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Gothenburg
City in Västergötland, Sweden

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.

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Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden 400 km from the capital, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

Get in

Getting to Gothenburg

  1. 01
    Landvetter Airport
  2. 02
    Gothenburg Central
  3. 03
    Nils Ericsson Terminalen on the north side

    Stena Line operates ships to/from Denmark (Frederikshavn) and Germany (Kiel).

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Liseberg

    The biggest amusement park in all of Scandinavia, with lots of different rides for all ages.

  2. 02
    Ale Vikingagård

    Vikingavägen (25 km north of Gothenburg along E45, a few km south of Älvängen), alevikingagard@gmail.com.

  3. 03
    Paddan

    The tourist boats run in the city canals and in the harbour.

  4. 04
    Delsjön Canoeing
  5. 05
    Göteborgs

    The concert hall is home of the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) which is the National Orchestra of Sweden and offers regular concerts there.

  6. 06
    Göteborg Stadsteater
Eat

Where to eat

The main restaurant street in Gothenburg is Linnégatan running from Järntorget to Linnéplatsen. It has a high concentration of good restaurants of all kinds in the low to moderate price range. Most restaurants offer lunch menus in the range 90-130 kr. Mostly they are served between 11:30 and 14:00.

  1. 01
    Feskekörka

    The historical fish market – the "fish church" – has reopened after a major renovation in the early 2020s.

  2. 02
    Alexandras Grekiska Soppkök
  3. 03
    Baguetten

    Södra Vägen 57.

  4. 04
    Franks

    A hamburger and hot dog stand right in front of the Gothenburg Central Station.

  5. 05
    Gourmetkorv

    "Korv" means "sausage" in Swedish and this restaurant has them in abundance.

How locals move

Getting around Gothenburg the local way

  • Get inThe ferries from Frederikshavn arrive at Masthugget, just a few hundred metres from the inner city ("within the moat"), the ferries from Kiel a couple of kilometres further west.
  • Get aroundPublic transportation within Gothenburg (and the west of Sweden) is operated by Västtrafik and consists of trams, buses and ferries.
  • Get aroundTwo ferry services run across the river; Älvsnabben is the regular ferry service with traffic every 30 minutes, and Älvsnabbare that only run between Rosenlund and Lindholmspiren (free of charge) during work hours.
  • Get aroundFerries to the southern archipelago run from Saltholmen, with three different lines: Vrångö line, Brännö Rödsten line and the less trafficated Förö line.
  • Get aroundStyrsöbolaget run the ferry services under licence of Västtrafik - you can still use the city public transport ticket.
  • Get aroundYou can bring your bike on the ferries, on some trains but not on trams or buses.
  • Get aroundThe service is free on Älvsnabben but costs 10 kr on the ferries in the southern archipelago.
  • Go nextThe ferry terminal in Saltholmen which connects to the islands is easily reachable by tram from Gothenburg city center.

From Wikivoyage: Gothenburg, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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