Ljungby

Ljungby is a town in southern Sweden that lies by the river Lagan. It is in the historical region Finnveden, one of the "small countries" which make up today's Småland. Ljungby was first mentioned in 1301 as "iuxta Liongby", but it did not grew into a town until the mid-1800s. It is the second largest city in Kronoberg County, after Växjö. As of 2017 the town has about 16 000 inhabitants, with a total of 28 400 in the municipality.

Tourist office

• Ljungby Tourist Center

  phone: +46 372-78 92 20
  address: Stora torget 6, Ljungby

By car

Several car routes intersect at Ljungby. The E4 highway connects to Helsingborg and Stockholm in the south, continuing north to Tornio. Route 25 connects to Halmstad in west and Växjö, continuing to Kalmar, in east. An alternative to the E4 is the scenic route Riksettan that pass through Ljungby.

By bus

• Ljungby bus terminalOperated by Länstrafiken Kronoberg and Flixbus

By bicycle

• BanvallsledenA 250 kilometer long-distance cycling route that pass through central Ljungby and connects with Halmstad in the west and Karlshamn in the southeast.

• Sverigeleden (29)This route connects Gothenburg with Blädinge and pass through Lagan about 10 km north of Ljungby. Lagan and Ljungby are connected with a bicycle path that takes you straight from Sverigeleden to central Ljungby.

By train

• is in Alvesta, about 40 minutes east of Ljungby, and can be reached by bus or car. There are direct trains from Copenhagen and Kastrup airport in Denmark. Furthermore, there are trains from Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
• is in Halmstad, about an hour west of Ljungby and can be reached by bus or car. There are good connections with both Malmö/Copenhagen in the south and Göteborg/Oslo/Stockholm in the northern direction.

By plane

• Växjö Småland AirportAirport-buses connects the airport with Växjö. Operated by SAS, Fly Smaland and Ryanair and has flights from Stockholm, Kalmar, Visby, Weeze, Berlin and Kaunas in Lithuania.

• Feringe airfieldPrivate airfield 15 km outside Ljungby, without regular passenger traffic.

The nearest major international airports are Copenhagen Airport, Malmö Airport, Göteborg Airport and Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

Ljungby is a small town, so your feet will be sufficient for the center of town, the rest of the city can be reached by bicycle. If you want to travel outside Ljungby you might want to consider a car. The rural area around Ljungby is sparsely populated and may thus lack regular public transport and dedicated cycle paths in some places.
Local buses is handled by Länstrafiken Kronoberg and connects Ljungby with the neighbouring towns Växjö, Halmstad, Värnamo, Markaryd, and Älmhult; including several smaller towns and villages on the way. Tickets can be bought directly on the bus (for a small extra fee), via Länstrafiken Kronoberg's mobile-app, or from Willy:s supermarket near the bus station.
However, be aware of a few things regarding buses: First, bus tickets are only valid for a short time (around an hour or so depending on distance). Secondly, expect yet another extra fee if you pay with cash instead of card on the bus. Thirdly, some buses are "direct buses" that goes direct to their destination without stops on the way. These buses usually start with an 8 ("845" instead of "145"), you can ask the driver if you are unsure.

• Ljungby Taxi Service

  phone: +46 372-107 00
  Taxi service

• Länstrafiken Kronoberg

  phone: +46 771-76 70 76
  The local bus company that handles public transport in Kronoberg County, including Ljungby. Their customer service can answer any question, in English, about their service.

• The Museum of Legends

  phone: +46372-148 55
  A museum for oral narration, fairy tales, and folklore.

• The Ljungberg Museum

  phone: +46 372 620 36
  address: Strandgatan 5, Ljungby
  Kronoberg County's museum of visual art with a permanent exhibitions is dedicated to works of Sven Ljungberg and Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg.

• Minivärlden

  address: Helsingborgsvägen 9, Ljungby
  Model railway museum

• The Burial Museum

  phone: +46 372-671 00
  address: Donationsgatan 2, Ljungby
  Museum that showcase customs and traditions around death and burial during the 19th and 20th century.

• Elinge Elk Park

  phone: +46 70-370 08 22
  address: Jakobsgård 7, Hamneda
  Moose park at a family-run farm.

• Ljungby Storytelling Festival

  phone: +46 372-148 55
  Yearly storytelling festival, just before midsummer, with performances, courses, seminars, walking tours and excursions.

• Around Lake BolmenA 127 kilometer long route around Sweden's 10th largest lake, Bolmen. It is up to you whether you want to walk or bicycle. If you want, you can shave off 10 kilometers and take the ferry and shortcut via Bolmen island.

