Why go
- City in Västergötland, Sweden.
- Served by Säve Airport (GSE).
History
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. 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.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 25 airlines, 32 direct destinations
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800, A319, A320, A321, 736, CRJ-900…) · 10 routes: Copenhagen, Frankfurt*, Istanbul, London, Malaga, Munich*, Oslo*, Palma de Mallorca, Split, Stockholm
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 7 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, London, Malaga, Nice, Rome, Stockholm
- British Airways BA (FRJ, A319, A320, A321) · 3 routes: Aarhus*, London, Manchester*
- Finnair AY (A319, A320, 737-700, AR1) · 3 routes: Berlin*, Helsinki, Stockholm*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (CRJ-900, A319, A321, 737-300, A320, Embraer 195) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich*
- Air France AF (ERJ-145, Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Lyon*, Paris
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Birmingham, Stavanger
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona*, London*
- Malmö Aviation TF (AR1, AR8) · 2 routes: Brussels*, Stockholm
- Air Baltic BT (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Air China CA (717, 736, 737-700, 737-800) · 1 route: Stockholm*
- Airlinair A5 (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Lyon
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Paris*
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: London*
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Brussels
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A319, 737-300) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-700) · 1 route: Berlin
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Erbil*
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (737-800) · 1 route: Stockholm*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Widerøe WF (Dash 8-300) · 1 route: Oslo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 4 airlines, 20 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 13 routes: Alghero, Alicante, Beauvais, Bergamo, Edinburgh, London, Malaga, Malta, Marseille, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Rome, Zadar
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 6 routes: Belgrade, Budapest, Gdansk, Null, Skopje, Warsaw
- Golden Air DC (ATR 72) · 1 route: Visby
- Malmö Aviation TF (ATR 72) · 1 route: Visby*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Säve Airport (GSE); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: GOT has direct flights to 32 destinations on 25 airlines (incl. London, Stockholm, Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Stenpiren, 0 km); routes include Färja 287: Stenpiren - Lundbystrand, Färja 287: Lundbystrand - Stenpiren, Älvsnabbare.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.