Tynningö · Vaxholm · Stockholm archipelago

48 hours
on Tynningö

Most guests stay one night. This is what they miss — three ready-made itineraries with real boat times, so day two can be planned before it is booked.

Three itineraries

Half a day in Vaxholm

No car · nothing needs booking in advance

Vaxholm is 5–13 minutes away by boat. This fills a morning or an afternoon, not a whole day.

  1. 09.27

    Boat from Norra Tynningö, arriving in Vaxholm at 09.37.

  2. 09.45

    Coffee by the guest harbour.

  3. 10.20

    Vaxholm Fortress. Its own ferry every 20 minutes. 120 SEK per adult, 100 SEK senior, 60 SEK ages 13–18, free under 13. Fortress museum, café and museum shop. Open May–September, daily 11.00–17.00 between 22 June and 23 August.

  4. 12.30

    Lunch in Vaxholm — Hamnkrogen (a neighbourhood restaurant since 1958) or Waxholms Hotell.

  5. 14.00

    Kayak from Kayakomat, Norrhamnsplan, a five-minute walk from the boat. Tandem kayak 438 SEK for 2 hours, single 328 SEK, SUP 328 SEK. Open around the clock — book online and unlock with a code sent by SMS. Life vest and paddle included.

  6. 17.58

    Boat home, arriving around 18.10.

If the weather turns

  • Bicycles — Vaxholm Cykeluthyrning, Rådhusgatan 26A, two minutes from the ferry. 95 SEK per hour, 325 SEK per day. E-bike 190 SEK per hour or 550 SEK per day. Helmet and lock included. Picnic basket for two, 300 SEK — order the day before.

  • Sauna — Lilla Sauna at Fredriksstrandsbadet. The whole sauna for 2 hours: 540 SEK Mon–Thu, 690 SEK Fri–Sun. Open 06.00–23.00 year round, booked online and opened with a PIN code. Sandy beach and swimming jetty right next to it.

  • Hiking — Bogesundslandet nature reserve has nine marked loops from 2 to 12 km, free and open year round. Wind shelters and barbecue spots along the trails.

A full day on Grinda

About 6 hours on the island · works outside high season too

The strongest candidate for day two — and the only full-day trip that still works in May, September and October.

  1. 09.27

    Norra Tynningö → Vaxholm, arriving 09.37.

  2. 10.25

    Vaxholm → Södra Grinda on line 11A, arriving 11.20.

  3. 11.30

    Grinda Wärdshus, Bistro Framfickan, the General Store & Café, swimming, three saunas by the water, kayak rental and guided tours — all bookable online.

  4. 17.25

    Södra Grinda → Vaxholm, arriving 18.27.

  5. 18.55

    Vaxholm → Norra Tynningö. The last regular boat — do not miss it.

Outside high season (Apr–18 June, 17 Aug–Dec)

  • Mon–Thu: Vaxholm 09.20 → Södra Grinda 10.10, back 17.30 → Vaxholm 18.20.

  • Saturday: out 09.35, back 14.40.

  • Sunday has the most return departures — 12.15, 13.10, 14.55, 15.10, 16.00, 17.00, 17.25, 17.55 and 19.00.

A full day at Siaröfortet

Saturday only

A First World War fortress with a museum, audio guide, guided tours and an archipelago restaurant, on Kyrkogårdsön north of Ljusterö.

It does not work Mon–Thu. The 18.30 return from Siaröfortet reaches Vaxholm at 19.30 — after the last regular boat at 18.55. That leaves only the 21.17 on-demand departure, booked by 17.00 at the latest.

  1. 08.32

    Norra Tynningö → Vaxholm.

  2. 09.25

    Vaxholm → Siaröfortet, arriving 10.20.

  3. 10.30

    The fortress, the museum and the restaurant.

  4. 18.45

    Siaröfortet → Vaxholm, arriving 19.45.

  5. 19.55

    Vaxholm → Norra Tynningö. Ten minutes to change boats.

Norra Tynningö → Vaxholm

Mon–Thu06.29 · 07.00 · 07.37 · 08.37 · 09.27 · 09.45 · 12.03 · 13.38 · 15.25 · 15.47 · 17.58 · 19.25 · 19.55 · 21.45
Saturday08.32 · 10.28 · 11.27 · 13.55 · 15.45 · 17.48 · 19.02 · 20.27 · 21.22
Sunday09.00 · 10.40 · 11.15 · 12.37 · 14.13 · 14.35 · 15.32 · 17.54 · 19.40 · 20.57

Summer timetable 2026, line 4B. The crossing takes 5–13 minutes. All departures are part of the SL ticket system — without an SL card, 61–186 SEK one way. Bicycles travel free when there is space.

Good to know on the island

Food and shopping

Tynningö Lifvs, Bygdegårdsvägen 2 — an unstaffed shop, open around the clock via an app. In the middle of the island by the community hall, where there is also an outdoor gym. It is the detail that makes two nights practical in a cabin with a gas stove.

Ostmakeriet on Rindö — a farm shop and ice cream café with bookable cheese and beer tastings together with Waxholms Bryggeri. Open 3 April–13 June and 16 August–20 December, Fri–Sat 12.00–17.00; daily 12.00–17.00 between 14 June and 16 August.

When the timetable does not work

Waxholm Water Taxi (+46 70 600 61 00): Vaxholm–Kastellet 300 SEK, Vaxholm–Grinda 1 800 SEK, hourly charter 2 500 SEK. Maximum 12 passengers, and you pay for the whole boat. Night rate +50 % between 23.00 and 06.00.

Winter

Locally this is essentially one product: Skärgårdens Kanotcenter on Resarö runs a guided 3-hour winter paddle from 1 390 SEK per person, including coffee, an optional wood-fired sauna and an ice bath. Their sauna costs from 1 090 SEK for two, 1.5 hours, year round.