Visit Artipelag
Opening hours
The various departments’ opening hours may vary.
Exhibitions Tuesday through Sunday 11 am-5 pm
Bådan Café & Pâtisserie Tuesday through Sunday 11 am-5 pm
Design shop Tuesday through Sunday 11 am-5 pm
Artipelag Restaurant Temporarily closed
To get to Artipelag
Artipelag is an international meeting point for art, good food, events and activities – beautifully situated in the Stockholm archipelago, on Artipelagstigen 1, only 30 minutes from the city.
We have a bus service that operates between Cityterminalen and Artipelag on Saturdays and Sundays.
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 traveling planning tool.
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 regular tours for 2022 are now over. Preliminary start for the tours next season is during May 2023.
Join a scenic boat trip to Artipelag onboard Strömma Kanalbolaget’s turn-of-the-century ship M/S Gustafsberg VII. The journey begins at Nybrokajen and goes through Skurusundet’s and Baggensstäket’s narrow passages.
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
Taxi company Gustavsberg Taxi offers a fixed price from Artipelag.
Book through the telephone number (+46) 8–520 111 11 and state ”fixed price”.
Artipelag – Värmdö marknad 175 SEK (big car 215 SEK)
Artipelag – Stockholm city 495 SEK (big car 747 SEK)
Artipelag – Bromma 630 SEK (big car 950 SEK)
Artipelag – Arlanda 880 SEK (big car 1325 SEK)
Boat taxi
Vision of Stockholm regularly offer rides 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 Anselm Kiefer – Essence-Eksistence and Sculpture in Nature can be seen on each exhibition's page.
It is always cheaper with an Art.Pass.
Adults and students 50 SEK
Art.Pass holders and children (0-17 years) free
Permanent outdoor exhibition. An information brochure of the works and a map included.
Practical information
Here you can find information on 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 cash free cashiers. We accept credit cards from VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
- 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.
- Should be held on a leash and may not be left unattended.
- Dogs are allowed outdoors and on our outdoor terraces.
- Dogs are not allowed inside Artipelag.
Kindly note that smoking and making fire is prohibited across the whole area of Artipelag.
- Please bring your own food for consumption on the dedicated resting areas along the beach walk.
- Own food may not be consumed freely in the nature or on Artipelag’s outdoor terraces.
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.