Blekinge County · Sweden
Where to stay in Karlskrona
Karlskrona is a city in Blekinge County, Sweden, home to about 36,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Karlskrona, with about 82 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- RNB24 km · Ronneby Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Karlskrona
Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County.
The city was established as a naval base in 1680, during the reign of King Karl XI, after whom the town is named (Karlskrona: Karl's Crown). King Karl XI was tired of having his fleet constantly frozen up in Stockholm during the harsh winters and was therefore looking for a port further south. This was at the height of the Swedish Empire and there were grand plans to eventually develop Karlskrona into a new Swedish capital. However, the city was built according to a plan by Erik Dahlbergh and the settlement did not begin in earnest until the late 1680s.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Karlskrona
See
- Karlskrona Maritime Museum
- Brändaholm/Dragsö
- Trefaldighetskyrkan
- Frederikskyrkan
- Amiralitetskyrkan
- Clock Tower
- Old Railway Tunnel
- Old Workers Cottages
- Stakholm
Do
- Go Swimming!
- Hire a Bike
- Hire a boat
- Boda Borg
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Karlskrona
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Home Hotel Carlscrona hotel | 82 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Karlskrona
17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Hotel Statt | 4.3 km | |
| Ronneby Brunn Hotel Spa Resort | 21.1 km | |
| Arkipelag Hotel & Brewery | 4.4 km | |
| Boråkra Bed & Breakfast | 4.7 km | |
| Davids Kulle | 22.4 km | |
| Fregatten Bed & Breakfast | 4.8 km | |
| Hotell Angöringen | 1.8 km | |
| Hotell Aston, Sure Hotel Collection by Best Western | 4.4 km | |
| Hotell Siesta | 4.5 km | |
| Hotell Villa Vesta | 21.6 km | |
| JA Hotel | 4.5 km | |
| Lyckåhem Lågprishotell och Vandrarhem | 1.8 km | |
| Ronneby Brunnspark Vandrarhem och B&B | 21.5 km | |
| Ronneby Cityhotell | 21.6 km | |
| Ronneby Havscamping | 15.7 km | |
| Scandic Karlskrona | 4.6 km | |
| Villa FloraViola | 21.2 km |
All 18 hotels in Karlskrona, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Karlskrona
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Karlskrona are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 69 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 Karlskrona: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronneby Airport (RNB), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kalmar Airport (KLR, 68 km) and Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO, 99 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Direct trains runs at least every two hours from Copenhagen via Malmö and Kristianstad. From Kalmar, Gothenburg or Stockholm a change of trains in Alvesta, Emmaboda or Hässleholm is required. Ticket can be bought from SJ. The station, Karlskrona Centralstation is found at the northern end of the city centre. Karlskrona-Ronneby Airport is approximately 30 km from Karlskrona centrum.
Getting around
There is a large local/regional bus network connecting Karlskrona Centrum with other regional locations. Bus fares are typically 20 kr for adults. There are also boats/ferries to many islands within the archipelago, and it is possible to cruise around the archipelago for between 1½ and 3 hours in the summer months. Adult fare is 20 kr, youth (<19 yr) is 15 kr.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
RNB · Ronneby Airport
KLR · Kalmar Airport
VXO · Växjö Kronoberg Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Karlskrona
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Karlskrona: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Karlskrona?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Karlskrona are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 69 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Karlskrona?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ronneby Airport (RNB), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kalmar Airport (KLR, 68 km) and Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO, 99 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Karlskrona?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Karlskrona
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.