Copenhagen Airport, CPH, at Kastrup, Denmark, is the closest large international airport. Malmö and Lund in Sweden can be conveniently reached by crossing the bridge over the Öresund. Trains run frequently.
After picking up your luggage at Copenhagen airport, you come out through customs and follow the signs to the train tickets office (just ahead of the door where you came out from). Buy there a ticket to Lund. It costs approx. DKK 100. They accept credit cards. The train station is just downstairs of the tickets office. Trains stop first in Malmö Syd, and then in Malmö Central. Some trains continue directly to Lund. If that is the case, you just stay on board. Otherwise, you will have to change trains in Malmö but your ticket is still valid until Lund. The trip from Copenhagen Airport CPH/Kastrup to Malmö Central Station will take approximately 30 minutes.
The local airport Malmö-Sturup, MMX, has frequent connections to and from Stockholm and Stanstedt, England, but only few other regular international flights. There is a bus service from Sturup to Lund - Flygbussarna; buses depart almost twice an hour and cost SEK 90. The bus stops in Lund city center and at the Central Railway Station. Sturup-Lund by taxi should not cost more than SEK 360 anytime of day or night; the fee should be settled with the driver beforehand.
If you come by boat from an Eastern European country and your arrival point is Ystad, your next connection will be the train to Malmö. In Malmö you change to the train to Lund. You cannot book your ticket in advance. The trip takes one hour, and costs approx. SEK 120.
If your arrival point is Stockholm, you can either take the train to Lund or a plane to Malmö and then go from there to Lund as described above.
If you choose to go by plane from the airport Arlanda you can find fairly cheap tickets, if you book your ticket in good time. The trip by plane from Stockholm to Malmö takes approximately one hour.
If you choose to go by train you should do so from the Central Railway station in Stockholm. The trip to Lund takes 7 hours, and costs about SEK 600 one way. There are also express trains called X2000. This train only takes 4,5 hours, but it Tracosts approximately SEK 1000. You can find more information about the trains on www.sj.se
You can travel by taxi or local (purple) trains (Pågatåg) - approximately 15 min. The local trains depart approximately 4 times per hour during weekdays, somewhat less frequently in the evening and during weekends. Tickets cost SEK 34 and they are available from the ticket machines on the platform for local train departures. This procedure requires local currency of no higher than SEK 100. Remember that it is cheaper to purchase a ticket all the way to Lund if you are travelling from Copenhagen. Check the timetables here
Malmö-Lund by taxi is normally SEK 250-300, any time of day or night; only small variations from that should be accepted. The Swedish taxi-market is free and though most companies have recommended prices for defined routes (such as Sturup-Lund), drivers have sadly been known to charge foreign visitors unreasonable fees. Taxis in Sweden can be ordered in advance or found at Taxi stops usually situated just outside stations, harbours etc, hailing them in the street sometimes works but it is not the normal routine. Taxis normally accept all major credit cards.
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Last modified: 2009-10-12
