Airport Guide
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
History of Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Sweden's second city was initially served by Torslanda Airport, which welcomed its first civilian flight back in 1923.
Over the next few decades, the airport also handled military traffic on a number of separate occasions and, as with the main Stockholm hub, underwent significant expansion in the 1960s and early 1970s as it adapted to the dawn of the jet age and mass tourism.
In the mid-70s, it was decided that a new airport was needed for Gothenburg, with the city's authorities finally settling on the nearby small town of Landvetter as the ideal destination.
The resulting Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport finally opened in 1977, making it one of Europe's newest major international airports.
Since opening, it has benefitted from the cheap flights revolution, though in recent years, a number of budget carriers, including Ryanair, have started using Gothenburg City Airport for their services into and out of the city.
Travelling to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport is located just 25 kilometres from the centre of Sweden's second city, with passengers benefitting from efficient public transport links to and from the terminal buildings.
Most arrivals make use of the regular bus services that connect the airport with central Gothenburg in just 20 minutes and the with the city's Central Station in 30 minutes.
Other regular services offered from outside the terminal include buses to nearby Boras, Harryda, Lerum and, of course, Landvetter itself.
Additionally, travellers are able to make use of the car hire providers stationed at the airport, while more than 7,000 parking places are available for passengers arriving under their own steam.
Airlines Flying From Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
More than 20 airlines operate out of Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, offering both domestic and international flights to dozens of destinations.
Scandinavian Airlines, one of the oldest presences at the airport, offers direct services to Stockholm, as well as to Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London and Split.
Other major carriers serving the airport include Air France, which offers direct flights to Paris, Austrian Airlines, which flies to Vienna, KLM, which jets to Amsterdam, and Lufthansa, which flies to Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.
Meanwhile, Icelandair jets to Reykjavik, Jat Airways to Belgrade and Iran Air to Tehran.
Alongside these long-standing carriers, a number of newer, low-cost airlines also fly into Gothenburg's main airport.
City Airline, for example, offers cheap domestic flights to Lulea, Umea and Visby, as well as international flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Birmingham, Lyon, Manchester, Nice, Prague, Rome and Zurich.
Additionally, easyJet offers cheap flights to Berlin, London and Manchester, while Malmo Aviation jets to Stockholm and Umea, and Charm Wings Airlines flies to Damascus via Malmo.