Private day trips across Stockholm, Uppsala, the archipelago and Dalarna — your party alone, the car held while you walk, and a route that bends when something turns out to be worth longer. Fixed price agreed before you travel. No surge, no queues, no surprises.
A private day trip from Stockholm or Arlanda costs from 2,495 SEK for a three-hour layover tour and from 4,495 SEK for a full day, covering the vehicle and driver for the whole duration rather than a per-person seat. The most booked are Sigtuna and Skokloster (5 hours, from 3,995 SEK), Uppsala and Gamla Uppsala (7 hours, from 4,495 SEK) and the archipelago at Vaxholm (8 hours, from 6,495 SEK). Your driver is a licensed local professional with strong regional knowledge, not a certified guide — a certified guide can be added for an additional fee. Entrance tickets and meals are not included.
Prices are for the Standard Mercedes E-Class carrying up to three guests. Larger parties move to the van or minibus — see the matrix below.
Fourteen kilometres from Terminal 5, Sweden's oldest town sits on the shore of Lake Mälaren with rune stones still standing in the fields around it. Built backwards from your onward departure with a firm return time, because the point is to catch the connection.
Gamla Stan's lanes, the waterfront at Djurgården, the Vasa Museum and the view from Fjällgatan. Your driver holds the car while you walk each stop, which is the difference between seeing four things and queueing for two.
Sweden's oldest town, the baroque halls of Skokloster Castle on the Sko peninsula, and eleventh-century rune stones in the fields between them. Twenty minutes from the airport, and a world away from it.
Scandinavia's tallest cathedral, the university running since 1477, Linnaeus's garden, and the royal mounds at Gamla Uppsala where the Norse kings were buried. A short drive north with a long history at the end of it.
The UNESCO royal residence on Lovön with its eighteenth-century court theatre, then south around Mälaren to the lakeside town of Mariefred and Gripsholm Castle. Two palaces and a great deal of water in between.
A UNESCO site on the island of Björkö, Sweden's first town and a Viking trading harbour from the eighth century. The crossing is by boat and runs in the summer season only, so this one is genuinely seasonal rather than merely better in summer.
The fortress town of Vaxholm, the wooden villages of the inner archipelago, and a boat out to Grinda when the season allows. Your driver knows which ferry times actually connect, which is not obvious from the timetable.
The long road north into the province that supplies most of what the world pictures when it pictures Sweden — red cottages, the Dala horse workshops at Nusnäs, Rättvik's pier and the lake. A committed day, and the one guests write about afterwards.
The price covers the vehicle and driver for the full duration, not a seat. Six friends in a van pay once between them.
| Itinerary | Standard1–3 guests · most booked | First class van1–6 guests | First class1–3 guests | Minibus7–14 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigtuna layover tour3 hours | 2 495 | 3 095 | 3 895 | 4 695 |
| Stockholm city highlights4 hours | 3 495 | 4 295 | 5 395 | 6 595 |
| Sigtuna & Skokloster5 hours | 3 995 | 4 895 | 6 195 | 7 595 |
| Uppsala & Gamla Uppsala7 hours | 4 495 | 5 495 | 6 995 | 8 495 |
| Drottningholm & Mariefred8 hours | 5 495 | 6 695 | 8 595 | 10 395 |
| Birka Viking harbour8 hours | 5 995 | 7 295 | 9 295 | 11 295 |
| Archipelago: Vaxholm & Grinda8 hours | 6 495 | 7 895 | 10 095 | 12 295 |
| Dalarna & Lake Siljan10 hours | 7 995 | 9 795 | 12 395 | 15 095 |
| Multi-day touringper day | 5 995 | 6 995 | 8 495 | 9 995 |
All figures in SEK, per vehicle, VAT included. Economy is not available for tours — a full day is a different commitment from an airport run, and we put the better car on it. Entrance tickets, boat fares and meals are not included; see below.
Several of these sites genuinely close in winter. We would rather tell you now than drive you to a locked gate.
| Destination | SummerJun–Aug | ShoulderMay, Sep | WinterOct–Apr | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigtuna | ✓Open | ✓Open | ✓Open | Town and rune stones are outdoors and year round. Quietest and arguably best in the snow. |
| Uppsala | ✓Open | ✓Open | ✓Open | Cathedral and museums open year round. The burial mounds are a field, so bring boots in spring. |
| Stockholm city | ✓Open | ✓Open | ✓Open | Fully year round. December daylight runs roughly 09:00 to 14:45, so we start earlier. |
| Skokloster Castle | ✓Daily | Weekends in May | Booked groups only | Closed to general visitors October to May. We can pre-book a group tour, with notice. |
| Drottningholm | ✓Full access | ✓Full access | Weekends, reduced | State apartments weekends only, roughly 12:00–15:30, October to April. Chinese Pavilion and Court Theatre tours closed. Gardens open year round. |
| Birka | ✓Open | Part season | Closed | Reached only by boat, and the crossing does not run in winter. There is no way around this. |
| Archipelago and Grinda | ✓Full | Reduced boats | Vaxholm only | Island boats are seasonal. Vaxholm itself is reachable by road all year and worth it in winter. |
| Dalarna | ✓Open | ✓Open | ✓Open | Year round, and a different trip in each. Midsummer is the region's high point; snow is the other one. |
You will see them advertised. Stockholm sits at 59° north, well below the auroral oval, and sightings here are a handful of nights a year with no way to predict them a week out when you are booking. Anyone selling you a reliable aurora evening from Stockholm is selling you a drive in the dark. If the lights are the reason you are coming, you need Abisko, Kiruna or Jukkasjärvi, roughly 1,200 km north — we will happily run your Arlanda transfer and put you on the right flight to Kiruna instead.
Tour pricing is where the industry hides things. Here is the whole of it.
Vehicle and driver for the full duration · all fuel, tolls and parking · the Stockholm congestion charge · VAT · bottled water · phone charging · Wi-Fi from Standard upward · pickup and drop-off at your hotel, apartment or the airport · flexible routing on the day · the driver waiting while you explore each stop.
Entrance tickets to palaces, castles and museums · boat and ferry fares where the itinerary uses one · meals and coffee · a certified guide if you want one. We will tell you the expected total at booking so it is not a surprise, and your driver will handle buying tickets on the day if you prefer.
Your driver is a licensed professional with strong local knowledge who will tell you what you are looking at, where to eat and when the coach parties arrive. They are not a certified guide with formal historical training. If you want one — worthwhile at Drottningholm or Gamla Uppsala — we arrange it for an additional fee.
Who is coming, what interests them, and how much time you have. A published itinerary or something built from scratch.
Ordered so you reach the popular stops before the coaches do, with a realistic view of what fits.
Vehicle, driver and duration in writing, with expected ticket costs listed separately so nothing is hidden.
Stay longer somewhere, skip something, add a stop. Within the hours booked, the day is yours to rearrange.
Transfer pricing is on the transfers page. Vehicles are on the fleet page.
A published itinerary, a layover to fill, or a week across the country. Send what you have in mind and we reply with a route, a vehicle and a fixed price.
