Pigatigen In Skine in southern Sweden, a local private company, Piigatdgen, operates trains between Helsingborg, Lund and Malmo, and Ystad and Simrishamn. These are fully automated and you buy your tickets from a machine on the platform which accepts coins and notes. Prices on the short hops are low; InterRail cards are valid, the Nordturistqels a fifty percent discount. Buses Longdistance buses are operated by the company Swebus (and others) on express routes between large towns, and to and from Stockholm, There are two types of bus: Btpressbussar run daily, complementing rather than competing with the rail system, while the cheaper Veckoslutsbussar ofleu only run at weekends (usually Fri & Sun). You'll often need to book in advance for both types. In the north, where "uses are more frequent, since they're used to 'япу mail to isolated regions, several companies operate daily services, and fares are broadly Major routes are listed in the "Travel ils" at the end of each chapter and you can Pup a comprehensive timetable at any bus temiinal. Local buses, too, are frequent and regular. Count on using them, as many hostels and campsites are a fair distance from town centres. Flat fares cost 812kr, the ticket usually valid for an hour. Most large towns operate some sort of discount system where you can buy cheaper books of tickets details from the local tourist office and in the text. Planes The plane network is operated by SAS and the domestic airline Linjeflyg, and various deals can make flying a real steal, especially those long slogs north. Minipris individual fares give fifty percent discounts on offpeak ("red departure") roundtrips; Minipris family fares mean the first passenger pays the full fare, but an accompanying spouse and children pay only 200500kr each, depending on the distance. Also, there are 2530 percent discounts on oneway fares on "red departure" days. Senior Citizens pay a flat rate of 250kr or 400kr, depending on distance, for oneway fares (500kr if the journey involves changing in Stockholm); and under25s can fly standby anywhere in Sweden for 200kr or 250kr, oneway 400kr if you have to change in Stockholm. Children under two travel free. Most of these fares have to be booked in advance more details from local travel agents and tourist offices. Ferries GETTING A R О и N D I 333 Unlike Norway and Finland, domestic ferry services in Sweden are few. The various archipelagos on the southeast coast are served by small ferries, the most comprehensive network being within the Stockholm archipelago, for which you can buy an islandhopping boat pass see Stockholm and Around iw more details. The other major link is between the Baltic island of Gotland and the mainland (at Nynashamn and Oskarshamn), very popular routes in summer for which you should really book ahead. The Nordturist pass gives a fifty percent discount on the NynashamnVisby and OskarshamnVisby routes; all the other relevant details are covered in Chapter Twelve .