To travel from Arlanda Airport to Uppsala is straightforward by either taxi, train or bus.
By taxi: Taxis can be found outside the airport terminals. The journey takes about 30 minutes, and typically costs ca. 650 SEK fixed price. You should check that you get a fixed price (but that is more or less standard for the Arlanda-Uppsala taxi rides). If your destination is the Ångström Laboratory, ask for the main entrance. All taxis take credit cards and cash (SEK).
By train: Trains run frequently from Arlanda Central station to Uppsala Central station. The journey with the fastest train takes about 20 minutes and the ticket price is about 250 SEK. To see the timetable and order ticket:
1. Go to https://www.sj.se/en/home.html#/;
2. Select travel from Arlanda C to Uppsala C;
3. Select date; 4. Select adult and then continue;
5. Select departure time and ticket;
6. Select Continue twice and pay the ticket. There may also be ticket machines at Arlanda (we are not 100% sure about this, but probably).
By bus: The public transport company Upplands Lokaltrafik (UL) runs the airport coach route 801 between Arlanda and Uppsala (To Uppsala, from Uppsala). Buses depart twice an hour between 3 a.m. and 12 midnight, and the journey takes about 40 minutes. There are numerous ways in which tickets for the bus may be purchased:
o At Arlanda Visitor's Centre at Terminal 5, or at other information desks at Terminals 2 and 4
o Self-service ticket machines are available at the stops at Terminals 2, 4 and 5
o UL smartphone app (App store) (Google play)
o Payment by credit or debit card on board the coach; cash is not accepted.
The bus arrives at and leaves from Uppsala bus station, which lies in connection to the train station.
Reaching the Ångström Laboratory
Reaching Ångströmlaboratoriet from Uppsala Central train station: The easiest is to take a taxi; they run on taximeter. You can also take a bus (see Bus within Uppsala below). If you want to walk, it takes about 35-40 min from the train station to the Ångström Laboratory (nice walk along the river )
From the two hotels listed on the hotel page it is about 1 km to walk to Hotel von Kraemer (Kraemer) to the Ångström Laboratory, and about 2 km from Akademihotellet. It is also convenient to take a city bus (see below).
TAXI in Uppsala.
Telephone numbers to Taxi companies in Uppsala: Taxi Kurir 018-123 456; Uppsala Taxi 018-100 000. These taxi companies also drive to/from Arlanda, fixed price. See above.
Bus within Uppsala.
Buses are the main mode of public transport within Uppsala. Tickets can be bought on buses by credit or debit card only; cash is not accepted.
The closest bus stop to the Ångström Laboratory (where the meeting will be held) is called "Polacksbacken". It is next to our conference building.
If you wish to travel directly to the Ångström Laboratory from Uppsala Central station (where trains and buses from the airport arrive), you have to take: Bus 4 towards "Ulleråker Ultuna" Bus stop: Polacksbacken (B) (From Uppsala Central Station to Polacksbacken) From Hotel von Kraemer one can take Bus 12 (also towards Ultuna) at the very nearby bus stop on Dag Hammarskjölds väg. Get off at Polacksbacken.
A map of Uppsala with all bus routes indicated can be found here. Timetables are found here.