Traveling with bicycles on Swedish trains
A variety of service providers and differing policies has made traveling by train in Sweden with a bicycle a challenging undertaking. The national rail operator SJ currently does not allow bicycles unless they are dismantled and packed into travel bags, but many smaller operators allow a restricted number of bicycles per train for a small fee. In some cases bicycles may even be brought along for free with certain restrictions.
Rail providers which allow bicycles:
- SL (FREE on commuter trains [except Roslagsbanan] with restrictions at Central Station and during rush hour, no bikes on the subway)
- Arlanda Express (Stockholm airport, free)
- Mälartåget (Mälaren/Stockholm region, 6 bikes per train)
- UL (Upplands Lokaltrafik)
- Västtrafik (Västra Götaland, Halland. Bicycles are carried on trains free of charge, subject to space)
- FlixTrain (Stockholm-Göteborg, 4 bicycles for a fee)
- Öresundståg (West coast, 9 bikes per train)
- Tåg i Bergslagen (Central Sweden, 2 free bikes per train)
- Pågatågen (Skåne, 6 bikes per train)
- Krösatågen (Southern Sweden, 10 bikes per train)
- Norrtåg (routes Sundsvall – Storlien and Sundsvall – Umeå, a fee is applied)
- Tågab (Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna)
- NSB (Norwegian rail, 5 bikes per train)
- X-Tåg (Gävleborg, 2 bikes per train)
- Värmlandstrafik (a fee is applied)
- Inlandsbanan
- Östgötatrafiken (not during rush hour)
- Snälltåget (Night train Malmö – Swedish mountain destinations)
- Lennakatten, Östra Södermanlands Järnväg (steam trains, free)
Besides SJ, these providers forbid bicycles:
- Blå Tåget (Stockholm – Göteborg)
- Snälltåget (Daytime Stockholm – Malmö)
- Kustpilen (Linköping-Västervik, Linköping-Kalmar)
- MTR Express (Stockholm – Göteborg)
