Stockholm Tourist Cards

When you arrive in Stockholm, you'll find a wide range of tourist destinations you'll want to discover: museums, castles, churches, parks, islands and more. However, entrance fees can be high, taking too much out of your budget. In this sense, the City Sightseeing Pass is an ideal option to enjoy significant savings.

With this pass you will have the opportunity to access the best things to do in Stockholm while spending less. For example, you'll be able to visit dozens of attractions in the city, hop on the free bus and boat stops, take part in some guided tours and enjoy many other experiences all year round.

The best option

Stockholm Go City All-Inclusive Pass

Tour Stockholm with your Tourist Card

You will have free entry to dozens of sights and can create your own itinerary. You'll see interesting museums, take canal cruises, guided city tours and other activities.

From £65 at Hellotickets

The Stockholm City Sightseeing Card is a great tool for exploring the city, saving you time and money when visiting the various attractions. You can follow your own itinerary, get direct access to destinations without the annoying queues at the ticket office and you won't have to use cash or bank cards to pay.

This pass or tourist voucher, as it is also known, can be purchased for 1, 2, 3 or 5 days, depending on your convenience. Whatever the case, you will have access to more than 45 monuments and museums in Stockholm, as well as some cruises along the canals, lakes and islands of the archipelago. You'll also be able to visit the historic amusement park, among other must-see destinations.

Recommended if... you want to visit several tourist destinations during your stay without spending a lot of money.

The price of the all-inclusive Stockholm Sightseeing Pass can vary from around 65€ to 148€. This is based on the number of days of use, which can be 1, 2, 3 or 5 days. So you can choose the one that best suits your stay. Also, if you are travelling to Stockholm with children, you should know that there are reduced prices for them. These range from €23 to approximately €54.

The following prices are available for the adult pass:

• The 1-day pass (24 hours); this costs approximately €65.
• The 2-day pass (48 hours); which costs around €100.
• The 3-day pass (72 hours); priced at approximately €119.
• The 5-day pass (120 hours); available from €148.

Children between the ages of 6 and 15 get a special discount on this pass, paying the following prices:

• The 1-day pass (24 hours); at a cost of approximately €25.
• The 2-day pass (48 hours); with an average value of €40.
• The 3-day pass (72 hours); available from around €46.
• The 5-day pass (120 hours); priced at €54.

This tourist pass is very simple to use. You need to specify the type of pass you want (1, 2, 3 or 5 days) and make the purchase online. You will then receive a QR code on your mobile phone, which you must scan at the ticket office of the attraction visited or when taking one of the best tours of Stockholm included in the pass.

You should know that the pass works as a voucher, so it is subject to a specific credit, that is, it has a maximum amount of money according to the number of days. Therefore, you can visit as many attractions as you wish until you reach the value of the card.

The pass is activated when you scan it for the first time. For example, when you visit the Viking Museum in Stockholm or take a sightseeing bus tour of Stockholm, it will be activated automatically. From then on, the digital card will be valid for 24, 48, 72 or 120 consecutive hours. Unactivated passes are valid for up to a couple of years.

The Stockholm Sightseeing Pass gives you entry to the best museums in Stockholm and dozens of attractions in the Swedish capital. In addition, it offers access to sightseeing activities such as boat trips around the archipelago, tours on the free-stop bus, and more.

In total, some 61 activities, including museums, monuments, excursions and tours, are offered on the pass, some of them being the following:

Museums

Stockholm has a large number of museums and many of them are included in the city's tourist card. For example:

• The Shipwreck Museum, located on the island of Djurgården. There, you will find a 17th century ship and objects preserved underwater.
• The Fotografiska Museum, with an important exhibition of contemporary photographers.
• The Nobel Prize Museum, which houses everything related to the laureates of this prestigious award and their contributions to humanity.
• The Nordic Museum, where you can learn about the history of the Swedish capital from medieval times to the contemporary period.
• The Toy Museum, where you will find some 40,000 toys, comics, classic Atari games and much more.

Sights and attractions

• The Royal Palace, considered the largest palace belonging to the Swedish monarchy.
• Riddarholmen Church, with the tombs of Swedish monarchs from 1632 to 1950.
• Drottningholm Chinese Pavilion, a castle of Swedish origin with a strong Chinese influence.
• The Cosmopol Casino, formerly known as the city's first premiere cinema.
• The SkyView Stockholm, with an impressive spherical construction and a cable car that travels through it, giving you a 360º view of the entire city.
• The Gröna Lund. This is an amusement park that dates back to 1883 and is considered one of the oldest in Sweden.

