This Train Will Take You To The Land Of The Northern Lights And The Midnight Sun
Are the Northern Lights on your bucket list? And can you imagine taking a train to a place where the sun doesn’t set for months on end during the summer? That’s the unique journey I’m gonna take you on today and I hope it becomes a part of your travel wishlist by the end of this blog post!
The Polar Express, from Stockholm to the Arctic
I lived in Sweden for more than 7 years and experienced so much in that beautiful country but nothing came even close to the unforgettable train ride I took to the Arctic. This magical train ride has gotten the nickname of Polar Express and that’s a perfect name for it: it will take you all the way from Stockholm’s city center to the wilderness of Northern Sweden in what is one of the longest and most beautiful train journeys in the whole Europe.
📍 Stockholm Central Station
🚞 SJ Train to abisko
After you bought your tickets on the SJ website, it’s time to board your train and get ready for one of the most special train rides of your life. The SJ train that will take you to Abisko in Northern Sweden is actually headed all the way to Narvik, in Norway. You can choose to go all the way to the end destination and explore Sweden’s gorgeous neighbor but, if you wanna take my advice, hop off the train in Abisko this time and explore one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Here is what you need to know about the SJ Train to Abisko:
🥪 You can bring your own snacks but there is a bistro on the train, so there are some basic food options onboard
🌙 It‘s a night train: this train takes 17 hours to complete the journey from Stockholm to Abisko in Northern Sweden, so you will depart in the afternoon and arrive on the day after.
💤 Luckily, there are several different options (for all budgets) to sleep on the train:
💲 The absolute cheapest option is of course to sit all the way. It‘s not the most comfortable option but you gotta do what you gotta do when you‘re on a tight budget!
💲💲 Here is a comparison of your options if you are willing to spend so more money to have a bed. Click here to learn more about these different compartment options
2nd Class Sleeping Compartment before and after making the beds
🛤️ The train ride
📍 Abisko
Like I mentioned above, you can take this train from Stockholm all the way to Narvik, in Norway. It’s a popular destination to visit in Northern Norway and I’m sure that it’s such a special experience to take the Polar Express all the way there, but if you want to visit one of the best places in the World to see the Northern Lights and one of the most beautiful places to see the Midnight Sun, hop off the train at Abisko Turiststation.
That was my final destination on this train ride and during the few days I spent in Abisko, I fell completely in love with Lappland as I’m sure you will too.
Read more about Abisko here and I’ll leave you with some visual proof of why you should add this place to your travel bucket list.
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