Getting here

Skansen is on Djurgården, in central Stockholm. It’s easy to get here tram, bus or ferry. There are also footpaths and cycle paths all the way, making walking and cycling pleasant ways to get here.

Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49, 115 21 Stockholm

Cycling or walking

Cross Djurgårdsbron Bridge and follow Djurgårdsvägen past the Nordic Museum and Gröna Lund to reach Skansen. The distance from Djurgårdsbron Bridge is 950 metres and takes around 10 minutes, depending on your walking pace.
There are also cycle paths all the way.

Bus or tram

Tram line 7 runs from T-Centralen to Djurgården, and also has plenty of space for pushchairs and wheelchairs.
The historic tram line 7N runs from Norrmalmstorg to Skansen. The café train runs all the way via Waldemarsudde and Bellmansro.

Bus 67 runs from Odenplan to Skansen. You can also take bus 69 or 76 to Djurgårdsbron Bridge, and then walk the rest of the way (950 metres).

For details of bus or tram routes and times, visit SL’s traffic information site

Ferry

Ferry line 82 operates on the Slussen–Skeppsholmen–Djurgården route and stops at Allmänna Gränd, 400 metres from Skansen.
You can find the timetable for Djurgårdsfärjan line 82 here. SL fares apply on the ferry.

The ferry M/S Emelie runs between Hammarby Sjöstad–Masthamnen (Viking Line terminal)–Djurgården and Nybroplan. The ferry stops at Allmänna Gränd, 400 metres from Skansen.

For more information, see ressel.se

Using your own boat

There are moorings at the Wasahamnen guest marina. Harbour depth: 2–6 metres. Moorings: Boom, buoy and long side.

Car

Parking options near Skansen and on Djurgården are very limited. A tip is to park your car in the Gallerian parking garage, Hamngatan 37, and then take the tram to Djurgården. You can also park your car on Narvavägen, which is located near Djurgårdsbron. At certain times, Djurgården is completely closed to private cars; see information below.

There are a few disabled parking spaces inside Skansen at the Solliden restaurant (enter via the Solliden Entrance).

Mobility services and taxis can drive in via the Solliden Entrance to pick up and drop off visitors on Skansenberget. The address for taxis and mobility services to use is Sollidsbacken 9.

Closure of Djurgårdsvägen

For congestion and environmental reasons, traffic to Southern Djurgården is restricted during certain periods of the year.

During Christmas market weekends, the entrance to Djurgården over Djurgårdsbron is closed from 10.00 to 16.00, and the manned Djurgårdsbommen at the Biological Museum is also kept closed during these times.

From 22 April until 30 September on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays between 10:00 and 17:00.

The closures applies from the sign at Djurgårdsbron Bridge in the direction onto Djurgården and does not apply to buses, taxis, vehicles with a valid disabled badge or vehicles with a permit.

For current information on the road closure on Djurgården and existing parking spaces, email the Solliden Entrance or call +46 (0)8 442 81 21.