fee of 60 SEK (or 40 SEK for people under the age of 20). There are also regional trains on the Link�ping - Stockholm - G�vle route, which costs 95 SEK (2nd class) to central Stockholm and takes 20 minutes, like the Arlanda Express. This service operates only once every other hour, but frankly, if you are on time there is no reason whatsoever to take Arlanda Express, as the regional train is much cheaper, though not as cheap as Uppt�get or SL bus. Finally, long-distance trains from Stockholm operate to points in central Sweden, like Sundsvall, mora or �stersund. It is not,
