The Stockholm Metro provides efficient, fast and easy-to-navigate transport throughout the city centre and to the outskirts.

On longer routes outside the city centre, the metro is supplemented by Pendeltåg trains and local trains, which are described in more detail in the Transport section.

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The Stockholm metro is operated by the transport authority SL, which is also responsible for all trains, trams, buses and some ferries (routes 80–89). Official information, timetables and a journey planner can be found on the sl.se website.

Metro map and lines

The Stockholm Metro network comprises a total of 105 km of track and 3 lines, which branch out in various ways at the outskirts, thereby forming a total of 7 differently numbered routes.

You can find the official metro map on the website:sl.se/reseplaneringspartrafikkartor.

Metro lines are categorised by colour and route number.

All metro lines intersect at T-Centralen station, which is situated right in the city centre, next to the main railway and coach stations.

• Blue– the line runs from the city centre (Kungsträdgården and T-Centralen) towards the north-east, where it splits into two branches at Västra skogen station.
  • Line 10 – runs from the city centre through the Sundbyberg district to the terminus at Hjulsta.
  • Line 11 – runs from the city centre via the Solna district to the terminus at Akalla.
  • Each line runs every 10 minutes, and in the central section, where both routes run together, the frequency is therefore every 5 minutes.
• Red– the route runs through the city centre in a north-south direction and splits into two branches at both ends. The two lines run together through the city centre on the section between Östermalmstorg and Liljeholmen.
  • Line 13 – runs from Ropsten station via Gärdet (long-distance ferry terminal), the city centre and Södermalm, heading south-west to Norsborg station.
  • Line 14 – runs from Mörby Centrum station through the city centre and Södermalm to Fruängen station.
  • Each line runs at 10-minute intervals, and in the central section, where both routes run together, the frequency is therefore 5 minutes.
• Green– this route connects Stockholm’s western and southern suburbs. It splits into three different branches at Gullmarsplan station in the south of the city.
  • Line 17– runs from Skarpnäck station through the city centre to the terminus at Hässelby. Some trains terminate at Gamla Stan station, where you can change to lines 18 and 19, which continue along the same route.
  • Line 18– runs from Farsta station through the city centre to the terminus at Hässelby. Some trains terminate at Gamla Stan station, where you can change to lines 17 and 19, which continue along the same route.
  • Line 19– always runs the full route from Hagsätra station to the terminus at Hässelby
  • On the shared section, the average interval is 5 minutes, whilst on each of the three branches in the south of the city, the frequency ranges between 10 and 15 minutes.

As Stockholm’s metro is significantly supplemented by trains and trams, we have included a complete map of rail transport in Stockholm below.

Metro tickets

The fare on the metro is the same as on trams, buses, trains and ferries.

You can make as many transfers as you like between all modes of transport on a single ticket.

Ticket type	Validity	Price (adults)	Price (over 65 and under 20)
Single journey	75 minutes	42 sek	26 sek
One-day	24 hours	175 sek	110 sek
3-day	72 hours	350 sek	220 sek
7-day	From 00:00 on the first day to 04:30 on the day after the 7-day period has elapsed	455 sek	290 sek

You can find the current prices on the official website:sl.se/fares--tickets.

How do I buy a ticket?

There are three ways to buy a ticket.

SL mobile app

The cheapest and easiest way is to install the SL mobile app. No complicated registration is required.

• Google Play
• App Store

Once you’ve bought your ticket, you’ll need to activate it with a single tap and keep your mobile to hand at all times whilst travelling. The ticket is displayed as a QR code, which you must scan at the turnstile when entering the underground.

You only need to scan the QR code when boarding.

Smart Card

You can also use a physical ticket in the form of a card. You can top up various types of tickets onto this card repeatedly. However, only one ticket can be on the card at any one time.

Just like a mobile phone when using the app, you must always hold the card up to the turnstile when entering the Underground.

A disadvantage of the card is the additional fee 20 sek charged for issuing it.

You can only buy the SL Smart Card at ticket counters in each metro station or at Pressbyrån newsagents. Ticket machines are not available anywhere.

Paying with your own contactless card

In Stockholm, you can also pay your fare using your own card in the same way as with the SL Smart Card. Always hold your card up to the turnstile when entering the station.

However, you can only use your own card to pay for a single 75-minute journey at 42 sek.

Unfortunately, in Stockholm, this payment method does not include a daily cap, as is the case in many other cities. If you’re travelling a lot, you may end up paying significantly more per day than 175 sek, which is the price of a day ticket purchased via the mobile app or on a Smart Card.

Timetables – does the metro run 24/7?

The metro runs every day with the same service levels, with trains on individual lines running every 10–15 minutes depending on the time of day.

In the city centre, however, several lines always run together, which reduces the final interval to 5 minutes.

The metro runs non-stop throughout the night only from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday.

On other days, the first trains depart from the terminus stations at approximately 4.50–5.00, and the last trains usually run between 00.30 and 00.45, so that the last trains leave the city centre for the outskirts between 01.00 and 01.15.

