Swedish Theoretical Chemistry 2017
Venue and travel information
​Conference venue
The conference will be held at Chalmers campus Johanneberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Location: Kollektorn lecture hall, entrance from Kemivägen 9.
Take stairs or elevator to the 4th floor. Walk through the entire floor, pass the cafeteria. The conference hall is located at the very end.
Directions from nearby tram stops to conference location (Google maps)
Travel to Gothenburg
Landvetter Airport (GOT) is located 25 km east of the city. About 30 airlines fly to Landvetter e.g. SAS, Lufthansa, KLM and Air France.
There is a bus service into the city, operated by Flygbussarna, which runs every 20 minutes, costs 95 SEK one way if bought online (otherwise 10 SEK extra), and the journey takes 30 minutes. First stop is Korsvägen, from where you can take tram no 6, 8 or 13 to tram stop Chalmers, if you are travelling directly to the conference venue. The tram ride takes about 3 minutes. Final stop for the airport bus is the Nils Ericson bus terminal, where the central train station is also located.
Göteborg C is the main railway station in Gothenburg. From Copenhagen, there are hourly Öresundståg trains which take 3 hours 50 minutes. The train also stops at Copenhagen Airport. High-speed trains take you from Stockholm in about three hours. Finally, NSB trains run from Oslo in Norway to Göteborg in 3 hours 40 minutes.
The roads E6, E20 and E45 pass through Gothenburg. If you come by car from Stockholm, you should take E4 to Jönköping, and then national road 40.
Approximate distances & travelling time:
to Malmö (E6/E20 south): 300 km, 3 hrs
to Oslo (E6 north): 320 km, 4 hrs
to Stockholm (40 east, E4): 500 km, 5 to 6 hrs
to Copenhagen (E6/E20 south): 317 km, 3.5 hrs.
By ship
Stena Line operates ships to/from Denmark (Frederikshavn) and Germany (Kiel). The terminals are situated near the city centre. Tram stops: Masthuggstorget (Frederikshavn), Chapmans Torg (Kiel).
Public transport in Gothenburg
For tourist and visitor information, visit the Västtrafik website
For more information, visit the official tourist web site of Gothenburg.
Published: Sun 23 Apr 2017. Modified: Mon 24 Apr 2017