Can I buy SL Access card with Credit Card?
As sweden is 'cashless', I am wondering if I can avoid currency exchanges altogether by purchasing (and topping up) the SL access card with my credit card. Is it possible? Or should I fetch some cash to get the cards?
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Yes, I bought an SL Access card+travelcard from a manned metro gate with a credit card in February 2019. In May 2018 I bought one with value from the SL Center with a credit card.
There is also plenty of retailers that sells SL Access cards and offer topups, probably all of them accept credit cards, at least Pressbyrån does. Check the map here: https://sl.se/en/ Use the icon on the top right and tick sales points instead of stations. Green icons shows where you can buy and top up SL Access.
Visa and Mastercard are the universally accepted cards in Sweden.
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This article needs additional citations for verification....Access (credit card)Access credit card logoLocationUnited Kingdom and IrelandLaunched23 October 1972TechnologyMagnetic stripe credit cardOperatorJoint Credit Card Company1 more rowHow do you get a SL card?
You can buy your SL-Access card at the counter on underground stations, SL-centers and kiosks (Pressbyr\xe5n, 7-eleven, etc) as well as at some hotels.How do I get a SL card in Stockholm?
These have to be loaded onto a blue plastic card, the SL Access Card. You can get this card for 20 SEK at all SL sales points. Once purchased, the card can be reused every time you visit Stockholm. Single tickets can also be purchased via smartphone using the SL app (for Android and iOS).Can I buy an SL Access card at Arlanda airport?
SL Access Cards can be purchased for 20 SEK at many places: at the information desk at Arlanda Airport, at the SL Service Center in Central Station, or many common newsagents (such as "Pressbyr\xe5n"). The cards are reusable, so you can save them for your next trip to Stockholm.Travel in Stockholm with SL - How to use the public transportation (bus, metro, com. train and more)
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I was able to buy the SL access card and the 7-days pass with the credit card. They asked me for the passport (well, ID), for reason I dunno.(Maybe they needed to check my age?)
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