Nyköping Guest Harbour: Getting There, Harbour Info and Destinations

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Nyköping guest harbour lies on the Stadsfjärden, the bay in front of the town, near the mouth of the Nyköpingsån on the Baltic coast of Södermanland (Sörmland). Here you can read how to get to the start of your trip, exactly where the guest harbour is, where to park and shop, what sailing weather to expect, which destinations are nearby and what skippers should bear in mind when mooring.

Where is the visitors' harbour in Nyköping?

The visitors' harbour in Nyköping (Swedish: Gästhamn Nyköping or Nyköpings gästhamn) lies on the eastern side of the Stadsfjärden in the Kungshagen district, next to the canoe stadium and directly behind the pier, which is about 1.5 kilometres long and runs along the shore of the bay. To the north-west, at the mouth of the Nyköpingsån, lies the harbour basin of Nyköpings hamn. There are further berths there at the wooden jetty on the west side, right among the restaurants and cafés on the harbour promenade.

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On the opposite west side, in the Spelhagen district, you will find the small-boat harbour and the motorhome parking area. From the harbour you can walk to the centre, with Stora Torget, the large market square, along the Nyköpingsån.

Arriving for the start of your sailing trip at the visitors' harbour in Nyköping

Nyköping has its own airport, a railway station on the line between Stockholm and Norrköping, and a bus station. From the railway station and the bus station you can walk to the harbour or take a taxi.

From Stockholm Skavsta Airport to the visitors' harbour

Stockholm Skavsta lies on the E4 just before Nyköping and is served by flights from several European countries. Bus 515 from Sörmlandstrafiken runs from the airport via the railway station and the bus station to the centre of Nyköping. You can buy your ticket at the airport in Pressbyrån, in the Sörmlandstrafiken app or on the bus, where only card payment is accepted. It is around 7 kilometres to Nyköping C railway station.

Taxis wait in front of the terminal, with pre-booked cars on the left and non-booked ones on the right. There are also six car hire companies at the airport. Airport coaches connect Skavsta with the Stockholm City Terminal as well as with Norrköping and Linköping.

By car, train or bus

By train it takes around an hour to get from Stockholm to Nyköping, and around 40 minutes from Norrköping. Tickets are available from Mälartåg and SJ and must be bought before boarding. Long-distance coaches also run to Nyköping. The bus station is around one kilometre from the harbour basin. Within the town and the surrounding area, the buses are run by Sörmlandstrafiken, and tickets are valid for one to three hours depending on the zone.

By car, you reach Nyköping via the E4, which passes the town.

Parking

You can park free of charge along the Kungshagsvägen by the harbour, right next to the visitors' harbour. There, too, unless signs say otherwise, the limit is a maximum of 24 hours at a stretch in the same space, as everywhere in Nyköping. Further car parks at the harbour basin are on 4:e Tvärgatan, around 100 metres away, on Östra Längdgatan, around 150 metres away, and on Västra Skeppsbron, around 200 metres from the basin.

For a longer sailing trip, the Teatern car park west of the bus station is a good choice. In the signposted section you may park for up to 72 hours, and the fee is 6 kronor per hour. Motorhomes can use the parking area on Spelhagsvägen on the west side of the harbour, which has room for ten vehicles, for a maximum of two days at a stretch.

Arrived early: passing the time at the harbour

The harbour promenade has restaurants, cafés, small shops, a mini-golf course and a playground. There is also a small café in the visitors' harbour itself. The pier on the Stadsfjärden is a popular place for a stroll.

Showers and sanitary facilities

The service building at the visitors' harbour has toilets, showers and a sauna, all included in the berthing fee. The laundry room can be booked for an additional charge. The visitors' harbour is wheelchair accessible.

Shopping for the trip

The nearest supermarkets are on the west side of the harbour in the Spelhagen district: Lidl is around 800 metres and Hemköp Nyköping Spelhagen around 900 metres from the visitors' harbour. ICA Kronhallen is around 1.3 kilometres north of the visitors' harbour.

