Two railrover-type tickets have been announced for Sweden this summer.
The first is from the national operator, SJ, and is a " Tågluffarkort", which is now available to all ages, after a youth version was trialled last summer. It costs SEK 3295 (approx £280) for 15 days' continuous travel and SEK 4695 (£400) for 30 days' continuous travel. The tickets are available now until August 22 (therefore for example August 8 is the last day to buy a 15 day card).
On the face of it, it's a good deal if you are prepared to hammer the rails, though note it is only valid for SJ's trains and Tåg i Bergslagen (a kind of Regional Railways set-up). Most SJ trains require booking a seat before (cost-free with the card), so advance planning will be essential.
I assume the tickets are available to everyone, not just those resident in Sweden, I haven't seen anything that says they are limited, but please check carefully beforehand if you are thinking of coming to Sweden to use it, as I know these sort of tickets can sometimes have residence limitations.
The other, and the one I am going to go for, is a much shorter and cheaper deal, a "Summer card" (Sommarkort) with the aforementioned Tåg i Bergslagen. This comes at just SEK 300 (£25) for three days' continuous travel. With these regional trains there are no reservations, so get the card, jump on and go! This covers 5 lines in and beyond the Bergslagen region west of Stockholm - the Gävle-Mjölby stretch alone is 408km and takes over 5 hours!
There are railway museums at Gävle and Grängesberg.
Note this is only valid on Tåg i Bergslagen trains. Here you can see the map of the area covered, though it's a bit misleading as NO Tåg i Bergslagen trains go to/from Stockholm, despite it being on the map. You would most likely start out from Västerås if based in/travelling to Stockholm.
https://tagibergslagen.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tib-linjekarta-181101-1.png
This looks a really sweet deal to say the least, and I am planning to do it once, hopefully twice. The tickets run from June 22 to August 16 (last purchase day August 14).
The first is from the national operator, SJ, and is a " Tågluffarkort", which is now available to all ages, after a youth version was trialled last summer. It costs SEK 3295 (approx £280) for 15 days' continuous travel and SEK 4695 (£400) for 30 days' continuous travel. The tickets are available now until August 22 (therefore for example August 8 is the last day to buy a 15 day card).
On the face of it, it's a good deal if you are prepared to hammer the rails, though note it is only valid for SJ's trains and Tåg i Bergslagen (a kind of Regional Railways set-up). Most SJ trains require booking a seat before (cost-free with the card), so advance planning will be essential.
I assume the tickets are available to everyone, not just those resident in Sweden, I haven't seen anything that says they are limited, but please check carefully beforehand if you are thinking of coming to Sweden to use it, as I know these sort of tickets can sometimes have residence limitations.
The other, and the one I am going to go for, is a much shorter and cheaper deal, a "Summer card" (Sommarkort) with the aforementioned Tåg i Bergslagen. This comes at just SEK 300 (£25) for three days' continuous travel. With these regional trains there are no reservations, so get the card, jump on and go! This covers 5 lines in and beyond the Bergslagen region west of Stockholm - the Gävle-Mjölby stretch alone is 408km and takes over 5 hours!
There are railway museums at Gävle and Grängesberg.
Note this is only valid on Tåg i Bergslagen trains. Here you can see the map of the area covered, though it's a bit misleading as NO Tåg i Bergslagen trains go to/from Stockholm, despite it being on the map. You would most likely start out from Västerås if based in/travelling to Stockholm.
https://tagibergslagen.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tib-linjekarta-181101-1.png
This looks a really sweet deal to say the least, and I am planning to do it once, hopefully twice. The tickets run from June 22 to August 16 (last purchase day August 14).
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