Thursday, October 16 | 2025
Travel in Skåne Sweden this summer, you won’t regret it! There is no cheaper place to travel in Sweden during the summer than Skåne. Skåne is the southernmost region (län) of Sweden and it holds the most fertile lands. In addition, there are just so many beautiful places one can visit in the 33 municipalities (kommuner) of Skåne during the summer – at the lowest of cost.
Flying shame (Flygskam) is a term coined in Sweden in 2019 to ‘shame’ people traveling by air and encourage the use more climate-friendly and sustainable transport means. Walking, running, cycling, and travelling collectively (bus, train, trams) are the ‘new green’ for the climate-conscious travellers.
Obviously, flygskam is not the reason why I am not flying back to Uganda this year. This year is the COVID-19 year. Before the thought of writing it off as a year that did not happen, this post opens up to more possibilities to not feel locked in.
It’s cheap(er). Period!
Normally, unlimited travel within the entire Skåne is about €120 per month. Every summer, between June 15th and August 15th, skånetrafiken offers a more than doubly discounted summer ticket (sommarbiljetten) €69.9 for the entire two months. Closer to the summer time have a look at their ticket page and the summer ticket will be there.
Furthermore, this ticket can be transferable (for 4hrs, 8hrs, 24hrs, 48hrs, 1 week) to a maximum 5 people during the period.
All you need is to download the skånetrafiken app and set up your online payment options – cashless.
One may use the summer ticket on all yellow buses (regional), the green buses (within a city), the Skånetrafiken commuter trains (pågatåg) and the Öresundståg (*within the region Skåne).
During this COVID-19 times, Skånetrafiken has set up visual representations of how occupied the bus is. It is recommended for everyone to take this into consideration before taking a bus/train to help in reducing the potential spread/infection of the corona virus.
Here, you can find live updates for bus and train travel within Skåne. A quick guide to the map shows what is displayed depending on how occupied the bus/train is.
From Kullens Fyr down through Malmö, south to Skanör and Falsterbo, eastwards through Ystad to the Ales stena. Do not miss one of the best white-sand beach, Sandhammaren beach. Further northwards through Simrisham, to Bromölla. See the Skånetrafiken map for the possible bus and train connections.
Far before I moved to Sweden, I used to watch the Kurt Wallander series on television, without even knowing that one day I will live in the same region with the setting. Indeed, Ystad is the setting of the popular crime series by Henning Mankell, an acclaimed Swedish author. However, this town is nothing like a murder scene. It is, on the contrary, a beautiful town with medieval, pastel-coloured half-timbered houses on cobblestone streets and sun-dappled squares.
Ystad is also where Ystad Djurpark located. This outdoor zoo is a perfect place to visit for a family with kids as it offers fun activities to do such as petting zoo, animal feeding, and even swimming.
Do you have more time on your vacation? Then you can try a ‘train holiday’ (tågsemester). SJ trains open up a hop-on-hop-off travel card (tåglufforkort – the link might be not available outside of summer time) all over Sweden (*wherever the SJ operation reaches) to everyone, not only students (as it was last year). This is similar to the Interrail pass allover Europe.
See the different SJ train routes within Sweden one can take with this offer.
With neighbouring countries putting restrictions and even denying travellers from Sweden, with the need to stay/travel within the ‘neighbourhood’, the Region Skåne has a lot to offer. Imagine how much carbon footprint one saves?
Written by Joseph Mukama and Photo credit @ J Mukama
Kodheyo banna! Joseph here. I moved some years back to Gothenburg for studies from Uganda, the ‘Pearl of Africa’ located in East Africa. I later moved to Lund/Malmö for work. I am married, and I love meeting people, nature, and physical activities. I like to read books and try out new things. My favourite Swedish word is beroendeframkallande. Hoping to share interesting moments with you all.
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