{"id":1697507,"date":"2026-11-03T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/?p=1697507"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:57:55","slug":"visitor-harbour-karlskrona-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/segelmagazin\/gaestehafen-karlskrona-schweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Karlskrona Guest Harbour: Arrival, Harbour Information and Sailing Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karlskrona guest harbour lies in the middle of the town on the island of Tross\u00f6, in the inner part of the commercial harbour on the southeast coast of Sweden. Here you can read how to get to the start of your sailing trip, exactly where the guest harbour is, where to park and shop, what sailing weather to expect, which sailing destinations are nearby and what skippers should bear in mind when berthing.<\/p>\n<h2>The essentials at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The nearest airport is Ronneby, with flights from Stockholm. From there, the airport bus or a taxi takes you to Karlskrona in about 30 minutes. The bus stops at Kungsplan, about 400 metres from the guest harbour.<\/li>\n<li>\u00d6resundst\u00e5g trains connect Karlskrona with Malm\u00f6 and Copenhagen.<\/li>\n<li>There is a supermarket about 350 metres from the guest harbour and a car park about 200 metres away.<\/li>\n<li>On sunny summer days a sea breeze often sets in. There are no tides in the Baltic Sea.<\/li>\n<li>Off the town lies Sweden's southernmost archipelago coast, with around 1,650 islands, islets and skerries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where is the guest harbour in Karlskrona?<\/h2>\n<p>Karlskrona guest harbour is part of the town marina (Swedish: Karlskrona stadsmarina) and lies on Tross\u00f6, the island on which the town centre stands, in the inner part of the commercial harbour. Opposite lies the small island of Hattholmen, and to the south the quay runs along \u00d6stra Hamngatan to the island of Stumholmen with the Naval Museum. Car parks and the tourist information office are right on the Skeppsbrokajen quay, south of the pontoons. If you arrive by car on the E22, take the main road towards the centre and you will drive straight past the guest harbour.<\/p>\n<p>Karlskrona was founded in 1680 as a new base for the Swedish fleet and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a naval town since 1998. The navy is still stationed on the island of Lindholmen today. You can walk from the guest harbour to restaurants and shops.<\/p>\n<h2>Arriving for the start of your sailing trip at Karlskrona guest harbour<\/h2>\n<p>Karlskrona has a railway station, a bus station and a ferry port with a connection to Poland. The nearest airport is Ronneby. You can travel by train from Copenhagen and Malm\u00f6 to Karlskrona without changing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1697438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Houses and boats in the skerries near Karlskrona\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-karlskrona-schaeren.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>From Ronneby Airport to the guest harbour<\/h3>\n<p>Ronneby Airport is in Kallinge, about eight kilometres north of Ronneby. There are direct flights only to and from Stockholm. The terminal is closed on Saturdays; on other days it opens about one hour and 15 minutes before the first departure.<\/p>\n<p>An airport bus runs between Ronneby Airport and the centre of Karlskrona, with departures timed to match the flights. The journey takes about 30 minutes, the same as by taxi. You can pay by card, Swish or cash. Since March 2026 the airport bus has stopped at Kungsplan instead of in front of the railway station, because the approach road is being rebuilt. From Kungsplan it is a walk of about 400 metres to the guest harbour. Blekingetrafiken local buses also stop at the airport.<\/p>\n<p>You will find taxis to the left outside the arrivals hall. There are not always free cars at the airport, so it makes sense to book in advance. In Sweden taxi companies set their own prices; every taxi displays a comparison price on a yellow sign.<\/p>\n<h3>By car, train, bus or ferry<\/h3>\n<p>By train, \u00d6resundst\u00e5g services run from Copenhagen and Malm\u00f6 via H\u00e4ssleholm and Kristianstad to Karlskrona. The journey takes about three and a half hours from Copenhagen, about 2 hours 45 minutes from Malm\u00f6 and about four and a half hours from Gothenburg. The station is called Karlskrona C, and the bus station is opposite.