There are 5 ways to get from Uppsala to Karlstad by train, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 873 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain 629 / ...
4h 10mkr 436–952Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Uppsala Klostergatan to Enköping stationbus 804
- Take the train from Enköping station to Karlstad Centralstationtrain 8937 / ...
4h 38mkr 278–393Drive 281 km
- Drive from Uppsala to Karlstadcar 281 km
3h 14mkr 523–755Fly, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Hagfors (HFS)plane ARN - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinenbus
4h 59mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Örebro Centralstationtrain 911 / ...
- Take the bus from Örebro Resecentrum to Karlstad busstationbus 850 / ...
4h 34mkr 497–1,090
Uppsala to Karlstad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Uppsala to Karlstad is to bus and train which costs 270 kr - 400 kr and takes 4h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Uppsala to Karlstad is to drive which takes 3h 14m and costs 500 kr - 800 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Uppsala station to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Uppsala Centralstation and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 10m.
The distance between Uppsala and Karlstad is 385 km. The road distance is 281 km.
The best way to get from Uppsala to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 4h 10m and costs 430 kr - 950 kr.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Uppsala to Karlstad, including transfers.
Uppsala to Karlstad train services, operated by Mälartåg, depart from Uppsala Centralstation.
Uppsala to Karlstad train services, operated by Mälartåg, arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Uppsala to Karlstad is 281 km. It takes approximately 3h 14m to drive from Uppsala to Karlstad.
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What companies run services between Uppsala, Sweden and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Uppsala Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation via Stockholm Centralstation in around 4h 10m.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Hagfors
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- Mälartåg
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Mälartåg
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Örebro Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–550
- Website
- Mälartåg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 80–130
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 410–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 76
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 75–210
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Enköping station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 367
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Örebro Resecentrum to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–550
- Website
- Vy Buss
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Örebro Resecentrum to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 77 114 14 14
- kundservice@ul.se
- Website
- ul.se
Bus from Uppsala Klostergatan to Enköping station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 35–55
- Schedules at
- UL
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