Stockholm the capital of Sweden is known as a city on water because it is located on a dozen or so islands and is connected with several dozen bridges. Thanks to the cheap airfares to Stockholm, you have an opportunity to see the charming streets of Gamla Stan, known as the Old Town, as well as historic buildings in the city's open-air museum.
Low-cost flights from Poland to Stockholm can be an opportunity to taste local specialties. Although prices in Sweden are very high, you certainly should not deny yourself such delicacies such as kanelbullar which are traditional cinnamon rolls or glögg mulled wine, which is perfect for warming up on a cold winter day.
From which Polish cities can you fly to Stockholm?
Direct flights to Stockholm are carried out from eight Polish cities. You can fly to the capital of Sweden without any stops, not only from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) or Modlin (WMI), but also from the airports of Kraków-Balice (KRK), Katowice-Pyrzowice (KTW), Gdańsk-Rębiechowo (GDN), Lublin-Świdnik (LUZ), Szczecin-Goleniów (SZZ) , Wrocław-Strachowice (WRO) and Poznań-Ławica (POZ).
Non-direct flights to Stockholm, with at least one connection, are operated by the Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE), Łódź-Lublinek (LCJ), Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo (BZG) airports, as well as by the airport located in the area of Szczytno, i.e., Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY). A flight to Stockholm starting in one of these four cities is associated with a stop at Warsaw, Tallinn, Frankfurt, Kiev, Munich or Dusseldorf.
Which carriers are flying between Poland and Stockholm?
Direct flights to Stockholm are offered by low-budget air carriers as well as by traditional airlines. The cheapest tickets to Stockholm are offered by low-cost airlines such as Ryanair, Wizzair and Norwegian. Tickets are more expensive when you fly non-stop from Warsaw to Stockholm with Polish Airlines LOT
Cheap flights to Stockholm using Wizzair airlines can be found from Gdańsk, Katowice, Lublin, Poznań, Szczecin, Warsaw (WAW) and Wrocław. With Ryanair airlines, you can fly from Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan, and Warsaw (WMI). LOT is the only airline which offers a direct route from Warsaw (WAW) to Stockholm. Flights with connections are performed by airlines such as LOT, Air Baltic, Brussels Airlines, SAS as well as the low-cost airlines EasyJet and Wizzair.
What's worth knowing about airports in Stockholm?
Stockholm is a city that operates four airports: Stockholm-Arlanda, Stockholm-Skavsta, Stockholm-Bromma, and Stockholm-Västerås. Arlanda Airport (ARN) is the main airport of the city which is located about 40 km north of the city. In which direct flights and connecting flights from Poland, traditional airlines like, eg. LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, KLM, as well as cheap Norwegian airlines fly in. You can reach the city by taking the airport buses, public buses(includes night courses) or the train.
About 100 kilometers from the city center, the Stockholm-Skavsta airport (NYO) mainly serves passengers of low-fare airlines at one terminal. Flights from Poland to Stockholm are directed by carriers such as Wizzair and Ryanair. Skavsta Airport is connected with the heart of Stockholm by the Flygbussar airport bus.
Stockholm-Bromma (BMA) is a small airport located a few kilometers from the city center. It mainly serves private planes, local airlines as well as charter traffic. Västerås is a small airport which operates Ryanair planes, flying only on three routes, i.e., to and from Alicante, Malaga, and London.
How much does a ticket cost to Stockholm?
The cheapest tickets to Stockholm are offered by low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizzair. In their reservation systems, you can find flights for 200-300 PLN per person, as well as under 100 PLN per person, round trip (about 85-95 PLN). Due to the cold in Sweden during the winter season, the tickets are often cheaper than usual. The promotional price of an airline ticket to Stockholm can be as low as 40 PLN per person round trip.
When it comes to traditional airlines, the airline tickets to Stockholm can be higher or significantly expensive. To fly from Poland to Stockholm and back with LOT it will cost you at least a few hundred zlotys (from about 800 zlotys up to even 3000 zlotys per person round trip). The airfare to Stockholm is relatively high as well as for connecting flights. For a combined flight you need to pay about 400-700 PLN.
When to buy the cheapest airline ticket to Stockholm
Cheap airline tickets between Poland and Stockholm are usually available in late autumn and winter when Sweden has cold and unpleasant weather. The cheapest flights that are offered by the carriers are in October, November, January, and February. The airfare increase slightly in December, when the traditional Christmas market at Gamla Stan takes place in Stockholm. The carriers raise their ticket prices the highest during spring and summer season. The airfare for a plane ticket from Poland to Stockholm or from Stockholm to Poland is about twenty percent higher than usual.
How to reduce airfare on flights between Poland and Stockholm?
When buying a plane ticket to Stockholm, it is worth remembering that it is important to make a reservation two or three months in advance, when cheaper seats are available. Due to buying tickets in this time frame you can save up to 50-60 percent of your money that was intended for your air travels to the capital of Sweden. It is also important not to buy airline tickets during the weekend. Prices are raised from Friday to Monday because carriers know that this is the only time of the week when working people are available to plan their trip.
A proposal for people who don’t care about traveling on a particular date or time is to wait for the so-called last minute offers. It happens that airlines sell cheaper flight tickets a few days before the scheduled departure. However, this is not the rule and it may be that just before the trip you will be forced to buy a ticket to Stockholm for more than you expected or that there were no seats left.
If you want to save as much as possible from Poland to Stockholm, you can opt out of all additional paid options. The ticket price increases if you decide to insure your baggage, get priority security and boarding, or when choosing a place next to someone you know or in a particular part of the plane.
Where to find cheap flights to Stockholm?
Cheap airline tickets to Stockholm can be found on the internet flight price comparison websites, such as the eSky flight search engine. With their help, in a short period of time, you can gain access to the databases of all airlines flying on the route Poland - Stockholm. After providing information such as place of departure and arrival, travel date and number of passengers, a list of connections appear, which are automatically sorted according to the price - from the cheapest to the most expensive. A good way to find the best prices for flights from Poland to Stockholm is also by using the eSky mobile application.
Information about promotions can be found in social media, for example on travel portals. In case of searching for the cheapest airfare connection on the chosen route, the best way is to include the so-called price alert, thanks to which you will receive an e-mail message when the ticket price drops to the satisfying rates.