<\/p>\n<p>You can drive via the E22; the journey takes about two and a half hours from Malm\u00f6 and about three hours from Copenhagen. As things stand (November 2026), the approach road to Karlskrona is being rebuilt, with the work due to be finished in winter 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Ferries to Gdynia in Poland depart from the terminal on the island of Verk\u00f6, about ten kilometres outside the town. There are up to six departures a day and night, and the crossing takes about ten hours (as things stand, November 2026). Bus 6 runs from the bus station to the terminal in about 30 minutes, and by taxi you are there in about ten minutes.<\/p>\n<h3>Parking<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest car park is at Skeppsbrokajen, about 200 metres from the guest harbour. You will find more parking on Drottninggatan and on \u00d6stra Hamngatan, each about 300 to 350 metres away. For motorhomes there are pitches in the harbour area; you pay the fee in the GoMarina app, at the machines by the service building and at the pitches, or in advance via the municipality's booking service. Larger vehicles can park at the commercial harbour on \u00d6stra Hamngatan; there is no public parking on the island of Stumholmen.<\/p>\n<h3>Arrived early: waiting time at the guest harbour<\/h3>\n<p>There are several restaurants in the town marina. To reach the nearest bathing spot on Stumholmen, with a beach and a bathing jetty, walk about one kilometre south along the harbour, which takes around twelve minutes.<\/p>\n<h3>Showers and sanitary facilities<\/h3>\n<p>The service building stands right on the quay. It has showers and toilets, a sauna and a washing-up area. You can book the washing machine and tumble dryer.<\/p>\n<h3>Shopping for the trip<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest supermarket is Lidl, about 350 metres from the guest harbour. Willys on the neighbouring island of Pantarholmen is about 650 metres away, Hemk\u00f6p about 700 metres and the ICA Supermarket Cityhallen about 900 metres. You can reach a larger supermarket, Maxi ICA Stormarknad, by car in Lyckeby, about 4.5 kilometres northeast of the guest harbour.<\/p>\n<p>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-owned monopoly shop Systembolaget.<\/p>\n<h3>Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest pharmacy is Kronans Apotek, about 700 metres from the guest harbour. Apoteket is about 850 metres away. Blekingesjukhuset hospital is about 1.8 kilometres away, and its emergency department (Akutmottagning) on Akutv\u00e4gen is open around the clock.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>112: emergency number for ambulance, police and fire brigade<\/li>\n<li>114 14: Police, for non-urgent matters<\/li>\n<li>1177: telephone health advice line<\/li>\n<li>At sea: 112 or VHF channel 16, which connects you to the Swedish maritime rescue coordination centre, Sweden Rescue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What does the guest harbour in Karlskrona offer?<\/h2>\n<p>The guest harbour has modern floating pontoons with walk-on Y-booms and a floating pontoon for lying alongside. Electricity and water are available at all berths. The water depth is between 3 and 5 metres.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Tross\u00f6 island, inner part of the commercial harbour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Water depth<\/td>\n<td>3 to 5 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mooring<\/td>\n<td>Y-boom or alongside the pontoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Electricity and water<\/td>\n<td>at all berths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Payment<\/td>\n<td>GoMarina app or machines at the service building<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operator<\/td>\n<td>Karlskrona municipality (town marina)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phone<\/td>\n<td>+46 455 30 31 51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eco-label<\/td>\n<td>Blue Flag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Equipment<\/h3>\n<p>The harbour office is housed in the service building, in the same building as a bank branch. The guest harbour has a waste collection point with waste separation, barbecue areas, a slipway for trailer boats and a tourist information point. The pump-out station is opposite on Hattholmen and is open all year round.<\/p>\n<p>A boat fuel station is about 550 metres from the guest harbour. There is a boatyard on the island of Salt\u00f6, about 2.5 kilometres away, and a chandler about 1.5 kilometres away.