Getting to Malmö

Getting to Malmö is easy, and my family and friends all have their preferred routes.

Driving from England means that you have your own car with you all the time, which can be a blessing if you are taking a family vacation. You can take you car on the ferry from Harwich and sail overnight to Esbjerg in western Jutland, Denmark. From here, it's about a 4 hour drive across Denmark, over the Copenhagen-Malmö bridge, and into Malmö, Sweden. It's an easy route on major highways, and quite picturesque. Of course, you should stop off at one of many cafe's for breakfast and try the Danish cheeses. And if you want to do some Danish exploring before heading to Sweden, Hans Christian Andersen's hometown of Odense one of the popular attractions along your route.

You can fly directly into Malmö (Sturup) Airport, which is located about 30 kilometres drive east of Malmö city centre. Taxicabs are in abundance, and the taxi drivers have an pre-agreed set price for journeys into Malmö and Lund (25 km) and it's currently around 400 kr. Or it's easy to pick up a hire car (from companies such as Hertz and Avis) at the car rental desks inside the airport. An even cheaper option is to take the airport bus. Flygbussarna travel to malmö city regularly from the airport and a one way journey costs around SEK 90 and takes 40 minutes. The route to the city of Malmö is on an easy, conjestion-free highway along the E65.

Another easy option if your chosen airline doesn't fly into Malmö, is to aim for Copenhagen, Denmark's capital. Copenhagen airport is small and easy to navigate. The train terminal is underneath the arrivals lounge. You don't need to leave the airport. If you walk straight ahead to the end of the arrivals hall, the ticket and information booth is ahead of you. A train ticket to Malmö costs around SEK 90. You can pay in Swedish or Danish kronor, in Euro, or by credit card.

Purchase your train tickets at the information desk before getting on the elevator or escalator that will take you down to the platform. Check the monitors at the top of the elevator for your number platform you need to Malmö. The journey is about 20 minutes into the city, over and under the Baltic Sea (Öresund).

When you arrive at Malmö train station, you are almost in the heart of the city. There is a transport information booth at the train station called Skånetrafiken, they are great at helping you plan your journey - and obviously buses are much cheaper than taxis, which are, of course, waiting outside should you need one. If you plan on using the buses a lot (the service is very good), purchase a bus-card in advance to save you needing small change all the time.

Just climb aboard, it's time to navigate the city.