Visit Artipelag
Opening hours
The various departments’ opening hours may differ.
Exhibitions:
- Tuesday through Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
- Wednesdays open till 8 pm
Bådan Café & Pâtisserie:
- Tuesday through Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
- Wednesdays open till 8 pm
Design Shop:
- Tuesday through Sunday: 11 am – 5 pm
- Wednesdays open till 8 pm
Artipelag Restaurant:
- Open for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays 11 am – 5 pm
To get to Artipelag
We have a bus service that operates between Cityterminalen and Artipelag.
SL bus from Slussen
Take bus 474 from Slussen towards Hemmesta or Mölnvik and get off at Värmdö marknad bus stop. From there you will take the connecting bus 468 towards Hålludden, departing from the opposite side of the road. Get off at Hålludden bus stop. Kindly plan your journey to match the buses by using the SL travel planner.
From Värmdö marknad you can also walk to Artipelag. The distance is approximately 3,5 km. Follow the road from Coop and INGO petrol station and then follow the directions to Artipelag.
SL bus from Medborgarplatsen
Take bus 423 from Medborgarplatsen (Götgatan 59) and get off at Hålluddens trafikplats. From here the walking distance is 1,5 km to the main entrance of Artipelag (kindly note that bus 423 only operates on weekday afternoons.)
From Stockholm
Take the motorway 222 towards Gustavsberg and follow the directions to Hålludden/Artipelag.
From Värmdö/Ingarö
Take the freeway 222 towards Stockholm, take the exit Värmdö marknad and then take the right on Ingarövägen. Turn left in the roundabout at COOP and thereafter follow directions towards Artipelag. From Gustavsberg, turn right in the roundabout by COOP at Värmdö Marknad and thereafter follow directions.
Parking
350 parking spaces are divided between four parking lots. Disabled parking spaces are free of charge and found both at parking lot Lillemor by the entrance to the beach walk and at parking lot Tony, closest to the facility.
Charging posts
Five charging posts are available at parking lot Tony. It costs SEK 45 per hour to charge (including parking) and charging can be done for a maximum of three hours at a time. Charging is started and paid for in the EasyPark app.
Payment
For parking payments we use the system EasyPark and recommend that you download their mobile app in either the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android). Payments for parking can also be made at the information desk by giving the registration number of the car. After payment in the information desk your parking is confirmed in our system with no need to return to the car.
Current booking codes
Parking Tony (closest to Artipelag) 8702
Parking Josefin (the middle parking lot) 8701
Parking Lillemor and Björn (the major parking lots at the entrance) 8700
It is possible to travel to Artipelag from Stockholm by bicycle. The bicycle route from Slussen is approximately 25 kilometres and duration less than 2 hours if you keep a steady pace.
Almost the entire cycle path is separated from car traffic and several sections run near water and through greenery.
Once at Artipelag you can lock the bicycle to racks.
Recommended directions according to Google Maps.
The tours start on the 6th of May 2023
Take a scenic boat trip to Artipelag aboard Strömma Kanalbolaget’s ship M/S Gustafsberg VII. The journey begins at Nybrokajen and goes through Skurusundet and the very narrow Baggenstäket and all the way to Artipelag.
For visitors arriving to Artipelag by their own boats we offer a guest harbour consisting of 25 berths with Y-booms. Visitors to Artipelag may dock their boats up to 24 hours. Please note that services like electricity, garbage collection or restrooms are not available.
The berths have a width of between 2,5m up to 5,3 m. The outer length measures approximately 100 m and is well suited for larger boats.
Position: N 59° 18 ́ 4”, O 18° 20 ́ 7”
We also offer docking for kayaks as well and embarkation areas.
Gustavsbergs Taxi
The taxi company Gustavsberg Taxi offers a fixed price from Artipelag.
Book a taxi by calling: (+46) 8–520 111 11 and state ”fixed price”.
- Artipelag – Värmdö marknad 175 SEK (Big car 215 SEK)
- Artipelag – Stockholm city 595 SEK (Big car 805 SEK) *
- Artipelag – Bromma 795 SEK (Big car 1075 SEK)
- Artipelag – Arlanda 1095 SEK (Big car 1480 SEK)
* City includes Södermalm and Kungsholmen, but not Östermalm, an additional fare will be added then.
Boat taxi
Vision of Stockholm offer regular tours from Nybroviken in Stockholm to Artipelag.
Entrance fees
It is free of charge to enter the building and to visit our public areas like our café, the design shop or to take a walk in our lovely nature. We have cash-free cash registers.
Entrance fees to At arm´s length - Hundred years of Nordic art and Sculpture in Nature can be seen on each exhibition's page.
It is always cheaper with an Art.Pass.
Our permanent outdoor exhibition Sculpture in Nature.
Adults and students SEK 50
Art.Pass holders and children (0-17 years) free
Buy an audio guide to the outdoor exhibition “Sculpture in Nature” on our webshop and listen to it on your smartphone or tablet.
The audio guide is available in Swedish and English. You will be able to choose the language after you have purchased the audio guide.
Practical information
Here you can find some practical information and frequently asked questions.
- Main building
- Bus stop “Hålludden”
- Parking Tony
- South walk – nature path
- Parking Josefin
- Parking Björn
- Parking Lillemor
- Bus stop “Artipelagstigen”
- North walk
- Beach walk
- Guest harbour
- Steam boat dock
- “Main office” walk
- “Milky Way” – roof terrace
We have introduced cashless payments, and no longer accept cash. Credit and debit cards from Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted.
We also accept Swish payments.
- 136 lockers on floor 1 (free to use, no coins needed)
- 47 toilets
- Elevators between all floors
- Six disabled toilets distributed across all floors
- No impeding thresholds in the building
- 1 km long boardwalk adapted for weelchairs and strollers
- Wheelchairs for use
- Art guides in the art exhibitions
- BabyBjörn high chairs are available for use in Bådan Café and in Artipelag Restaurant.
- Baby feeding room equipped with a sofa, private toilet and lockable sliding door on floor two.
- Three changing tables on floor one.
- Strollers and BabyBjörn carriers available for use.
- Dogs are not allowed indoors at Artipelag.
- They are allowed outdoors and on the outdoor terraces.
- They must always be on a leash and not be left unattended.
- Assistance dogs are allowed indoors.
Kindly note that smoking and making fire is prohibited across the whole area of Artipelag.
- It is not allowed to bring and consume your own food and drinks in Artipelag’s nature or on the outdoor terraces connected to our restaurant or café.
- We have a few picnic benches along the boardwalk, where you can consume the food and drinks that you bring.
Art.Pass.
With an Art.Pass you have free entrance to all exhibitions, invitations to interesting Art.Pass evenings and other nice offers.
A child friendly location.
We provide a baby feeding room and stroller-friendly areas. Besides, we offer a lot of fun activities for the very young.
Go Stockholm.
This card gives you free entrance to all exhibitions. The card is also valid on the Strömma Kanalbolaget’s boat to Artipelag.