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- Landvetter Airport is about 20 kilometres east of the city. The airport bus departs directly in front of the terminal and takes about 20 to 30 minutes to Nils Ericson Terminalen bus station in the centre.<\/li>\n
- The marina Lilla Bommen lies right in the city beside the opera house, the marina L\u00e5ngedrag in the west at the river mouth, close to the ferries into the skerries.<\/li>\n
- For the duration of a trip you can park in the Nordstan car park about 300 metres from Lilla Bommen, which is open round the clock. In L\u00e5ngedrag there are parking spaces on Talattagatan and at Vikebacken.<\/li>\n
- Lilla Bommen is open year-round, the harbour office is staffed from May to September. The visitor area in L\u00e5ngedrag is closed from 1 November to 30 April.<\/li>\n
- The wind on the west coast usually blows from west to southwest, tides are small. On sunny summer days a sea breeze picks up in the afternoon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What harbours are there in Gothenburg?<\/h2>\n
In Gothenburg, visiting yachts berth mainly in two places: in the Lilla Bommen guest harbour in the city centre on the south bank of the G\u00f6ta \u00e4lv, directly next to the Opera House, and in the L\u00e5ngedrag guest harbour of the GKSS sailing club, a good eight kilometres further west on the south bank of the river mouth. From Lilla Bommen you walk downstream under the \u00c4lvsborgsbron until the river opens out to the sea and the skerries at L\u00e5ngedrag.<\/p>\n
Lilla Bommen has around 100 berths and is open all year round, 24 hours a day. The L\u00e5ngedrag guest harbour belongs to the marina of the Gothenburg Royal Sailing Club with more than 530 berths behind a stone breakwater; available visitor berths are marked in green. A small guest facility, the G\u00f6teborg City Marina, is located on Ring\u00f6n on the north bank. Also on the north bank, the municipal port operator Grefab runs two harbours with permanent berths at Eriksberg and Lindholmen.<\/p>\n
Getting to Gothenburg for the start of your trip<\/h2>\n
You can get to Gothenburg by air, by train, by car or by ferry. Lilla Bommen is so central that you can walk from the railway station and the bus station. To L\u00e5ngedrag you take the tram or a taxi.<\/p>\n
From Landvetter airport to the harbours<\/h3>\n
Gothenburg Landvetter airport is about 20 kilometres east of the centre. You have two options to get into the centre:<\/p>\n
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- Airport bus: It stops right in front of the terminal and runs via Korsv\u00e4gen to the Nils Ericson Terminalen bus station at the main railway station, taking about 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. It's best to buy tickets in advance online or in the app, as this is not always possible on board. From Nils Ericson Terminalen you walk about one kilometre to the Opera House and the Lilla Bommen guest harbour.<\/li>\n
- Taxi: Follow the signs to the authorised taxis at the terminal. If a fixed price applies, it must be shown in the taximeter before the journey. Within the zone designated by the airport, a maximum price of 725 kronor applies for up to four people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To L\u00e5ngedrag, the easiest way from the airport is by taxi. By bus and train you first go into the centre and then take tram line 11 towards Saltholmen (in summer also line 9) to L\u00e5ngedrag stop. From there you walk about 600 metres to the guest harbour.<\/p>\n
By car, train or ferry<\/h3>\n
By train you can reach Gothenburg from Oslo in just under four hours, from Stockholm and Copenhagen in about three and a half hours. The main railway station is about one kilometre from Lilla Bommen.<\/p>\n
From Denmark a ferry runs from Frederikshavn to Gothenburg; its terminal is at Masthuggstorget near the centre. The ferry from Kiel berths further out in the harbour at Klippan; the terminal is well connected to buses and trams.<\/p>\n
By car you can reach Gothenburg via the European routes E6, E20 and E45. Swedish roads are toll-free, but in Gothenburg a congestion charge applies on weekdays, except in July.<\/p>\n
