In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The hotel closest to Stockholm Central Station is Hotel C Stockholm, about 230 m away, with the ICEBAR on site. The others in this guide run out to about 1.1 km: the Sheraton (250 m), the Nordic Light Hotel on Vasaplan (260 m), Scandic Grand Central (410 m), and Hobo and Hotel At Six on Brunkebergstorg (470 m each), with the Blasieholmen and Old Town hotels at 800 m to 1.1 km. From Arlanda Airport the Arlanda Express reaches the station in 18 minutes. Sweden charges no city tax. Prices change with the dates, so check yours on Hotels.com. Or book a tour: the Gamla Stan walking tourad is from SEK 150.
What the station is like to sleep near
Stockholm Central Station is the hub for long-distance, regional and commuter trains and the Arlanda Express. Cityterminalen, the coach terminal in the World Trade Center on Klarabergsviadukten, is joined to it by walkways and lifts, and the metro station is T-Centralen, where the blue, red and green lines meet. The Arlanda Express leaves the city from platforms 1 and 2: see Arlanda to the city. The SL commuter train to Uppsala leaves from Stockholm City, the commuter-train station at Central Station, and trains to Märsta, for Sigtuna, and to Läggesta, for Mariefred, leave from here too: see day trips from Stockholm and Uppsala. Stockholm public transport has the fares, the lockers and the porter service.
Stockholm Central Station from Vasagatan. Photo: AleWi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trains from Copenhagen end here. Sweden has notified border controls from 12 November 2026 to 11 May 2027, and the police check identity at Hyllie, the first station in Sweden, so carry your passport; EU citizens can show a passport or a national ID card. See the Malmö day trip from Copenhagen and Copenhagen.
The main hall of Stockholm Central Station. Photo: Leonhard Lenz, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Visit Stockholm calls Norrmalm the hub for public transport, with cultural institutions, music venues and restaurants. Sergels torg, Hötorget and Drottninggatan are a few minutes on foot. Hötorgshallen, the food hall, is under Hötorget: see Stockholm’s food halls. The Government of Canada names airports, train stations, transport hubs and hotel lobbies among the places where pickpocketing occurs. Keep bags and phones close on crowded trains and in the station.
Hötorget in Norrmalm. Photo: ArildV, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Distances are straight lines from the hotels to the station, so a walk is longer, and a hotel’s own walking time is given where it prints one. Sweden charges no city or tourist tax, so the room price is the price you pay.
The hotels
The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com. Star grades are from the Hotelstars Union register for Sweden, which is voluntary: a hotel with no grade here is not in the register, which is true of the chains and most of the design hotels. Michelin’s Keys are the guide’s own ratings for hotels. Where to stay in Stockholm compares the other areas.
Up to 500 m
Hotel C Stockholm
About 230 m · Vasaplan 4 · 367 rooms · Hotels.comad
In a 2001 building next to the Central Station, with the ICEBAR on site. Breakfast is included. The hotel says it is right next to the station.
Sheraton Stockholm Hotel
About 250 m · Tegelbacken 6 · 465 rooms · Hotels.comad
The first Sheraton to open in Europe, in 1971, according to Michelin.
Nordic Light Hotel
About 260 m · Vasaplan 7 · 169 rooms · Hotels.comad
A former 1960s office block turned into a design hotel, on the station square, according to Michelin.
Scandic Grand Central
About 410 m · Kungsgatan 70 · 391 rooms · Hotels.comad
In a building about 130 years old at the corner of Vasagatan and Kungsgatan. The hotel says trains, buses, the metro and the Arlanda Express are a few minutes away.
Hobo Hotel
About 470 m · Brunkebergstorg 4 · 201 rooms · Hotels.comad
The headboards turn into desks and the walls are pegboards hung with gadgets. The rooftop restaurant is TAK.
Hotel At Six
About 470 m · Brunkebergstorg 6 · 343 rooms · Hotels.comad
Part of the redevelopment of Brunkebergstorg square, with interiors by the London studio Universal Design Studio and an art collection, according to Michelin.
500 to 800 m
Haymarket by Scandic
About 510 m · Hötorget 13-15 · Hotels.comad
In the PUB department-store building on Hötorget, styled on the 1920s, with a brasserie one floor up. The hotel says the Central Station and Stureplan are within walking distance.
Clarion Hotel Sign
About 560 m · Östra Järnvägsgatan 35 · 558 rooms · Hotels.comad
A 2008 building by Gert Wingårdh, next to Norra Bantorget square near the Central Station. It has a spa.
Hotel Kungsträdgården
About 640 m · Västra Trädgårdsgatan 11B · 94 rooms · Hotels.comad
In an 18th-century building beside Kungsträdgården, with a French brasserie.
City Backpackers Hostel
About 650 m · Upplandsgatan 2A · Hotels.comad
Dorm rooms of 4, 6, 7, 8 and 12 beds and three private apartments for 6 to 8 guests with their own kitchens.
Best Western and hotel
About 720 m · Apelbergsgatan 40 · 3-star superior · Hotels.comad
The rooms are compact and space-efficient, and breakfast is always included, according to the hotel.
