Sweden
Stockholm
A capital spread across fourteen islands. Its metro is called 'the world's longest art gallery'.
SL buses (buss)
Updated on August 2, 2026
- Until Dec 1, 2026
30-day ticket at half price until December 1
Buy a 30-day ticket by December 1, 2026 and it costs 530 SEK instead of 1,060. It's a time-limited government subsidy and prices go back to normal after December. For a stay of more than a couple of weeks it can work out cheaper than buying one time ticket after another.
How to ride
- 1Get your ticket sorted before you boardA contactless card or an SL card just taps on the reader. Only app tickets must be bought and activated before you board.
- 2Board at the front and tap the green readerHold your card or phone against the green reader by the driver. Routes 1-6 plus 176 and 177 have readers at every door.
- 3Check that it lights up greenIt only counts as a valid ticket when the reader lights up green. If it doesn't, buy in the SL app before you ride.
- 4Buckle up if the seat has a beltWhere the passenger seats have seatbelts, wearing one is compulsory. Screens and announcements give the next stop.
- 5Press the stop button before your stopPress the stop button to tell the driver you're getting off. On some buses you open the door yourself with the button beside it.
Fares
Single fares1
Passes & multi-ride4
Card itself1
Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride 
IC card 
App tickets 
Paper tickets 
Cash Quick facts
Fares
24-timmarsbiljett / 72-timmarsbiljett24-hour and 72-hour tickets, valid on every SL service
Daily fare capNo daily fare cap - use a time ticket on a heavy day
Transfer discountsA single ticket gives you 75 minutes of unlimited transfers
Facilities
Lifts (step-free)（Limited）Every SL bus is low-entry with a fold-out ramp at the middle door, and the driver is required to deploy it. Most stops out along country and minor roads, though, are not adapted.
Suitcases & luggage（Limited）No bulky items or anything over 2 m; keep bags at your feet or on your lap
Rules
Eating & drinking on board（Limited）No food likely to bother others, and no alcohol or cooking on board
Smoking（Banned）Banned on board, at stops and in shelters - e-cigarettes too
Pets（Limited）Dogs and cats are fine, leashed or in a bag, and only in the rear of the bus
Fare evasion fine（Banned）No valid ticket means an 1,850 SEK penalty plus the price of a single
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)Faster for working out which stop and which route number - buy the ticket in the SL app or with a card
English signage（Limited）SL app and website are in English; on-board screens show the next stop
Operating hours（Limited）SL doesn't publish a single set of first and last departures for buses - it varies by route. Overnight, the night buses are the ones whose last two digits fall in the 90s: 94, 191, 592, 890 and so on (by the same rule, last two digits in the 70s mark the faster trunk routes). Frequency varies just as much: a few minutes apart in the inner city at rush hour, but as little as a few departures a day at the far edges of the county. Every stop has a printed timetable, and larger ones add a real-time display.
Heads-up
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Tapping your whole wallet can charge you twice
Tapping your whole wallet can charge you twice - SL cards and bank cards use the same green reader. Take out the one card you're paying with and tap only that.
Timetable
Editor Naotaka