Stockholm to the Arctic by night train

Board in Stockholm, wake up in the Arctic. A direct night train runs from 13 December 🚆🌌 This is how I'd chase the northern lights: no airport, and you wake up in the Arctic. 1️⃣ Stockholm: SJ's direct night train to Narvik starts on 13 December, one a day each way, via Umeå, Luleå and Kiruna. Until then you change at Boden 2️⃣ Kiruna: Sweden's northernmost town, and the stop for the ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi nearby 3️⃣ Abisko: get off at Abisko Turiststation, not Abisko Östra. Turiststation is the one by the lodge 4️⃣ The Aurora Sky Station: night visits 19 October to 27 March, 20:30 to 01:00, from 1,295 SEK with overalls and boots Abisko is the driest place in Sweden, about 349 mm of rain and snow a year, which is why it's an aurora base. One change this winter: there's no ski patrol on the Nuolja mountain and only single-ride chairlift tickets are sold, so ride up for the lights and don't ski down. Tickets went on sale on 19 October. Check times and fares on sj.se when you book. 👉 Swipe for the route and what to book first. Save this for your trip and send it to who you'd go with. Would you take the train or fly? 👇 📷 Mai Sakura, Tobias Fischer / Unsplash · US Embassy Sweden / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0