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Ok we changed our cities around to ARN on the in bound and CPH on the out bound.

From what I can tell it seems the best bet is to take the Arlanda Express train. There will be 2 people or will a cab be cheaper? faster? We have a day room at The Scandic Continental which is across from the Train station.

Are there round-trip same day tkts that would be cheaper?

Any info will be appreciated including what not to miss. We get in @ 7am and have a connecting flight out @ 8pm

It depends on when you're coming. Arlanda Express have their summer promotion prices until August 21 with 200 SEK for 2 people one way. Regular round-trip price is 360 SEK per person.

The absolut cheapest way is to take the airport coaches (called Flygbussarna). Their regular round-trip price is 170 SEK per person. I don't know if they have any summer promotions.

A taxi will be about 450 SEK one way.

Enjoy your stay in Stockholm!

Thanks for theprompt reply. It seems that 2 for the Train will be 40 SEK more then the Bus, so train it is. the 3rd guy 1 day behind us will do the bus.

I know it's somewhat untypical in Sweden, but does it happen that people might go to the ticket machine and ask who wants to pair up with them to get the 100SEK price instead of the 190SEK price?

The Arlanda Express is definitely the way to go, especially as you will be getting in at 7am. I took the bus once, as in normal season it is quite a bit less than the train, and we got stuck in traffic inbound to city central.

That was the last thing we wanted after flying allnight. The train has 2 stops at the airport,and then direct to city central. Perfect for your hotel.

If you don't have it yet, here is a link:

http://www.arlandaexpress.com/

Just click on the english link on the top of the page.

If you have time,take in the changing of the guard at the castle, about a 10min walk from your hotel. Have fun

Sure it happens all the time. You just have to sit near each other. Students pay only 100SEK all the time with proper ID and therefore may need to offer to let them pay only 80SEK.

Works very well if there is a long line at the ticket window and the train is going to leave soon and you can buy the ticket with card in machine.

With the drop in Taxi usage in the summer several of the main ones are offering promotional rates.

I beleive Taxi Kurir (+46 8 30 00 00 )had the best when I was there a couple a weeks ago with a fare of 340SEK ARL - City Centre and some of the others have less expensive inbound versus outbound.

From the Continental you are just as well anyway with the Arlanda Express as it is right accross the street but some others who need to transfer to the city terminal might opt for taxi.

any idea what time the changing of the guard takes place?

12.15 every day except Sunday when it's 13.15 I believe.

Update: from virtualtourist.com:

"The changing of the guard at the Royal Palace is definitely something to see. It takes place Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 12:00, except during summer when it occurs daily at 12:00 except for Sundays and public holidays when it occurs at 13:00. The new guards come in on horseback from the street. It's quite a sight to see Swedish guards in full dress riding up the middle of a busy city street. Try and catch the beginning as there are numerous horses and needless to say, quite a mess is made during the ceremony!"

.... it appears to be at the later time also on public holidays.

http://www.destination-stockholm.com/sights/palace.htm

GUWonder you sure are a Wonder and a LifeSaver. Heading to teh airport in 15 mins decided to check back once more as after this I wont see anything till I get abck to NY on thurs.

All the info I found didnt have anything about the Times it takes place. Since it seems we will be around a 10 min walk to the place from our Hotel. A simple no-brainer as we will Now definitely take it in.

where we would be without you! everyone said theres no C changing of the Guard on Mondays. As we didnt sleep a wink on the flight we had to decide what to do. I told my friend lets see everyone in Stk says Not on Mondays and an FTer says Yes. Im going we walked around the Old City as 2 Zombies and sure enough we got to the Palace and was told to come back in an hour to catch it.

Need I say more. Only no horses. We were inside the Plaza area. Not many people as it was threating Rain which it did about 10 mins before it ended.

A number of younger male Swedes have participated in the changing of the guards at the Royal Palace when doing military service. It's considered the highlight for some of them ... or so a few have said. :D

There's been a lot of gray days and rain in Sweden as of late. After a few weeks straight of perfect weather, this is what is left (i.e., late-July and early-August weather that is more akin to late September/early October). :(

Hopefully the rest of your trip will have more sun.

There is a show with horses at the Royal Stables (at least on certain weekends in the summer, even if it's drizzling) but I don't know much about that -- other than it lasted a bit too long and was a little bit boring. There at the Royal Stables you can also check out a wide variety of carriages and see the horses that may or may not be used in the show. Some nice specimens there.

I didn't get to do that during my time in the military and I was pretty disappointed to be honest.
Would have been a really fun experience, oh well...

If it's raining I suppose there are very few people watching, but did you know you can actually enter the castle?
A large part of the royal castle is open to the public for a modest entrance fee and I can warmly recommend it.
You can for example see the guest appartments where visiting royal people stay when in Stockholm.

I never could never fully empathize with the Swedish fascination with this "royal family" of French origin. :D

On a more serious note, the suggestion about visiting the royal castle is an excellent one.

If I am not mistaken the Swedish King & Co. live (i.e., sleep) somewhere else these last two decades. Isn't there a changing of the guards there too?

The Royal family lives in the Drottningholm Palace utside Stockholm theese days. There is changing of the guards there too I think, allbeit less elaborate.

See http://www.royalcourt.se/2.53abbbfd7...7fff23627.html

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The royal family lives in Drottningholm 10 km west of Stockholm, but the king works at the royal palace in central Stockholm, so even his majesty is a regular commuter... :D

I visited the royal palace last summer, first time in probably 15 years and I was fascinated.
There is basically one room for each king or queen in the palace and if you take a guided tour you get to hear stories about all the weird things the royals did in there 200 years ago.
One king had a public dressing ceremony each morning so the general public could come to the palace and watch when he got dressed etc.

Btw I'm not overly fascinated by the royal family (although I do think they're doing an excellent job), but the people I know who did spend some time as royal guards say it was a highlight they'll never forget, even if was boring as hell just standing there (especially during the winter in freezing temperatures).