How to get to Gothenburg

Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden, can be reached by air, train, bus or boat.

• By air: There are two airports serving Gothenburg:
  • Landvetter airport (most carriers). Bus shuttles run every ca ~20 mins (exact timetable here), connecting Landvetter and Central Gothenburg. This bus ride takes 20-30 minutes.
  • Göteborg City Airport (Ryanair, Wizz Air and Air Berlin). Bus shuttles to central Gothenburg are scheduled around each flight. This bus ride takes about 30 minutes.

  The closest bigger airports are Arlanda near Stockholm (4 hrs by train from Gothenburg) and Kastrup near Copenhagen in Denmark (ca 4 hrs by train from Gothenburg). Timetables and prices for trains between these two airports and Gothenburg are found through SJ.

• By train: Trains to Gothenburg from other cities in Northern Europe are found through SJ.


• By bus: The main budget carrier for buses between Gothenburg and some major cities in Northern Europe is Eurolines.


• By boat: There are ferries daily connecting Kiel (in Northern Germany, 14 hrs) and Fredrikshamn (in Denmark, 3hrs). Prices and times can be found at Stena Line.

About Gothenburg

The City of Gothenburg was founded in 1621 by the King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. It is situated at the mouth of Göta Älv river, which crosses the city, and is the largest sea port of Sweden as well as of the Nordic countries. Historically the economy of Gothenburg had a maritime orientation and significant Dutch and Scottish influences remain. There are about 500 000 inhabitants in the city and about 900 000 in the greater metropolitan area. Current general information for visitors, events, sights and related matters are collected at the city's official homepage Goteborg.com

The language of Gothenburg is Swedish but almost everyone speaks English and is used to foreigners knowing only English.

The currency used throughout is the Swedish crown (colloquially krona sg., kronor pl.), abbreviated SEK officially and kr[onor] colloquially. In May 2011, the exchange rates were 1 GBP = 10.2132 SEK, 1 USD = 6.2331 SEK and 1 Euro = 8.9955 SEK.

Conference venue

The workshop will take place in Gothenburg, in the Faculty of Arts building at the University of Gothenburg.

Accomodation

Conference participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangement for accommodation. There are many hotels and B&B’s in the area. A selection of nearby hotels can be found in the table below.

The following is a list (in no particular order) of more or less nearby and reasonably priced hotels. Prices are in SEK as of May 2011. Double check prices, could be considerably lower or higher, at actual bookings. In May 2011, the exchange rates were 1 GBP = 10.2132 SEK, 1 USD = 6.2331 SEK and 1 Euro = 8.9955 SEK.

Further options for accomodation can be found through the Official Gothenburg City Homepage in Swedish or English