Copenhagen to Stockholm in 5 hours 20 minutes,
Gothenburg-Stockholm in 3 hours, Malmö-Stockholm 4 hours 25...
... city centre to city centre
with no check-in time to add and no airport hassle, internet available on board
and laptop power sockets at every seat. Introduced in 1990, X2000 (also
known as X2) is Sweden's 200km/h (125mph) tilting high-speed train, linking
Stockholm with Malmö, Copenhagen, Gothenburg and a range of other Swedish
cities. X2000s are fast, smooth and quiet, but
you won't notice the train tilting unless you look carefully at the angle of
the train compared to the scenery!
Gleaming stainless steel...
Boarding a
Copenhagen-Stockholm X2000 train at Copenhagen main
station...
1st class seats
on X2000. Some seats are around tables for 2 or 4, most are
unidirectional.
2nd class seats on the X2000. Some seats are in
bays of 4 around tables, but most are unidirectional.
A 125 mph tilting X2000 train from Copenhagen to Stockholm,
at Copenhagen station...
Facilities on board X2000...
All X2000 trains have 1st & 2nd class seats and a
self-service buffet car.
There are power sockets for laptops & mobiles
between every pair of seats.
All X2000 trains have on board WiFi, free for 1st
class passengers (ask the conductor for the access code), payment required
in 2nd class, see www.sj.se
for details.
You can find a seat numbering plan at www.sj.se,
and can choose a specific seat from a plan when booking at www.sj.se.
If you travel 1st class with a flexible/refundable
ticket on X2000, a hot meal is included in the fare, served at your seat.
1st class passengers can use the SJ 1st class
lounge at Stockholm & Gothenburg, open Mondays-Fridays only, morning till
mid evening, more details at www.sj.se.
You can check train times & fares
and buy tickets between Copenhagen & Stockholm, Malmö & Stockholm,
Gothenburg & Stockholm at
the official Swedish Railways (SJ) website, www.sj.se.
This is the cheapest way to buy
tickets, much cheaper than using booking agencies outside Sweden who can
usually only
sell expensive full-fare tickets, not the reduced fares you'll see on sj.se.
For step-by-step advice on using sj.se,
click here.
You can print out your own
ticket, or collect it from the SJ ticket machines at Copenhagen, Oslo,
Stockholm, or all main Swedish stations.
