STOCKHOLM · SWEDEN
Stockholm’s best days out.
The 15 most popular viking history day trips in Stockholm, with what each one costs, how long it runs and who you book it through.
Book ahead for The Viking Museum in Stockholm. A 1–2 hour ticket with English audio, artifacts, films, and Ragnfrid’s saga ride.
Most Popular“This was a small, but fun museum. Probably better for smaller children. Teenagers found it a little cheesy.”
Full-day Viking runes, gravefields, and Swedish countryside, plus Sigtuna and Old Uppsala. Small group with expert guides from Stockholm.
“Calle was a very informative and experienced, tour guide, he tailored the day to give us the best opportunity to see as much as possible with limited daylight. Calle was very knowledgeable about the history of the area. I would definitely recommend this trip for an insight into Viking history.”
A full-day Viking and medieval history tour from Stockholm to Sigtuna and Uppsala, with runes, parliament sites, and cathedral spires.
“This bus tour is the best way yo see the towns of Sigtuna and Uppsala along with their history. The drive thru the countryside is beautiful!”
9-hour Viking heritage day trip from Stockholm to Sigtuna and Uppsala: runriket sites, fika, cathedral visits, hotel pickup.
A half-day Viking history small-group tour from Stockholm with rune stones, a Viking parliament site, and a walk in Sigtuna.
“The tour was very enjoyable it was very informative and intriguing to see how the Vikings used to live and how they used to operate for example how they would write on Runestones. Thanks to our tour guide Calle , he gave us valuable information. (10/10) Would highly recommend.”
Viking runestones and Sigtuna from Stockholm in 6 hours, with hotel transfer and a live English guide. See Broby and Jarlabanki.
“We really enjoyed our guides- Gustav and Angelina.”
A full-day Viking circuit from Stockholm with runestones, Old Uppsala, and Uppsala Cathedral, plus a included Swedish fika break.
“Regardless of the expense, this excursion delivered low value. The guide's description delivery was exceedingly verbose about much that was uninspiring to the point that some of the travellers completely ignored him. He droned on about picayune subjects and gave little of entertaining value. What I would deem of greater interest was sloughed off with…”
A private full-day Viking history tour from Stockholm with runestones, Sigtuna ruins, and Uppsala cathedrals plus fika.
“The tour and Olaf was very good. We enjoyed it and Olaf was very informative. The food that Olaf recommended was so good. We had Swedish meatballs and they were excellent.”
A guided day trip from Stockholm to Sigtuna and Uppsala, linking 11th-century runes, Viking assemblies, and royal burial mounds.
Small-group Viking history tour from Stockholm: runestones, a Viking graveyard, parliament site, and a 1190 church with pickup included.
“A fun and interesting look at Viking life. Seeing and touching a part of 1000 year old history is not something you do every day! Jonathon was very knowlegable and even read the old norse language on the stones. Pretty cool.”
From Stockholm, visit Viking bridges, runestones and a parliament site with a small English-speaking guide on a 3-hour countryside tour.
Private half-day Viking history trip from Stockholm with hotel pickup and Sigtuna, featuring runestones, grave fields, and church ruins.
“We were so lucky to have Gustav as a tour guide! His extensive knowledge of Swedish history brought our tour to life. I highly recommend this tour! If you have time, consider the 9 hour tour. There is so much to see and learn!”
A 3-hour private Viking-history drive from Stockholm to rune-stone sites tied to Estrid, Jarlabanke, and the Viking thing.
“We signed up for this small group tour, which turned out to be a private tour for us. Karl was our guide and he was absolutely excellent. He was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the Viking history of Sweden, a topic we knew very little about.. Karl even added a couple of…”
Private 7-hour Uppsala day trip from Stockholm with Viking sites, Uppsala Cathedral, Linnaeus gardens, and Uppsala Castle visits.
“Pick up location and time were changed multiple times. Clearly, the pick-up time had nothing to do with the departure time of the train; The guide and we missed the train. The tour guide was stressed and in a hurry for the entire trip. The preset schedule was not kept and we missed seeing multiple…”
Private Uppsala day trip from Stockholm with cathedral, Viking burial sites, countryside views, and easy pickup and transport.
“Our guide, Olaf, was really fantastic. He personalized our tour and took us to places we were interested in seeing and was extremely knowledgeable on Swedish history and the places we visited. He went out of his way to make sure we were happy, and helped tailor a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!”
Every island, every old-town lane, and every way out onto the water.
