Långholmen
Långholmen is an island between two other islands, Södermalm and Kungsholmen, in central Stockholm, Sweden.
Långholmen is an island between two other islands, Södermalm and Kungsholmen, in central Stockholm, Sweden.
This island can be reached via two bridges; Pålsundsbron in the east and Långholmsbron in the west.
Långholmen is a popular spot for walks, picnics and swimming. The small beaches, located right outside the former prison, are usually crowded in summer.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Långholmen
- Airports
- Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), 37 km · Stockholm Västerås (VST), 84 km · Stockholm Skavsta (NYO), 87 km
- Stockholm / Västerås → Långholmen18 km · quickest by road, 50 min · kr24–32
- Nyköping → Långholmen26 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · kr70–90
- Linköping → Långholmen18 km · quickest by road, 51 min · kr25–33
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Långholmen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Långholmen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inStockholm is served by international luxury cruise ships (see cruising the Baltic Sea), and the local Baltic Sea ferries ("ferry" is quite a misnomer, most are giant ships).
- Get inThe Baltic Sea ferries link Stockholm to Helsinki, Mariehamn and Turku (these ships are locally known as finlandsbåtar, "Finland boat"), Riga and Tallinn every day.
- Get inMost importantly, it's used by Viking Line for ferries to Mariehamn, Helsinki and Turku and their 22-hour cruises to Mariehamn.
- Get inThere are multiple departures from the port 15–60 minutes after the ferry arrives and from the station 1–3 hours before the ferry departs.
- Get inThe ferry terminal is served by SL commuter train line 43.
From Wikivoyage: Stockholm, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Långholmen
Långholmen is 2 km from Stockholm, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.