250 km above the Arctic Circle
Abisko is situated 100km north of Kiruna on the way to Narvik following the E-10 highway. It’s easy to come here by train, bus or car.
BY FLIGHT
If you fly to Kiruna Airport, you can take the airport shuttle or the train (see below) to Abisko. The journey from Kiruna takes about 1:15 hours.
If you fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, you have to travel to Narvik by bus or taxi and from there, you can take the train to Abisko-Östra.
BY TRAIN
There are regular trains to Abisko-Östra from Stockholm City, Arlanda Airport (Stockholm) and Narvik (Norway). They are operated by SJ (www.sj.se). We advise you to pre-book your train tickets online. If you take the train from Stockholm, you can either book regular seats or sleeping compartments. You can also use an Interrail Pass for this train journey (the overnight train requires a reservation!).
When you get off at the train stop Abisko-Östra you will go under the railway, when you are in the tunnel you turn right and walk up the hill, after that you will see signs to Abisko.net (pointing left). The distance from the train station to our hostel is around 250m.
BY BUS
Kiruna Buss
Bus no. 950 for from Kiruna, Narvik, Björkliden or Riksgränsen.
Lanstrafiken Norbotten
Bus no. 91 from Narvik or Riksgränsen – only from February to May & June to September.
You walk towards the train station, follow the signs that say “Red direction”. Once you have passed the tunnel under the railway you turn left and you will see the sign that read Abisko.net. The total distance from the bus stop Abisko Östra to our hostel is around 500m.
BY TAXI / PRIVATE SHUTTLE
Abisko Transfers
Shared transfer from Kiruna (Airport) to Abisko (and other way round). Aligned with incoming flights and operated daily by Kiruna Transfers.