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Short Canal Tour

Södertälje canal - Hjälmare canal - Hjälmaren - Vättern - the Göta canal Östergötland section Motala - Mem.
Recommended time for the tour: Approximately 10 days

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Please note.

  • Maximum depth up to Örebro - 1.5 m
  • Vessel size: Maximum 5 tonnes

Prices for the Short Canal Tour:

  • Lock toll Hjälmare canal: Vessel length up to 9.9 m: SEK 380. Vessel length over 10 m: SEK 560
  • Lock toll for the Göta canal Motala - Mem section: SEK 3,400
  • No lock toll for leisure craft on the Södertälje canal
  • Trailer transport Örebro-Vättern (Askersund): SEK 3,700.

Pre-ordered trailer transport:

UltraLi AB
Göran Lindmark, Örebro
Tel. +46(0) 70 – 585 00 65

The lock toll is paid on arrival on each canal and the trailer fee is payable to the boat conveyor.


Charts:

  • Series D Mälaren
  • 114 Hjälmaren including the Hjälmare canal
  • Boat sport chart for the Göta Canal and the Trollhättan Canal, Mem-Gothenburg, with Lake Vättern and south of Lake Vänern. Sjöfartsverket
  • Series C Landsort-Oskarshamn

Further information::

Göta canal, tel: +46(0) 141-20 20 50
Hjälmare canal, tel: +46(0) 70-264 53 29
Södertälje canal, tel: +46(0) 8-554 227 20

Quick links

The Association of Swedish and Norwegian Canals

Facts about the canals