Travel
Gothenburg is located 300 km North of Copenhagen, 300 km South of Oslo and 450 km Southwest of Stockholm. Gothenburg can be reached by direct flights from many European destinations and by single stop from anywhere in the world. There are two airports, Gothenburg-Landvetter (GOT), where most common airlines traffic as well as Gothenburg-City (Säve, GSE) where certain budget airlines fly. It is also possible to reach Gothenburg by car (600 km from Hamburg), train, or ferry.
Travel Air
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport is an international airport serving the Gothenburg region in Sweden. With 4.3 million passengers in 2006 it is Sweden's second-largest airport. It is operated by the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration (Luftfartsverket). It has connections with about 40 scheduled destinations, and is located 20 km east of Gothenburg.
Gothenburg's second international airport is Gothenburg City Airport formerly known as Säve Flygplats
and Sweden's 7th largest airport. It is located within the borders of Gothenburg Municipality, about
15 km northwest of the city centre. In 2008, more than 850,000 flew from City Airport. In addition to
commercial airlines, the airport is also operated by a number of rescue services, including the Swedish
Coast Guard, and is used for other general aviation. Most civil air traffic to Gothenburg City Airport
is Ryanair with destinations such as London, Glasgow, Barcelona and Düsseldorf.
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Airport Bus
Leaves from Landvetter airport every 15 min. and takes approximately 45 min. to the city centre, the fee is SEK 80.
Airport Taxi
The cost is approximately SEK 550 from the Landvetter airport. We recommend, Taxi Göteborg or Taxi Kurir. Ask for a fixed price.
Travel Sea
The Port of Gothenburg is Scandinavia's largest port and has an excellent geographical position for reaching all parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic. With its position and situation, Gothenburg has won the "Sweden's best logistic position" award nine years in a row.
The Swedish company Stena Line operates between Gothenburg/Frederikshavn in Denmark and Gothenburg/ Kiel in Germany.
The "England ferry" (Englandsfärjan) to Newcastle over Kristiansand (run by the Danish company DFDS
Seaways) ceased at the end of October 2006, after being a Gothenburg institution since the 19th
century. DFDS Seaways' sister company, DFDS Tor Line, continues to run scheduled freight ships between
Gothenburg and several English ports, and these have limited capacity for passengers and their private
vehicles. There are also freight ships to North America and East Asia.
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Travel Train and bus
Other major transportation hubs are Centralstationen (Gothenburg Central Station) and the Nils Ericson Terminal with trains and buses to various destinations in Sweden, as well as connections to Oslo and Copenhagen (via Malmö).
Train bookings can be made on line from www.sj.se . X2000 is the fast train 3 hours from Stockholm and around 3 ½ hors from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Recommended tour. Denmark - Copenhagen (airport Kastrup) to Sweden - Gothenburg (airport Landvetter). Train takes 3 and half hours (fast train X2000) and can be booked on line at www.sj.se.
It is a bridge between Denmark (Copenhagen) and Sweden (Öresund close to Malmö) - Öresundsbron. It is 15.9 km long. In way from Denmark to Sweden the off shore wind park Lillgrund can be seen on right hand side. Lillgrund is operated by the state owned Vattenfall AB. It was put in operation in 2007 and was then the third largest off shore wind park in the world, and the largest investments in Sweden. Lillgrund consists of 48 2.3 MW turbines from Siemens with a yearly generation of 330 GWh.
In Copenhagen it is nice to be central around the walking street &ldqou;Stroget&rdqou;. Two high
standard hotels with good locations are as follows: First Hotel Skt Petri and Clarion Collection Hotel
Twentyseven. A nice hotel by the Airport Kastrup is Hilton. It is easy to take the train to central
Copenhagen from Kastrup. He airport is 8km outside Copenhagen. Hotel Books can be made on line from
different selection of web pages.
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General Information
Gothenburg is located 300 km North of Copenhagen, 300 km South of Oslo and 450 km Southwest of
Stockholm. Gothenburg can be reached by direct flights from many European destinations and by single
stop from anywhere in the world. There are two airports, Gothenburg-Landvetter (GOT), where most
common airlines traffic as well as Gothenburg-City (Säve, GSE) where certain budget airlines fly.
It is also possible to reach Gothenburg by car (600 km from Hamburg), train, or ferry.
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Banks
Banks are open between 09.30 and 15.00 on weekdays. Some banks in central Gothenburg are open between 09.00 and 17.00.
Climate
Gothenburg has an oceanic climate. Despite its high northern latitude, temperatures are quite mild
throughout the year and much warmer than places in similar latitude mainly because of the influence
of the warm Gulf Stream. During the summer, daylight extends 17 hours, but lasts only around 7 hours
in late December. Average temperature in October is 12 °C (54 °F)
For weather forecast please visit www.goteborg.com
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Currency
The official currency is Swedish Krona (SEK).
USD 1 = appr. SEK 7.31 (September 2010).
EUR 1 = appr. SEK 9.32 (September 2010). For actual currency rates: Currency converter.
Time Zone
The time zone in Gothenburg is GMT + 1 hour. Daylight Saving Time is used during the summer.
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Public Transportation
A 3-day ticket is provided in the conference bag for public
transportation in Gothenburg. The ticket is valid for all Västtrafik's buses, trains, boats and trams including the Liseberg
line within Gothenburg for 72 hours. After you entered the buses or trams, you should show the card to the blue or yellow
card reading device. It does not apply to Swebus Express and airport buses.
You can also buy tickets from Västtrafik Customer Service, from Pressbyrån kiosks and from 7-eleven kiosks. You cannot buy
tickets directly from the driver.
For time schedule of tram, bus and ferry in Gothenburg, please check:
Västtrafik's hompage (in both Swedish and English).
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Recommended tours
Visit Stockholm or Copenhagen
It is easy to access Gothenburg with train or flight e.g. to Stockholm the Capital of Sweden or Copenhagen the Capital of
Denmark.
Train trip can be booked on line from www.sj.se Fast train (X2000) takes 3 hours to Stockholm and around 3.5 hours to Copenhagen.
From the Airport Arlanda it takes 20 minutes to the Stockholm with Arlanda Express.
From the Aiport Kastrup it takes 20 minutes with train to Malmö City in Sweden. Note that Kastrup in Denmark is the main airport for SAS and has many direct connections.
More information from here: Stockholm Visit Stockholm and Copenhagen Visit Copenhagen.
Recommended tour with a view of the off shore wind park Lillgrund between Denmark and Sweden
It is a bridge between Denmark (Copenhagen) and Sweden (Öresund close to Malmö) - Öresundsbron. It is 15.9 km long. On
the way from Denmark to Sweden the off shore wind park Lillgrund can be seen on right hand side. Lillgrund is operated
by the state owned Vattenfall AB. It was put in operation in 2007 and was then the third largest off shore wind park
in the world, and the largest investments in Sweden. Lillgrund consists of 48 2.3 MW turbines from Siemens with a yearly
generation of 330 GWh.
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