Örebro

Örebro is a modern city located in the small province of Närke in Svealand in south central Sweden. It's on the flat Närke plains, surrounded by vast forest areas. It's Sweden's 7th largest municipality with a population of about 143,000 (2015).

Understand

Örebro is located along Svartån (Black river), which runs in a west-east direction before flowing into lake Hjälmaren in the eastern part of Örebro.

Örebro has an enormous castle in the middle of town, which started as a defensive fortress. A lot of people living here work for the public sector, for instance with statistics.

Get in

By plane

59.22744915.046171 Örebro airport (ORB ^IATA) (12 km west of Örebro). Two flights a week from London Stanstead. All other passenger flights are seasonal charters to summer sun destinations. (updated Jan 2023)

By train

Örebro is near Hallsberg, which is Sweden's premier train hub. Train connectivity is therefore excellent from all over Sweden.

59.27861115.2116672 Örebro Central railway station (Örebro centralstation), Östra Bangatan 1. (updated Aug 2021)
59.26972215.20253 Örebro Southern railway station (Örebro södra station). (updated Aug 2021)

By car

E20, E18 and riksväg 50 all connect in Örebro.

By bus

FlixBus and Vy Bus4You offer bus services to and from most major cities.

By boat

Get around

59°16′29″N 15°12′49″E

Map of Örebro

The city center is easily explored on foot. There is a well functioning network of city buses^{[dead link]} serving all parts of the city. Almost all regional and city buses stop at Resecenter (next to the train station). Järntorget also functions as a hub for the city buses. The municipality offers bicycles for rent if you wish to explore the city by bike. Enquire at the tourist agency in the castle.

By taxi

TaxiKurir Örebro, ☏ +46 19 12 30 30. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price accordingly. (updated Aug 2020)
Bolt Örebro. Smart phone app offers address based routing and calculates price accordingly. (updated Mar 2021)

See

59.27400815.2151681 Örebro Castle, Kansligatan 1, ☏ +46 19-21 21 21. One of Sweden's most photogenic. Tours are available.
59.27213815.2273732 Örebro city park (Stadsparken). The city park has been voted Sweden's most beautiful, and a visit is recommended in the summertime.
59.27261215.2327513 Wadköping, Bertil Waldéns gata 1. May-Aug 11:00-17:00 daily. Sep-Apr 11:00-16:00 daily. An open-air museum with lots of old cottages.
Örebro-sized Solar System. 2.5 km scale model of the Solar System, from the Sun to Neptune, along the main road.

Do

A few kilometers from the town center, you can follow a footpath that leads past a number of modern art sculptures. On one end there is a small nature reserve.
59.26017915.1940811 Gustavsvik, Stenbackevägen 4. Northern Europe's largest water funpark. It also has one of Sweden's finest campings and "adventure" miniature golf in its vicinity.
59.28799815.2253462 Watertower Svampen (The Mushroom), Dalbygatan 4. This is a local landmark. It offers panoramic views of the city and hosts the water museum/workshop Aqua Nova.
59.27242215.2184113 Örebro läns museum, Kansligatan 1. Has exhibits year round.
59.27524415.2152954 Örebro Konsthall, Nygatan 7, ☏ +46 19-21 49 00. Displays various art exhibitions.
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra resides in Konserthuset and holds concerts year round.
Winter time, go skiing in Storstenshöjden.
59.22899915.0471075 Örebro Flying Club (Örebro FK), Flygfältsvägen 4A, ☏ +46 19-241069. At this club you can learn how to fly or go parachuting. (updated Jun 2016)

Buy

There are lots of shopping opportunities in the shopping malls Krämaren and Vågen and on the streets Drottninggatan, Köpmangatan and Kungsgatan. Nothing that you can't buy everywhere else in Sweden though.

Bra & Begagnat (Standing on the major square, Järntorget, and looking directly west, on your right hand there is a brown building. Between the brown building and a Tex-Mex restaurant there is a small alley called "Gamla Gatan". Down the alley, 50 m on your right.) Open W 14:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-14:00. A second-hand store with a small café serving homemade cakes, buns and cookies. All who work there (wearing yellow shirts) are volunteers, they are friendly and it's very cheap. All profits from the store are donated to charity.

Eat

Budget

Sallad Inn, Järnvägsgatan 10. No-nonsense place that serves pizza, salads and meat dishes and does it well. Mains 50-89 kr.
Sushi Bar, Köpmangatan 27. Mains 50-160 kr.

Mid-range

59.308915.18551 Restaurang Ksara, Bärnstensvägen 2 (In the suburb of Lundby), ☏ +46 19 200111. Authentic Lebanese food. (updated Jul 2022)
Örebro Saluhall, Kungsgatan 15. Opening hours varies for the different restaurants. Modern food hall with various restaurants. (updated Jul 2024)
Burger Love, Stortorget 6. Gourmet burger place that looks like an old diner. (updated Jul 2024)

Splurge

59.268715.20842 Cantina N3, Näbbtorgsgatan 3. Upscale Italian restaurant. (updated Aug 2021)

Drink

Best days out are generally Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

59.27421915.2099171 Frimis Salonger, Frimurareholmen (On a small island in the river), ☏ +46 19-14 05 00. Saturdays. A night club. 120 kr entry.

You can pick up the free Nollnitton magazine in various stores to read more about Örebro's nightlife. It is only available in Swedish though.

Sleep

Budget

59.27698815.2189541 STF Vandrarhem Livin, Järnvägsgatan 22, ☏ +46 19-31 02 40. Completely renewed youth hostel, look for the sign of the Ramada Hotel. Make sure you have a HIHostel card or you'll pay a 50 kr surcharge. Other than that, very good facilities and fantastic common kitchen. Dorm bed: 250 kr.
59.28488215.2198252 Örebro City Vandrarhem, Tunnelgatan 3, ☏ +46 19-611 11 44. Nice, clean little Hostel. Free WLAN & Bicycles. Dorm bed: 170 kr.

Mid-range

59.27568515.2129413 Hotell Göta, Olaigatan 11, ☏ +46 19-611 53 63.
59.27685415.2145434 Hotell Storgården, Fredsgatan 11, ☏ +46 19-12 02 00.
59.27038815.2138895 Clarion Hotel Örebro, Kungsgatan 17, ☏ +46 19-670 67 00.

Splurge

59.2687615.2122156 Best Western City Hotel, Kungsgatan 24, ☏ +46 19-601 42 00.
59.27335515.2130497 Elite Stora Hotellet, Drottninggatan 1, ☏ +46 19-15 69 00.
59.27910115.2122168 Livin Station, Östra Bangatan 3, ☏ +46 19-31 02 40. Small boutique hotel next to the railway station. (updated Mar 2017)

Connect

Stay safe

Örebro is not a dangerous town, although that is no excuse to leave your common sense at home.

Cope

Go next

Nora - a historical city with many beautiful wooden buildings. It is an easy daytrip from Örebro with the help of public transportation. In the summer time, it is very pleasant to take a boat trip on Norasjön (Nora lake).
Karlskoga - Alfred Nobel moved to this town after he returned from his adventures around Europe.

Routes through Örebro

Oslo ← Karlskoga ←	W E	→ Arboga → Stockholm
Göteborg ← Mariestad ←	W E	→ Arboga → Stockholm

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