How to travel from Karlstad to Stockholm

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Travel Information between Karlstad and Stockholm

Distance160 miles (258 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$8 - $18
Cheapest modeBus • $8 (€7) • 4 h 5 min
Fastest modeTrain • $18 (€16) • 2 h 17 min
Popular travel companiesVy Bus4You or SJ

Travel 160 miles (258 km) by train or bus between Karlstad and Stockholm. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are Vy Bus4You or SJ among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Karlstad to Stockholm.

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from Karlstad to Stockholm

How to get from Karlstad to Stockholm by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Karlstad to Stockholm is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

SJ656 SJ
08:23AM2h54
Karlstad tågstation
11:17AMStockholm Central Station
241One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Vy Bus4You850
06:10AM4h30
Karlstad, Karlstad Busstation
10:40AMStockholm, Terminalslingan (Cityterminalen)
221One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Tågab7040 Tågab
09:43AM2h46
Karlstad tågstation
12:29PMStockholm Central Station
491One-way
0 transfers

Other options

SJ660 SJ
10:27AM2h59
Karlstad tågstation
01:26PMStockholm Central Station
241One-way
0 transfers
SJ674 SJ
05:30PM2h56
Karlstad tågstation
08:26PMStockholm Central Station
241One-way
0 transfers
SJ672 SJ
04:16PM2h55
Karlstad tågstation
07:11PMStockholm Central Station
291One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
09:15AM4h15
Karlstad, Karlstad Busstation
01:30PMStockholm, Cityterminalen
231One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
11:15AM4h10
Karlstad, Karlstad Busstation
03:25PMStockholm, Cityterminalen
261One-way
0 transfers
Vy Bus4You850
10:50AM4h30
Karlstad, Centralstationen
03:20PMStockholm, Terminalslingan (Cityterminalen)
271One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Karlstad to Stockholm

Travel to Stockholm easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Karlstad to Stockholm.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Karlstad to Stockholm: train or bus.

The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Stockholm is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $8 (€7) compared to other travel options to Stockholm:

A bus is $10 (€9) less than a train with an average ticket price of $18 (€16) from Karlstad to Stockholm.

The fastest way to get to Stockholm from Karlstad is by train with an average travel time of 2 h 17 min.

Other travel options to Stockholm take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 4 h 5 min of travel time.

The Karlstad to Stockholm distance is around 160 miles (258 km).

The average frequency per day from Karlstad to Stockholm is:

  • Around 6 buses per day.
  • 7 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Karlstad and Stockholm as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Karlstad to Stockholm:

  • Most travelers catch their bus from Karlstad, Karlstad Busstation and arrive in Stockholm, Cityterminalen.
  • Most travelers board their train from Karlstad tågstation and arrive in Stockholm Central Station.

The following travel companies offer services from Karlstad to Stockholm:

  • Vy Bus4You, FlixBus, Infobus, Vy Buss or Norwegian Railways (VY) can take you to Stockholm by bus. If searching for a good deal on buses, you can find tickets for Vy Bus4You from Karlstad to Stockholm for $8 (€7).
  • SJ, Tågab, Malartag, vy or Swedish Railways (SJ) can take you to Stockholm by train. If searching for a good deal on trains, you can find tickets for SJ from Karlstad to Stockholm for $18 (€16).

Yes, there are direct services available from Karlstad to Stockholm with the following travel companies:

  • Direct buses with FlixBus, Vy Buss or Norwegian Railways (VY) with 6 direct buses per day.
  • 7 direct trains per day with SJ, Swedish Railways (SJ) or Tågab.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Stockholm as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Karlstad to Stockholm.

Your trip from Karlstad to Stockholm doesn't have to end in Stockholm. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like Copenhagen, Oslo, Gothenburg, Malmö or Berlin. If you’d like to add Copenhagen, Oslo, Gothenburg, Malmö or Berlin to your Karlstad to Stockholm tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Stockholm today!
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