Travel guide
Whether you choose a car, train, or flight, traveling to Gällivare is easy and convenient. Gällivare has daily flight connections with Stockholm-Arlanda, and the airport is only 10-15 minutes from central Gällivare. You will be next to the city center if you arrive by train.
Talk to your accommodation facility or contact Gällivare Tourist Center if you need help with transfers via taxi, airport, or public transport. You who come to Gällivare with your car can choose between roads E10 or E45. Remember to keep your eyes on the road and watch out for animals.
Travel to Gällivare
Train
- Vy Norrtåg
Phone number: +46 (0)771-444 111
E-mail: servicecenter@vy.se
Website: www.vy.se External link, opens in new window.
Current traffic information for trains: www.trafikverket.se External link, opens in new window. - Inlandsbanan - operates only in summer
Phone number: +46 (0)771-53 53 53
E-mail: info@inlandsbanan.se
Website: www.inlandsbanan.se External link, opens in new window.
Bus
- Länstrafiken Norrbotten
Phone number: +46 (0)771-100 110
Website: www.lanstrafikennorrbotten.se External link, opens in new window.
- Road to Ritsem (Gällivare–Kebnats/Saltoluokta–Stora Sjöfallet–Ritsem)
Phone number: +46 (0)970-248 00
Website: www.roadtoritsem.com External link, opens in new window.
Flight
- Lapland Airport
Phone number: +46 (0)970-780 00
E-mail: airport@gallivare.se
Website: www.gallivare.se Opens in new window.
Booking: www.populair.com External link, opens in new window.
*NOTE! Flight transfer must be pre-ordered no later than one hour before the desired time on phone number +46 (0)970-100 00 or website www.flygtaxi.se External link, opens in new window..
Travel within Gällivare
Bus
- Regional bus traffic – Länstrafiken Norrbotten
Phone number: +46 (0)771-100 110
Website: www.lanstrafikennorrbotten.se External link, opens in new window.
- Road to Ritsem (Gällivare–Kebnats/Saltoluokta–Stora Sjöfallet–Ritsem)
Phone number: +46 (0)970-248 00
Website: www.roadtoritsem.com External link, opens in new window.
- Local bus traffic – Falcks Omnibuss
Phone number: +46 (0)970-248 00
Website: www.citybussgallivare.se External link, opens in new window.
Rental car
- Hertz
Address: Sommarvägen 2, 982 38 Gällivare External link, opens in new window.
Phone number: +46 (0)970-125 50
E-mail: hertz.gallivare@bilbolaget.com
Website: www.hertz.se/rentacar/reservation External link, opens in new window.
- Europcar
Address: NorrlandsBil AB, Fordonsvägen 4, 982 38 Gällivare External link, opens in new window.
Phone number: +46 (0)970-733 66
E-mail: gallivare@europcar.se
Website: www.europcar.se External link, opens in new window. - Avis
Adress: Lapland Airport, 982 35 Gällivare External link, opens in new window.
Telefonnummer: +46 (0)970-160 30
Webbplats: www.avis.se External link, opens in new window.
Taxi
- Sverige Taxi
Phone number: +46 (0)970-100 00
Website: www.sverigetaxi.se External link, opens in new window.
- Flight transfer - Sverige Taxi
Website: www.flygtaxi.se External link, opens in new window.
Phone number: +46 (0)970-100 00
*NOTE! Must be pre-ordered no later than one hour before the desired time.
Bike
- Re-playen
Lending of leisure equipment, including bicycles.
Address: Oljevägen 11, 982 38 Gällivare External link, opens in new window.
Phone nyumber: +46 (0)970-818 890
Website: www.gallivare.se Opens in new window.
Long-term parking in Gällivare
For people traveling by, for example, bus or train and needing parking, there is the possibility of free long-term parking in the parking area below. Please note that the longest permitted parking time is four days. If you need to park for more than 24 hours, you must state this in the email when you fill in your details.
Address: Centralplan 4, 982 36 Gällivare External link, opens in new window.
Email your details in connection with parking
Contact Gällivare municipality by email at tillstand.gata@gallivare.se and state:
- Name
- Social security number/birth registration number
- Phone number
- Purpose of your stay
- Registration number of the vehicle to which the application relates
- Enter the dates between which the parking permit should be valid
An issued dispensation does not give the right to stop and park where, according to the traffic regulation (1998:1276), stopping and parking is prohibited. Abused dispensation can be revoked.
For questions and concerns about parking permits for people with reduced mobility, contact Sanna Johansson, street engineer, phone number exchange +46 (0)970-818 000.
Maps
The municipality's digital maps and map links are collected here.
- Gällivare municipality's tourist map 2024 Pdf, 70.3 MB.
- Naturkartan - Gällivare guide map External link, opens in new window.
- Gällivare municipality's digital map External link, opens in new window.
Snowmobile trails
Boats in the mountain area
Press here External link, opens in new window. to see boats plying within the Laponia World Heritage Site.
Luggage storage in Gällivare
Luggage storage
It is possible to store your luggage with us at Gällivare Tourist Center. Drop-off and pick-up occur during our opening hours.
Price per person
- 50 SEK/day
- 200 SEK/week
Travel Gällivare-Kiruna - only one hour away
Train
- Vy Norrtåg
Phone number: +46 (0)771-444 111
E-mail: servicecenter@vy.se
Website: www.vy.se External link, opens in new window.
Current traffic information for trains: www.trafikverket.se External link, opens in new window.
Bus
- Länstrafiken Norrbotten
Phone number: +46 (0)771-100 110
Website: www.lanstrafikennorrbotten.se External link, opens in new window.
Flight
- Düsseldorf-Kiruna
Eurowings operates a direct route between Düsseldorf and Kiruna in both directions on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the period 3 February to 24 March 2024.
Website: www.eurowings.com External link, opens in new window.
Travel with Inlandsbanan
Take the train, Inlandsbanan, to or from Gällivare this summer, a sustainable and experiential adventure in one. Summer traffic runs between June 17 and August 25.
Read more here