<\/p>\n<p>Further visitor berths in the town are offered by the small guest harbour Salt\u00f6 Fiskhamn on the island of Salt\u00f6, a ten-minute walk from the centre, with around 20 berths alongside the quay, a water depth of 4 metres and a fish restaurant. The sailing club Karlskrona Segels\u00e4llskap has its harbour on the west side of the island of Drags\u00f6. It has around 130 berths with a water depth of 2 metres, and guests may use free berths marked with a green sign.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the weather like for sailing in Karlskrona?<\/h2>\n<p>In Sweden the wind blows mostly from the west to southwest throughout the year. On the southeast side of the country it veers southwest more often, as it adapts to the north\u2013south extent of the Baltic Sea. In cold winters, northerly and northeasterly winds are common.<\/p>\n<p>On sunny days in summer, a sea breeze often sets in, usually after a clear, calm morning. It blows first from the sea towards the land and veers south over the course of the day on the east coast. It is most pronounced on sunny days in early summer.<\/p>\n<p>Tides play no role in the Baltic Sea. The water level is 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, and from 25 metres per second the next-higher warning level applies.<\/p>\n<h2>Which sailing trip destinations are near Karlskrona?<\/h2>\n<p>From Karlskrona you can sail through the town's archipelago, along the Blekinge coast to the west or northeast, and across the open Baltic Sea to the islands off the coast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karlskrona archipelago: From Hassl\u00f6 in the west to Utl\u00e4ngan in the east lie around 1,650 islands, islets and skerries. They are part of the UNESCO biosphere reserve Blekinge Arkipelag. Sturk\u00f6 is the largest island in Blekinge.<\/li>\n<li>Utklippan: The guest harbour out on Utklippan has around 30 berths and a water depth of 2.5 metres.<\/li>\n<li>Han\u00f6: This island in the west of Blekinge, only about 2.2 square kilometres in size, has a guest harbour, a lighthouse dating from 1869 and walking trails. In summer there is a restaurant, a caf\u00e9 and a small shop, but no services in autumn and winter.<\/li>\n<li>Kalmar: Along the coast to the northeast lies the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-magazine\/guest-harbour-kalmar-sweden\/\">Kalmar Guest Harbour<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further west on the Swedish south coast lies the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-magazine\/ystad-marina-sweden\/\">Ystad Marina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What can you do on a harbour day in Karlskrona?<\/h2>\n<p>You can reach the museum, the old town and the archipelago boats on foot from the guest harbour, and a free ferry runs to the island of Asp\u00f6.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Naval museum on Stumholmen: The Marinmuseum is the town's most important sight. Its building extends more than 140 metres out over the water and includes a hall of historic boats. Stumholmen was a restricted military area for around 300 years and has been a civilian district since 1993. From the guest harbour, walk south along the quay to the bridge to Stumholmen.<\/li>\n<li>World Heritage town: From Stortorget, the highest point of the town centre with its shopping streets, it is only a few minutes to the quays. A 90-minute guided tour shows you the churches, squares and fortifications of the naval town.<\/li>\n<li>Archipelago boats from Fisktorget: Scheduled boats to the archipelago depart all year round from Fisktorget, about 900 metres from the guest harbour, and from the commercial harbour. In high summer, a hop-on-hop-off boat also runs around Tross\u00f6.<\/li>\n<li>Asp\u00f6 island: The free car ferry departs from the commercial harbour, about 700 metres from the guest harbour. Asp\u00f6 has several historic sights, and its quiet little roads are ideal for a bike ride.<\/li>\n<li>Salt\u00f6 and Drags\u00f6: Salt\u00f6 has one of the town's loveliest bathing beaches and a fish hall selling fish from the region. From there, paths lead along the sea to Drags\u00f6, which has a campsite, minigolf and bike hire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For skippers: mooring and marine weather in Karlskrona<\/h2>\n<p>In the Karlskrona guest harbour, you choose a free berth and pay via the GoMarina app or at the machine. Karlskrona is a naval base, so Blekinge has military exercise areas and protected sites.<\/p>\n<h3>Registration and Berthing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You moor at Y-booms or go alongside the floating pontoon.