Generator Stockholm
About 740 m · Torsgatan 10 · Hotels.comad
A hostel with dorms, female-only dorms and private rooms, a bar and a café. The hotel’s directions pass the Clarion Hotel Sign and run 150 m along Torsgatan.
Clarion Hotel Amaranten
About 770 m · Kungsholmsgatan 31 · 461 rooms · Hotels.comad
In a 1969 building by the architect Hans Asplund, on Kungsholmen. The hotel puts the Central Station 7 to 10 minutes’ walk away.
Lady Hamilton Hotel
About 790 m · Storkyrkobrinken 5 · Hotels.comad
A listed building dating to the 1470s next to the Royal Palace, in Gamla Stan.
800 m to 1.2 km
Lord Nelson Hotel
About 810 m · Västerlånggatan 22 · Hotels.comad
A house under six metres wide in Gamla Stan, which the hotel says is Sweden’s narrowest hotel.
Miss Clara by Nobis
About 830 m · Sveavägen 48 · 92 rooms · Hotels.comad
A 1910 Art Nouveau former girls’ school with a modern top addition by the architect Gert Wingårdh, according to Michelin.
Victory Hotel
About 840 m · Lilla Nygatan 5 · Hotels.comad
In Gamla Stan, filled with antiques. It opened in 1987.
Berns Hotel
About 860 m · Näckströmsgatan 8, Berzelii Park · 82 rooms · Hotels.comad
Berns has been a house of entertainment since 1863, and its Red Room is the setting of Strindberg’s novel of that name.
Nobis Hotel Stockholm
About 870 m · Norrmalmstorg 2-4 · 201 rooms · 5-star · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
A 19th-century stone building converted by the design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune.
Bank Hotel
About 910 m · Arsenalsgatan 6 · 111 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
In a former bank building from 1910, a few steps from Strandvägen.
Villa Dahlia
About 940 m · Tegnérlunden 8 · 103 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
In Vasastan, opened by the family behind the Diplomat hotels, with a Nordic spa upstairs and a rooftop, according to Michelin.
Grand Hôtel Stockholm
About 950 m · Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8 · 279 rooms · 5-star superior · two Michelin Keys · Hotels.comad
Open since 1874 on the Blasieholmen waterfront, looking across to the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan.
Story Hotel Stockholm Stureplan
About 1.05 km · Riddargatan 6 · 82 rooms · Hotels.comad
Behind a 1930s facade just off Birger Jarlsgatan, in Östermalm, according to Michelin.
Hôtel Reisen
About 1.1 km · Skeppsbron 12 · 144 rooms · Hotels.comad
On the Old Town waterfront in a building dating to 1617, part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.
Lydmar Hotel
About 1.1 km · Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2 · 46 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
It has shown more than 60 photography exhibitions in its lobby since it opened.
Hotel Gamla Stan
About 1.1 km · Skeppsbron 22 · 81 rooms · 4-star · Hotels.comad
Three buildings in the Old Town. The oldest part dates to the 1600s.
Hotels further out
The hotels beyond 1.2 km are described by their own area, Södermalm, Östermalm, Kungsholmen and Djurgården, in where to stay in Stockholm. Motel L Hammarby Sjöstad puts Stockholm Central 3 km away, and Hotel Frantz at Slussen calls itself a stone’s throw from Gamla Stan.
Next
For the airport, see hotels near Arlanda Airport. 3 days in Stockholm fits the sights round the closed days, and the best time to visit Stockholm has the weather by month. Stockholm public transport has the fares, the metro art starts at T-Centralen, and what to book before you go to Stockholm lists the tickets that need a slot.
Common questions
Which hotel is closest to Stockholm Central Station?
Of the hotels in this guide, Hotel C Stockholm, about 230 m from the station in a straight line, with the ICEBAR on site. Then the Sheraton Stockholm Hotel at about 250 m and the Nordic Light Hotel at about 260 m, on Vasaplan.
How do I get from Arlanda Airport to Stockholm Central Station?
The Arlanda Express takes 18 minutes non-stop to Stockholm Central, from platforms 1 and 2, for SEK 340 for one adult and SEK 120 for each extra adult. The SL commuter train takes about 38 minutes and costs SEK 200 including the airport station fee.
Is there a tourist tax at Stockholm hotels?
No. Sweden charges no city or tourist tax on hotel stays.
Is the Central Station area safe?
The Government of Canada names airports, train stations, transport hubs and hotel lobbies among the places where pickpocketing and purse snatching occur. Keep bags and phones close on crowded trains and in the station.
Which trains leave from Stockholm Central Station for day trips?
The SL commuter train to Uppsala leaves from Stockholm City, the commuter-train station at Central Station, and takes about 56 minutes. Trains to Märsta, for Sigtuna, and to Läggesta, for Mariefred, also leave from here.
Do trains from Copenhagen arrive at the Central Station?
Yes. Sweden has notified border controls from 12 November 2026 to 11 May 2027, and the police check identity at Hyllie, the first station across the Øresund Bridge, so carry your passport. EU citizens can show a passport or a national ID card.
