Road guide
Driving in Sweden
Build the road line, then check the state or local road manager, ferry timetable, winter equipment and every automated charge on it.
Use Trafikverket for the state-road decision
Check Trafikverket's live traffic information for roadworks, collisions, road and weather conditions on the Swedish state-road network. Before a long or remote stage, reopen the exact section and let its current closure, avalanche-control or restriction state override the saved plan.
A municipal street can have a different manager and local traffic rule. Follow road signs and police instructions, and report a local defect to the relevant municipality instead of assuming Trafikverket controls every road displayed by the planner.
Plan on this site
Calculate your route
Enter a start and destination, plus up to three optional stops in travel order. The calculation opens on DrivingDirections.net with distance, estimated time, a route overview and turn-by-turn directions.
End the road leg at a ferry terminal
Trafikverket road ferries are part of the transport network, but each ferry route has its own timetable and current operating information. Check the named ferry route for departures, disruption, holiday service and any hazardous-goods or vehicle note before relying on it.
At a Trafikverket road ferry, plan the approach to the named berth and restart the road stage only from the landing point after disembarkation. Water-crossing geometry guarantees neither the sailing, deck space nor permission to carry a rental vehicle; always use the current timetable.
Apply the winter rule to every vehicle in the combination
For passenger cars, campers and other light vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes, winter tyres or equivalent equipment are required from 1 December to 31 March when winter conditions exist. The police determine whether snow, ice, slush or frost makes the road wintry; the rule applies to vehicles registered in Sweden and abroad.
Heavy vehicles have a different calendar rule, and a towed trailer has its own tyre obligations. If a light vehicle uses studded tyres in winter conditions, check the matching trailer requirement as well; do not reuse a passenger-car date or tread rule for a heavy combination.
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Expect congestion tax to be invoiced after passage
Stockholm and Gothenburg use congestion tax for vehicles registered in Sweden and abroad, subject to the published location, time and exemption rules. Gantries record passages automatically; this is not a tollbooth where a visitor can settle the charge at the road side.
The Swedish Transport Agency uses EPASS24 to identify owners of foreign-registered vehicles, issue notices and receive payment. Check the current decision and deadline even if no notice has arrived, and keep rental-company administration separate from the underlying tax.
Do not confuse infrastructure charges with congestion tax
Sweden's infrastructure charges apply at the listed Motala, Sundsvall and Skurubron bridges to Swedish- and foreign-registered vehicles. Fixed gantries use automatic number-plate recognition, so an ordinary road user does not buy a vignette or fit an on-board unit merely to make these crossings.
The owner receives a separate payment process after the passage, with EPASS24 handling foreign-registered vehicles. Check each charge and reference independently: payment of a congestion-tax notice does not automatically settle an infrastructure-charge notice.
Treat Øresund as its own cross-border product
The Øresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has an operator toll station and dynamic vehicle/payment lanes; it is not one of the Swedish automatic infrastructure-charge gantries. Check the operator's current vehicle category and payment method before entering the motorway approach.
If the lane or ticket is wrong, continue to assistance and never reverse or turn around on the bridge motorway. Paying the crossing does not settle Stockholm or Gothenburg congestion tax, Danish city-zone eligibility or a rental company's cross-border permission.
Report the location, not just the destination
For current state-road information or an immediately dangerous road issue, Trafikverket publishes an all-hours traffic-information contact. In an accident, secure the scene only when it is safe and do not remain in a live lane while trying to correct the planned route.
Call 112 for an emergency. Give the road number, direction, nearest junction or marker and what assistance is needed; a precise location is more useful than the destination originally entered in the planner.
Official information
Official sources
- Road Swedish Transport Administration · checked 13 September 2026
- Traffic information Swedish Transport Administration · checked 13 September 2026
- Trafikverket's responsibilities Swedish Transport Administration · checked 13 September 2026
- Trafikverket's road ferries Swedish Transport Administration · checked 13 September 2026
- Road ferry traffic and timetables Swedish Transport Administration · checked 13 September 2026
- Winter tyres Swedish Transport Agency · checked 13 September 2026
- Congestion taxes in Stockholm and Gothenburg Swedish Transport Agency · checked 13 September 2026
- Paying and notification of congestion tax Swedish Transport Agency · checked 13 September 2026
- Road tolls Swedish Transport Agency · checked 13 September 2026
- Paying and notification of infrastructure charges Swedish Transport Agency · checked 13 September 2026
- Through the Øresund bridge toll station Øresundsbro Konsortiet · checked 13 September 2026
- Road rules and safety — Sweden Your Europe, European Union · checked 13 September 2026
- 112: the single European emergency number Your Europe, European Union · checked 13 September 2026