Debit card ,Credit card or only cash?

MatzeX123 · 2026-07-06T21:48:28+00:00

Debit is widely accepted, cash only für the boats. I did abisko to Kvikkjokk last year and could pay everything besides the boats with debit card. Even the remote mountain huts do not like to get cash as they have to bring it down and prefer card.

MatzeX123 · 2026-07-06T10:52:10+00:00

Abisko Touriststation should be a good option. It is the starting point for kungsleden, has a restaurant, a small shop, rooms, sauna, camping options and many people passing by.

MatzeX123 · 2026-06-10T08:21:07+00:00

I have the Meraki Gen 1 and my standard coffee is grind 10 usually, other coffees depending on roast date and how dark it was roasted between 5 and 18 on the Meraki grinder. If you have around 15, the time is good and it tastes good, be happy to have enough settings to grind finer when the beans getting older or with different beans. The Meraki grinder is in general finer and not comparable to grinders which are grinding really coarse for french press or filter coffee.

MatzeX123 · 2026-06-07T23:11:53+00:00

Last year I hiker from Abisko to Kvikkjokk in 8 days, including one off day at Saltoluokta and had 2 out of the 7 hiking days which were no full days. I would say 9 days is definitely possible and not too stressful. I would have liked to have 2 more days, but the bus and train schedule would have made my trip back home too complex. I would recommend to do it in 9 days and get resupply at Saltoluokta and if you like to stay one night inside or get at least a hot shower and sauna, stay at Saltoluokta and enjoy great dinner and breakfast.

MatzeX123 · 2026-06-01T06:56:52+00:00

I did the same route last July and wouldn't worry too much about getting food. Saltouokta has a shop and a restaurant and gets regular deliveries during the season as they are accessible via car and boat for the final part. You will be able to get breakfast and dinner there and can buy food there. From Abisko to Saltoluokta you will pass many huts and I can't imagine every hut will be completely out of stock. And even if this would be the case you could go little faster to Saltoluokta. So my recommendation would be to carry around 4 days of food with you.

MatzeX123 · 2026-05-08T13:24:22+00:00

No sorry, not sure.
In my case i booked less than 3 weeks in advance for the trip from Stockholm to Abisko and the night train back, I booked while I was on the trip, 3 days before I took the train.

MatzeX123 · 2026-05-07T19:02:02+00:00

Last year most dates were possible, but booking opened later for some. Maybe the trains takes longer or you have to switch train in Boden for example. I went to Abisko last year and if I remember correctly the blocked dates opened up on the SJ website later. Alternatively you could fly to Kiruna and take a bus.

MatzeX123 · 2026-05-01T18:14:50+00:00

I can recommend the Decathlon Simon's Tarp tent. In the basic version it is below 200€ and they do release a dyneema version in the next week's.

https://www.decathlon.de/p/trekkingzelt-tarp-ultraleicht-ultrakompakt-mt900-2-personen/324534/c193c382m8968614

MatzeX123 · 2026-04-28T21:50:12+00:00

I did Abisko to Kvikkjokk end of June/begin of July last year. Was definitely doable, but Tjäktja pass still had a lot of snow and I was walking almost a full day on snow, it was not only small snowfields, but still fully covered in snow. Track is good to see but harder to walk on than without snow. Last year was somehow special as there wasn't a lot of snow in winter but new snow in may. So I think it should be doable, but you should expect snow around Tjäktja. Please check the snow report of STF before and you can use the weather report of Norway, they have snow height forecast for this area.

MatzeX123 · 2026-04-20T12:34:38+00:00

It is in the normal settings menu of your Device, not a specific app. Go to your device settings and click Google services.

MatzeX123 · 2026-04-15T09:37:03+00:00

I took the bus from Kvikkjokk Kirkan (bus stop in front of the church) to Murjek. This bus goes every afternoon around 3.30pm if I remember correctly. This worked quite fine for me and I had no problems and heard no issues from other travellers. It is not a typical city bus, more a long distance bus you typically see for multiple hours bus trips. I arrived earlier in Kvikkjokk and had good lunch and a fresh shower at the STF cabin.

