Rent a car in Sweden and ride across the country from north to south, admiring the successive spectacular landscapes - is it not a dream tired by the stone jungle of a city dweller? And for the journey to be comfortable and not costly from the point of view of nerve cells, use our tips and tips.

The approximate cost of renting a compact car with MCP, air conditioning and insurance is 100 EUR per day.

In Swedish car rental will be Hyra en bil. In Sweden, as well as throughout Europe, all major international car rental companies are represented. Pre-booking via the Internet saves you money, but does not guarantee the availability of a particular model. You can order only a certain class of the car, and once in place, do not agree to the model class below. If the paid option is not available, you must provide the model with the class above the order.

Be attentive behind the wheel, traveling outside the Swedish cities - like in Norway, there are often cases when wild animals run out onto the track. Pay attention to the signs depicting the most common animals in the area.

Documents, insurance

To rent a car in Sweden you will need a passport, a credit card and an international driver's license .The minimum age of the driver is 18 years, for some cars - 24 years .The cost of car hire in Sweden usually includes: unlimited mileage mileage for the car, insurance of OSAGO - civil liability, third party damage, Collision Damage Waiver, theft insurance ), airport taxes (Airport Surcharge) and local taxes .Additional paid: rent of additional equipment (child seat, trunk for ski, navigator, snow chains), superinsurance, second driver .

There are no toll roads in Sweden, but there are two bridges for which travel will have to be paid - Svinesund on the border of Sweden and Norway and Öresund between Malmö and Copenhagen.

Fuel and refueling

At the petrol stations of Sweden, 95 and 98 unleaded petrol (Blyfri) and diesel fuel are sold, leaded petrol for sale is not allowed. Gas can be transported in jerricans. Most self-service stations have a self-service system, and you can pay by credit card.

The cost of gasoline in Sweden is 14, 48 SEK per liter (December 2012). The current prices for gasoline and diesel fuel in Sweden can be found here.
Business Stockholm Car rental in Sweden
Stockholm official Car rental in Sweden
The Øresund Bridge in Malmö Car rental in Sweden

Traffic Laws

Dipped lights should be switched on all day round throughout the year. For children under 15 years of age and growth less than 1, 35 m, the use of special seats is mandatory. Seat belts should be buttoned at all who are in the car. But to use the phone while traveling in Sweden is allowed (it seems that this is only for the time being, after all, it's about your safety).

Speed ​​limit in Sweden. Location: 30-60 km / h. Outside the village: 70-100 km / h. Motorway: 110-120 km / h.

Make sure that the car you rented is equipped with everything you need: an emergency stop sign, a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, a reflective vest, a tow rope, and in winter time also a shovel, "ice-free" and winter tires. Radar detectors are prohibited for use and transportation.

Penalties

Swedish police officers are not allowed to collect fines on the spot, so they must pay the receipt they have issued in the bank not later than three weeks after the offense. In the situation of excess speed, the fine is entitled even if it (excess) was only at 1 km / h.

Permissible alcohol content in the driver's blood in Sweden: 0, 2 ‰.

Some amounts of fines: unshielded dipped beam - 400 SEK; speeding - from 1500 to 4000 SEK, or deprivation of rights in addition to a fine, or imprisonment; violation of the rules of transportation of children - 600 SEK; improper parking - up to 1400 SEK; non-use of seat belts - 600 SEK; the use of a radar detector - up to 2000 SEK; drunk driving - the amount of penalty varies, it is possible to deprive of rights or even imprisonment.

The way from Stockholm to Copenhagen

Toll roads

There are no toll roads in Sweden, but there are two bridges for which travel will have to be paid. The bridge Svinesund on the border of Sweden and Norway will meet those who travel on the route Oslo - Gothenburg. The fare on the 700-meter bridge for cars is 23 SEK or 20 NOK.

And the bridge Öresund connects Swedish Malmö with Danish Copenhagen. The bridge stretches for almost 8 km through the Straits of Öresund and has 4 lanes for traffic. The fare for cars is 375 SEK or 43 EUR. For cash payment use the lane marked in yellow, and for payment by credit card - a strip of blue color. As it usually happens, even if you pay EUR cash, you get the change anyway in local currency.

Parking in the city

In the cities of Sweden, it is forbidden to leave the car against traffic, parking should be done exclusively on the right side .Usually, parking on the street on weekdays during working hours (from 8:00 to 18:00) is paid .Estimated parking hour price is 10-30 SEK .Leave the car in the underground parking will be more expensive (30-60 SEK / h), but also safer .From 18:00 to 24:00 there are usually discounts .The cheapest way to use parking lots built on the outskirts to reduce the traffic load to the city center is Park & ​​Ride .Here, for parking the car for the whole day you will have to pay only 15-20 SEK .So, for example, in Stockholm such parking lots already 21 pieces .

Car rental firms in Sweden

International companies: Holidayautos, Hertz, Europcar, Auto Europe, Avis, Budget, Sixt.

Rental brokers: Scandinavian Car Rental, Nova Car Hire, Economy Car Rentals, Instantcars.eu.

Rent a "house on wheels": Caravan Hallen.


All prices are in Swedish kroner as of December 2012