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Public Transportation

Public Transportation

Public transport in Växjö is bus. Most buses depart from, or pass, the travel center (“resecentrum”). There is also a customer center connected to the travel center. For a number of years, city buses will not pass or stay at the travel center due to the rebuilding and development of the area. City buses will instead depart from Kronobergsgatan in Växjö. TICKETS You can buy a ticket in the following ways: - On the bus (by credit or cash. If paying by cash, an additional fee will be charged). - Mobile ticket through the app “Länstrafiken Kronoberg”. Available in App Store and Google Play. - Travel cards (available as discount cards and periodic cards). You can buy the travel card on board the bus, at Länstrafikens customer center or other sales outlets. VISITOR TICKETS There is also a visitor ticket that suits you as a tourist or temporary visitor, who wants to do several bus or train journeys during your stay. The visitors ticket is valid in Växjö city traffic and for the whole county during 24 or 72 hours. Visitor tickets for Växjö city traffic is available on board the bus, at the customer center located in Växjö travel center and at other sales outlets. You can buy a visitor ticket for the whole county at the ticket machines at the train stations. GOOD TO KNOW - If there is space, you can bring a regular two-wheeled bike by train and in the regional traffic. - Bike is not allowed on the city buses. - You can bring a stroller without charge if there is space on the bus. The driver decides if there is room. - You are not allowed to drink alcohol on buses, trains, in waiting rooms or weather shelters. Click on the connecting link for timetables and travel planner.
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Bicycles

Bicycles

BIKES FOR RENTAL If you wish to rent a bike: Smålands Cykel - Rental of regular bicycles Västra Esplanaden 15 352 31 Växjö +46 470 475 48 Växjö MTB - Rental of mountainbikes Hagadalsvägen 10 352 46 Växjö +46 73 55 36 158 / info@vaxjomtb.com RentBike - Rental of regular bicycles, electric bicycles and mountainbikes Hagadalsvägen 10A 352 46 Växjö +46 73 55 36 158 / info@rentbike.se BICYCLE PUMPS - There are five bicycle pumps in Växjö city center – free for anyone to use. One is located next to Västerbron at the central station, one is located at Vattentorget and one by Speakers Corner (the cross between Storgatan/Bäckgatan). - The bicycle pumps can also be used for strollers and wheelchairs. BICYCLE MAP Växjös bicycle map contains several bicycle tours, tips and rules concerning cyclists. You can find it digitally by clicking on the link.
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Train

Train

By train you can easily reach Växjö. Växjö train station lies in the central parts and is directly connected to the city center. From the city center you can continue your journey by bus. Malmö ≈ 2 hours Gothenburg ≈ 3 hours Stockholm ≈ 3,5 hours Copenhagen/Copenhagen Airport ≈ 2,5 hours TICKETS At SJ you can book your train ticket – they lists all available train journeys. Other train companies in Sweden: - Snälltåget - Öresundståget - Krösatåget - Länstrafiken Kronoberg Note! You can not buy tickets on board the trains. GOOD TO KNOW - Please note that you can not buy tickets on board the trains, this applies to all distances operated by SJ and Öresundståg. If you are unsure, check with the train company. - Ticket machines for payment with Länstrafiken’s travel card (valid on Öresundståg) and Swedish and international credit cards are available at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, and Hovedbanegården in Denmark. - Remember to investigate with each train company what applies to their journeys for luggage and bicycles. On Öresundståget you can bring your bike as long as there is space. There is room for maximum of nine bicycles per train, in the low-floor part in the middle of the train. Buy a bicycle ticket in the ticket machine at the station. At SJ, you can bring a folding bike in a bicycle bag. - All Öresundståg have well-functioning mobile connection installed, which allows you to surf on your own mobile network and talk on mobile with the same performance as outside the train. There is no wifi on the Öresundståg. All SJ high-speed trains have 4G for quick connection.
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Airport

Airport

Växjö Småland Airport is Småland's leading airport. From here you can get to Stockholm City Airport, Bromma, in less than 1 hour. There is a wide range of foreign destinations for city life, sun and bathing, skiing, etc. How about destinations such as Crete, Zadar, Split, Alicante, Gdansk, Riga, Andorra, Rhodes, Tuzla, Skopje, London, Gran Canaria, Pristina, Belgrade, Cyprus and the Canary Islands. For more information about the airport and destinations visit www.smalandairport.se To and from the airport: From the airport to the center of Växjö, you can get there quickly and easily with bus line 4, which runs 4 times an hour. It is 8 km to central Växjö. TRAIN CONNECTIONS From other airports you easily reach Växjö by train. Distance by train: Köpenhamn/Kastrup: 2,5 hours Göteborg: 3 hours Malmö: 2 hours Stockholm: 3,5 hours
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Parking

Parking

In the central parts of Växjö there are two different parking zones. Zone 1 (marked blue on map): free parking on Sundays and after 12 AM on Saturdays. Otherwise 18 SEK per hour. Zone 2 (marked green on map): free parking during Saturdays and Sundays. Otherwise 10 SEK per hour. Always 1,5 hours of free parking in the parking house connected to the mall Affärshuset Tegnér (don´t forget to check in at the parking meter). Charge after 1,5 hours. Click on link to see parking map.
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Taxi

Taxi

Växjö Taxi Tel: +46 470 135 00 www.vaxjotaxi.se Sverigetaxi Tel: +46 771 999 999 www.sverigetaxi.se TAXI AT VÄXJÖ CENTRAL STATION Most taxi-companies proceed from Växjö central station and here you can find available taxicars. Due to renovations and development of the station area in Växjö, taxis will be moved from the east part to the west part of Drottninggatan, close to Västerbron where you also can find the temporary station. To drop off and pick up passengers by car it is recommended to do so at Södra Bantorget by World Trade Center and parking lot Båtsmannen (marked as “P”, short time parking, on the map below). NOTE: Taxi prices are not regulated in Sweden; they may vary greatly. It is the customer’s responsibility to check prices beforehand. Credit cards are readily accepted.
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InfoPoint

InfoPoint

An InfoPoint is a easy access service place for tourist information – a “mini Tourist Center”. At an InfoPoint you can get basic information and help with questions within tourism. For full service visit our Tourist Center. In Växjö there are eight InfoPoints and most of them are open day and night. They all have free wifi and guest computers. Asa Herrgård Asa 1, 363 94 Lammhult Elite Park Hotel Västra Esplanaden 10-14, 351 06 Växjö. Elite Stadshotellet Kungsgatan 6, 352 31 Växjö. Evedals Camping L J Brandts väg 1, 352 63 Växjö. Ingelstadhuset Riksvägen 24, 355 72 Ingelstad. Kalvsviks Lanthandel Telebro, 355 96 Kalvsvik Kulturparken Småland Södra Järnvägsgatan 2, 352 29 Växjö Little Rock Lake Zipline Bränderydsvägen, Sawcreek Crownpark, 360 72 Klavreström Quality Hotel Royal Corner Liedbergsgatan 11, 352 32 Växjö. Scandic Växjö Hejaregatan 19, 352 46 Växjö. Svenssons i Lammhult, Jönköpingsvägen 4, 363 44 Lammhult Toftastrand hotell & konditori, Lenhovdavägen 72, 352 71 Växjö Tolgs Lanthandel/krogen på logen, Kronhaga 363 35 Tolg
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