Södermanland County · Sweden
Where to stay in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city in Södermanland County, Sweden, home to about 71,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Eskilstuna, with about 232 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- VST25 km · Stockholm Västerås Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality 2023.
Eskilstuna is located along Eskilstunaån (Eskilstuna River) which flows from lake Hjälmaren in the south to lake Mälaren in the north. During the Viking era, the area became an important trading place known as Tuna. In the 11th century the Anglo-Saxon missionary and bishop Eskil founded a church in Tuna, and turned it into his diocese. Initially Eskil's missionary was under the protection of the Christian King Inge the Elder, but in 1080 the apostate pagan Blot-Sven seized power and had Eskil stoned to death in Strängnäs.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Eskilstuna
See
- The Rademacher forges
- Eskilstuna City Museum
- The Munktell Museum
- Klosters kyrka
- Fors kyrka
- Sörmlandsgården
- Eskilstuna Art Museum
Do
- Parken Zoo
- Eskilstuna Biljardhall
- Munktellbadet
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Eskilstuna
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Eskilstuna
5 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Best Western Plaza Hotel | 0.7 km | |
| First Hotel City Eskilstuna | 0.9 km | |
| Liljans krog | 5.5 km | |
| Lilla Hotellet | 1.7 km | |
| Sure Hotel by Best Western Vilsta Sporthotell | 2.9 km |
All 7 hotels in Eskilstuna, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Eskilstuna
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Eskilstuna are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 71 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Eskilstuna: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO, 69 km) and Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 81 km) are also within reach.
VST · Stockholm Västerås Airport
NYO · Stockholm Skavsta Airport
BMA · Stockholm-Bromma Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Eskilstuna
Eat
There are several food trucks on the central square "Fristadstorget" selling budget priced street food.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Eskilstuna
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Eskilstuna: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Eskilstuna?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Eskilstuna are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 71 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Eskilstuna?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), about 25 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO, 69 km) and Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 81 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Eskilstuna?
2 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Eskilstuna?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Eskilstuna
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.