You can view detailed timetables at this link:sl.linjetidtabeller.se.

What facilities are available at the stations?

At some metro stations, you’ll find vending machines selling drinks and sweets, and in the vast majority of cases, there are also Pressbyrån newsagents, 7-Eleven convenience stores or small cafés and bakeries.

These shops are always located in the concourses, just before you reach the platform.

Public toilets at stations are not usually standard (with the exception of the main interchange station, T-Centralen).

Metro station entrances are marked with a blue letter ‘T’, which comes from the Swedish name for the metro – Tunnelbana.

Art in the Stockholm metro

The Stockholm Metro is unique for the design of some of its stations, which attract the attention of tourists from all over the world.

Various stations are decorated with different motifs referring to Swedish or specifically Stockholm history and culture.

The colourful stations with their unique architecture are, in themselves, partly works of art and partly a reminder of the challenging natural conditions in which the metro was built: the stations often have only roughly hewn walls, thus offering passengers a view of the bedrock.

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The 8 most beautiful metro stations in Stockholm

Where should you go to see the most beautiful and interesting stations? Take a look at this unique map, the photos and descriptions of each station.

T-Centralen (blue line)

The most accessible and interesting station is T-Centralen. Whilst the T-Centralen stations on the red and green lines are standard, utilitarian spaces, the station on the blue line is a work of art.

The station is decorated in soothing shades of light blue and white, with motifs depicting climbing plants. In the upper concourse, the walls feature silhouettes of workers building the metro.

The station floor is designed so that, when viewed closely, it creates the illusion of 3D cubes in brown, white, black and green.

The design of one of Stockholm’s busiest stations was deliberately created in peaceful colours to contrast with the endless hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Solna Centre

Probably the best-known station, with its striking red and green colour scheme, depicts aspects of the Swedish countryside. Solna Centrum is also on the blue line.

The green colour represents the endless forests, whilst the red depicts the setting sun on the horizon. Paintings depicting typical rural scenes, such as picking cranberries or working in the fields, have been added.

However, the paintings also have a socio-political context and depict the pressing issues facing rural Sweden in the 1970s, when the station was built. You will notice depictions of drastic deforestation and the depopulation of the countryside.

One of the station’s iconic symbols is the moose sculpture in the display case.

Kungsträdgården

The terminus of the blue line, right in the city centre, is one of the most unique stations, with a rather wild design.

Parts of the walls have been left completely unfinished, revealing the original rock in which the Stockholm metro was tunnelled.

However, most of the station is adorned with a bold combination of colours and replicas of sculptures. Both the colour scheme and the sculptures are reminiscent of the colours of the original Baroque Kungsträdgården garden, which was situated in the area above today’s station.

During the construction of the metro, many archaeological artefacts were discovered, to which the sculptures refer.

Rådhuset

Rådhuset station is also on the blue line. At first glance, the station has a clean, simple design and is bathed in a very soft shade of pink.

However, if you look more closely at the station’s walls, you will discover many details reminiscent of historical artefacts from the area directly above the station.

On the ceiling in the central part of the platforms, for example, you’ll find sculptures of two craftsmen’s boots and numerous baskets from Hantverkargatan, which was once a hub for craftsmen and lies directly above the station.

At the exit to the escalators, the ceiling is supported by the base of a factory chimney – such structures were a common sight in this area during the 19th and 20th centuries.

Stadium

Every summer, Östramalms IP Stadium – near which the ‘Stadion’ station on the red line is situated – hosts the Stockholm Pride festival.

The ceilings of this light blue station are therefore adorned with a rainbow, the iconic symbol of the LGBT community.

Tekniska Högskolan

This station on the red line, near the famous KTH University of Technology, pays tribute to scientific discoveries.

The station’s most striking feature is five suspended polyhedra representing Plato’s five types of material bodies: fire, water, air, earth and ether

Tensta

Almost at the very end of one of the branches of the blue line (line 10), visit Tensta station, which is adorned with paintings of dandelion leaves and animals, combined with small animal sculptures.

The artists deliberately depicted animal species from all over the world on the station walls, as the Tensta housing estate was home mainly to immigrants from various countries at the time the metro was being built in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Mörby Centrum

The terminus of one of the northern branches of the red line (number 14) resembles a patisserie rather than a metro station, thanks to its colour scheme and rainbow-coloured ceramic decorations.

The colour scheme is subtle, dominated mainly by light shades of pink and white. If you look closely, however, the walls and ceilings change colour slightly depending on the angle from which you view them. From one side, they appear grey with a hint of pink, whilst from the other side they seem white with grey-green elements.

This optical illusion is intended to symbolise the changing landscape when travelling by train (the southern section of the Red Line is above ground).

Map of interesting stations

To give you a better idea of where Stockholm’s most interesting stations are located, we have prepared a modified map of the Stockholm metro.