Gothenburg: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Gothenburg is a city of 608,462 people in Sweden (Västra Götaland), 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 279 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Gothenburg runs from about 6 h 38 min a day in late December to 18 h 12 min in late June (computed for 57.71° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Gothenburg is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, whose 10,823-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN, 71 km).
Flights to Gothenburg: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Gothenburg · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 279 places to stay in Gothenburg. Of the 150 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (58), and 5 are five-star. Across 104 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 335,157 reviews in total.
Hotels in Gothenburg: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 15 hostels in Gothenburg, out of 279 places to stay of every kind — 5.4% of everywhere it lists in the city, an above-average share: hostels here compete with each other rather than filling a gap. Across 13 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10, level with the city’s hotels. Guests have left 19,444 reviews across them.
Hostels in Gothenburg: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Stockholm, 397 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Copenhagen, 229 km (Denmark) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Oslo, 255 km (Norway) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Malmö, 242 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Århus, 203 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Kiel, 393 km (Germany)
- Odense, 275 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Linköping, 229 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Örebro, 256 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Stavanger, 390 km (Norway) — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Aarhus, Banjarmasin, Bergen, Chicago, Galdogob, Kraków, Lyon, Oslo, Rostock, Saint Petersburg, Shanghai, Tallinn, Turku, Novi Sad.
Common questions
Which airport serves Gothenburg?
Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Gothenburg?
About 608,462 people live in Gothenburg, across 20,367 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Gothenburg in?
Europe/Stockholm, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Gothenburg?
The Krona (SEK). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Gothenburg?
15 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Gothenburg.
How many hotels are there in Gothenburg?
Our booking partner lists 279 places to stay in Gothenburg, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Gothenburg?
Stockholm (397 km), Copenhagen (229 km), Oslo (255 km), Malmö (242 km), Århus (203 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.