We wish to visit Carl Larsson's home and Garden before the tour begins.
1. How do we Travel to Sundborn or Falun? Bus or train?
2. Can that be done from the Stockholm Airport?
3. Loging in Sundborn?
4. How much time is required to complete such a visit and return to join the tour?
5. Current tours of Carl Larsson's home in Sundborn as of (2/1/2024) can be booked up till March 9. There are English tour only on Saturday and Sunday at 14:15 (2:15 pm). Do the tour times change in August and are there English tours during the week in August? We plan to be in Falun the night of August 8 and 9 so we plan to visit the house Saturday August 10 at 14:15 and then take the train to Stockholm. Is there anything I am missing? The comments so far have been extremely helpful.
Thanks for any suggestions or comments.
Posted by
Sweden
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- Sundborn is a 25 minute bus ride from Falun.
- Yes, there are direct trains from the airport to Falun.
- No lodging in Sundborn I think, it's a small village. But many hotels in Falun.
- Short answer: It depends on how much time you want to spend in Sundborn and Falun.
Posted by
Virginia, USA
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How much time is required to complete such a visit and return to join the tour?
Adding to Badger’s comment, if you are traveling from the airport by train to Falun, it will take about 3 hours on the train. If you are doing this immediately after your transatlantic flight, I’d plan to spend at least 2 nights in Falun (day 1: travel to Falun, day 2: tour Sundborn, day 3: travel to Stockholm). You can check the train schedule on SJ.se. Arlanda C is the station at the airport.
Posted by
Europe
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Based on my trip in October of last year, I suggest a bus rather than a train because it gets you from Stockholm to Falun with no changes. I initially had train tickets but the train was really late and I would have missed my connection in Jävle so I had to grab some last minute bus tickets for me and my friend.
If you don't want to stay in Stockholm, you can catch a FLIXBUS (there's an app) from Arlanda Airport to Stockholm Central Station and then catch another FLIXBUS from Central Station to Falun. The route to Falun is run by MasExpressen. From my experience you will need to go up an escalator in the bus terminal to access the MasExpressen to Falun. This will get you to the center of Falun.
There is no lodging in Sundborn. It's tiny. I suggest you stay at the Clarion Collection Hotel Bergmastaren just a few blocks north of the bus station. They serve breakfast and dinner in the price of the room. Great deal.
Take bus 234 from Falun Knutpunkten POINT E just down the street from the Clarion to get to Sundborn. Get off at the Coop store and walk to Carl Larssons house. To return, get the bus at the same stop. Check bus times very carefully as you don't want to miss your bus back to Falun.
We took an English tour in early October so there should be tours in August. Our guided tour was at 2:40 pm on a Friday. We took the bus from Falun at 1:40 pm and got to Sundborn at 2:07 pm. That gave us time to take a casual stroll to CLs house. The tour was about 45 minutes. There were only two buses back to Falun on that day at a bit past 4 pm and around 5:30 pm.
In Falun you will find the remnants of one of the biggest copper mines in Europe: Falun Gruva. I suggest taking a tour to the underground mine shafts.
Taking a bus might be more reliable than a train so I'd grab a Flixbus back to Stockholm. It's probably faster as well. Prices fluctuate depending on demand. There are senior discounts, if you are eligible.
Suggested apps: Flixbus and Dalatrafik (bus tickets to Sundborn)
Posted by
Sweden
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Based on my trip in October of last year, I suggest a bus rather than
a train because it gets you from Stockholm to Falun with no changes.
There are direct trains from Stockholm to Falun so this makes no sense.
I initially had train tickets but the train was really late and I
would have missed my connection in Jävle so I had to grab some last
minute bus tickets for me and my friend.
If you train is late you don't have to buy last minute bus tickets, you simply take the train. If you miss the connection in Gävle, just take the next train to Falun.
If you don't want to stay in Stockholm, you can catch a FLIXBUS
(there's an app) from Arlanda Airport to Stockholm Central Station and
then catch another FLIXBUS from Central Station to Falun.
Or simply take the train direct from Arlanda to Falun…
Taking a bus might be more reliable than a train so I'd grab a Flixbus
back to Stockholm. It's probably faster as well.
The bus is not faster than the train.