<\/li>\n<li>You pay berthing fees in the GoMarina app or at the GoMarina machines at the service building.<\/li>\n<li>In summer, the guest harbour is staffed all day. You can find the staff on the pontoons or at the motorhome pitches within the harbour area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Harbour rules and restricted areas<\/h3>\n<p>The armed forces train at several firing and exercise ranges in Blekinge. During an exercise they are closed, as shown by signs, barriers and often a red flag. Protected sites are usually subject to an entry ban, sometimes only at certain times. This also applies to drones and other unmanned vehicles. Water areas that are protected sites are marked on the charts. For some sites, there is instead a ban on photographing, swimming, diving, anchoring or fishing. Protected sites are marked with yellow signs stating which prohibitions apply. Anyone staying at a protected site must, on request, allow their boat to be searched.<\/p>\n<h3>Approach<\/h3>\n<p>The guest harbour is in the inner part of the commercial harbour. Water depth in the harbour is 3 to 5 metres. The car ferry to Asp\u00f6 and the archipelago boats depart from the commercial harbour. There is no harbour traffic control centre in Karlskrona. Commercial shipping reports on VHF 16 and 18 before entering the fairway. Anchoring is prohibited in an area marked on the chart between Asp\u00f6 and Tjurk\u00f6. Areas close to the fairway are not suitable for anchoring.<\/p>\n<h3>Which marine weather forecast applies in Karlskrona?<\/h3>\n<p>The official marine weather forecasts and warnings for Sweden are issued by the weather service SMHI. The coastal forecast is divided into sections; at Utklippan, the sections Oskarshamn\u2013Utklippan and Utklippan\u2013Han\u00f6 meet. Out at sea, the forecast for the Southern Baltic Sea applies, with the Central Baltic Sea adjoining to the north. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smhi.se\/kunskapsbanken\/meteorologi\/vaderprognoser\/kustvaderstrackor-och-sjovaderomraden\">coastal sections and sea areas<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<p>Navigational warnings are broadcast by the maritime authority Sj\u00f6fartsverket via NAVTEX and VHF.<\/p>\n<h2>Sailing trips from Karlskrona on T\u00f6rnfinder<\/h2>\n<p>Im November 2026 gibt es auf T\u00f6rnfinder 2 T\u00f6rntermine in den n\u00e4chsten zw\u00f6lf Monaten mit Start oder Ziel Karlskrona.<\/p>\n<p>Trips along the entire Swedish coast can be found under <a href=\"\/en\/cabin-charter-sweden\/\">Sailing in Sweden<\/a>, all offers in the sailing area under <a href=\"\/en\/cabin-charter-baltic-sea\/\">Sailing in the Baltic Sea<\/a> and all sailing areas in the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-trips\/\">trip overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do I get from Ronneby airport to the Karlskrona guest harbour?<\/h3>\n<p>By airport bus or taxi in around 30 minutes. The bus stops at Kungsplan, and from there it is about a 400-metre walk to the guest harbour.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I travel to Karlskrona by train?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, \u00d6resundst\u00e5g trains run from Copenhagen and Malm\u00f6 to Karlskrona C. From Copenhagen, the journey takes around three and a half hours.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I park at the start of the sailing trip in Karlskrona?<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest car park is at Skeppsbrokajen, about 200 metres from the guest harbour. There is more parking on Drottninggatan and \u00d6stra Hamngatan.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there showers at the Karlskrona guest harbour?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, the service building on the quay has showers, toilets and a sauna. You can book the washing machine and tumble dryer.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I do my shopping for the sailing trip in Karlskrona?<\/h3>\n<p>Lidl is the nearest supermarket, at around 350 metres. Willys, Hemk\u00f6p and ICA are between 650 and 900 metres away. You can reach the larger Maxi ICA Stormarknad in Lyckeby by car, about 4.5 kilometres away. Wine and spirits are only sold at Systembolaget.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I anchor anywhere in the Karlskrona archipelago?<\/h3>\n<p>No. At protected military sites there is an entry ban or a ban on anchoring, swimming or fishing, and they are marked with yellow signs. The armed forces' exercise areas are closed during exercises. 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