Stockholm hop-on hop-off bus: Strömma's 15 stops from SEK 328, RED Sightseeing, the boat and whether an SL ticket beats it

💡 The Short Version: Strömma’s hop-on hop-off bus is from SEK 328 online (SEK 365 at the ordinary price) for 24 or 72 hours, on 15 stops from the Royal Swedish Opera, with a 60 to 70 minute loop and an audio guide. Its 2026 timetable ends on 1 November, with Thursday-to-Sunday departures from 22 October. RED Sightseeing runs 19 stops and lists daily departures every 45 minutes from 10:00, last at 16:00. The hop-on hop-off boat does not run until 27 May 2027. An SL 24-hour ticket is SEK 180 and reaches most of the same sights. Or book now: the hop-on hop-off bus or boat ticketad is RED Sightseeing’s, from SEK 222, rated 3.9 from 4,505 reviews (GetYourGuide).

The tickets compared

Prices are adult prices. Strömma’s are the operator’s; RED prints euros and lets you switch the currency on its booking page.

Strömma’s own page rates its bus 3.0. GetYourGuide’s rating for the RED ticket is 3.9 from 4,505 reviews.

Strömma’s bus

From SEK 328 online · 24 or 72 hours · 60 to 70 minutes · audio guide · free Wi-Fi

The route starts at the Royal Swedish Opera on Strömgatan and has 15 stops: Strömgatan and the Royal Opera, Gamla Stan and the Royal Palace, Slussen, Katarinavägen, Medborgarplatsen, Kungsträdgården, Strandvägen, the Vasa Museum and the Nordic Museum, ABBA The Museum and Gröna Lund, Skansen, Karlaplan, Stureplan, Hötorget, Kungsgatan and City Hall. The ticket works on Strömma’s green buses and on the red City Sightseeing buses. The top deck has the roof off most of the time and closed in cold or rain.

A red City Sightseeing bus run by Strömma, at a stop at Karlaplan. Photo: AleWi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The 2026 timetable, from stop 1:

In summer the buses run every 20 to 30 minutes between 10:00 and 16:00 or 17:00. There is no toilet or café on board, but there are public toilets near several stops, and a stroller can come on if there is space. Dogs ride on the main deck at the back. Most buses have a ramp, and one wheelchair can be fastened per bus. Strömma also sells a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 to 4 children.

RED Sightseeing

EUR 31 · 24 or 72 hours · about 90 minutes · audio guide in 14 languages

RED Sightseeing runs its own buses, with 19 stops and retractable roofs. Departures leave stop 1 every 45 minutes from 10:00, and the last is at 16:00. The ticket is valid from first use, children aged 0 to 6 ride free with a paying adult and ages 7 to 15 have a child ticket. Rescheduling and cancellation are possible up to 24 hours ahead.

A RED Sightseeing bus at the Slottsbacken stop, with the harbour behind. Photo: AleWi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

RED’s buses meet cruise ships at Frihamnen (berths 634, 650 and 658), at Värtahamnen, except Silja Line ships, and at Stadsgården (berth 167). Cruise port to the city has the walks and buses for each berth.

The hop-on hop-off boat

From SEK 225 online · 55 minutes · 8 stops · 27 May to 12 September 2027

Strömma’s boat starts at the Royal Palace and stops at Nybroplan, the Vasa Museum, Skeppsholmen, Djurgården at Allmänna gränd, Masthamnen, Fotografiska and Slussen. It also serves the cruise terminal at Stadsgårdskajen. The commentary is an audio guide in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Swedish. From 27 May to 18 June the boat leaves stop 1 every hour between 11:15 and 16:15, and from 19 June to 29 August every 30 minutes between 10:15 and 16:45, with a last departure at 17:45. Strollers cannot come aboard, and the boat is not wheelchair accessible.

Combination tickets

Strömma sells the bus with a boat tour or a museum. Prices are from, online, for 24 hours.

Compare the museum tickets on their own pages: ABBA The Museum tickets and Stockholm museums. The boat tours page has the boats these tickets add.

Is it worth it?

The bus is a sightseeing loop, not a transport pass. The sums, per adult:

Tram 7 and bus 67 run to Djurgården’s museums, and the SL ferry on line 82 crosses from Slussen, all on an SL ticket (Stockholm public transport). If you plan to visit the sights anyway, an SL 24-hour ticket costs SEK 148 less than the bus. The bus suits a first loop with commentary on a day with an hour to spare. The Go City pass includes the bus and the boats, and Stockholm Pass: is it worth it? works through the sums.

Which to take

• A first loop of the centre with commentary, before 1 November: Strömma’s bus, from SEK 328.
• A loop after Strömma’s season, or with a ticket you can cancel: the RED ticket, from SEK 222 on GetYourGuide.
• A bus and a boat: a combination ticket, from SEK 520 for Royal Djurgården with the bus, or wait for the hop-on hop-off boat on 27 May 2027.
• Just getting around: an SL 24-hour ticket, SEK 180.
• On foot with a guide: Stockholm walking tours, from SEK 143.
• By bike: bike tours.

What to book before you go to Stockholm lists the closed days for the sights the bus passes. Gamla Stan, the Vasa Museum and Skansen are all bus stops.