Copenhagen to Stockholm in 5h15 from 254 SEK (€28)...
Stockholm to Gothenburg in 3h01... Malmö to Stockholm in 4h28...
City centre to city centre with free WiFi and power sockets at all seats. Introduced in 1990, X2000 is Sweden's 200 km/h (125 mph) tilting high-speed train, operating on the Copenhagen-Malmo-Stockholm, Gothenburg-Stockholm & Stockholm-Oslo routes amongst others. 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. They were known as X2000 when they entered service, this was changed to SJ2000, but it's now reverted to X2000. They appear on the German booking system (bahn.de) as X2.
Passport checks: Passport checks are no longer carried out at Copenhagen before boarding, border controls now happen on board Copenhagen to Stockholm trains just after they enter Sweden. However, you should turn up in good time at Copenhagen station because the trains to Stockholm leave from platform 26, accessed via platforms 5 & 6, a 200m walk from the station concourse. There is no passport control when travelling in the other direction from Sweden to Copenhagen.
Covid-19 update: At the start of the pandemic, the direct Copenhagen-Stockholm trains were cut back to run Malmo-Stockholm with a connection to/from Copenhagen by frequent Öresund local train. However, direct Copenhagen-Stockholm trains resumed from 13 September 2021.
 |
|
An X2000 from Copenhagen to Stockholm at Copenhagen platform 26. Courtesy of Dr James Benedict Brown. |
 |
 |
|
|
Gleaming stainless steel. A Copenhagen-Stockholm X2000 train at Copenhagen main station. Courtesy of Dr James Benedict Brown. |
1st class seats are 2+1 across the car width, most unidirectiona, some tables for 2 & tables for 4. Larger photo. |
 |
 |
|
|
2nd class seats are 2+2 across the car width, most unidirectional but with some tables for 4. Larger photo. |
A 125 mph tilting X2000 train from Copenhagen to Stockholm, at Copenhagen station... |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
X2000 bistro car... |
X2000 bistro car seating area. Larger photo. |
Bistro self-service... |
Facilities on board X2000...
-
All X2000 trains have 1st & 2nd class seats and a self-service bistro car.
-
Reservation is compulsory, all tickets come with an assigned seat.
-
There are power sockets for laptops & mobiles between every pair of seats in both classes.
-
All X2000 trains have free on board WiFi in both classes, see www.sj.se for details.
-
See seat numbering plan for X2000. You can choose a specific seat from a numbered plan when booking at www.sj.se, although not at other sites.
-
If you travel 1st class with a flexible/refundable ticket on X2000, breakfast is included in the fare, served at your seat, if departing before 09:00. In 1st class, a hot meal served at your at seat can be pre-booked at extra cost, if you book direct with www.sj.se - see the photo below. 1st class passengers also have access to a self-service complimentary tea & coffee point.
-
1st class passengers can use the SJ first class lounge at Stockholm & Gothenburg, open Mondays-Fridays only, morning till mid evening, more details at www.sj.se. They can also use the DSB (Danish Railways) first class lounge at Copenhagen open Monday-Friday only.
-
Bikes are only carried if they are semi-disassembled and placed in a bike bag, maximum size 140 x 85 x 30 cm, maximum weight 25 kg including both bicycle and bag
 |
|
|
When booking in 1st class on www.sj.se, you can choose to add a meal to your booking. |
How much does it cost?
-
X2000 fares work like air fares, with Copenhagen-Stockholm starting at as little as 254 Krona (€28, £20, $30) if you book well in advance, rising in steps to much more expensive fares as the day of travel approaches and the cheap tickets sell out.
How to check times & buy tickets: Omio.com or www.sj.se.
-
You can check train times & fares and buy tickets between Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Copenhagen & Oslo at either of the following websites:
- Omio, Omio.com (formerly GoEuro.com) which links to SJ's system, same prices as SJ, quick & easy to use, trivial booking fee, no problem with overseas credit cards, you can pay in various currencies including Swedish Kr, £, € and $.
- SJ's own site www.sj.se, no booking fee, you pay in Swedish Krona, you can usually choose a specific seat from a seating plan, but it can sometimes be fussy with overseas credit cards. For step-by-step advice on using sj.se, click here.
Whichever site you buy from, you print your own ticket or can simply show it on your smartphone, or you can collect it from the SJ ticket machines at Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, or any main Swedish stations.
-
These sites can sell SJ's cheap advance-purchase fares, beware of rail ticketing agencies who have no connection to SJ's system so can only sell expensive full-flex fares.
 |
|
Crossing the Öresund fixed link between Denmark & Sweden. This photos was taken from the rear carriage of Snälltåget's Berlin-Stockholm sleeper. More about the Oresund fixed link. Courtesy of @AndyBTravels, DiscoverByRail.com.... |