Directions —
Grand Hôtel
Directions — Grand Hôtel
- Grand Hôtel
- Directions from Arlanda Airport to the hotel
- Directions from the hotel to Conference Venue
- Directions from the hotel to Public Lecture Venue
- Directions from the hotel to Conference Banquet Venue
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- Grand Hôtel is in the Stockholm city center, just across from the Old Town and the Royal Palace.
- Address: Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8
- Phone: (+46) (0)8 679 35 00
- Web: www.grandhotel.se
- E-mail: info@grandhotel.se
- Map coordinates (and link to online map): 59.3296785° N, 18.0755238° E
Arlanda Airport: Directions
By taxi from Arlanda
Taking a taxi from Arlanda to anywhere in central Stockholm will cost approximately 450-500 SEK. Make sure to ask for the fixed Arlanda-Stockholm price! (Taking a taxi between any destinations within central Stockholm will cost approximately 150-200 SEK.) Taxis accept all major credit cards. The address of the hotel is Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8, or just ask for Grand Hôtel.
Some taxi companies are:
- Stockholm Transfer (+46) (0)20-350000
- Taxi Stockholm: (+46) (0)8-150000
- Taxi 020: (+46) (0)20-202020
- TaxiKurir: (+46) (0)8-300000.
If you want to go by public transport there are two options to go from Arlanda Airport to the city center: by bus or by train, both arriving at the same location. From there you continue by subway or bus to the hotel.
(A) By Airport Coach to City Center:
Arlanda → Cityterminalen bus terminal → T-Centralen subway station
Going by bus to Stockholm takes about one hour. Tickets for the Airport coaches (Flygbussarna) cost roughly 100 SEK and can either be bought online from their website: www.flygbussarna.se or on board with any major credit card. Note that cash is not accepted on board the buses!
- Take the Airport Bus from Arlanda to the final stop Stockholm City (Cityterminalen), which is just next to the Stockholm Central Station.
- When you enter the terminal hall from the bus stop, turn right, towards the exit to "Klarabergsviadukten".
- Continue with option (C) below.
(B) By Airport Train to City Center:
Arlanda → Stockholm Central train station → T-Centralen subway station
By Arlanda Express train (see www.arlandaexpress.com) it takes only 20 minutes but costs three times as much as the bus fare, roughly 280 SEK.
- Take the train from Arlanda to Stockholm Central.
- From the end of the platform enter the Central station.
- You will immediately see an escalator to your right going up to the Cityterminalen bus terminal hall, and a hallway straight ahead leding to the main waiting hall of the Central station.
- Continue with option (C) below.
From the Cityterminalen bus terminal, you can go to the hotel by subway or by bus. From the bus stops you need to walk another 5-10 min by foot.
For information about the Stockholm public transport system (SL), fares and an online journey planner, visit sl.se/en. Tickets are valid on buses, subways and commuter trains, as well as some ferries.
(C) Continue by Subway to the Hotel:
Cityterminalen → T-Centralen subway station → Kungsträdgården subway station
- From this point on, follow signs "Tunnelbana/Metro" and the blue "T" logo.
If you arrived by Airport bus: Turning right when you enter the bus terminal hall, you then exit the hall through a door labelled "Central Station", to your left 20 m before the main exit to "Klarabergsviadukten". Take the escalator down and turn right (to the left are the platforms for the Arlanda airport train).
If you arrived by train: Just walk ahead from the end of the platform, passing the escalator from the bus terminal on your right-hand side.
- At the Y crossing 50 m ahead, keep right and pass the food courts and small shops.
- Just before entering the main waiting hall of the Central station you need to take an escalator downstairs. Just keep following the "Tunnelbana/Metro" signs.
- At the bottom of the escalator you find storage boxes and an SL Center where you can buy tickets for the subway and city buses.
- Pass the SL Center and turn left. After 100 m you will be in the ticket hall of the subway station T-Centralen, where you also can buy bus and train tickets.
- After passing the ticket gates, take the escalator going to the platform for the blue line in direction Kungsträdgården
- Take any train going in the direction Kungsträdgården, and get off at the end station Kungsträdgården (one stop).