You do not have to carry larger shopping: ICA Maxi delivers orders directly to the visitors' harbour. You can buy beer of up to 3.5 per cent in the supermarket. In Sweden, wine, spirits and stronger beer are sold only by the state-run monopoly shop Systembolaget.

Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services

The nearest pharmacy is Kronans Apotek, around 900 metres from the visitors' harbour, and another pharmacy, Apoteket, is around 1.4 kilometres away. The hospital Nyköpings lasarett is around 1.9 kilometres from the harbour basin. Its emergency department at Samlingsvägen 1 is open around the clock.

• 112: emergency number for ambulance, police and fire brigade
• 114 14: Police, for non-urgent matters
• 1177: telephone health advice, 24 hours a day
• At sea: 112 or VHF channel 16, which connects you to the Swedish maritime rescue coordination centre, Sweden Rescue

What does the visitors' harbour in Nyköping offer?

The visitors' harbour has around 100 visitor berths on floating pontoons. Smaller boats lie at Y-booms, while larger yachts moor alongside. Electricity at 10 amps is included in the berthing fee, as are showers, toilets and sauna. The peak season at the visitors' harbour begins at Midsummer and lasts about six weeks.

Feature	Details
Location	East side of the Stadsfjärden, Kungshagen district
Visitor berths	around 100, plus berths in the harbour basin
Mooring	Y-booms or alongside
Power	10 amps, included in the berthing fee
Berthing fee per day	Y-booms 300 to 350 kronor depending on berth size, alongside 400 to 750 kronor depending on boat length (as of November 2026)
Getting there and back	Arrival from 12 noon, departure by 12 noon
Book and pay	online at hamn.nykoping.se, by card or Swish
Phone	+46 73 973 79 44

Equipment

Nyköping municipality has contracted out the running of the guest harbour to a private company. The harbour includes the service building with a laundry room, a barbecue area, waste bins and a collection point for hazardous waste. Water is available at the jetties, but it is intended only for filling on-board tanks.

As things stand (November 2026), the boat fuel station is temporarily located on the west quay in the harbour basin. It is self-service and open around the clock. Next to it, on Västra Skeppsbron, is the free pump-out station. There is a crane on the east quay, and on the east side a brush facility for cleaning the underwater hull. As a partner of the guest harbour, a boat service offers spare parts, a boat lift and a mast crane.

What is the weather like for sailing in Nyköping?

In Sweden the wind blows mostly from the west to south-west over the course of the year. In south-eastern Sweden the wind comes from the west less often than on the west coast and veers more to the south-west, because it follows the north–south extent of the Baltic Sea. In cold winters, northerly and north-easterly winds are common.

On sunny summer days a sea breeze often sets in. It forms when the land warms up more than the water, and it first blows from the sea towards the land. During the day it veers to the south on the east coast, and towards evening it often blows almost parallel to the coast. It is most pronounced in spring and early summer.

There are practically no tides in the Baltic Sea. Water levels are changed by wind and air pressure, and in autumn the water is usually higher than in spring. The weather service SMHI issues warnings for wind at sea from 14 metres per second; from 25 metres per second the next warning level applies.

Which sailing destinations are near Nyköping?

From Stadsfjärden you sail out into the Sörmland archipelago, along the coast to the north-east towards Stockholm, or south and across the open Baltic Sea to Gotland.

• Stendörren: You can also reach the nature reserve on the coast towards Trosa by land. Suspension bridges connect the islands, and from a viewing tower you can see as far as Hävringe, the outermost outpost of the archipelago. At the Naturum you can learn more about life in the Baltic Sea.
• Oxelösund: The guest harbour in the Badhusviken bay near the centre has showers, a laundry room and a boat fuel station that also sells gas. From there the outer skerries are close by.
• Nävekvarn: This small village on the north shore of the Bråviken has a sheltered guest harbour with a diesel fuel station. For swimming there are rocks and a sandy beach.
• Stockholm: Along the coast to the north-east you reach the Stockholm archipelago and the harbours in Stockholm.
• Kalmar and Gotland: To the south, the coast runs as far as the Kalmar Guest Harbour, and across the open Baltic Sea you can continue to Gotland.

