Skip to content
Two burning sparklers in front of a blurred background with warm, golden lights.

New Year's Eve in Stockholm

Trip highlights:

  • Cosy archipelago cruise
  • New Year's Eve gala dinner
  • Fireworks at Skansen Museum

Gott nytt år! - Happy New Year!

Stockholm is still festively illuminated and decorated from the Christmas season at this time. On the open-air stage at Skansen Museum on 31.12., an actor reads out the "New Year's Bell" atmospherically, and Stockholmers gather to admire the fireworks over the city.

More trip details
Fireworks over a city with illuminated buildings at night. Couple sitting on a bench, looking out over a snow-covered city and church towers. Snowy city view with colourful houses and church towers by the water. Snow-covered old town lane with colourful façades and street lamps at dusk. Illuminated elk sculptures on a square at night, surrounded by trees and lanterns. Wintry city view with illuminated historic buildings at dusk.

Day 1: Switzerland - Hanover

Drive to Hanover.

Day 2: Hanover - Kiel

Drive to Hamburg. Free time in the Hanseatic city. In the afternoon, continue to Kiel. Embark on one of the Stena Line ferries. Large evening buffet on board.

Day 3: Gothenburg - Stockholm

You reach Gothenburg in the morning and travel through the interior, along Lake Vättern, to Stockholm. In the afternoon, city tour of the beautiful city, built across 14 islands. You will see the main sights, including Gamla Stan, the Royal Palace and the Cathedral. You also visit the Stadshuset, where the grand Nobel Prize banquet is held every year.

Day 4: New Year's Eve

In the morning, enjoy a magnificent trip on a 1906 saloon steamer through the frozen waters of the archipelago. Lunch is served on board and there is commentary on the archipelago and Stockholm's sights. Return to the hotel to relax before enjoying a delicious New Year's Eve gala dinner at a good restaurant in the Old Town. The evening concludes with a visit to the Skansen open-air museum. Here, many Stockholmers gather to hear the reading of Alfred Tennyson's poem "New Year's Bell" and to admire the fireworks over the capital.

Day 5: New Year's Day

Enjoy a quiet winter's day, visiting first the museum dedicated to the famous warship Vasa and the very modern, interactive ABBA Museum. (Optional) In the afternoon, there is the opportunity to attend the traditional New Year's concert in the Cathedral.

Day 6: Stockholm - Gothenburg

Drive back to Gothenburg and embark on one of the ferries to Kiel. Large evening buffet on board.

Day 7: Kiel - Hanover

Arrive in Kiel in the morning. Continue to Hanover for an overnight stop.

Day 8: Hanover - Switzerland

Return journey to Switzerland.

Flight option

You can also book this trip with a flight to/from Stockholm, from 30.12.26 - 02.01.27.

The 4* Clarion Hotel Amaranten (official national category) is centrally located in the Stockholm district of Kungsholmen, only a few minutes' walk from the central station and the historic Old Town. This modern city hotel combines stylish, 1960s-inspired design with contemporary comfort and is an ideal base for exploring the Swedish capital. The comfortable rooms feature a bath or shower/WC, hairdryer, TV, Wi-Fi, safe, minibar and desk. The hotel also has a restaurant, a bar and a fitness area. On the outward and return journeys you will stay at the 4* H+ Hotel Hannover. Equivalent hotel if unavailable.

  • Clarion Hotel Amaranten - Stockholm

Included services

  • Travel in a Deluxe coach
  • Accommodation in 4* hotels, standard double room
  • HB (breakfast and dinner)
  • 2x ferry crossings with Stena Line, standard inside double cabin incl. dinner and breakfast
  • City tour of Stockholm
  • Archipelago cruise incl. lunch
  • New Year's Eve gala dinner
  • Entry to Stadshuset, Vasa Museum, Skansen and ABBA Museum (audio guide included)
  • EUROBUS audio system §

Deluxe coach

33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.

  • Smartphone charging at the socket by the seat
  • Passenger fastening the seat belt in a leather seat
  • Adjustable footrest under the seat in front
  • 33 wide, adjustable leather armchair seats
  • Spacious three-seat rows with generous legroom
  • Seat belts at every seat
  • Fold-down table at every seat, adjustable footrests
  • 220-volt socket at every seat *
  • Air conditioning, toilet and washroom, fridge / coffee machine
  • Lane assist and adaptive cruise control *
  • Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe (from 2018)

33 fine leather seats – only 3 instead of the usual 4 seats per row – offer plenty of room. Enjoy the generous legroom and a level of luxury that leaves nothing to be desired. The exclusive ambience will win you over.

View through the interior of the deluxe coach with three seats per row 360° view

Why you should
travel with Eurobus

  • Personally accompanied

    Experienced tour guides accompany you personally and make sure you are well looked after.

  • Travel in comfort

    Sit back and relax – we drive you safely and comfortably across Europe.

  • Carefully planned

    Every route is chosen with attention to detail and perfectly organised.

  • For generations

    Over 100 years of experience in coach travel – you can rely on us.

Do you have questions?

Advice and booking:

+41 848 000 212

Monday – Friday, 8:00 to 12:00 | 13:00 to 17:00

The EUROBUS team

Gift vouchers

Give the gift of anticipation, experiences and relaxation in good company.

Give now

Catalogues

Here you will find our current catalogues – to browse online.

View now

Subscribe to the newsletter

Always up to date.