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Your Guidebook All-Inclusive Guidebook Archipelago Tour with Guide Please show your pass on arrival. Hours of Operation September - December Tours run Saturday - Sunday at 12PM Please check the attraction website for the most recent schedule. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Strandvägen, berth no 15 or 16 Stockholm, N/A 114 56 SE Closest Bus Stop Hop-on, hop-off bus - Nybroplan Closest Subway Stop Tram: 7 Artipelag Getting in: please present your pass upon arrival. Hours of Operation Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Artipelagstigen 1, Gustavsberg, N/A 134 40 SE Artipelag Boat Trip - Stromma The tour is run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To go on a sightseeing tour by boat you will need to pick up your free ticket at the Strömma ticket booth at the dock where the tour departures from. You are not able to pre-book tours with your pass. If the ticket booth is closed please go directly to the boat and show your valid pass to the staff onboard. Subject to availability. During the summer it is a good idea to visit the ticket booth early the same day to collect your sightseeing tour ticket. Sometimes there are a lot of visitors and some tours may be full during the high season. If you do not get a ticket to one of the tours you had planned you can ask for tickets to the next tour on the same day. Hours of Operation Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Departure from: Nybrokajen 8, Stockholm, N/A 111 48 SE Closest Bus Stop Bus: 468, 423, 474 Bergius Botanic Garden Please show your pass on arrival. Hours of Operation Opening Times Edvard Anderson Conservatory: Year round Tuesday – Friday: 11AM - 4PM Saturday and Sunday: 11AM - 5PM Monday: Closed Victoria House: May - September Monday – Friday: 11AM - 4PM Saturday and Sunday: 11AM - 5PM Visit the attraction website for the most up-to-date opening times. Closings & Holidays Jan 1, June 25–27, Dec 24–26, 31 Getting There Address Gustafsborgsvägen 4, Stockholm, N/A 114 18 SE Closest Bus Stop Closest Bus Stop 50, 540 Closest Subway Stop Universitetet Birka - The Viking City Departures: Stockholm, Klara Mälarstrand berth Duration: this is a full day excursion including a two-hour boat trip. Note: this tour is run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To join this tour, you will need to queue at the dock where the tour departs from and collect a ticket, subject to availability. You are not able to pre-book this tour. Hours of Operation Tours run May - September. Please check the attraction website for the latest schedule. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Klara Mälarstrand Stockholm, N/A 111 52 SE Closest Bus Stop Boat: Stadshusbron Boat tour to Drottningholm Palace - return ticket Tours are run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To go on a sightseeing tour by boat you will need to pick up your free ticket at the Strömma ticket shop at the dock where the tour departures from. You are not able to pre-book tours with your pass. If the ticket shop is closed please go directly to the boat and show your valid pass to the staff onboard. Subject to availability. During the summer it is a good idea to visit the ticket shop early the same day to collect your sightseeing tour ticket. Sometimes there are a lot of visitors and some tours may be full during the high season. If you do not get a ticket to one of the tours you had planned you can ask for tickets to the next tour on the same day. Hours of Operation Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours Cruise duration 60 minutes each way. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Board the boat at: Klara Mälarstrand Stockholm, N/A 111 52 SE Boat tour to Drottningholm Palace - single ticket Tours are run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To go on a sightseeing tour by boat you will need to pick up your free ticket at the Strömma ticket shop at the dock where the tour departures from. You are not able to pre-book tours with your pass. If the ticket shop is closed please go directly to the boat and show your valid pass to the staff onboard. Subject to availability. During the summer it is a good idea to visit the ticket shop early the same day to collect your sightseeing tour ticket. Sometimes there are a lot of visitors and some tours may be full during the high season. If you do not get a ticket to one of the tours you had planned you can ask for tickets to the next tour on the same day. Note: If you use your pass for the one-way boat ticket, you can get back to Stockholm on bus 177 from Drottningholm to Brommaplan, then hop on the metro to the central station. Hours of Operation Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours Cruise duration 60 minutes each way. