Getting there & away
Land
Bus
The long-distance bus station is directly opposite the train station. Ybussruns services south daily to Gävle and Stockholm, via the coastal towns of Sundsvall, Örnsköldsvik, Härnösand, Hudiksvall and Söderhamn.
Umeå is the main centre for Länstrafiken i Västerbotten (020-91 00 19; www.ltnbd.se), the regional bus network that covers over 55, 000 sq km. Direct buses to Mo i Rana (Norway) run once daily, but buses going as far as Tärnaby run up to four times a day. Other daily destinations include Östersund, Skellefteå and Luleå.
Train
Tågkompaniet trains leave daily from Umeå, to connect at Vännäs with the north-south trains between Stockholm and Boden and Luleå; from Boden there are connections to Kiruna and Narvik (Norway).
Boat
There are two companies operating ferries between Umeå and Vaasa (Finland); RG Line is more passenger-oriented than Botnia Link, which is used primarily by freight trucks. A bus to the port leaves from near the tourist office an hour before RG Line's departures.
Air
The airport (71 61 00) is 4km south of the city centre. SAS and Malmö Aviation each fly to Stockholm up to seven times daily; there are also direct flights to Luleå, Kiruna and Östersund.
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