To get to the Citadel from Vaxholm require a shorter boat ride in about 2 minutes. We recommend all guests who want to avoid costs for boats to have dinner in Vaxholm before you go over to Kastellet.
Boats to the Castle
Cable Ferry
From 23 of Jun to 31 Aug 2022 a Cable Ferry traffic between Vaxhom and Kastellet, see below dates and times.
The price is 90kr both ways.
Dates:
Time:
14 aug - 31 Aug
Fri - Sat 10:00-18:00, 19:00, 20:00, Sun 10:00-17:00
Regular Ferrys by Waxholmsbolaget
You can easily plan your trip through Waxholmsbolagets travel planner:
» WAXHOLMSBOLAGETS RESEPLANERARE
When traveling from Kastellet, do not forget to turn the semaphore no later than 10 minutes before departure, otherwise the boat will not stop at the pier.
For questions regarding ferries with Waxhlmsbolaget, you can call 08-600 10 00.
During the off-season you can travel with Waxholmsbolaget with SL’s period tickets valid for 30 days or longer.
A single ticket between Vaxholm and Kastellet costs 57kr. For longer stays we recommend to buy a 5 day cards. (Hiking Card)
Taxi Boat
You can also go by water taxi, for bookning call Kronuddens Taxi, +46 (8) 541 305 35.
Time
Price
08:00-22:00
300kr (when bookning more than 6 persons, 50kr/person)
22:00-23:00
450kr (when bookning more than 6 persons, 75kr/person, pre-book before 22:00)
Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.
There are also other taxi companies that drive sporadically in the area at other times, e.g.
Waxholms Water Taxi, 070-600 61 00
Resarö Sjötaxi, 070-916 94 17
All boat taxi companies are external companies and we can not guarantee that these can run at short notice, so you as a guest must ensure your trip to and from Kastellet in good time.