{"id":87,"date":"2023-02-23T14:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T13:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2023-03-17T22:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T21:45:24","slug":"getting-around-gothenburg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/getting-around-gothenburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting around Gothenburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>For the official visitor&#8217;s guide to Gothenburg, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goteborg.com\/en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.goteborg.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Gothenburg and its surrounding region boast a comprehensive and efficient public transportation system managed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vasttrafik.se\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">V\u00e4sttrafik<\/a>,<\/strong> a municipally owned company. This network encompasses a range of options, including buses, trams, commuter trains, and ferries, ensuring easy travel within the region. To plan your journeys, V\u00e4sttrafik&#8217;s website provides comprehensive information on fares, routes, and real-time travel schedules, while their app is a convenient tool for those traveling with smartphones. With frequent and reliable services, commuting, even over longer distances, is made simple and straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Buying tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Please note that you cannot buy tickets from drivers on buses, boats, or trams. Instead, you need to buy your tickets in one of the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Use the app&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vasttrafik.se\/en\/Tickets\/more-about-tickets\/vasttrafik-to-go\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>V\u00e4sttrafik ToGo<\/strong><\/a>. The app accepts major debit cards such as Mastercard and Visa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Only card payment is available&nbsp;at a vending machine on the tram. Buses do not have vending machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">In a shop displaying the V\u00e4sttrafik logo, such as Pressbyr\u00e5n or 7-Eleven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Most often you will find difficulties trying to pay in cash.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Walk \u2013 or bike<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\">Travelling within the city of Gothenburg offers a range of options, including cycling and walking. For those without their own bicycle, the convenient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goteborg.com\/en\/places\/styr-stall-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Styr &amp; St\u00e4ll<\/strong><\/a> rental bike system is available at various locations throughout the city. With a nominal fee, you can easily rent a bike for daily use, providing a fun, eco-friendly, and cost-effective mode of transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copyright-\u00a9-Per-Pixel-Petersson-Goteborg-Co-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copyright-\u00a9-Per-Pixel-Petersson-Goteborg-Co-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copyright-\u00a9-Per-Pixel-Petersson-Goteborg-Co-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copyright-\u00a9-Per-Pixel-Petersson-Goteborg-Co-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Copyright-\u00a9-Per-Pixel-Petersson-Goteborg-Co-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Copyright for image: Pixabay License<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the official visitor&#8217;s guide to Gothenburg, please click here. Gothenburg and its surrounding region boast a comprehensive and efficient public transportation system managed by V\u00e4sttrafik, a municipally owned company. This network encompasses a range of options, including buses, trams, commuter trains, and ferries, ensuring easy travel within the region. To plan your journeys, V\u00e4sttrafik&#8217;s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/getting-around-gothenburg\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Getting around Gothenburg&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":628,"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwb2023.lib.chalmers.se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}