I have to agree on that, however I moved in the opposite way.
Back in Sweden I just found it easier to download the route maps of the cities and just manually follow the routes to determine the best place to get on/off or switch.
Also these travel planners that are available for Sweden (or at least 2000's) didn't really work well when you want to travel between cities.
9292ov.nl helped me out tons when I moved here, it still do, but mainly for trains these days. In the cities I just use the bicycle, as is customary around here :)
It really depends on where you are in Sweden. Different regions have different public transport providers.
Never thought I would defend Västtrafik(public transport in south west Sweden) but here I go.
Their webpage http://www.vasttrafik.se/ is quite usable. It finds good routes and you can fiddle around with different parameters such as times for changes etc. You can say that you are willing to walk or take a bike part of the way as well. Overall pretty good as long as you are on a computer.
On a phone the default app is not so good. Instead use ResOplanerare which has a very minimal and slick interface.
Still wishing they'll completely open up the data and end the 9292 monopoly. Recently a lot of Dutch public transport data has been opened up but you kinda need it all to make an effective 9292-alternative.
As a contractor, I was involved in development for the trip planner widget for Skånetrafiken. Markup was constructed from MSPainted jpeg blueprints. Where the designs came from, I have no idea.
Perhaps the English link of the Dutch good-example site provides a better understanding: http://9292.nl/en# The Sweden site looks like it was made in 1990...
Back in Sweden I just found it easier to download the route maps of the cities and just manually follow the routes to determine the best place to get on/off or switch.
Also these travel planners that are available for Sweden (or at least 2000's) didn't really work well when you want to travel between cities.
9292ov.nl helped me out tons when I moved here, it still do, but mainly for trains these days. In the cities I just use the bicycle, as is customary around here :)