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Board the boat at: Klara Mälarstrand Stockholm, N/A 111 52 SE Bonniers Konsthall Getting in: please show your pass on arrival. Hours of Operation Wednesday: 12PM - 8PM Thursday - Sunday: 12PM - 5PM Please check the attraction website for the most up-to-date opening times. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Torsgatan 19, Stockholm, N/A 113 21 SE Closest Subway Stop Metro to St Eriksplan Butterfly House - Haga Ocean Getting in: simply present your pass at the entrance. Hours of Operation Monday – Sunday: 10AM - 5PM Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Fjärilshuset - Hagaparken, Solna Stockholm, N/A 169 70 SE Closest Bus Stop Take bus 515 from Odenplan to Haga Norra. Follow the signs to Fjärilshuset. Closest Subway Stop Take the subway to Solna Centrum and then bus 177 to Kolonnvägen or bus 513 to Andersvägen. Take the commuter train to Solna Station and then bus 515 to Haga Norra. Casino Cosmopol Getting in: present your pass at the entrance. Please note: The age limit is 20 years+ You must present a valid ID/passport Dress code is casual Hours of Operation Daily 4PM - 2AM Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Kungsgatan 65, Stockholm, N/A 101 20 SE Closest Bus Stop Bus: 1, 53, 65, 69, Hop On Hop Off Closest Subway Stop Closest Subway Stop Subway: T-Centralen Cinderella boats to Sandhamn Getting in: simply show your pass. Hours of Operation Timetable Stockholm - Sandhamn Departure: Daily 10AM Return: Daily 3.30.PM Extra return tour Friday: 8PM, Saturday-Sunday 3PM Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Strandvägen, berth no 14 Stockholm, N/A 115 23 SE Cinderella till Möja Getting in: you will need to pick up your free ticket at the Strömma ticket booth at the dock where the tour departs from. You are not able to pre-book tours with your pass. If the ticket booth is closed please go directly to the boat and show your valid pass to the staff onboard. Hours of Operation First boat 10AM Last boat 4.30PM Cruises last approximately 3 - 3.5 hours. Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Strandvägen 8, Stockholm, N/A 114 56 SE Dance Museum Please show your pass on arrival. Hours of Operation Tuesday – Sunday: 10AM - 5PM Please check the attraction's website for current opening hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Drottninggatan 17, Stockholm, N/A 111 51 SE Drottningholm Theatre Getting in: show your pass on arrival. Hours of Operation Visit the attraction's website for the most up-to-date opening times. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Drottningholm Stockholm, N/A 178 02 SE Closest Bus Stop Bus 176/177 Fjäderholmarna - Stromma This tour is run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To board the boat you'll need to pick up your free ticket from the Strömma ticket shop at the dock where the tour departures from. You are not able to pre-book this tour. If the ticket shop is closed please go directly to the boat and show your pass to the staff onboard. Subject to availability. During the summer it is a good idea to visit the ticket shop early the same day to collect your tour ticket. Sometimes there are a lot of visitors and some tours may be full during the high season. If you do not get a ticket to one of the tours you had planned you can ask for tickets to the next tour on the same day. Hours of Operation Boat trips run May - September. Vew the seasonal timetable. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Nybroplan, kajplats 13, Strandvägen 5 A Stockholm, N/A 114 56 SE Closest Subway Stop Boat: from Nybroplan Färgfabriken - The Paint Factory Getting in: simply present your pass at the entrance. Hours of Operation Thursday - Friday: 11AM - 4PM Saturday - Sunday: 11AM - 5PM Please see the attraction website for the most up-to-date hours. Closings & Holidays N/A Getting There Address Lövholmsbrinken 1, Stockholm, N/A 117 43 SE Closest Subway Stop Metro to Liljeholmen from T-Centralen Gustavsberg Boat Trip - Stromma This tour is run by Strömma Kanalbolaget. To board the boat you'll need to pick up your free ticket from the Strömma ticket shop at the dock where the tour departures from.
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