Arrival information

In this section you can find information about arriving in Sweden and how to find your way from the airports to Borås and from the central station to your student room.

Borås is located 70 km directly east of Göteborg. If you are flying into Borås most of you will arrive at Landvetter International Airport. If you fly with Ryanair, Germanwings, or Wizz Air you will arrive at Göteborg City Airport (Säve).

Arriving to Landvetter International Airport

Landvetter airport is located halfway between Borås and Göteborg. This is the main airport in west Sweden. 

Buses

There are a few direct buses going between Landvetter and Borås each day operated by the company Swebus. See their website for a timetable: http://www.swebus.se/SwebusExpress_com/Airport-transfer/ You can buy a ticket at “Pressbyrån” (Swedish chain of convenience stores) in the arrival hall or in advance on the website of Swebus.

You can also take bus number 511 (direction Partille centrum) from "Landvetter flygplats, Härryda" to the stop Landvettermotet where you switch to bus number 101 to Borås Resecentrum (direction Borås resecentrum via Bollebygd). You might have to wait up to 30 minutes at Landvettermotet before bus number 101 arrives. See http://vasttrafik.se/ (the public transport company in West Sweden)

For these buses you can buy a bus card at “Pressbyrån” (Swedish chain of convenience stores) in the arrival hall. You can also buy a single ride or top up your card directly on the bus, but please note that you cannot pay with cash on the buses, only with credit cards (Visa, Maestro, Mastercard) and Swedish debit cards. If you have a Swedish mobile phone operator you can also buy a single ride by text message. 

Another option is to take the airport bus (flygbussarna) to Göteborg and there take a bus to Borås. Get off at the first stop in Göteborg called Korsvägen and take bus number 100 to Borås from the same stop (platform H). Not all airport buses stop at Korsvägen, instead they go directly to Nils Ericson Terminalen which is at the central station in Göteborg. You can also take a bus to Borås from there but if you take it from Korsvägen you will save a lot of time. So make sure to ask if the airport bus will stop at Korsvägen. The ride takes about 20 minutes from the airport to Korsvägen and about 50 minutes from Korsvägen to Borås resecentrum. You can buy tickets (different tickets for the airport buses and the local buses) at “Pressbyrån” (Swedish chain of convenience stores) in the arrival hall or at Korsvägen. If you have a credit card (Visa, Maestro, Mastercard) you can buy a ticket on board the bus (not with cash). A one-way ticket to Korsvägen is 80 SEK and a one-way ticket from Korsvägen to Borås is 104 SEK.

You can find a timetable for the airport buses on their website: www.flygbussarna.se

You can find a timetable for the buses from Korsvägen, Göteborg to Borås resecentrum, Borås on the website of the public transport company in West Sweden:  http://vasttrafik.se/

Taxis

When the buses are not running, the only way to go from Landvetter airport to Borås is by taxi. You should then call for a taxi in advance (see phone numbers at the bottom of the page). There are always taxis standing outside the arrival hall, but note that these are most likely Gothenburg taxis and going with them to Borås is very expensive. If you find a taxi outside the arrival hall, ask in advance how much it would cost to go to Borås. 

TaxiKurir has the cheapest fare (475 SEK Mon-Fri 09.00-18.00), phone nr: +46 (0) 33 12 13 14.

Taxi prices Landvetter - Borås with Taxi Borås (phone nr: +46 (0) 33 12 70 70):

Arriving to Göteborg City Airport (Säve)

If you arrive at the small city airport in Göteborg you should take the airport bus called Flygbussarna to the Göteborg central bus station (the stop is called Nils Ericson Terminal). It is very safe to take the bus and the ride should take around 25 minutes. A ticket costs 60 SEK and you can buy a ticket at the ticket machine by the bus stop or on board the bus using a credit card (not with cash). If you do not have a credit card you can buy a ticket in the shop by the entrance. For a timetable please see (select "Göteborg C" as the airport): www.flygbussarna.se

After arriving at the Göteborg central station you will need to find your way to Borås. Refer to the section below on how to make your way from Göteborg.

