How do you combine Stockholm and Uppsala?
Yes. Stockholm and Uppsala combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Stockholm and a full day in Uppsala, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Stockholm and Uppsala are only about 64 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Stockholm is Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA), about 8 km away; for Uppsala it is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), about 29 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Stockholm
- 2 days
- Uppsala
- a full day
- Together
- 3 days · about 64 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Stockholm
- Stockholm Archipelago Tour by Classic Wooden Boat with Guide
- Stockholm Guided Archipelago Cruise Tour with Swedish Fika
- Ocean Bus - Sightseeing with a Splash
- Viking History, Runes & Countryside 9h Tour to Sigtuna & Uppsala
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.