Hej,
Today I would like to write a bit more about my commuting by train from Stockholm to Uppsala.
Some of you may be in the same situation and appreciate this information and some of you may be just curious about the price, length of the way and other things.
The best option in case of regular commuting from Stockholm to Uppsala is purchasing the period SL + UL ticket for 30 days. Then you can spend so much time on the train as you wish. Stockholm is well-prepared for commuting to adjacent cities as there are many commuter trains, the one you need to get from Stockholm to Uppsala is number 38. This train goes every half hour during all day (in the evening once an hour) and at last train leaves at 0:26 from Uppsala.
- Travel time
As you can use only SL trains, it takes a bit longer than national SJ trains which do not have so many stops. From Stockholm central station to Uppsala central station the travel time is 55 minutes with 12 stops. The advantage of commuter train is that it stops even elsewhere in the city. I usually go to Solna station which is more in the north (and closer to my home) so it takes (only) 48 minutes to Uppsala. Then, you have to add time spent on the way to and from central station. In Stockholm, it takes me 10 minutes from my home to Solna station and in Uppsala it lasts 20 minutes from central station to SLU. In total, it takes me one hour and half from door to door.
- Price
It costs 1040 kr for students and it enables you to use not only the train but all public transport in Stockholm and Uppsala. I find it very useful on rainy days that I can just decide not to bike in the city.
- How to buy
You can buy the ticket at SL or UL centres (https://sl.se/sv/ and https://www.ul.se/en). The Access card itself costs 20 kr and then it depends on what ticket you want to buy. (I think that there is also possibility of buying the ticket through the mobile app but I didn´t find out more about it)
I know that for some of you it may sounds really awfully to spend 3 hours in total with commuting but so far, I don´t mind it beucase firstly, I do not have to go to school every day. Secondly, I try to read on the train or to do something what I would have to do at home anyway and thirdly, I have two cities that I can explore so it means more possibilities for leisure time activities. Due to the fact that it is not possible to travel with a bike, I have two bikes. One in Stockholm and another one in Uppsala. The only issue I have with owning two bikes is that I can´t decide which one I prefer more.
I would say that the important thing is that you should be well-prepared for the time spent on the train to take time right.
Have a nice day,
Denisa