• Målaskog nature reserveA 38 hectare deciduous nature reserve.

Most stores in Ljungby are concentrated around "Stora Torg", the central square, and nearby streets. A retail park is located at the south-western outskirt of town by the E4.

• Systembolaget

  address: Eskilsgatan 7, 341 43, Ljungby
  The only retail store allowed to sell alcoholic beverages that contain more than 3.5% alcohol by volume.

There are many places to eat at in Ljungby, and with a good variation. For the one in a hurry there is Burger King and an abundance of pizzerias, but also sushi and Asian restaurants in central Ljungby. Along the E4 you can find McDonald's, Max, Sibylla, and Old Mike's . You can also take a coffee at any of the small cafés and konditoreis; like Espresso House, Lilla Hembageriet, or Café Vildrosen.

• Gästgivaregården

  phone: +46 732-127 50
  address: Gamla Torg, Ljungby
  Table d'hôte restaurant and former inn from the 1820s, but with roots from the 1600s.

• Rosegarden

  phone: +46 372-27 66 88
  Pan-Asian buffet style cuisine.

• Restaurang Charlie

  phone: +46 372-123 23
  address: Hantverkaregatan 13, 34136 Ljungby
  Restaurant that serve à la carte and pizzas.

• Espresso House

  address: Föreningsgatan 3, 341 30 Ljungby
  Northern Europe's largest coffeehouse chain, of Swedish origin.

• Willy:s Supermarket

  phone: +46 372-253 60
  address: Stationsgatan 2, 341 60 Ljungby
  Swedish low- to mid-range supermarket chain. Does also sell bus tickets for Länstrafiken Kronoberg.

• ICA Maxi Supermarket

  phone: +46 372-858 50
  address: Drottninggatan 34, 34136 Ljungby
  Swedish mid- to high-range hypermarket chain.

• Harrys

  phone: +46 372-135 60
  address: Stora Torget 1, 341 30 Ljungby

• Tre Torn - Bryggeriet

  address: Storgatan 13, 341 30, Ljungby

• Chaplin Pub

  phone: +46 372-123 23

• Hotel Terraza

  phone: +46372-135 60
  address: Stora Torget 1, Ljungby

• Hotell Garvaren

  phone: +46 372 480 84
  address: Stationsgatan 2, Garvaren, 341 60 Ljungby

• Hotell Linnea

  phone: +46 372-13020
  address: Märta Ljungbergsvägen 12, Ljungby

• Best Western Hotel Ljungby

  phone: +46 372-825 00
  address: Ringvägen 1, Ljungby

• Police

  phone: 112 (Emergency), 114 14 (Non-emergency)
  address: Södra Torggatan 1, Ljungby

• Ljungby Hospital

  phone: +46 372-58 50 00
  address: Kyrkogatan 2, Ljungby
  Hospital with emergency care. The emergency care entrance is located at the backside of the main entrance wing.

• Clinics Kungshögen and Sländan

  phone: +46 372-58 55 80 (Kungshögen), +46 372-58 57 30 (Sländan)
  address: Kungshögsgatan 25, Ljungby

• Apoteket Hjärtat

  phone: +46 771-405 405
  address: Kyrkogatan 2, 341 82 Ljungby
  Pharmacy

• Apoteket

  phone: +46 771-450 450
  address: Eskilsgatan 5, 34130 Ljungby
  Pharmacy

Ljungby's area code is 0372. Ljungby postal number is 341 00, with 00 being replaced with more specific postal numbers for areas within the town.
You can go to Visit Ljungby to get a list of places in and around Ljungby that offers free wifi.

• Ljungby Tourist Center

  phone: +46 372-78 92 20
  address: Stora torget 6, Ljungby
  Offers free wifi

• Ljungby Library

  phone: +46 372-78 92 00
  address: Södra Järnvägsgatan 8 341 83 Ljungby
  Public library that offers computers and printers, but no wi-fi.

• Ljungby Library

  phone: +46 372-78 92 00
  address: Södra Järnvägsgatan 8 341 83 Ljungby
  Public library that offers daily newspapers in several languages, copying machines, computers, and printers; but no wi-fi.

• Public toilet

• Växjö, the largest city and seat of Kronoberg county.
• Halmstad, an old city by the western coast.
• Kalmar, an old city by the eastern coast.
• High Chaparral, a wild west theme park outside Värnamo 40 kilometers to the north.
• Huseby Christmas Market, a mid-november Christmas market in Huseby outside Växjö 40 kilometers to the east.