Prepare for your journey
Below are a few concrete tips on how you can get ready at home and what is important to keep in mind when you get to the airport.
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.
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.
In order to create safe travel as the world gradually opens up, the EU Covid certificate is now available. The recommendation from the EU is that a Covid certificate should be sufficient for travel within the EU and to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, but it is important that you as a traveller always stay updated about what is required for the country to will travel to.
You can get your Covid certificate for travel in three different ways.
- If you are vaccinated, you can download your digital vaccination certificate if you have an approved form of Swedish electronic or e-identification
- If you are not vaccinated, you can get a test certificate. In relevant cases, you can get a certificate of recovery.
- You will find all the information and frequently asked questions and answers about Covid certificates in Swedish on the Swedish eHealth Agency’s website, www.covidbevis.se
Some airlines ask passengers to send in their certificates digitally, and then you can check in and get your boarding card before you get to the airport. Other airlines first check your covid certificate or other certificates when you get to the airport. Check with your airline to get information about what rules apply for your flight.
ExpressCare offers PCR- and antigen tests at the airport.
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:
If you are going to pick up or drop off someone, go to the short-term parking P10 Pick up & drop off with a one-minute walk to the terminal. Pay with credit, debit or petrol card in the payment machine. It is also possible to pay via ePARK, Parkster, Mobill and Easypark. 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
Make sure you’re at the counter when check-in opens. Even if you’ve already checked in from home, you need to check in any baggage at the check-in counter. Read more here.
Use our automated machines at the airport to print your bag tag. Then drop off your bag at the airline’s bag drop.
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.
Download Swedavia’s app – see up-to-date airport information and get push notifications about your flight.