Göteborg Travel Answers

Trek up to Keillers Park. Quite an adventure, and a most unusual setting! Also look into visiting tranquil Marstrand, and it's lovely castle, plus possibly the Volvo museum in Gothenburg itself.

Tram maps here: mappery.com/G6teborg-Tram-Ma... and here: urbanrail.net/eu/got/gotebor... Not downloadable but you can right click/save image as and then print, or print the screen itself.

Thanks for answers so far.. Looks like I might buy a day card for 65 SEK or 3 Day for 130 SEK...does this mean my son travels free with me and doesn't need a ticket?...Are these day tickets generally available or do you have to have an account....see text from Vasttraffik website .. En- och tre-dygnsladdning Göteborg Gäller för resor under 1 eller 3 dygn med all Västtrafiks trafik i Göteborgs kommun. Pris: 65 kronor för 1 dygn och 130 kronor för 3 dygn. Korttidsladdningen finns även som sms-biljett. Övrigt: Korttidsladdningen gäller på alla Västtrafiks bussar, tåg (ej X2000), båtar och spårvagnar samt på Lisebergslinjen. Den gäller inte på Swebus Express och Flygbussarna. Den som är 20 år eller äldre får utan kostnad ta med tre ungdomar under 20 år vid resa med laddningen.

Yes, if you buy the day card or the 3 days card your son can travel on your ticket. If you choose single tickets he will be a "skolungdom" traveling for 19 SEK. Adult single ticket is 25 SEK. Gothenburg is quite walkable so I guess where you are staying and what you plan to do will be something to consider before you decide which ticket to buy. Maybe not a budget activity, but I am sure a 14 year old could have fun for a whole day at Liseberg (http://www.liseberg.com/en/home/). If you have nice weather during your visit Slottsskogen might be nice, it is a park with a small zoo with nordic animals and when I visited it was all for free.

Thanks, Looks like Liseberg may be an option for the Saturday afternoon. I like the idea of that big wooden roller coaster! Take your point about walking....which I think we will do on the Sunday. Regards Johnny

The Balder wooden roller coaster is great! I have rarely laughed as much as when I "took off" from my seat in the ups and downs :))) It's not a budget thing but yes, Liseberg is a wonderful park and I'm not saying that because I used to work there. A trip to the archipelago (using your tram card since you can go by tram to Saltholmen where boats leave) is nice too, and a bit closer than wonderful Marstrand already mentioned. Slottsskogen is a park which is indeed still for free, and Nordic animals might be nice, but it's perhaps not the most exciting for a 14-year-old, although it IS where all locals go to play a Swedish baseball-looking kind of game, picnic and other things. Sometimes there are free concerts too. One thing that could be fun is perhaps the Maritiman museum with a submarine and other ships to visit along the river. You can check my Göteborg page for more info if you like (I grew up there). Ullevi is just a few blocks from both the Central station and major city centre sights so it is very walkable.