Yeats and Elevation: The Nobel Prize Centenary Conference 2023
25-28 October 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
Yeats and Elevation: The Nobel Prize Centenary Conference 2023
25-28 October 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
W. B. Yeats and Elevation: The Nobel Prize Centenary Conference
Travel information
Arlanda airport
The Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport (ARN) is located 40 km north of Stockholm.
Travel options from Arlanda airport
Arlanda Express – high-speed train to and from Stockholm
The Arlanda Express runs non stop between Stockholm and Arlanda in 20 minutes. If you are travelling from Arlanda to Stockholm, you can buy your ticket at the airport’s information desks or in the Arlanda Express self-service machines located next to the escalators/lifts leading down. You can also purchase your tickets online in advance. For information and tickets, please visit www.arlandaexpress.com.
An alternative to Arlanda Express is to take the commuter train at Arlanda Central Station to the Stockholm Central Station. The fee can be paid at the entrance to the station at the airport. Please visit www.sj.se for the time table.
Flygbussarna – Airport Coaches
Flygbussarna, airport coaches, between Arlanda Airport and Stockholm city center run every ten minutes during most of the day.
Tickets for Flygbussarna can be purchased through automated machines in the terminals and at the bus stops, e-tickets via Flygbussarna airport coaches website, and on board the bus (only card payment accepted).
More information about tickets and timetables at www.flygbussarna.se/en/
Taxi
Taxis are available directly outside of all terminals at Arlanda airport. Always ask the driver for a fixed price beforehand. The taxi ride from the airport to Stockholm City, cost approx. 700 SEK (720 SEK as per August 9, 2023 with Taxi Stockholm). We recommend the following companies: Taxi Stockholm, Taxi Kurir, or Sverigetaxi.
To pre-book a taxi for your arrival, please visit taxistockholm.se/en
Metro/ underground
Website for local travel is sl.se. Local name for metro / underground is “Tunnelbana”, and the letter T marks the stations.
To get to the conference venue, choose line No. 14 (towards Mörby Centrum/Danderyds sjukhus). Get off at the station “Universitetet”. Line No. 14 passes the station “T-Centralen” (located just below Stockholm Central Station) as well as “Tekniska Högskolan” (the station nearest to the Elite Hotel Arcadia).
From the station “Universitetet” you’ll take a 5 minute walk through campus to get to the conference venue.
Tickets
Please note that all local travel is cash free, and that you can’t purchase tickets on-board any buses or trains. We strongly recommend you download the app called SL Reseplanerare in advance of your trip to Stockholm. Using the app, you check time tables and buy tickets for the metro and buses within Stockholm.
Please find further information at sl.se/en
Bus
Bus line 50 runs between central Stockholm, “Odenplan” and “Universitetet” (the conference venue). The ride takes approx. 20 min. Take the bus towards “Universitetet” and get off at “Universitetet” .
The line also has a stop at “Roslagstull” (on Birger Jarlsgatan) which is the closest bus stop if you stay at Elite Hotel Arcadia. From the bus stop “Universitetet” you’ll take a 5 minute walk through campus to get to the conference venue.
Tickets
Please note that you cannot purchase tickets on-board any buses or trains. We strongly recommend you download the app called SL Reseplanerare in advance of your trip to Stockholm. Using the app, you check time tables and buy tickets for the metro and buses within Stockholm.
Please find further information about tickets at sl.se/en
Conference Funded By
Conference Funded By
Contact
Box 7059
750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Phone: + 46 (0) 18 67 10 03
E-mail: yeatsnobel2023@akademikonferens.se
Important dates
6 October 14:00 - deadline for registration
25-28 October - Conference dates
Organised by
Stockholm University and the International Yeats Society