Staff Week for WP6
Welcome to Staff Week for WP6, Fostering Mobility and International Collaboration for Education and Sustainability, at the University of Gävle, between 13–14 May. We start with a small get together/mingle with nibbles on the evening of the 12th between 18.00–20.00. Please register below between 14 March–22 April.
Program
The program is still "work in progress" so more information will come but the framework is:
12 May: arrival get together at campus in the evening between 18.00–20.00
13 May: full working day between 09.00–16.30 (dinner at Kia's house in the evening)
14 May: full working day between 09.00–16.30
Travel instructions
Go travel GREEN. A convenient way of travelling longer distances in Europe is via a night train services and to Sweden there is the direct train Berlin-Hamburg-Stockholm (16h/12h trip). You can get to Stockholm using either the EuroNight train, a 16h/12h trip with sleeping cabins with berths (up to 6 persons per cabin) or sleeping cabins with beds (up to 2 persons per cabin), or Snälltåget with only sleeping berths (up to 6 persons per cabin). Several connecting direct trains are then available from Stockholm to Gävle (ca 1,5 h trip).
Also use the EuroNight (www.sj.se/www.db.de) or Snälltåget (www.snalltaget.se
External link.) to return from Sweden to Germany. See suggested itineraries below.
Tickets and timetable for train from Berlin/Hamburg to Stockholm External link.
You can find the current train schedules online – please note that they may change.
Date | Operator | Berlin Hbf Departure Time | Hamburg Hbf Departure Time | Stockholm C Arrival Time | Stockholm C-Gävle C Dept – Arri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday 11 May | SJ/DB | 18.34 | 22.03 | 09.55 (Mon 12 May) | 11.32 – 12.56 |
Sunday 11 may | Snälltåget | 21.10 | 23.59 | 13.15 (Mon 12 May) | 14.21 – 15.43 |
Date | Operator |
Gävle C-Stockholm C Dept - Arri |
Stockholm C Departure Time |
Hamburg Hbf Arrival Time |
Berlin Hbf Arrival Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thursday 15 May | SJ/DB | 15.01-16.27 | 17.34 | 06.00 (Fri 16 May) | 09.24 (Fri 16 May) |
Thursday 15 May | Snälltåget | 13.14-14.37 | 16.20 | 05.31 (Fri 16 May) | 07.45 (Fri 16 May) |
Our suggestion is therefore to, where possible, to find connecting trains to Berlin Hbf or Hamburg Hbf, allowing for at least one hour between connecting trains. Suggested routes found below (all, except train trips to Oradea, tested and tried successfully by University of Gävle staff travelling for EU GREEN).
Magdeburg: Magdeburg – Berlin, several direct daily train services, c.a 2h trip.
Wroclaw: Wroclaw – Berlin, several direct daily train services, c.a 4h trip.
Angers: Angers – Paris – Karlsruhe/Cologne – Hamburg, several daily train services, c.a 10 h trip.
Parma: Parma – Milano – Basel – Hamburg, alternatively Parma-Bologna-Munich-Hamburg, some daily train services, c.a 14h trip.
Oradea/Extremadura/Evora: Possible by first connecting with national train services and night train services (to Paris/Berlin). From Evora - Madrid bus (eg. Flixbus) is suitable (6h journey).
ATU: Possible by first using ferry Dublin-Holyhead, train Holyhead-London-Brussels-Hamburg (using EuroTunnel under channel).
At present there are over 150 non-stop destinations to Stockholm/Arlanda International Airport within Europe and trains depart to Gävle every hour from right below the Sky City terminal.
Arlanda is only 60 minutes away from Gävle by train. Well upon arrival in Gävle, you can reach just about anything by foot, by bike, bus or taxi. The hotels as well as The University of Gävle are all centrally located and within walking distance. There are also local transportation and buses available for those who prefer.
There are several hotels in the centre of Gävle. From the centre of town it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the University. Here we recommend some of the larger hotel chains. Please visit the hotels website for more information about price and availability.
At Clarion Hotel Winn External link. , pre-booked rooms are available (until 11 April) at a discounted rate:
Single room: 1 235 SEK/night including breakfast and VAT (111 Euro/night)
Double room: 1 491 SEK/night including breakfast and VAT (134 Euro/night)
Email your booking to cl.winn.gavle@strawberry.se (Use the code "Staff Week")
- Hotell Elite External link.
- Scandic CH External link.
- Best Western Hotel City External link.
- The Railway Hotel External link.
- 2Home Hotel External link.
You can also find other Hotels and stays on the webpage for Visit Gavle External link.
Registration
To register for the Staff Week, please fill out the form. The registration is opened 14 March–22 April.
2025-04-22
Kia Kimhag Sundberg
Eva Westergren
Benny Berggren
Find your way to the University
The university is less than two kilometres from the city centre and only a few minutes away by bike, car or bus.
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This page was last updated 2025-04-24