The cheapest and fastest trains from Vanersborg to Gothenburg
Cheapest price
$12
Average price
$15
Fastest journey
51 m
Average duration
57 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
78 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Vanersborg to Gothenburg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Vanersborg to Gothenburg will cost around $15 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $12.
Of the 4 trains that leave Vanersborg for Gothenburg on Fri, May 08, 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, May 08 the direct trains cover the 78 km distance in an average of 57 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 51 m .
On Fri, May 08 the slowest trains will take 1 h 15 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
7:30 PM1h15Vanersborg8:45 PMGothenburg$121One-way0 transfers
4:39 PM0h51Vanersborg5:30 PMGothenburg$151One-way0 transfers
5:08 AM0h52Vanersborg6:00 AMGothenburg$161One-way0 transfers
2:09 PM0h51Vanersborg3:00 PMGothenburg$161One-way0 transfers
4:39 PM0h51Vanersborg5:30 PMGothenburg$151One-way0 transfers
2:09 PM0h51Vanersborg3:00 PMGothenburg$161One-way0 transfers
5:08 AM0h52Vanersborg6:00 AMGothenburg$161One-way0 transfers
7:30 PM1h15Vanersborg8:45 PMGothenburg$121One-way0 transfers
Travel Information
Compare train and bus for Vanersborg to Gothenburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Vanersborg to Gothenburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $11. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 47m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $11, and a bus costs an average of $15.
Distance: 48 miles (78 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$15 Average price Cheapest | $16 Average price | $19 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 17m Average total duration Fastest 47m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 52m Average total duration 1h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 7m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Vanersborg to Gothenburg:
A train is $0.90 (€0.72) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Vanersborg to Gothenburg costing on average $16 (€13).
Other travel options to Gothenburg take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 22m.
The journey is about 20m faster (47m by train vs 1h 7m by car) and roughly $4 (€3) cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls ($15 (€12) vs $19 (€15)). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Direct services run with Västtrafik.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
Live departures
Vanersborg to Gothenburg train times
The table below shows live departures for Vanersborg to Gothenburg trains for today, Thursday, May 7. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3223 Västtrafik | 6:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 7:25 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3223 Västtrafik | 6:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 7:30 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3225 Västtrafik | 7:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 8:00 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3225 Västtrafik | 7:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 7:55 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3824 Västtrafik · 13277 Västtrafik | 7:20 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h48 | 8:08 AM Gamlestaden station | 1 transfer | |
3824 Västtrafik · 13277 Västtrafik | 7:20 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h55 | 8:15 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 1 transfer | |
3227 Västtrafik | 7:38 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 8:30 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3229 Västtrafik | 8:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 9:00 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3229 Västtrafik | 8:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 8:55 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3231 Västtrafik | 8:38 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 9:30 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3231 Västtrafik | 8:38 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h47 | 9:25 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3233 Västtrafik | 9:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 9:55 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3233 Västtrafik | 9:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 10:00 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3235 Västtrafik | 9:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 10:25 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3235 Västtrafik | 9:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 10:30 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3828 Västtrafik+ 3955 SJ | 9:44 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h56 | 10:40 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 1 transfer | |
3237 Västtrafik | 10:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 10:55 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3237 Västtrafik | 10:09 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 11:00 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3239 Västtrafik | 10:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 11:30 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3239 Västtrafik | 10:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 11:25 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3241 Västtrafik | 11:08 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 12:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3241 Västtrafik | 11:08 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h47 | 11:55 AM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3243 Västtrafik | 11:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 12:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3243 Västtrafik | 11:39 AM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 12:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3245 Västtrafik | 12:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h47 | 12:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3245 Västtrafik | 12:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 1:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3247 Västtrafik | 12:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 1:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3247 Västtrafik | 12:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 1:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3249 Västtrafik | 1:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 1:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3249 Västtrafik | 1:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 2:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3251 Västtrafik | 1:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 2:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3251 Västtrafik | 1:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 2:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3253 Västtrafik | 2:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 2:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3253 Västtrafik | 2:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 3:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3255 Västtrafik | 2:38 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h47 | 3:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3255 Västtrafik | 2:38 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 3:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3257 Västtrafik | 3:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 4:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3257 Västtrafik | 3:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 3:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3259 Västtrafik | 3:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 4:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3259 Västtrafik | 3:39 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 4:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3261 Västtrafik | 4:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 5:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3261 Västtrafik | 4:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 4:54 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3263 Västtrafik | 4:38 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 5:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3263 Västtrafik | 4:38 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h47 | 5:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3265 Västtrafik | 5:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 6:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3265 Västtrafik | 5:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h46 | 5:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3267 Västtrafik | 5:36 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h54 | 6:30 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3267 Västtrafik | 5:36 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h49 | 6:25 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3269 Västtrafik | 6:07 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h53 | 7:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3269 Västtrafik | 6:07 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h48 | 6:55 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
3273 Västtrafik | 7:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 8:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3846 Västtrafik+ 3975 SJ | 7:44 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h56 | 8:40 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 1 transfer | |
3277 Västtrafik | 8:09 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h51 | 9:00 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
3283 Västtrafik · 13233 Västtrafik | 9:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h57 | 10:05 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 1 transfer | |
3283 Västtrafik · 13233 Västtrafik | 9:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 10:00 PM Gamlestaden station | 1 transfer | |
17383 Västtrafik | 10:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h52 | 11:00 PM Gamlestaden station | 0 transfersDirect | |
17383 Västtrafik | 10:08 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h57 | 11:05 PM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
17387 Västtrafik | 11:07 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 0h58 | 12:05 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 0 transfersDirect | |
62 Västtrafik+ 3979 SJ+ X3 Västtrafik | 11:30 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 2h09 | 1:39 AM Gothenburg | 2 transfers | |
62 Västtrafik+ 3979 SJ+ X6 Västtrafik | 11:30 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 2h09 | 1:39 AM Gothenburg | 2 transfers | |
62 Västtrafik+ 3979 SJ | 11:30 PM Vänersborg, Centralstation | 1h25 | 12:55 AM Gothenburg Centralstation | 1 transfer | |
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Journey information
Overview: Train from Vanersborg to Gothenburg
Trains from Vanersborg to Gothenburg run on average 54 times per day, taking around 47m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at $11 (€8) if you book in advance.
There are 33 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:07, the last at 23:56. The fastest train covers the 48 miles (78 km) distance in 51m.
Distance 48 miles (78 km) |
Average train duration 47m |
Cheapest ticket price $11 (€8) |
Trains per day 54 |
Direct trains 33 |
Fastest train 51m |
First train 12:07 AM |
Last train 11:56 PM |
Cheapest Month Nov |
Cheapest Day Sat |
High Season Apr - Jun |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Sat |
Least Busy Day Fri |
Best time to book 1 day |
Train companies: Västtrafik, SJ, vy from Vanersborg to Gothenburg trainsVästtrafik, SJ, vy trains will get you between Vanersborg and Gothenburg from $11 (€8). With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
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FAQs: Trains from Vanersborg to Gothenburg
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popular train stations
Popular train stations from Vanersborg to Gothenburg
- 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Monday - Sunday
- Free
- The car park is open 7 days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Departures can be made outside of opening hours.
- Sushi Ro
- Restaurang Koppargrillen
- Outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps, restrooms.
- SEK 5
- Quality Hotel Vänersborg
- Best Western Arena Hotell
- Strand Hotell
- Located in the main hall
- Located in the main hall
- Free
- Hall 1: main entrance, platform 1-3 for trains to regional and local destinations
- Bus: Several lines available
- Train: Regional and local train services
- Free parking available near the station
- Outside the main entrance.
- Ramps, restrooms.
- Free of charge
- The station has a simple layout with two platforms and a small waiting area.
- Train: Regional trains to Gothenburg and Stockholm
- Bus: Local bus services available
- Mon - Fri: 10:15 - 18:30
- The station WiFi is called "All Station Guests" and is free to use.
- There are storage lockers at the station that are locked digitally and opened with a code.
- Burger King
- Espresso House
- Frankfurter Cabanossy & Grill
- Franks gatukök
- Fruit & Berry
- Happy M Kitchen
- Le Croissant
- Lilla London
- Metropolitan
- Mr. Shou
- & many more
- All entrances to the station are accessible. Barrier-free toilets and handicapped parking spaces are available for a fee. Personalized special assistance can be requested.
- Hotel Royal
- Hotel Pigalle
- ProfilHotels | Opera
- Mon - Fri: 10:15 - 18:30
- Opposite the taxi station.
- Tram lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13
- Bus lines: 60327, 61327, Flygbussarna
- Train lines: 029, FLX, MTRX, SJ Regionaltåg, SJ SJ3000, SJ X2000, Tågab, Västtågen, Öresundståg
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