Terminal 3

One airline only: Terminal 3 is home to BRA

Terminal 3 at Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) is a small stand-alone terminal used by BRA Braathens Regional Airlines for its regional flights. If your ticket shows BRA and Arlanda, there’s a strong chance you’re going through T3, not the larger terminals 2, 4, or 5. Check your confirmation and boarding pass carefully so you don’t get dropped at the wrong building by the Flygbussarna coach or Arlanda Express.

This terminal sits between Terminal 2 and Terminal 4 in the airport’s numbered row, with separate curbside access signed as “Terminal 3” on airport approach roads. Walking from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 typically takes about 5–10 minutes indoors via the terminal corridor, so if you arrive at the wrong terminal by mistake, you can usually correct it on foot without calling a taxi.

Terminal 3 is one of Arlanda’s smaller facilities, handling a limited set of BRA regional routes within Sweden instead of long-haul or major hub connections that use Terminal 5. That smaller scale means fewer crowds than T5’s international bank around SAS and other long-haul carriers, but it also means far fewer services and less redundancy if something is closed.

On the food front, nothing in the current airport listings calls out a specific restaurant, café, or bar inside Terminal 3. Plan as if there might be just a basic snack or coffee option at most, and eat in the city or at another terminal before walking over. If you want more choice, T5’s central area with multiple chains is a safer bet, but that adds at least 15–20 minutes each way including security time if you’re crossing terminals pre-check.

No official lounges or contract clubs are catalogued for Terminal 3 in current Arlanda documentation. That means no BRA-branded lounge, no third-party lounge, and no obvious Priority Pass option in this building. If you’re used to timing your airport arrival around a lounge visit, adjust and treat T3 as a purely functional gate area with seating and restrooms but little else.

Shopping is equally thin: current Swedavia listings do not show duty free, fashion, or tech shops inside Terminal 3. If you care about buying tax-free cosmetics, alcohol, or last-minute electronics at Arlanda, do that in Terminal 5’s large duty-free zone or in Stockholm city before heading to the airport. In T3 you should expect at most some small kiosks, if any, and not rely on them for essentials like chargers or adapters.

Security screening for BRA departures runs directly in the Terminal 3 building, with lane opening hours tied to the regional schedule; morning peaks often cluster around 06:00–09:00, when many domestic flights leave. With such a compact setup, line length can swing quickly, so aim to arrive at least 75–90 minutes before departure for domestic routes, more if you’re checking bags at the BRA counter.

Ground transport access mirrors the rest of Arlanda: airport buses, regional buses, and the Arlanda Express all feed into the main terminal complex serving Terminals 2–5, after which you follow signs on foot to T3. If you come by Arlanda Express, budget around 10–15 minutes from train platform to check-in at Terminal 3, including escalators and indoor walking through the terminal spine.

Practical tip: if your BRA flight connects to or from an international service in Terminal 5, build in at least 60–75 minutes of ground time between flights to cover walking, potential security, and a quick stop for food in T5 before you head to the leaner Terminal 3 side.