Travel to Karlstad

Every way to reach Karlstad: 3 modes compared, with fares.

Karlstad is reachable from 45 places across 5 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.89 and the fastest takes 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin is 97 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Karlstad

Every mode that actually calls at Karlstad, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train36€17.941h 39m265 km3
Flight8€270.956h 37m4,114 km2
Ferry56€11.894h 50m653 km2
  • 45Places you can arrive from
  • 45Places you can leave for
  • 5Countries
  • 7Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Karlstad is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Karlstad?

Sort by distance from Karlstads östra station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km1414%Örebro, 97 km
200 to 600 km7272%Björlanda, 204 km
600 to 1,500 km66%Espoo, 630 km
Over 1,500 km88%Palma, 2331 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Karlstad that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Sweden8080%
Spain66%
Finland66%
Norway66%
Greece22%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Karlstad

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Karlstad

Rail
  • Karlstads östra station
  • Karlstad central station
  • Väse station
Bus
  • Karlstad Bus Station
  • Norsplan
Air
  • KSD
Ferry
  • Karlstad CCC
  • NWT

KSD is not in Karlstad, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Karlstad

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Fares

The cheapest journeys into Karlstad

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Karlstad, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Uddevalla to Karlstad ferry€11.896h 29m146 km
Västerås to Karlstad ferry€13.547h 50m174 km
Gothenburg to Karlstad ferry€15.748h 11m206 km
Mölndal to Karlstad ferry€15.748h 49m210 km
Majorna to Karlstad ferry€15.748h 50m209 km
Björlanda to Karlstad ferry€15.748h 20m204 km
Södertälje to Karlstad ferry€17.395h 39m235 km
Örebro to Karlstad train€17.941h 39m97 km
Bromma to Karlstad ferry€18.495h 28m251 km
Marsta to Karlstad ferry€18.495h 49m247 km
Huddinge to Karlstad ferry€19.044h 50m255 km
Stockholm to Karlstad ferry€19.045h 54m259 km
Västervik to Karlstad ferry€19.049h 46m256 km
Haninge to Karlstad ferry€19.595h 9m265 km
Åkersberga to Karlstad ferry€20.145h 3m271 km
Boo to Karlstad ferry€20.145h 40m271 km

A day in Karlstad hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Karlstad?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Karlstad

Common questions about Travel to Karlstad

How can I get to Karlstad?

Karlstad is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 45 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Karlstad?

The cheapest way into Karlstad is by Ferry, from €11.89 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 45 origins we sell into Karlstad over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Karlstad?

The fastest journey into Karlstad is by Train, at 1h 39m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 97 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Karlstad have?

Karlstad has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Karlstads östra station, Karlstad central station, Väse station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Karlstad from within 200 km?

14 of the routes we sell into Karlstad start within 200 km. The nearest is Örebro, 97 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Karlstad in Sweden?

Karlstad connects to 45 places on our network across 5 countries, the furthest of them 4,114 km away in a straight line. Sweden routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Sweden

The wider region

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Karlstad and elsewhere in Sweden. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Karlstad before you go?

Day trips that leave Karlstad in the morning and cover a good part of Sweden by evening.

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