Orsa

By plane

The closest airport is MXX, south of Orsa.

By train

Inlandsbanan offers passenger transport all year round. During the summer months, connections are offered twice daily in both directions.
The Sweden national railway operated SJ doesn't offer bike transport on the train, but there are private rail companies that do.
Tågåkeriet AB offers direct connections from Gothenburg to Borlänge. When traveling with them you can bring up to four bicycles.
Tågkompaniet AB offers regional connections from Mora to Borlänge. When traveling with them you can bring up to four bicycles.
In each case, bike seats can not be reserved, so it is not guaranteed that you may bring the bike.
Orsa is connected by bus through the company Dalatrafik to regional transport. There is also a bus to and from Östersund twice a day. The central bus stop is called Orsa busstation.

By car

The European route E 45 (old name: Riksväg 45) passes by Orsa. It continues south towards Mora and Gothenburg, and north towards Karesuando.

By bicycle

In Orsa proper there are only a few bike paths. Nevertheless, Orsa and its surroundings can be easily explored by bicycle. One popular bike route is the circuit around Orsasjö, but other destinations in Orsa are also easy to reach by bike. If you bike south towards Mora, it might be better to choose the bike path Lisselhedsvägen and not the busy E45. Local bike trips can be planned by using Siljansleden.
Dalatrafik buses can carry up to two bicycles (on a bicycle mount at the back of the buses)

• Orsa Predator ParkMore of a safari park than a zoo, this place features the Big Four (brown bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine), and exotic animals such as Siberian tigers, Kodiak bears, and snow leopards.

• Orsa Grindstone Museum

  address: Gruvbacksvägen 2, 794 91 Orsa
  Museum decicated the history of grinding stones made of the local Orsa sandstone, a red Silurian sedimentary rock with few fossile remnants that qualifies for the making of excellent sharpening stones and millstones.

• Röda Kvarn

  phone: +46 250-401 09
  address: Järnvägsgatan 33
  Screenings usually take place on Thursdays and Sundays; At weekends sometimes children's performances are also organized. The cinema is run on a volunteer basis by a small association. The conversion to digital technology but still current movies, sometimes even in 3D offered. English films are are not dubbed, but have Swedish subtitles.

• Orsa Grönklitt

  phone: +46 250-462 00
  A wildlife park renowned for its bears.

• OrsayranStreet music festival every wednesday during July and the first wednesday of August. Live music in and around the railway station.

There are various ways to eat in Orsa. The opening times vary widely between peak season and low season.

• Strandrestaurangen Orsa

  phone: +46 70 014 24 49
  address: Timmervägen 1
  With a scenic view of Orsasjön you can eat in the beach restaurant Orsa.

• McGregors Sportsbar

  phone: +46 250-59 40 40
  address: Bowlingvägen 1
  Simple dishes are also offered in the restaurant next to the bowling alley.

• Orsa Kaffestuga

  phone: +46 73-087 56 03
  address: Kaplansgatan 13
  As a café in a cozy atmosphere.

Nightlife is virtually non-existent in Orsa. Some restaurants are open in the evening.

• Hotell Kungshaga

  phone: +46 250 44 260
  address: Lindängsvägen 11

• Hotell Strandvillan

  phone: +46 250 408 73
  address: Älvgatan 6

• STF Jugendherberge Orsa Vandrarhem

  phone: +46 220 421 70
  address: Gillevägen 3
  A hostel

• Mora - The largest city in Siljansbygden
• Rättvik - On the eastern coast of lake Siljan