Different ways to get to the Mini-Con in Arlöv

NOTE: Prices change and go up the closer we get to the convention. Prices within Sweden were checked on September 7, the rest of the prices were checked on August 11th.

From Sweden (Göteborg, Stockholm):

By train:

From Stockholm

X2000 Sthlm - Malmö, leaves on Saturday November 3 at 06:20, arrives at 10:46. Price: 268 SEK (Just nu 2 Klass*)
X2000 Sthlm - Malmö, leaves on Saturday November 3 at 08:20, arrives at 12:46. Price: 435 SEK (Just nu 2 Klass*)

From Göteborg

X2000 Göteborg - Malmö, leaves on Saturday November 3 at 09:55, arrives at 12:42. Price: 95 (!) SEK (Just nu 2 Klass*)

*) Be sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible. Due to the ticket's nature, the price rises the closer you get to the actual date!

By bus:

From Stockholm:

Swebus Express Sthlm - Malmö. Leaves on Friday November 2 at 22:50. Arrives in Malmö at 07:05. Price: 462 SEK.

From Göteborg:

Swebuss Express Göteborg - Malmö. Leaves on Saturday morning, November 3 at 07:50. Arrives in Malmö 11:30. Price: 218 SEK.

From Denmark (København):

By train:

København H - Malmö, Öresundståget, Saturday November 3. Three departures every hour. Price: 85 SEK (I think).

By bus:

Bus 999, Lufthavnen Kastrup - Malmö Södervärn, Saturday November 3. Leaves at 10:50, arrives at 12:15. Price: 60 DKK

From Norway (Oslo):

By bus:

Swebus Express Oslo - Malmö. Leaves at 22:50 on Friday November 2, arrives in Malmö at 06:20. Price: 358 SEK.

By train:

Oslo S - Malmö C, Friday November 2, leaves at 07:27, arrives at 16:46. Price: 648 SEK

From Finland:
Probably the best way is to go to Stockholm by ship. Viking Line ships depart from both Helsinki and Turku daily, from Helsinki once per day (late afternoon), from Turku twice per day (early morning and early evening).
If you come from Helsinki you will miss the cheap X2000 Sthlm train and have to resort to normal trains. If you come from Turku on the evening ship you will have plenty of time to catch the cheap train.

Cabin costs:
Coming from Helsinki, C class cabins cost 96 € and B class cabins cost 124 € each. These are Friday prices, which are much more expensive than the others, but this avoids spending a night in Stockholm.
Coming from Turku on the evening ship, C class cabins cost 50 € and B class cabins cost 80 € each. On the morning ship, C class cabins cost 16 € and B class cabins cost 36 €. Note that the morning ship arrives the same day, so you'll avoid sleeping on board.

Once you are in Stockholm, follow the information provided above.

Flights from Finland
Alternatively, you can take a flight from Finland directly to Malmö. It will be faster but more expensive. The flight takes three to four hours and has to stop in Stockholm along the way. The price from Helsinki is 269 €, from Turku 382 €, from Kuopio 400 €, from Oulu 420 €, and from Rovaniemi 326 €. The last three flights also stop at Helsinki along the way. The prices are for a return trip for one person. The reason Rovaniemi is so cheap is probably because the Helsinki-Rovaniemi route is so busy because of all those ski holiday travellers.

NOTE: All of the buses and trains listed here can be found at http://www.sj.se and http://www.swebusexpress.se, and you can of course buy your tickets there as well Öresundståget and Bus 999 don't require any pre-booking/purchase.

Getting from Malmö to Arlöv:

If you come to Malmö by train or one of the Swebus Express buses, I would suggest going to Arlöv with Pågatågen, the commuter trains, since they're the closest to both Malmö C and the bus stop (Svävarterminalen) Unfortunately, the autumn schedule isn't released yet, so I can't check it properly. However, you should get on one of the trains that says "Uppehåll in Burlöv". Otherwise, it will go straight to Lund, which could cause you some distress ;) Burlöv is the first stop the commuter trains make after leaving Malmö. Price from Malmö - Burlöv is 18 SEK.

If you come to Malmö Södervärn with bus 999 from Denmark, you can take either bus 130, 132, or 172. When going with bus 130, get off at the stop called Burlöv Center. When going with bus 132, the stop is called Sockerbitstorget, which also is the furthest away. Bus 172 stops about 250 m from the convention, and about 50 m from where I live That stop is called Rapsvägen. Bus tickets are 18 SEK. If you decide to stay at hotel F1 in Malmö, the buses stop about 100 from there. That stop is called Östervärn.

If you come by plane, you can land either at Malmö International Airport (Sturup) or at Kastrup in København. If you land at Kastrup, øresundståget departs from there to Malmö every 20 minutes. If you land at Sturup (which is actually some distance from Malmö), you can either pay for a very expensive cab ride (400-600 SEK) or use "Flygbussen" nr. 111, and get off at Södervärn or Malmö Central. Unfortunately the timetable only stretches to October 27th, so I don't know any of the departure times, but travel time from the airport to Södervärn is approx. 29 minutes, and 40 minutes to Malmö Central.

Here's a map that shows you how to get to the Mini-Con when you've arrived in Arlöv:

Author: BigPete
Last changed: 21 October 2007, 11:16