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The boat Paddan travels through a canal in Gothenburg. Colorful flowers are visible in the foreground.

Sightseeing & boat tours

There are many ways to explore Gothenburg. By water with Paddan, Ocean Bus and guided kayaking or archipelago tours, or on land with Hop On–Hop Off buses, city walks and bike tours.

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  • Boat in the archipelago

    Bus, canal and boat tours

    Strömma cruises and boat trips

    Discover Gothenburg by water, land and archipelago with Strömma’s wide range of cruises and sightseeing tours. From the iconic Paddan boats to guided bus tours and dinner cruises in the archipelago.

  • A boat with passengers traveling on a canal in a city.

    Sightseeing

    Paddan

    Experience Gothenburg from the water on a guided boat tour. The classic Paddan boats take you under low bridges and through the city’s canals.

  • Boat tour

    Skärgårdslinjen

    Seafood cruise and show in the Gothenburg Archipelago. M/S Trubaduren is a passenger steamer that operates seafood and show cruises around Gothenburg. On board you find a main deck with a restaurant, bar, small dance floor and a sun deck. Cruises depart from the Packhuskajen harbour.

  • A red, sightseeing train with passengers on a street.

    Sightseeing

    Stinsen Sightseeing

    Explore Gothenburg with Stinsen Sightseeing, a guided city tour by tourist train through the city center. A comfortable way to see the city.

  • Guided boat tours

    Kastor Boat Trips

    Set off on a boat adventure with Kastor Boat Trips aboard the traditional fishing boats Kastor and Pollux. All year round from the harbour in Hönö Klåva, in the northern part of the Gothenburg archipelago.

  • Sunset viewed from the deck of a ship. Sunlight streams through the vessel’s structure, with a marina and sailing boat masts visible in the background.

    Båtturer med ångbåt

    The Steamboat Society

    the Steamboat society,Sällskapet Ångbåten, operates summer boat traffic with the steamboat Ångaren Bohuslän. It is the west coast’s last archipelago steamer and Sweden’s largest steam-powered ship in regular operation – a living ship museum. Bohuslän runs both evening trips in the Gothenburg archipelago and longer trips to various islands and ports up north.

  • motor boat in the sea

    Guided boat tours

    Hönö Boat Trips

    Join Captain Bosse on guided boat tours through the northern Gothenburg archipelago. From seal and lobster safaris to island taxi rides and sea adventures!

  • An archipelago ferry rushing into the sea.

    Travel by public transport boat to the archipelago and across the river Göta Älv

    Styrsöbolaget

    Travel by ferry across the Göta River all year round, or head out to Gothenburg’s southern archipelago with departures straight from the city.

  • bus in front of the museum of art

    Sightseeing tour by bus

    Hop on-hop off Bus

    Guided tour by bus that takes you to Gothenburg’s most popular sights.

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