By train to Stockholm
SJ - Swedish state railways
SJ, is the major rail travel company in Sweden. International train connections include Copenhagen and Oslo. Click here for information about booking and buying train tickets, discounts, fares and rail cards travel, FAQs and useful links .
If you are planning to see Europe by rail, both Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) and DSB (Danish Rail) have outstanding timetable and reservations services available in English.
By boat to Stockholm
Finland: Silja Line & Viking Line
Silja Line and Viking Line provide daily overnight connections to Stockholm from Helsinki at 6 pm and both overnight and day cruises from Turku. These car ferries are large and luxurious, offering several restaurants and onboard entertainment. Reasonably priced 1 day/2 nights round trip cruise packages with meals are available for those who would like to see Helsinki as an excursion from Stockholm. Both lines dock downtown in Helsinki. The trip is 12-13 hours and takes you through the beautiful Stockholm archipelago.
Estonia: Tallink
Tallink provides daily overnight connections and cruise packages between Stockholm and Tallinn - the capital of Estonia, in much the same luxurious style as Silja and Viking line offer for Helsinki. The trip is 12-13 hours.
Poland: Polferries and Stena Line
Polferries offer connections every 2-3 days between Gdansk and Nynäshamn, just south of Stockholm. Another possibillity is Stena Line's ferry from Gdynia to Karlskrona in southeastern Sweden.