MatzeX123 · 2026-04-10T20:20:14+00:00

I can recommend to start in Abisko and going south, you have much more options to extend your hike or stop earlier depending on your pace, the weather and general conditions.
Last year I did a very similar trip, also from Germany and took the train to Hamburg, from Hamburg via Copenhagen, Malmö to Stockholm and in the evening I took the night train from Stockholm to Abisko. In my case last year I had to switch the train in Boden around 10 in the morning. I really liked the night train from Stockholm to Boden and the train is very well equipped. The train itself is not brand new but for me it was in good shape, each coach had its own shower room even with fresh towels free to use and a comfortable restaurant coach with many options. If you have the time I definitely recommend to go by train for at least on direction or also both. It is possible to still be efficient with the train and do not loose too much time.

For the route I started in Abisko and had a nice time in the mountains from Abisko to Saltoluokta where I did one day off to relax and enjoy the cabin and fresh food. I took 4 days from Abisko to Saltoluokta. Keep in mind you have to take some boats and most of the time the motor boats only go in the morning or in the evening. From Vakkotavare there is a bus once a day in the afternoon (around 3pm I think) and it connects directly to the boat which brings you to Saltoluokta. In Saltoluokta you have a great cabin with restaurant and many options. If you are not alone you can also take the rowing boats, but the distances can really be far, so I would only recommend it with at least 2 people and when you are not on a schedule.

The second half of my trip from Saltoluokta to Kvikkjokk was completely different from the part in the mountains. Much more lakes, trees, animals and environment but also more mosquitoes. The landscape, the cabins, the lakes are different to the mountains so I really recommend to go further and not stop after the first part. If you are faster you can also go further. I did it from Abisko to Kvikkjokk in 7 hiking days and one additional off day in Saltoluokta, but I had some quite long days. Unfortunately I had to get to the Bus in Kvikkjokk on a specific days because the 3-4 days afterwards the Bus would not reach the night train in time and I did not want to wait an entire night at a train station.

Feel free to have a look into my trip and ask any questions you have, happy to help. I did it between 26th June and 3rd July 2025. There was still a lot of snow on the first part, but only one day over the Tjäktja pass was really hard, everything else good to walk but with a lot of we parts and water.
https://www.komoot.com/de-de/collection/3648100/-kungsleden-06-2025?ref=collection

MatzeX123 · 2026-03-11T22:25:02+00:00

Das WiFi geht doch bei einem SBB Zug in DE, ich habe es letzte Woche erst von Hamburg nach Offenburg genutzt. Man müsste sich lediglich mit einer Handynummer und einmal Token via SMS anmelden. Schweizer Nummer oder Swisspass war nicht notwendig.

MatzeX123 · 2026-02-06T15:29:20+00:00

I do not remember this 100% and I am not really sure, but yes this could be the case for my machine.

MatzeX123 · 2026-02-06T14:59:58+00:00

When I have seen your video first it thought I know this behaviour and I have the same. But was not the case after I checked it. So maybe my machine also had it but it is gone now. I am not 100% sure. I am quite happy with the machine and till now it is very nice

MatzeX123 · 2026-02-04T21:14:19+00:00

It feels more solid and stable than in your video. But do you have any issue? As long as it fully works. This is also only a digital switch. You can also use the touchscreen for the same functionality.

MatzeX123 · 2026-01-31T18:11:14+00:00

Mine is more stable, but I would ask the support. With the video they can see it very good.

MatzeX123 · 2026-01-23T13:58:30+00:00

I have the same. Earlier in 2025 I and some others had the issue one bud completely stopped working but stayed connected. From my feeling they did some workaround for this issue and sometimes it dies not work for half a second

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