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Get cycling in Sweden & Jönköping

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Since your next great cycling adventure should start in Sweden and Jönköping here´s a little info on how to get here and what to expect to find the best cycling in the area. Wether you are looking for some great road cycling, gravelbike roads or mountainbike we are sure you will like the surroundings, the city and the nature. Our site provides bike routes, rental bikes and cycling guides.

About Jönköping and it surroundings

Situated in southern Sweden on the shores of lake Vättern, Jönköping offer a vibrant city pulse, beach life and closeness to nature. Jönköping consists of picturesque alleys, and shorelines with cafés and restaurants located by the three lakes, Vättern, Rocksjön and Munksjön. You could also read all about it and what the area have to offer at jkpg.com.

Get a ”fika” with a lake view.

East of Jönköping, lies Huskvarna with the foundation based on the industry where weapons, appliances and vehicles have been manufactured and sold under the world famous brand Husqvarna. Its industrial heritage has left many cultural treasures to enjoy and a pretty sweet museum, that also include bikes from Husqvarna.

Husqvarna museum and their first bikes!

Gränna and Visingsö offer enchanting views, cobbled roads, idyllic wooden cabins, castle ruins, paths and oak forests. There´s plenty to se cycling routes to get there as well. .Wherever you set foot, you find yourself in the middle of a history book. The city is a natural and social place to meet. And of course you should bring your bike with the ferry to Visingsö, finding yourself in a historic landscape. Here´s some cycle routes between Jönköping – Gränna and things not to miss in this beautiful Swedish landscape.

There is much more to tell about Jönköping and its surroundings, a great place to visit in the middle of south Sweden – now it is time to explore it, with your bike. Welcome!

Best coffee stop cycling in Sweden.
Break at the top of the old mine in Taberg, just one of many great stops for cyclists.

Get here

Jönköping Airport is located 9 km from the city centre of Jönköping. The airport has connections with Frankfurt (Frankfurt airport), Germany. To get to and from the airport there is a regular bus service (route 27) to Jönköping city centre.

There are a number of international airports with good connections to Jönköping. Landvetter Airport and Göteborg City Airport are two airports connected to Gothenburg on the west coast. Arlanda Airport, and Stockholm Skavsta Airport, are on the eastern side of Sweden. Malmö Airport is situated in the south of Sweden. All the airports are just a few hours away from Jönköping and they are connected to the main city in question via Airport Coaches.

From Copenhagen (Kastrup Airport), Denmark you can easily travel to Jönköping by train. Expect about 1h20 minutes drive from Landvetter (Gothenburg).

Travel within Sweden

The railway station is located in the middle of Jönköping city centre. The train company SJ runs most of the railway lines in Sweden. For information about tickets or national arrivals and departures, please visit www.sj.se or call +46 771 75 75 75.

There are a number of bus coach companies which connect most parts of Sweden, for example Bus4you or Swebus.

For more information about Jönköping, please visit the Tourist Information Centre or call at +46 36 10 50 50 or visit jkpg.com.

Welcome to come and enjoy som of the best cycling in Sweden, some great bicycling areas for mountainbike, road cycling or gravelbike.