Boats

Boats to/from Stockholm

You commute by boat from Vaxholm to Stockholm and vice versa by using the App "Res i Sthlm". In the App, you get selections on both the commuting boat number 83 and the archipelago boats with longer numbers (four digits).

The boat 83 has the same ticket price as the bus/metro (appr. SEK 40). The archipelago boats is more expensive (appr. SEK 100 SEK) depending on the distance you'll travel. Though, off season the price is reduced to the same as the bus/metro fare.

The boat trip takes approx. 1 hour from Vaxholm into Stockholm. It's breathtaking regardless of the season and weather. Select a seat so you'll see both directions into/out from the City.

The commuting boat number 83 also go from the jetty "Fredriksberg". This Jetty is closer to the Pearl Cottage and is easiest to access by car. Of course, you can go to/from this jetty by bus. You need further information for this jetty, click here. You can go by some archipelago boats from this Jetty.

Also, you can commute by boat the whole way to Resarö (stop Ytterby brygga) from Stockholm. It takes approx. 1 hour 30 min. To the Pearl Cottage it's a 30 min walk. Use the App "Res i Sthlm" and type in "Ytterby Brygga" as your destination. You can go to Stockholm from this Jetty in the mornings as well, but it'll be with an Archipelago Boat.

Commuting Boats in Stockholm

If you take the commuting boat in Stockholm, it's lovelly to go to/from the island Djurgården where you find many attractions. You find the timetable by using the App "Res i Sthlm". To see the maps with the different boat lines, click here.

As on the commuting boats to/from Vaxholm and on the archipelago boats, you can bring a bike, but it always depends on whether there is space for it.

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The Archipelago Boats

You can select between two companies with different destinations into the archipelago, click here.

In Vaxholm, you can find car parks for shorter and longer stay here. Or take the bus from Ytterby on Resarö to Vaxholm.

The archipelago boats is more expensive (appr. SEK 100 SEK) depending on the distance you'll travel. Though, off season they cost the same as buses/metro/tram.

There's also about one boat a day leaving the Ytterby brygga (jetty) on Resarö into the Middle Archipelago (for example Grinda). You need to pre-book this journey at the App by the boat company Waxholmsbolaget (the App for Android and iPhone) or call the customer service +46 8 600 10 00 at least 1 before departure (latest call possible 5 pm). When you come to the Jetty by using this map, you need to take down the semaphore (see step 4 here).

When you go back from the Middle Archipelago, you can jump off at Ytterby brygga as well. You find if this is a possibility by using the Waxholmsbolaget's App or website. When you go in the boat, you need to tell the staff that you want to go off at Ytterby.

The Road-Ferry

The public road-ferry is free regardless of how you transport yourself on it. It goes between the islands Vaxö (Vaxholm) – Rindö – Värmdö.

The timetable on the English webpage is not user friendly so: navigate to this website, focus on the brownish-purple box "Tidtabeller för vägfärjor" (time-tables for ferries) and select "Vaxholmsleden" (the water-road Vaxholm) in the drop-down list for ferries between Vaxholm and Rindö, select the date and change the arrow direction for the direction of travel you want. Do the same for the ferries between Rindö and Värmdö, but now you select the "Oxdjupsleden" in the drop-down list.

The Boats on Lake Mälaren

If you want to go to the Drottningholm's Palace or the viking town Birka, you travel with the boat company Strömma. This will take a whole day. The company provides boats to Vaxholm and the archipelago as well, but the prices are slightly higher than the Waxholmsbolaget (and definitely so compared to the commuting boat number 83)

The boats by Strömma departures from:

Klara Mälarstrand by the bridge (here) to the City Hall when you go out in the archipelago of Lake Mälaren (the third biggest lake in Sweden)
Strandvägen/Nybroviken out in the Baltic archipelago (here).

Photo: www.ilovestockholm.se