Travel Information
Visa
Participants needing a visa for entry to Sweden are strongly advised to make their application in their home country well in advance. If in doubt, information can be obtained from your nearest Swedish Embassy or Consulate or from your travel agency.
The Congress Secretariat provides Letters of Invitation to any individual making such a request (write to: info@iccees2010.se). Please note that a Letter of Invitation is necessary for obtaining a visa. often facilitates the procedure of obtaining a visa. The Letter is not a commitment on the part of the congress to provide financial support.
Official Carrier
Get up to 20% discount with the Star Alliance network
The Star AllianceTM member airlines are pleased to be appointed as the Official Airline Network for ICCEES 2010. Simply call the reservation office of any participating Star Alliance member airline and quote the event code SK04S10. Registered participants plus one accompanying person travelling to the event are automatically granted a discount of up to 20%, depending on the class of travel.
Participating airlines for this event are: ANA, Air Canada, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS International Air Lines, Scandinavian Airlines & Blue1, South African Airways, Spanair, TAP Portugal, THAI, United.
Booking office information can be found at:
www.staralliance.com/conventionsplus
Discounts are offered on published business and economy class fares, excluding website/internet fares, senior and youth fares, group fares and Round the World fares.
Please note: For travel from Japan and New Zealand, special fares or discounts are offered by the participating airlines on their own network.
Airports and Airport transportation
Stockholm/Arlanda Airport can be reached from a total of 167 destinations, including 128 foreign airports and 39 Swedish airports. It's operated by 74 airlines, of which Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has the largest number of non-stop connections. Stockholm/Arlanda Airport is located about 70 kilometres north of Stockholm City and there are several alternatives for you to get to and from the airport.
Arlanda Express is the train service that links Stockholm City with the Arlanda Airport (20 minutes trip). Book your Arlanda Express ticket in advance at the same time you register to the congress. MCI offers discounted tickets, one way SEK 200 (ordinary SEK 220) for travel with the Arlanda Express Train from Arlanda to the Central Railway Station in central Stockholm. Your confirmation letter will serve as a ticket when presented to the train conductor.
Taxi. We recommend that you request a fixed price from Arlanda Airport to the city, approximately SEK 500 (June 2009)
Coach/Bus. There is a direct bus connection from Arlanda Airport to the city. The trip takes 40 minutes and costs SEK 119 (June 2010). Visit the Flygbussarna web site for further information.
Stockholm Skavsta Airport is operated by budget airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air. It is situated 100 km south of Stockholm, 7 km northwest from Nyköping - right next to the main E4-highway. You can reach Stockholm Skavsta Airport by coach/bus, car, train or taxi.
Stockholm-Bromma City Airport has mostly domestic traffic but you can also reach Brussels from this central location. You can reach Bromma City Airport by coach/bus, car or taxi.
All air buses and the Arlanda Express train take you to City Terminal, "Cityterminalen", connected to the Central Railway Station, "Centralstationen".
By sea
There is daily ferry service between Stockholm-Helsinki and Stockholm-Turku. See:
www.vikingline.se
www.tallinksilja.com
By rail
Sweden has a very expansive train network connecting most of the larger Swedish cities with the capital. There are also good, daily, direct connections with the continent over the Öresund Bridge. Read more about train service: www.sj.se
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