Where to Stay in Uppsala

The city centre, around Uppsala Cathedral and the river, is where most of the city's restaurants, shops and historic sights cluster, and it's the easiest choice for a first visit or a short stay focused on sightseeing. It's also well connected to the train station, which matters if you're combining Uppsala with a day trip to or from Stockholm.

Uppsala University's campus areas sit a bit further out from the historic centre, with their own concentration of cafés and a younger, more academic atmosphere. This is the natural choice if your visit is specifically tied to the university — visiting a student, attending an academic event, or a conference held on campus — since it puts you close to the buildings and facilities you actually need rather than requiring a trip in from the centre each day.

• Sightseeing, the cathedral, a short city break: central Uppsala, for walkability to the main sights
• A conference or event at the university: the relevant campus area, to minimise daily travel to and from it
• Visiting a student or attending a graduation: near campus, though central Uppsala is only a short trip away either way
• Combining Uppsala with Stockholm day trips: central Uppsala, for easy access to the train station

Uppsala sits within our service area alongside Stockholm, and the fixed price for a transfer is shown for your exact address, whether that's central Uppsala or a specific campus building — the price and route are settled before you book, whichever part of the city you're headed to.

Whichever area you choose, Uppsala itself is considerably smaller and easier to get around than Stockholm — most of the city, including both the historic centre and the main university buildings, is comfortably walkable or a short journey apart. That makes the choice between staying central or near campus less consequential than it might be in a larger city, since neither puts you genuinely far from the other.

Many visitors treat Uppsala and Stockholm as a combined trip rather than choosing one or the other, given how close they sit together — a night or two in each, or a day trip from one to the other, both work well. If that's your plan, staying centrally in whichever city you're in makes each leg of the trip a little simpler to organise around train times or a direct transfer.