- Take the exit "Kungsträdgården". When you exit you will be in a side street to Kungsträdgårdsgatan, with a park across the street.
- Turn left along the street, and then left again at the crossing. You should now see Grand Hôtel, a reddish building by the waterfront just ahead of you.
Conference: Directions
Venue: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Map coordinates (and link to online map): 59.3498156° N, 18.0706841° E
You need to get from the hotel to subway station Tekniska Högskolan, and then walk from there 10-15 minutes to the conference venue. Unfortunately, there are no direct ways of getting there from the hotel, not without at least one change and some walking involved. The fastest route is by subway. Note that bus and subway tickets (SL Access Card) can be bought in all subway stations and SL Centers, but not onboard buses.
- Turn right outside the hotel and then turn right into Kungsträdgårdsgatan. After 100 m you should see subway station Kungsträdgården in a side street, look for "Tunnelbana" and a blue "T" on a white circle (or the inverse colouring).
- Take any train leaving the station to T-Centralen (one stop).
- Follow directions to the red subway line. This involves some walking.
- Take a subway train in the direction Mörby Centrum, and get off at station Tekniska Högskolan (two stops).
- Take the exit Tekniska högskolan/Östra station, and then turn left after you pass the ticket booths and go to the top of the stairs.
- You are now on Drottning Kristinas väg, which goes slightly uphill, and then turns towards the left.
- Follow this street 400 m, until you reach a five-street crossing by a small triangular park.
- Beyond the park to your right is an impressive pale yellow building with a small tower. Walk past the park and enter the building in the main entrance in the main building to the left of the courtyard, on Brinellvägen 8.
- The conference room Kollegiesalen is on the entrance floor, immediately to the left inside the entrance door. A bit further in is a reception, in case you have questions.
Public Lecture: Directions
Venue: Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
Map coordinates (and link to online map): 59.3299815° N, 18.0556281° E
The Waterfront Congress Centre is just next to the Central station and the Cityterminalen bus terminal where airport trains and buses arrive.
Left: View across Klarabergsviadukten outside the Cityterminalen bus terminal, towards the upper entrance to the Central station (where you can buy public transport tickets, SL Access cards). Behind to the right are the tall buildings of the Radisson Blue Waterfront Hotel, and to the left of these are the metal structures ontop the Waterfront Congress Centre, with a glimpse of the tower of Stockholm City Hall beyond. The entrance to the Congress Centre is at the rightmost edge of this image.
Right: Entrance to the Waterfront Congress Centre seen from Klarabergsviadukten, at the corner of the hotel.
- Turn right outside the hotel and then turn right into Kungsträdgårdsgatan. After 100 m you should see subway station Kungsträdgården in a side street, look for "Tunnelbana" and a blue "T" on a white circle (or the inverse colouring).
- Take any train leaving the station to T-Centralen (one stop).
- Follow directions to Centralstation (this involves some walking).
- At the top of the escalators from the platforms, continue straight ahead after the ticket booths, about 250 m until you can turn to the right for the first time. Pass the SL Center and go up the escalator to the waiting hall of the Central station.
- Continue up one more set of escalators to the upper street level (follow signs "Stockholm Waterfront Kongress, Klarabergsviadukten").
- Follow the street Klarabergsviadukten 250 m to the left until you come to the corner of the Radisson Blue Waterfront Hotel, and turn left again.
- The entrance to the Congress Centre is in the courtyard, under the metal rod constructions.
Conference Banquet: Directions
Venue: Gold Foyer, Royal Opera House, Stockholm, Sweden
Map coordinates (and link to online map): 59.3297318° N, 18.0704829° E
The Royal Opera House is just across from the Royal Palace and the Parliament Building, within walking distance from Grand Hôtel. The Gold Foyer is above the main entrance, with a terrace overlooking Gustav Adolfs Torg square and the water currents dividing inland lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.
- Turn right outside the hotel and continue walking along the waterfront. You will first pass Kungsträdgården park on your right, immediately followed by the Royal Opera House.
- Pass the Royal Opera House building and then turn right. You are now at the main entrance.
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