Stockholm is built on fourteen islands: Gamla Stan, the Royal Palace, green Djurgården and the first archipelago islands are best discovered from the water. This guide compares every Stockholm boat tour (guided electric boat, royal canal, hop-on hop-off, archipelago), what it costs, the public SL ferry, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
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Weather at 2:00 PM. Boat trips start from 10:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickOpen electric boatTiqets | €25.44 | 1 h | Harbour, Gamla Stan, central islands | Guide EN, SV | Free up to 24 h before | Skeppsbron 2 (Gamla Stan) |
| Sightseeing boatTiqets | €18 | 1 h | Royal Palace, Djurgården canal and park | Audio EN, IT, ES, DE + 10 | Free up to 24 h before | Near the Royal Palace |
| Hop-on hop-off boatTiqets | €20 | 24 or 72 h | Stops between the centre and Djurgården | Guide EN, audio EN, IT, ES, DE + 8 | Free up to 24 h before | Any stop |
| Boat (max 90)Tiqets | €25 | 2 h | Djurgården, Fjäderholmarna, Stora Höggarn | Guide EN | Free up to 24 h before | Skeppsbron (Gustav III statue) |
Our pick: the guided electric boat tour, from €25.44. In an hour from Gamla Stan a live guide tells the city’s story as you sail between the central islands; it is the best rated (4.9 from 19). Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
1 h · 4.9 from 19 Tiqets reviews
1 h · 4.0 from 3 Tiqets reviews
24 or 72 h · 4.2 from 22 Tiqets reviews
2 h · 4.2 from 4 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 2, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
SL ferries are part of public transport: normal tickets are valid.
The best months are June to August: highs between 21 and 24 °C and very long days.
| Month | Average high |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1° |
| Feb | 1° |
| Mar | 5° |
| Apr | 11° |
| May | 17° |
| JunBest | 21° |
| JulBest | 24° |
| AugBest | 22° |
| Sep | 17° |
| Oct | 10° |
| Nov | 5° |
| Dec | 3° |
1991–2020 averages for Stockholm-Observatorielunden: mean high. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Stockholm”); rainy days are not published.
Good
Good: cloudy, 6 to 6 °C, no rain, wind up to 9 km/h.
Good
Good: cloudy, 5 to 5 °C, no rain, wind up to 8 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 8 km/h |
| 11:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 7 km/h |
| 12:00 | Light rain | 5° | 0.1 mm | 7 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 5 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 4 km/h |
| 15:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 6 km/h |
| 16:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 6 km/h |
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
Summer is wetter than winter: most rain falls from June to August.
To Skeppsbron: metro to Gamla Stan, then walk to the waterfront.
To Slussen: Slussen metro station, next to the ferry 82 pier.
The Djurgården canal tour costs from €18, hop-on hop-off from €20, the guided electric boat from €25.44, the two-hour archipelago tour from €25.
Yes: the electric boat, the archipelago tour and the hop-on hop-off boat all have live guides in English.
Yes, on ferry 82 to Djurgården and on lines 80, 83 and 89, with the 43 SEK SL ticket.
Almost all from Skeppsbron and the Royal Palace area in Gamla Stan.
The offer shrinks a lot: it is cold and the water can freeze. Check the dates on the ticket.
Good: cloudy, 6 to 6 °C, no rain, wind up to 9 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Good: mostly sunny, 2 to 2 °C, no rain, wind up to 13 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Good: partly cloudy, 8 to 8 °C, no rain, wind up to 21 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Guided open electric boat tour · from €25.44
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 2, 2026.