Get a good start to your journey
Wait times at the airport for departing passengers have improved and stabilised. There are mainly long wait times in the morning, when many flights depart within a short period of time.
There may also be wait times temporarily during other parts of the day. Periods of intense travel activity, such as school breaks and holidays, may likewise entail longer wait times. We therefore ask you to be at the airport when your check-in and bag drop open. You’ll find more information about check-in opening times under Departures.
Before your trip
Online check-in is one alternative to traditional check-in at the airport’s check-in counters. If it is possible to check in online, that is usually preferable. Some airlines charge extra if you check in at the airport. Please note that even if you check in online from home, you must check in your baggage at the airport. Go to the automated check-in machine in the departure hall so that you can print out your bag tags. Read more on our bagagge page.
Get ready to travel by checking with your airline which documents you need for your trip and how you can get ready to travel by uploading documents digitally from home. Also check if the destination has any restrictions.
Download Swedavia's app, add your flight and get notifications about any changes and see current waiting times in the security control.
When you travel abroad, you need to show your identification, either with a passport or national ID card. If you have a Swedish passport, you can get more information from the police, or alternatively contact your embassy. Here you can read more about passports, how to arrange a temporary passport and about visas.
Make sure that you meet the travel requirements for your final destination/country and for any country where you have a connecting flight.
Be sure to stay informed since travel entry restrictions may change on short notice. Before you travel to the airport, it is your duty as a passenger to find out what travel restrictions apply for your destination. For information about your destination, contact, for example, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
PCR/Antigentest
You can take PCR and antigen-tests at the airport. Please note is your responsibility to check opening hours and allow time to receive result before your travel. Here are the test centers at the airport:
How do you pack and prepare your baggage? Find out more on our baggage page.
Read about how to pre-book your parking, what parking options are available and what applies when you have short-term parking when picking up and dropping off at the airport. Book parking here.
There are different ways to get to the airport. Here you can read more about how to get there:
People are no longer allowed to drive up to the entrance at Terminal 5 to pick up/drop off passengers. It is about 400 metres between the P Ankommande/Avgående car park for arriving/departing passengers and Terminal 5. It is also possible to park for short stays in the multi-storey parking structures next to the terminals. Read more here.
Download Swedavia's app, add your flight and get notifications about any changes and see current waiting times in the security control.
Get to the airport well in advance
- Be there when your check-in and bag drop open.
- On our website under Departures, you can see the check-in time for most flights – click on your flight.
Yes, some airlines give you the option to drop off your baggage the day/night before, but always check with your airline to see what conditions apply.
You can see when departures open for check-in on Swedavia’s website and in our app.
Use our automated machines at the airport to print your bag tag. Then drop off your bag at the airline’s bag drop.
If you have special baggage, you must first go to the airline's check-in counter. There you will receive a label and instructions on where to hand in your special baggage. Read more about special bagagge.
Many airlines offer check-in using automated machines at the airport. Use them if possible if you haven’t already checked in online. You can see which airlines have automated check-in machines at the airport here.
If you have special baggage, you must first go to the airline's check-in counter. There you will receive a label and instructions on where to hand in your special baggage.
Download Swedavia’s app – see up-to-date airport information and get push notifications about your flight.
Security control
If you get ready before you reach the security checkpoint, screening will go more smoothly.
1. Have your boarding card ready.
2. Have your 1-litre bag of liquids, electronic devices, sharp objects and outer clothing ready. For more information, click here.
On the Swedish Transport Agency’s website you can read more about what security regulations apply when travelling from Sweden.
You can read here about what you may take with you on board the plane.
In Terminal 5, there are two security checkpoints - Checkpoint F with nearby Gates F26-F69 and 1–10 as well as Checkpoint D with nearby Gates 11–24, 1–10 and C30-C44. You can use either security checkpoint since both provide access to all the gates in Terminal 5
No, the screening of passengers and baggage is exactly the same as before and is based on EU-wide regulations for aviation safety and security. So there have been no regulatory changes that account for the longer wait, but nor is it possible to speed up screening in a situation where passengers are running tight on time.
You, or your hand luggage, may in a way go through the security check twice, which increases the waiting time for both you and other travelers. Then the security inspector must detect on an X-ray that you have electronics in the bag, they must look for you and ask you to pick up the electronics, and then let it pass through the X-ray again.
Visit our landing page for security screening. You’ll find information here about how to get ready and opening hours, among other things.
Terminal 4 is now part of Terminal
Yes, that’s possible. Passengers, no matter what their airline, who are checked in and are flying only with hand baggage can go through the security checkpoint in Terminal 4 to reach any gate in Terminal 4 or Terminal 5. There is a new walkway after the security checkpoint that connects the old Terminal 4 with Terminal 5.
Ryanair has its check-in there, for both domestic and international traffic. Other airlines may also have flights that depart from Gates C30-C44 in Terminal 4. Please note that in that case check-in takes place in Terminal 5. People who only have hand baggage may use the security checkpoints in Terminal 4 or Terminal 5.
Since the terminal’s gate area is connected via the new walkway with Terminal 5 after the security checkpoint, passengers flying to and from Terminal 4 can use the international functions in Terminal 5, including border control for travel outside the Schengen area and customs on arrival. As a result, the terminal will now be used for both domestic and international traffic.