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# Visby

Visby is an urban area in Sweden and the seat of Gotland Municipality in Gotland County on the island of Gotland with 24,330 inhabitants as of 2017.

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## Every way there

- Nyköping → Visby 145 km · quickest by road, 7h 11m · kr1,945–3,145 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nykoping-to-visby) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nyk%C3%B6ping&to=Visby)
- Linköping → Visby 179 km · quickest by road, 6h 29m · kr1,875–3,060 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/linkoping-to-visby) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Link%C3%B6ping&to=Visby)
- Stockholm → Visby 188 km · quickest by air, 3h 35m · kr970–1,490 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/stockholm-to-visby) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Stockholm&to=Visby)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Visby, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Visby has

- Y Scheduled flights Visby (VBY), 4 km
- Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 0 with real-time
- Y Ferries Visby - Nynäshamn, 1 km, Destination Gotland; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- N Bike and scooter share no share feed known
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known.

57.635°, 18.299°

Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese of Visby. The Hanseatic city of Visby is one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Scandinavia, and, since 1995, it has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long town wall that encircles the town center, and a number of church ruins and its small decorative alleyways. The decline as a Hanseatic city in the Late Middle Ages was the cause for many stone houses being preserved in their original medieval style.

Get in

## Getting to Visby

1. Visby Airport
2. Visby
3. Visby Marina 170–460 kr for normal yachts depending on length and width, 300 kr for yachts 11–14m (36–46 ft) < 4m; electricity 54 kr for 10A.

See

## Worth seeing

Many of the town's attractions are only open during the summer months, usually until 30 August.

1. City Built during the 13th and 14th centuries, Visby's city wall stretches almost 3.5 km and stands 11 m high.
2. DBW's Botanical Gardens Enter through the "Door of Love" to this picturesque garden of trees and ruins.
3. Klinten Once the workers' quarter and now a popular spot to take in the view over the lower town, Klinten is an attractive maze of small, rose-covered homes.
4. Visborg Castle Ruins A major fortress built in the early 15th century.
5. Visby Cathedral
6. Gotlands Museum Museum of local history (Fornsalen), plus a science museum for children (Fenomenalen).

Do

## Things to do

1. Fenomenalen Science Centre A children oriented theme park teaching natural sciences, technology and mathematics.
2. Kotteland A children's play land with ball pools, inflatables, trampolines, slides and laser tag.
3. Kneippbyn Kneippbyn 11 (3 km south of central Visby).
4. Selma City Spa Almedalsveckan, (The politicians' week) takes place in the Almedalen park in Visby, first week of July.

Eat

## Where to eat

There are countless restaurants in Visby, especially during the summer, though the best cooked food is usually served at the year-round-establishments.

1. Bakfickan Stora Torget 1,.
2. Bolaget At the sunniest place of the main square you find Bolaget.
3. Gamla Masters Traditional Swedish cuisine and bar menu classics.
4. Isola Bella Pizzas are 100-180 kr, other mains are 160-280 kr.
5. Kapitelhusgården Serves medieval cuisine in a medieval setting.

How locals move

## Getting around Visby the local way

- Get in }} From the Swedish mainland, Destination Gotland runs ferries from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn to Visby.
- Get in Hansa Destinations operates a weekly ferry from Rostock.
- Get in Check the ferry timetables, listen on VHF 16, and adjust arrival and departure accordingly.
- Go next Ferries connect Visby with Oskarshamn on the coast of Småland.

From [Wikivoyage: Visby](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Visby), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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