Arriving at the central station in Göteborg

From the central station in Göteborg you can either take a bus (number 100) or train to get to Borås. The bus or train ride to Borås central station (Resecentrum) from Göteborg will take approximately 1 hour and costs about 100 SEK. Make sure to buy your ticket before you get on the bus or the train, as this will make the trip much cheaper. If you chose to buy the ticket on board the bus, note that you can only pay with credit cards (Visa, Maestro, Mastercard) or Swedish debit cards.

Swedish railways (SJ): www.sj.se

The public transport company in West Sweden (Västtrafik): http://vasttrafik.se

Pick up service in Borås

During a few afternoons the week before the start of the semester "student buddies" will be present at the Borås central station to greet you and instruct you on how to reach your accommodation. More information will be sent to admitted students. Admitted students should also send their estimated arrival time to Borås to internationalstudent@hb.se

Buying a bus ticket in Borås

You can buy a bus ticket at any “Pressbyrån” (Swedish chain of convenience stores), the Central Station (Resecentrum) or at “Tidpunkten” at the bus square (Södra Torget). You can buy a single ride (around 20 SEK), a monthly card of unlimited use (under 26 years of age: 310 SEK, 26 years or older: 410 SEK) or a top-up card (“kontantladdning”) which you can charge with money. With a top-up card, each trip within Borås, costs 16.50 SEK which is drawn from your bus card when you hold it in front of the card reader on the bus.

You can also buy a single ride or top up your card directly on the bus, but please note that you cannot pay with cash on the buses, only with credit cards (Visa, Maestro, Mastercard) and Swedish debit cards. If you have a Swedish mobile phone operator you can also buy a single ride by text message.

You find the bus you need to take and the times the bus leaves by going to www.vasttrafik.se/en and entering the station you would like to leave from, the station you would like to go to, and the time you want to travel. This applies to the whole region of West Sweden.

Finding your student accommodation

If you are a prospective resident at Distansgatan or Tunnlandsgatan (student rooms booked with the rental agency AB Bostäder) you need to go to your landlord’s office at Våglängdsgatan 19B, to pick up your keys. From the central station (Resecentrum) in Borås, the easiest way to get to your landlord’s office is by taking a taxi. Take the taxi to Tunnlandsgatan 5. If you have arranged with your landlord to leave the keys at Scandic Plaza Hotel you first need to go to the hotel which is located right next to the main university building (see map below) to pick up your keys. 

You can also get to your student room by taking a bus. Take bus number 5 toward "Ängsgården" or bus number 6 toward "Sörbo" to the bus stop called "Fjärdingskolan". The bus ride takes about 13 minutes and the bus will drop you off close to both Våglängdsgatan, Distansgatan and Tunnlandsgatan. 

Be aware that you can only pick up your keys when the office is open. Monday: 9.30-11.30 &  15-18. Tuesday: 9.30-11.30 & 15-17. Wednesday: 15-17. Thursday: 9.30-11.30 & 15-17. Friday:9.30-11.30. If you cannot pick up your keys during the visiting hours, please contact your landlord to schedule a meeting or ask them to leave the keys at Scandic Plaza Hotel.

If you have arranged for accommodation at another address, you can find you way by using map functions online, for instance Eniro or Google Maps. Simply type the street address followed by “Borås” in the empty box, to view a map that shows the location of your future address.

Visa University of Borås på en större karta

1. University of Borås
2. The Swedish School of Textiles
3. Central station
4. Bus square (Södra torget)
5. AB Bostäder accommodation at Distansgatan 15-23
6. AB Bostäder landlord office (Våglängdsgatan 19b)
7. AB Bostäder accommodation at Tunnlandsgatan 13-15
 

Finding your way to the university

There are two main university buildings located right next to each other in the middle of the city. They are located on Allégatan 1, and Järnvägsgatan 5. The School of Textiles is located across the city at Bryggaregatan 17. Rooms in the university are located in specific corridors. Click on the map to the right to see the exact location if you are looking for a specific corridor.

Bus #1 arrives right outside the main university building at a stop called "Högskolan".

Taxi telephone numbers

• TaxiKurir Borås: 033-12 13 14
• Taxi Borås: 033-12 70 70
• Din Taxi i Borås: 033-20 10 20
• Taxi Göteborg (Gothenburg Taxi): 020-65 00 00