Train travel
News, insight and essential information about travelling by train around Sweden.
Sweden's SJ train company releases summer tickets early
You can book your Swedish summer train travel earlier than usual this year. Swedish state rail company SJ, which normally releases summer tickets in March or April, has this year released them on January 28th.
Stockholm-Berlin night train saved after Swedish government cut subsidies
RDC Deutschland, Swedish train company SJ's partner in Germany, has confirmed that the EuroNight route both ways from Stockholm to Berlin will continue to operate from September 2026 onwards.
Swiss night train service to Sweden via Denmark and Germany scrapped
In October, Swiss national railways (SBB) announced the launch, in April 2026, of a night train connecting Basel with the Swedish city of Malmö, and had even started to sell tickets for this route. This move, however, was premature.
'Unfair privilege': Flights in Europe up to 26 times cheaper than train routes
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has slammed the fact that budget flights between destinations in Europe are still often significantly cheaper than travelling by train.
How to travel dirt-cheap by train and bus in Sweden in summer 2025
If you want to tour Sweden's countryside this summer, one of the cheapest and greenest ways to do it is by taking advantage of one of the special summer tickets sold by regional travel companies.
Venice sleeper train setback reveals Europe's rail troubles
The maiden run of a sleeper train from Brussels to Venice ended well short of its destination on Thursday, in a telling tale of the troubles of cross-Europe rail travel.
Norway to launch direct service between Oslo and Malmö
A direct service between Oslo and Malmö will be available in the summer, Norway’s state-owned rail firm Vy announced on Wednesday.
EU in new push to make European train travel easier with single ticket plan
The EU is launching a new effort to simplify cross-border train travel. The idea is to make it possible for passengers to travel through different European countries with one single ticket.
'Something always goes wrong': What I learned taking the train through Europe with two kids
Travelling from Sweden to the UK and back by train via stops in Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France is no easy feat. But The Local's Richard Orange and his two kids managed to do it back in 2022. Here's the advice he gave for other travellers hoping to avoid the planes back then.
SJ suspends Malmö-Copenhagen train service this summer
Swedish train operator SJ has announced it will halt all train services between Malmö and Copenhagen from July 3rd to August 4th due to a shortage of trains.
TRAVEL: Number of daily trains between Oslo and Gothenburg to double
The number of daily train departures between the Norwegian capital of Oslo and the Swedish city of Gothenburg will double this winter, rail company Vy announced Thursday.
Signalfel? The words that will help you navigate public transport in Sweden
Commuting to work is hardly the most joyful of experiences whatever the scenario, but when your train hasn't shown up and the tannoy announcements are in a language you don't speak, it can go from mild annoyance to major frustration.
On which popular routes in Europe is train travel cheaper than flying?
Travelling by train on certain routes in Europe can be twice as expensive as taking a plane, even if flying is far worse for the climate, Greenpeace has denounced. But on some common routes, the train is still the most affordable option.
New rail service planned through Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Hamburg
Plans for a new rail service running from Oslo and stopping in Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen before arriving in Hamburg are in the works, Swedish state-owned rail operator SJ has said.
My night on board Sweden's new sleeper service from Hamburg
Our reporter Richard Orange took the new SJ EuroNight sleeper home from Hamburg at the start of this month with his two children. He tells us what it was like.
Berlin to get new night train service to Stockholm
Starting at the end of March, Sweden’s national railway will extend its EuroNight service all the way to the German capital.
Swedish government shelves plans for two fast train links
Sweden's government has called for a halt to planning to faster train links between Gothenburg and Borås and Jönköping and Hässleholm, in a move local politicians have called "a catastrophe".
SJ to reintroduce high-speed trains between Oslo and Stockholm
The number of daily departures between Stockholm and Oslo will increase to five during the week, three of which will be express trains, Sweden's state-owned train operator SJ announced Tuesday.
Sweden's Snälltåget to offer night trains to Austria via Denmark
The Snälltåget service, running from Malmö in Sweden via Høje Taastrup, Odense and Kolding in Denmark, to Salzburg, Innsbruck and other ski resorts in the Austrian alps, will start on Thursday December 22nd, 2022, running once a week until March 18th 2023.
Sweden's train companies start sales of Christmas tickets
MTRX train company has released its tickets for the Christmas period, and SJ's tickets will be available from November 9th. Vy, the Norwegian company running trains between Stockholm and the north of Sweden, has already released tickets for the festive period.
Stockholm to Oslo train links 'would save half a million plane journeys'
A faster train service between Stockholm and Oslo could save half a million journeys by plane, a joint study carried out by the Swedish Transport Agency and Norwegian Railway Directorate has found.
UPDATED: The best websites for cross-Europe train travel
Planning to travel by train across Europe but not sure where to start? Here are the best websites to help make it happen.
Sweden's right-wing parties agree to shelve high-speed rail plans
The four parties in the right-wing bloc who are negotiating to form Sweden's next government have agreed to abandon plans to build a high-speed rail link.