Sweden
Malmö
A port town at the Swedish end of the bridge from Copenhagen. Only its green city buses take a tap of a bank card.
Pågatåg and Öresundståg
Updated on August 27, 2026
How to ride
- 1Buy before you boardBuy in the app or at a station machine; your destination sets the zone and the price. Ordinary tickets are not sold on board.
- 2Activate the ticket before departureBuy now and the app activates it; a ticket bought for later must be activated before departure. A reskort activates at a machine.
- 3Check the board and get onNo gates here, so walk straight to the platform. With a bike or bulky luggage, use the door marked with the matching symbol.
- 4Show your ticket when askedOn trains you show the ticket when asked, so keep it on you until you are off. Crossing the strait, keep your ID out too.
- 5Ride on to the city bus on the same ticketAn Öresundståg ticket covers one connecting city bus ride at each end, from an hour before departure to an hour after arrival.
Fares
Passes & multi-ride2
Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026
Payment
Card payment at machines 
IC card 
App tickets Paper tickets 
Cash Quick facts
Fares
TuristbiljettThe Öresund version is sold only in the app
Daily fare capNo daily cap on trains; the 24-hour ticket is the substitute
Transfer discountsAn Öresundståg ticket covers one connecting city bus ride
Facilities
Lifts (step-free)（Limited）Passengers with a disability get free staff assistance with paying, with boarding and alighting, and during the ride. The conditions of carriage also give them the right to buy a ticket on board a train at no surcharge, but only where the disability makes it impossible to buy at a machine, a customer centre or another sales point - and the conductor writes out a payment slip (inbetalningskort) for the fare rather than taking payment on the spot. Assistance inside Skåne is booked with Skånetrafiken at least 24 hours before departure, and assistance between train and bus is offered at five stations: Malmö C, Lund C, Helsingborg C, Kristianstad C and Hässleholm C. For journeys within Denmark and from Denmark to Sweden the booking goes to DSB instead, no later than 12 hours before departure; outside Skåne, contact the transport authority of that county. Where no time has been agreed, be at the agreed spot 15 minutes before the published departure. Wheelchairs and rollators travel free subject to space, up to 70 cm wide, 120 cm long and 300 kg including the passenger. A powered wheelchair with a tiller (mobility scooter) is allowed on trains but not on buses. The middle car is the one set up for wheelchairs, prams and bulky luggage.
Suitcases & luggageLuggage costs nothing extra; the middle car is the one for it
Free Wi-FiBoth Pågatåg and Öresundståg carry free Wi-Fi; connect and follow the instructions on screen. Reception varies over the long distances these trains cover and tunnels break it, which the operator says is normal. If it does not work at all, telling the on-board staff logs it as a fault.
Rules
Eating & drinking on board（Limited）Alcohol you bring with you may not be drunk on board
Smoking（Banned）No smoking, e-cigarettes included, on vehicles or at stations
PetsWithin Skåne, two dogs or small pets ride free
Fare evasion fine（Banned）No valid ticket means 1,500 kr on top of the fare
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)For station names and layout; leave fares and zones to the Skånetrafiken side
English signage（Unverified）Neither operator states anything about English signage or announcements
Heads-up
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Crossing the strait means carrying ID
Trains from Denmark stop first at Hyllie, where passengers getting off are checked on the platform and those staying on are checked in their seats. The same applies outbound - since November 2019 a valid ID document has been required to travel to Denmark. Nordic citizens can use a Nordic driving licence, passport or national ID card; other European citizens a passport or national ID card; everyone else a passport plus a visa or residence permit where needed. Denmark dropped the permanent passport check at CPH Airport station on 12 May 2023, but spot checks continue.
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A reskort needs a printed receipt outside Skåne
If your ticket sits on a Skånetrafiken reskort and you are crossing to Denmark, print an inspektionskvitto at a ticket machine, customer centre or agent before you leave Skåne. Without it the card does not count as a valid ticket, and on the Swedish side that means the 1,500 kr surcharge - inspections on Danish territory fall under Danish rules and a different penalty. The receipt alone is not a ticket either, so show it together with the card. For Swedish county borders the picture changed on 9 September 2025 - new cross-county tickets can no longer be loaded onto a reskort, so the receipt rule now only bites if you are travelling to Kronoberg, Blekinge, Kalmar, Halland or Gothenburg on a ticket bought before that date.
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Bikes need an add-on ticket over the bridge
A bicycle rides free on the train inside Skåne, but crossing the bridge needs a cykeltillägg, bought together with your ticket and valid on Öresundståg between Malmö and Österport. Space is limited and cannot be reserved - at most six bikes, prams or similar items per train set on both Pågatåg and Öresundståg, with prams and wheelchairs given priority, so a full carriage means waiting for the next train. City buses take no bicycles at all. A folded bike or folded scooter counts as hand luggage and travels free, while an unfolded e-scooter or Segway is treated exactly like a bicycle - which means it too needs a cykeltillägg over the bridge.
Timetable
Editor Naotaka