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Shuttle Kristianstad to Bäckaskog

The closest large town to Bäckaskog Castle is Kristianstad (see map).

A bus will be provided to transport conference attendees from Kristianstad Central Railway Station to Bäckaskog Castle. This bus will operate on Saturday June 13, every hour between 14:45 and 19:45. Each bus can accommodate 50 people, passengers arriving in excess of that may be asked to wait for the next shuttle.

The bus will operate again on Friday June 19 between 6:00 and 11:00, to return attendees to Kristianstad Station for departure.





Getting to Kristianstad



TRAIN

A train service to Kristianstad Central departs from Copenhagen (Kastrup) Airport. The direct trip (Track 1) departs hourly, on the hour, takes 1h 34m and costs 300 SEK one way.

Skånetrafiken JOURNEY PLANNER



TAXI

Taxi services are available from Copenhagen (Kastrup) Airport and Kristianstad.

Copenhagen Airport to Bäckaskog Castle will cost approximately 3000 SEK

Kristianstad Central train station to Bäckaskog Castle will cost approximately 650 SEK



CAR

There is a bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö: Oresund Bridge

There are also car and passenger ferry connections to southern Sweden:

Stena Line

TT-Line

Finnlines

Another possibility is to take the ferry from Helsingør to Helsingborg, approximately 20 min travel - Oresundlinjen

It is recommended to make a reservation for your car on all ferry lines.



VISA

If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU, you may need a visa. You can find everything about a visa for Sweden on the homepage of Migrationsverket.

The application form for a Schengen visa can be found here.