Getting here and around
Welcome to Malmö, the third biggest city in Sweden, situated on the coast in the southern part of the country.
Arriving in Malmö…
PLEASE NOTE:
Bus regulations in Malmö
If you come with a self-organised bus, you must have a license to drive within the Environment Zone. You can find information about the Environment Zone here. If you don't have any license please contact us, there are possibilities to park your bus at Sibbarps Camping, just north of Öresundsbron. You find a map here.
In the registration you will get information on where your buses can be parked.
Registration
When arriving in Malmö for the forum you should head to Baltiska Hallen for registration. Here you can find a map: Baltiska Hallen
… by train
There is a direct night train Malmö-Berlin, www.berlin-night-express.com
Other international connections normally arrive in Copenhagen. Check them out at Deutsche Bahn webpage. www.bahn.de
Between the central stations of Malmö and Copenhagen, the regional ”Öresundstågen” runs three times per hour during the daytime. Between 11pm and 6am they leave once an hour. The trip takes 35 minutes, and the stops are: Malmö centralstation, Malmö Syd/Svågertorp, Airport of Copenhagen, Centralstation of Copenhagen. A single ticket Malmö-Copenhagen costs 95 SEK (approx. 9 euro). Buy your ticket at the station, its more expensive on the train.
…by car or self-organised bus
One way to drive to Malmö from the continent is through Denmark and then the Öresund bridge: www.oeresundsbron.com . There is a fee for crossing the bridge (36 euro for cars, 151 euro for buses). Even if you come from Copenhagen, you will pay at the Swedish side. You can pay in cash or with credit card.
You can also take the ferry to Malmö, Trelleborg (33 km south of Malmö) or Ystad (64 km south-east of Malmö).
Malmö-Travemünde, +46(0)40-176800, www.nordoe-link.se
Trelleborg-Sassnitz/Rostock, +46(0)410-65000, www.scandlines.se
Trelleborg-Travemünde/Rostock, +46(0)410-560 00, www.ttline.se
Ystad-Swinoujscie, +46(0)8-52018101, www.polferries.se
…by bus
The following bus companies are running international connections to Malmö.
Säfflebussen (Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo) +46(0)771-151515, www.safflebussen.se
Swebus Express (Copenhagen, Oslo), +46(0)200-218 218, www.swebusexpress.se
Eurolines (most major European cities), www.eurolines.com
Busslinje 999 (Copenhagen each hour during daytime, except for Sundays) 0045-44 68 44 00, www.graahundbus.dk
For more information about the different bus lines:
Malmö Buss & Resecenter, Skeppsbron 10, +46(0)40-330570, www.travelshop.se
…by air
Malmö Airport
Malmö Airport is situated about 30 minutes drive from the centre of Malmö. From the airport you can use the bus/airport coach at a cost around 100 sek (10 euro). The closest bus stop for the forum in Malmö is “Södervärn”.
Malmö Airport, 040-6131000, www.sturup.com
Buses fromt the airport
Flygbussarna, +46(0)771-77 77 77, www.flygbussarna.se
Airlines with direct connections to Malmö
Malmö Aviation, www.malmoaviation.se
SAS, www.scandinavian.net
Sterling, www.sterling.dk/sv/flight
WizzAir, www.wizzair.com
Copenhagen Airport
It is also very easy to travel from Copenhagen airport to Malmö, and it offers more international connections. There is a direct train connecting Copenhagen airport with Malmö, in only 30 minutes, which runs every 20 minutes during the day and every hour at night. (When you arrive at the airport in the arrival hall continue straight ahead and go down one level to enter the train. Check the direction of the train, to Malmö or to Copenhagen. It is cheaper to buy ticket before entering the train).
It is also possible to take the airport coach from Copenhagen airport to Malmö, a slightly cheaper alternative. It leaves from Copenhagen centre and passes through Copenhagen airport (Lufthavnen Kastrup). When arriving in Malmö you can get off at "Södervärn" bus stop. It does not operate on Sundays. Check the timetable at www.graahundbus.dk
To see travel connections between Copenhagen and Malmö, please visit: www.skanetrafiken.se or www.dsb.dk
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, www.kastrup.dk
To travel within Sweden
Trains within Sweden: Statens Järnvägar, www.sj.se
Travel within Skåne and Malmö:
From Malmö there are regional trains to Ystad, Simrishamn, Lund, Höör, Kristianstad, Landskrona, Helsingborg och Ängelholm. Buy your ticket at the station, that's cheaper. When travelling by regional or inner-city bus, you buy the ticket when entering the bus. More information about regional trains and buses: Skånetrafiken, +46(0)771-77 77 77, www.skanetrafiken.se
Registration
When arriving in Malmö for the forum you should head to Baltiska Hallen for registration. Here you can find a map: Baltiska Hallen
Welcome to Malmö
For information about events arranged by the municipality during ESF, go to Malmö City website.