If your boat is on the north bank at Lindholmen or Eriksberg, take the river ferry: line 285 runs from Stenpiren in the city centre via Lindholmspiren and Eriksberg to Klippan. The normal public transport ticket is valid.<\/p>\n
Which harbour is mine?<\/h3>\n
Which harbour and which pontoon it is will be stated in your trip documents. The two guest harbours are far apart: Lilla Bommen in the city centre at the Opera House, L\u00e5ngedrag out at the river mouth in the V\u00e4stra Fr\u00f6lunda district. Therefore tell the taxi driver either \"G\u00f6teborgs G\u00e4sthamn, Lilla Bommen\" or \"GKSS L\u00e5ngedrag, Talattagatan 12\".<\/p>\n
Parking<\/h3>\n
The Nordstan car park is about 300 metres from Lilla Bommen. It is open daily, 24 hours a day, and costs 30 kronor per hour or part thereof during the day, but no more than 199 kronor per day (as of October 2026). Additional parking is available on Gullbergs Strandgata, about 500 metres from the harbour.<\/p>\n
In L\u00e5ngedrag you can park on Talattagatan, where the sailing club is also located, about 300 metres from the harbour, or at Vikebacken. In summer there are additional spaces at Hinsholmskilen. At the Saltholmen ferry landing itself there are only spaces for people with restricted mobility.<\/p>\n
Arrived early: city centre and fish hall<\/h3>\n
If you arrive at Lilla Bommen before the crew, the city centre is right in front of you: the Nordstan shopping centre is just a few minutes' walk, and the Feskek\u00f4rka fish market hall on the moat is a good kilometre as the crow flies.<\/p>\n
Showers and sanitary facilities<\/h3>\n
Both harbours have showers. In Lilla Bommen they are in the service building; the skipper receives the access code with the berth booking. A washing machine and dryer are in the same building and are included in the berthing fee. In L\u00e5ngedrag there are showers and a sauna in the club's changing rooms; you book the washing machine and dryer at the harbour office.<\/p>\n
Shopping for the trip<\/h3>\n
From Lilla Bommen it's about 300 metres to the Nordstan shopping centre with many shops and about 400 metres to the Hemk\u00f6p supermarket at Nordstadstorget.<\/p>\n
From L\u00e5ngedrag marina you walk about one and a half kilometres to the Coop at K\u00e4ringberget on L\u00e5ngedragsv\u00e4gen. Larger is the Willys in P\u00e5velund on Traneredsv\u00e4gen, about 1.7 kilometres from the harbour, which you can easily reach by car. About two kilometres away there is also a Hemk\u00f6p on Redegatan.<\/p>\n
Wine, spirits and beer over 3.5 per cent are sold in Sweden only by the state monopoly Systembolaget, and only to those aged 20 and over. In the supermarket you can only get light beer up to 3.5 per cent.<\/p>\n
Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services<\/h3>\n
From Lilla Bommen it's about 500 metres to the nearest pharmacies in Kanaltorgsgatan and K\u00f6pmansgatan. You'll find doctors' surgeries in Frihamnen on the other side of the river, about 800 metres as the crow flies. The nearest hospital, Capio Lundby on Hjalmar Brantingsgatan, is about two kilometres away.<\/p>\n
From L\u00e5ngedrag marina you can reach the nearest pharmacy on L\u00e5ngedragsv\u00e4gen near Nya Varvet after just over a kilometre. The nearest doctor's surgery is Nya Varvets L\u00e4karmottagning on Wirs\u00e9ns V\u00e4g, about three kilometres away.<\/p>\n
For non-urgent health queries you can reach health advice on 1177, which will also tell you the nearest surgery. From abroad dial +46 771 1177 00.<\/p>\n
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- 112: Emergency number for ambulance, police and fire brigade, also for sea rescue<\/li>\n
- 114 14: Police for non-urgent matters<\/li>\n
- 1177: Health advice<\/li>\n
- At sea: VHF channel 16, where you reach the Swedish sea rescue coordination centre Sweden Rescue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The harbours in Gothenburg at a glance<\/h2>\n
Lilla Bommen is the harbour for starting a trip right in the city centre, L\u00e5ngedrag lies closer to the archipelago and is closed in winter.<\/p>\n
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