Sweden has a new, international, coastal train connecting Malm\u00f6 to Oslo in neighbouring Norway. Launched on 15 June, the service from rail operator Sn\u00e4llt\u00e5get will run once a day, giving passengers some of the best window seats in the Nordics for viewing seascapes and historic monuments.<\/p>\n
One-way fares start as low as 149 SEK (\u20ac13.59), which includes a reserved seat, two pieces of hand luggage and a small personal item. Folding bicycles are also permitted on the train. Alternatively, Interrail or Eurail Global Passes are accepted currency too, but passengers will need to buy a seat reservation on top, costing five euros. Either way, it\u2019s a bargain for the 600-km scenic trip, taking in shorelines, lakes, canyons, and castles.<\/p>\n
The timetable schedules departure from Malm\u00f6 at 6:38 am (or 7:05 am on Sundays) and sees the train pull into Oslo at 1:16 pm, with calls along the way at Gothenburg, as well as stops such as Lund, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Varberg, Trollh\u00e4ttan, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad. Travelling in the other direction is an afternoon and evening affair, leaving the Norwegian capital at 2:48 pm and arriving in Malm\u00f6 at 9:25 pm.<\/p>\n
For those who want to take in the spectacular views, the Swedish tourist board recommends sitting on the train\u2019s left side between Malm\u00f6 and Gothenburg in order to catch sight of Varberg Fortress, while from the right-hand side, Lund Cathedral, one of Scandinavia\u2019s oldest stone churches, will be visible. Between Gothenburg and Mellerud, those who remain on the right will be treated to lake and river vistas, including G\u00f6ta \u00c4lv Valley, and vast Lake V\u00e4nern, the third-largest lake in Europe.<\/p>\n
From either side, the Mellerud to the Kornsj\u00f6 Border stage of the journey is a feast for the eyes as the train weaves through the Granite Canyons, while high ridge rails in the locality of Ed give views of Lake Stora Le.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no need to worry about what you\u2019ll eat along the way since the train boasts a dining car, as explained by Marco Andersson, Sn\u00e4llt\u00e5get\u2019s commercial manager, who said in a statement: \u201cWe believe that direct trains, improved comfort in carriages designed for long-distance travel, and a restaurant carriage are crucial for the train to gain market share on this route.\u201d<\/p>\n
And for lovers of train travel, Andersson hinted at further service developments to come, saying: \u201cWe see a potential in increased train travel in the corridor Copenhagen \u2013 Malm\u00f6 \u2013 Gothenburg \u2013 Oslo, not least for tourist travel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sweden has a new, international, coastal train connecting Malm\u00f6 to Oslo in neighbouring Norway. Launched on 15 June,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[85],"tags":[56300,56285,56284,56305,56299,56298,56294,56290,56295,56281,56297,56296,56293,56291,56289,56282,56287,157,56303,156,9839,56288,56302,9292,3110,56304,56283,6282,56286,56301,1412,56292],"class_list":["post-112051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oslo","tag-budget-rail-travel","tag-cheap-train-tickets","tag-coastal-train-journey","tag-copenhagen-malmo-gothenburg-oslo","tag-direct-train-to-oslo","tag-eurail-scandinavia","tag-gota-alv-valley","tag-gothenburg-train-stop","tag-granite-canyons","tag-international-train","tag-interrail-norway-sweden","tag-lake-stora-le","tag-lake-vanern","tag-lund-cathedral","tag-malmo-oslo-rail-service","tag-malmo-to-oslo-train","tag-nordic-train-travel","tag-norway","tag-norway-by-train","tag-oslo","tag-rail","tag-scandinavian-train-route","tag-scenic-rail-journey","tag-snalltaget","tag-sustainable-travel","tag-sweden-by-train","tag-sweden-to-norway-train","tag-train","tag-train-fares-under-e15","tag-train-travel-in-scandinavia","tag-transport","tag-varberg-fortress"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}