We had a really good time in Copenhagen for the few days we spent there. Visiting the city by bicycle and on foot was perfect for relaxing, getting rid of the stress. We were also overdosed on vitamin D in the meantime, that felt really good. Let’s hope it would get as good in Stockholm.
We made the trip between the two cities by train. A first train took us from Copenhagen to Malmö, with a short stopover at the airport for ID checks. The train from Malmo to Sweden was a bargain: we paid 15€ each for the 5-hour trip with the Snälltaget train to Stockholm. 5 hours may seem a long time at first, but we enjoyed discovering the Swedish scenery the slower way. We were seated in a comfortable compartment with 6 seats, and if we wanted to stretch our legs we could walk over to the bar car. Perfect for reading and playing Yahtzee while gliding through the green hills of Southeast Sweden.
The train was run by the private company Snälltåget. They use refurbished coaches, in horrible colours I must admit – you don’t see those once you’re inside though – and hauled by a locomotive rented from Hectorrail. Today, they use some brandnew Siemens Vectron locomotives. Here we see the train to Stockholm a few minutes before departure from Malmö.