Transport
Here you can find travel information on how to get to Karlstad and Karlstad University.
Karlstad has easy access from big cities. If you fly you can go to Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo. There are also possibilities to reach Karlstad by train or bus.
By train: Stockholm city centre 2.5 to 3 hours, Gothenburg city centre 2.5 hours, Oslo city centre 3 hours
By bus: Stockholm Arlanda (direct from Arlanda airport to Karlstad) 4 hours, Oslo city centre 3 hours.
By car: Stockholm 3.5 hours, Gothenburg 3 hours, Oslo 3 hours.
GETTING TO SWEDEN
Information about flight departures is available on the following websites:
Landvetter Airport, Gothenburg
GETTING TO KARLSTAD
Information about train and bus schedules is available on the following websites:
TRAVEL BY CAR
If you travel to Karlstad by car on the European route E18, look for the signpost Kronoparken/Universitet.
GPS: Lat: N 59º 24' 21.11" Long: E 13º 34' 55.95"
Karlstad University has plenty of parking spaces, both to the north and south of the campus area. All parking spaces are subject to a fee and available to everyone.
Directly to the north of the Library/main entrance, there is a number of parking spaces subject to a higher fee, meant for shorter parking periods, since at times it can be difficult to find free parking spaces.
There are eight charging stations for electrical cars. Four of them are located on the main parking lot to the north of the Library/main entrance and four directly to the south of building 21. The charging stations are subject to a special fee, where electricity consumption is part of the parking fee, to promote increased rotation. The fees are set by the parking company in charge.
GETTING AROUND IN KARLSTAD
Bus no 1 is a direct bus to the university running every ten minutes to and from the city centre for the major part of the day. Also buses no 2, 3 and 52 stop at the university along with several regional and long-distance buses and coaches. The latter are used by commuters from areas outside Karlstad.