Walks, excursions and tours

The Stockholm Tourist Card also offers access to some of Stockholm's best boat trips, island excursions and tours. These are part of the built-in experiences:

• A kayak tour of central Stockholm, where you'll get a privileged panoramic view of the city from its bay, which you'll paddle leisurely through.
• A cruise along Stockholm's canals, where you'll see a series of historical monuments and stunning natural areas.
• Aboat trip under Stockholm's bridges, a popular experience that allows you to see the monumental structures that connect the city's islands.
• A winter boat tour, so you can enjoy the icy scenery of the Baltic Sea.
• The Hop-on Hop-off boat tour, with nine stops along a circuit of the island's central canals.

Buying the Stockholm Sightseeing Pass is convenient when you want to visit the city's main attractions without spending too much money. Basically, you will save up to 50% when it comes to buying tickets individually. It is also suitable if you want to take part in boat trips, kayaking activities and other experiences.

For example, a 24-hour pass is worth around €65 and gives you access to a number of places, such as the Vasa Museum, the Nobel Museum, the Nordic Museum, Stockholm Cathedral, the Fotografiska Museum, the Royal Palace, the sightseeing bus and more. But, if you use the €65 for individual tickets, then you would only be able to access about three destinations, for example: the Royal Palace, the sightseeing bus and the Skansen Open Air Museum in Stockholm.

Another convenient aspect of these tourist passes is that they are electronic. Therefore, all you need to do is scan the QR code from your mobile phone screen at the attraction's ticket office. This way, you'll avoid the hassle of exchanging money or worrying that your credit card won't be accepted at the attraction.

This tourist pass may not be suitable if you plan to travel to Stockholm in November through March, i.e. during the winter season. Throughout this period many attractions close their doors or reduce opening hours due to weather conditions and this could certainly limit your itinerary.

In fact, there are several boat tours that do not operate in winter. Such is the case of the boat tour offered by the Stockholm sightseeing bus, which corresponds to the green route, speedboat excursions and other cruises in the archipelago. In addition, museums such as Vaxholm Fortress, the Drottningholm Palace Theatre and others are closed.

Also, until March in Stockholm you will find many free activities, which could make the tourist card less attractive, as it is designed to save money on your itinerary. Therefore, it's best to take a look at the schedules of the attractions offeredon Stockholm's all-inclusive pass and, depending on your tastes, time, budget and needs, decide whether it's right for you.

The Swedish capital has a unique tourist card, better known as the all-inclusive Stockholm Go City Pass. As I have already mentioned, this is an electronic voucher with which you can access all the attractions and activities you want for a certain period of time.

With this pass you must take into consideration that, according to the number of days purchased (1, 2, 3 or 5), you will have a fixed credit with which you will be able to visit the attractions. However, this does not mean that they are different tourist passes, since with any of these options you can access the same museums, monuments, tours, excursions and experiences.

For example, with the 1-day pass you will have a credit of approximately €225, while the 2-day pass has a maximum amount of about €385. The 3-day pass in Stockholm is about €519 and the 5-day pass credit is at least €761.

If you've decided that you'd like to purchase the Stockholm Sightseeing Pass for your visit to Stockholm, then there are a few basic tips to help you get the most out of this popular e-pass.

Don't visit on the spur of the moment

Stockholm Sightseeing Cards are a great tool for exploring many attractions, but if you do your sightseeing on the spur of the moment, you will end up wasting time and not taking full advantage of what the e-pass has to offer. It is therefore important that you plan your time in the city, especially if you are in Stockholm for a short period of 1 or 2 days.

Ideally, before your trip, you should make a small itinerary of the attractions and activities you want to visit during your stay. You should then organise them according to their location and times. This way, you won't have to run from one place to another in search of each destination.

Use the Tourist Card mobile app

With the Stockholm All Inclusive Pass or, as it is commonly known, Stockholm Tourist Card, you will have a mobile application that will allow you to monitor everything related to your pass.

You will have access to the list of attractions and information on each of the museums, monuments and destinations included in the card. You will also be able to use a map of the city to find out the distance between each of the attractions and the quickest access routes to get around the city.

Check attraction opening times

Checking the opening times of the attractions offered by the tourist card is something you can't miss. Depending on the time of year, you will find destinations with reduced or extended opening and closing times, which can affect the rhythm of your itinerary.

For example, if you are in Stockholm in winter and plan to visit the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, it will be closed on Mondays, open on Tuesdays (11:00 to 20:00) and the rest of the week from 11:00 to 17:00. This is in contrast to the summer season, which is open daily from 10:00 to 18:00.

Also, please note that some activities are closed on Swedish public holidays. You don't want to activate your card on a day when opening hours are limited.