PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Travel

Uppsala is easily reached by train in just 40 minutes from Stockholm and 20 minutes from Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport.

 

Train

Trains leave Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport for Uppsala Central Station directly from Sky City next to Terminal 5. The journey time is approx. 20 minutes.

Tickets may be purchased at the ticket desk in Sky City, or online in advance. Please note that both local commuter trains (SL/UL and Mälartåg), and national long distance trains (SJ) operate the distance Arlanda airport – Uppsala. Make sure to enter the correct train, the tickets are not compatible on both train companies.

 

Bus

Bus 801 runs between Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport and central Uppsala throughout the day. The journey takes approx. 45 minutes.

You can purchase tickets with a credit card on the bus, but cash is not accepted. There are also vending machines at Arlanda airport terminals 2, 4 and 5 where you can purchase a one way ticket (credit cards only). There is a price reduction when buying tickets from the vending machines compared to onboard the bus.

 

Taxi

Taxis leave from outside of the arrival hall. The journey time to Uppsala is about 30-35 minutes. Free price setting applies to taxi rides in Sweden since the taxi market is deregulated. Choose the company and car that best suits you, you do not need to take the car that is first in line.

Make sure to ask the driver for a fixed price in advance. You can pay by credit card or by cash. The maximum fixed price to one address in Uppsala for a car 1-4 persons should be SEK 675.

 

Local Currency

The Swedish monetary unit is the Swedish krona (SEK). Major credit cards like Visa and MasterCard are accepted almost everywhere, also in small businesses. Some do even prefer card payment to cash. Local and regional buses are cash free, but accept Visa and Mastercard with pin code. There are many cash-free shops in Sweden, and we recommend you to bring a credit card that is open for transactions made abroad.

The Museum of Evolution

Researchers interested in study the collections should directly contact the curator in charge of these collections:

Curator of plants: Mats Hjertson, mats.hjertson@em.uu.se
Curator of fungi and algae: Åsa Kruys, asa.kruys@em.uu.se
Curator of lichens: Martin Westberg, martin.westberg@em.uu.se
Curator of entomology: Hans Mejlon, hans.mejlon@em.uu.se
Curator of zoology (not including entomology): Paco Cardenas, paco.cardenas@em.uu.se
Curator of palaeontology: Jan-Ove Ebbestad, jan-ove.ebbestad@em.uu.se
Curator of mineralogy: Johan Kjellman, johan.kjellman@em.uu.se

Also, please refer to our webpage: https://www.uu.se/evolutionsmuseet/kontakt where more personnel is cited.
 

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Researchers interested to study the entomological collection at the Department of Ecology should contact Mats Jonsell, mats.jonsell@slu.se