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Will 3 to 3 and a half hours be enough time to see alot of skansen? If not how long is a decent amount of time to spend there. (We have 7 hours before the train leaves but was also wanting to do a tour of the royal palace) I have no idea of the size of skansen. We are 3 adults going.

Also does anyone have a link to the ferries that operate from skansen/djurgården over to Gamla stan.

Many thanks
amanda

I'd say so. I remember we were finished by lunchtime, but it was October and the weather was cool and damp so we kept moving. Plus it was quiet at that time of year.

For adults it will be enough. But I/m afraid it's more of a Family park. For adults there are lot's of things to see in Stockholm. Milles Garden e.g.

I saw basically all of Skansen in 3-4 hours so you should be OK.

I couldn't find any ferry going to Gamla stan but there's Djurgårdfärjan that goes between Slussen and Djurgården. From Slussen you can walk to Gamla stan. http://www.waxholmsbolaget.se/djurgardsfarjor/en/djurgardsfarjor.aspx.

The time should be Ok but it will be a quick look around, as it is pretty big, but not over big. There are lots of shops and farmsteads that can be visited, aswell as glassworks etc so it dpends on how you want to see it. If it is windy you will feel it a little more up there on the hill that Skansen is situated on. Sure Skansen is a family place, but it is more than that, and if you are interested in getting a taste of how Sweden looked in the past, AND how parts of it still look now, then it is a good place to be. Although there are nordic animals there, you do tend to feel a bit sorry for them, the wolves pace a lot, and the moose just look sooo depressed!
The ferry between Djurgården and Gamla Stan goes every 15 minutes, so it is never so long to wait, and it takes about 15 minutes to travel to Gamla Stan.