What can you do on a harbour day in Nyköping?

Nyköpingshus castle lies between the harbour and the centre, and the riverside promenade links the town's main sights.

• Å-promenaden: The footpath along the Nyköpingsån runs through the central districts of the town, past old and new buildings.
• Nyköpingshus: The medieval castle stands on the Nyköpingsån between the centre and the harbour. In the white Kungstornet, a museum tells the history of the castle, and the castle courtyard and ramparts are accessible all year round. In summer, actors in the courtyard re-enact the Nyköping Banquet of 1317, at which King Birger had his brothers taken prisoner.
• Sörmlands museum: Since 2020 the museum has shown exhibitions on Nyköping and Sörmland for all age groups, and it has a restaurant.
• Stora Torget: The market square is lined with buildings from four centuries, including the town hall of 1723 and the church of S:t Nicolai, whose oldest parts date from the 13th century.
• Hållets naturreservat: If you follow the riverside promenade north from Stora Torget for around 15 to 20 minutes, you will reach the nature reserve on the edge of town.

For skippers: mooring and marine weather in Nyköping

At the Nyköping guest harbour you book and pay for your berth online, even if you arrive without a reservation. You may only moor at the guest harbour berths and at the wooden jetty on the west side of the harbour basin, in each case on payment of a berthing fee.

Registration and Berthing

• Booking and payment are handled via the website hamn.nykoping.se, with Visa or Mastercard, or with BankID and Swish. For advance bookings, a reservation fee of 50 kronor is added.
• The booking confirmation arrives by e-mail and text message, and your boat goes to the berth stated there.
• The berths at the wooden jetty in the harbour basin are close to the restaurants.
• Until 5 pm you can moor in the harbour basin for 100 kronor, without access to the service building. Anyone staying longer pays the full berthing fee.
• If you moor without registering, you pay 500 kronor for each day or part of a day.

Harbour rules

A speed limit of 3 knots applies in the harbour area, and wash must be avoided. Quiet hours are from 23:00 to 06:00. Each berth has its own 10-amp power connection, which is basically only enough for charging. Barbecues are only allowed at the barbecue area, and dogs must be kept on a lead.

Which marine weather forecast applies in Nyköping?

The official marine weather forecasts and warnings for Sweden are issued by the weather service SMHI. SMHI divides its coastal weather reports into coastal sections. The Landsort–Häradsskär section covers the sea areas of the Northern Baltic Sea and the northernmost part of the Central Baltic Sea. For the passage to Gotland there is a separate section, Gotlands farvatten. The coastal sections and sea areas on its website.

Navigational warnings as well as weather and ice information are broadcast by the maritime authority Sjöfartsverket via NAVTEX and VHF.

Sailing trips from Nyköping on Törnfinder

Trips along the entire Swedish coast can be found under Sailing in Sweden, all offers in the sailing area under Sailing in the Baltic Sea and all sailing areas in the trip overview.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get from Skavsta Airport to the Nyköping guest harbour?

By bus 515 or by taxi. The bus runs via the railway station and bus station into the town centre; the railway station is around 7 kilometres from the airport.

Can I travel to Nyköping by train?

Yes, Nyköping C is on the line between Stockholm and Norrköping. The journey from Stockholm takes around an hour.

Where do I park at the start of the trip in Nyköping?

Parking is free along Kungshagsvägen, right by the harbour. For several days there is the Teatern car park west of the bus station, where you can stay for up to 72 hours.

Are there showers at the Nyköping guest harbour?

Yes, the service building has showers, toilets and a sauna, all included in the berth fee. You can book the laundry room as an extra.

Where do I shop for provisions in Nyköping?

Lidl and Hemköp Spelhagen on the west side of the harbour are the nearest supermarkets, around 800 and 900 metres from the guest harbour. ICA Maxi delivers orders to the guest harbour. Wine and spirits are only available at Systembolaget.

Can I reserve a berth at the Nyköping guest harbour?

Yes, online at hamn.nykoping.se. If you book in advance, a reservation fee of 50 kronor is added.