Södertälje to Karlstad runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €16.84 and €30.04, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 28m over 247 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€16.84 to €30.04
- 203%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Södertälje
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:03First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 40%Run direct
Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Södertälje to Karlstad on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Strömma Turism & Sjöfart runs this service and does not sell it here. AFerry takes the payment.
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AFerry holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €45.99Fri18
- about €46.54Sat19
- about €29.49Sun20
- about €26.74Mon21
- about €32.24Tue22
- about €32.79Wed23
- about €25.64Thu24
- about €23.99Fri25
- about €25.64Sat26
- about €29.49Sun27
- about €22.34Mon28
- about €20.14Tue29
- about €26.19Wed30
- about €27.29Thu1
- about €17.39Fri2
- about €20.69Sat3
- about €20.69Sun4
- about €16.84Mon5
- about €16.84Tue6
- about €17.39Wed7
- about €20.69Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Karlstad. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Karlstad for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Södertälje to Karlstad
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €20.6990 days
- €15.7460 days
- €15.1945 days
- €20.6930 days
- €20.6921 days
- €27.2914 days
- €25.647 days
- €29.493 days
- €45.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 203 percent. The dearest point is €45.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Södertälje to Karlstad and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
247 km
235 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
70,777 → 61,492
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 247 km against 235 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Örebro, Eskilstuna, Västerås, Huddinge. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from KSD into Karlstad is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Karlstad
Settled in advance, so the ride into Karlstad costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Karlstad is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Karlstads östra station
Most of the points near Karlstads östra station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Södertälje to Karlstad
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Södertälje to Karlstad?
The fastest journey from Södertälje to Karlstad takes 2h 28m door to door, of which 1h 50m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 51m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Södertälje to Karlstad?
The cheapest fare from Södertälje to Karlstad is €16.84, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Södertälje to Karlstad?
The cheapest way from Södertälje to Karlstad is by ferry, at €16.84 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Södertälje to Karlstad?
The fastest way from Södertälje to Karlstad is by train, at 2h 34m door to door. Only 1h 50m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €22.89.
When should I book Södertälje to Karlstad?
Fares from Södertälje to Karlstad bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €15.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 203 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Södertälje to Karlstad?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Södertälje to Karlstad, at €20.14. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Södertälje to Karlstad?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Södertälje to Karlstad, at €15.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Södertälje to Karlstad?
No operator record names Södertälje to Karlstad directly. Sj, Strömma Turism & Sjöfart, Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Södertälje to Karlstad?
43 percent of the services we sell from Södertälje to Karlstad are direct. The rest connect at Örebro, Eskilstuna, Västerås, Huddinge, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Södertälje to Karlstad produce?
Travelling from Södertälje to Karlstad by train produces about 8.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Ferry produces about 28.4 kg, roughly 3 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Södertälje to Karlstad use?
Services from Södertälje to Karlstad by train leave from Södertälje syd övre and arrive at Karlstads östra station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Södertälje to Karlstad?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Södertälje to Karlstad allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Södertälje to Karlstad on 17 September 2026: 247 km of route against 235 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €16.84, and 2h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Karlstad a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Karlstad and across Sweden
Day trips that leave Karlstad in the morning and cover a good part of Sweden by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Södertälje reaches 40 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 21 to 659 km. Karlstad reaches 46 places in 5 countries, from 97 to 4,114 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Södertälje
- 40Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 6Operators
Arriving in Karlstad
Leaving Karlstad
- 46Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 7Operators