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GothenburgCruise port guide

Ships dock at Amerika Cruise Terminal (Stigberget). These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

2 cruise terminals.

  • Amerika Cruise Terminal (Stigberget)
  • Arendal Cruise Terminal

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Amerika Cruise Terminal (Stigberget).

  1. 2min

    Bengans Skivbutik

    Iconic flagship vinyl record store on Stigbergstorget

  2. 2min

    Il chiosco

    Neighborhood outdoor kiosk bar serving Asian street bites

  3. 3min

    Gathenhielmska Huset

    Preserved 1740s timber manor house built for royal privateer Lars Gathenhielm

  4. 3min

    Gathenhielmska Trädgården

    Quiet historic walled garden behind Gathenhielmska Manor

  5. 10min

    Andra Långgatans Skivhandel

    Gothenburg's largest shop for used records and films

  6. 11min

    Bivac

    Bar serving pinsa, drinks, and electronic beats

  7. 12min

    Konditori Chapman

    Traditional neighborhood bakery and cafe at Chapmans Torg

  8. 12min

    Plastac

    Retro and vintage store on Andra Långgatan

  9. 13min

    Majornas bryggeri

    Craft brewpub serving house-brewed ales and comfort food

  10. 14min

    Göteburgare Vegan

    Dedicated vegan burger restaurant on Andra Långgatan

  11. 14min

    Brewers Beer Bar

    Craft beer and artisan sourdough pizza bar

  12. 15min

    Jerntorgets Brygghus

    Pub at Järntorget square

  13. 15min

    Apoteket

    Full-service pharmacy on Linnégatan

  14. 16min

    le Petit Café

    Charming vintage cafe at the entrance to Haga

  15. 17min

    Bar Robusta

    Italian-inspired spot celebrating food and wine

  16. 19min

    Skansen Kronan

    17th-century hilltop stone fortress with panoramic city vistas

  17. 19min

    Gothenburg Natural History Museum

    Historic natural history museum perched in Slottsskogen

  18. 20min

    Slottsskogen

    Sprawling central city park with free animal enclosures

  19. 20min

    Ramberget

    Scenic hilltop viewpoint on Hisingen island

  20. 21min

    Sega Gubben

    Classic Swedish pick-and-mix confectionery emporium

  21. 21min

    Café Husaren

    Cozy Haga cafe and home of the Hagabullen

  22. 24min

    HMS Småland

    Preserved Cold War destroyer moored at Maritiman

  23. 25min

    Antikhallarna

    Scandinavia's largest antiques arcade in a historic hall

  24. 25min

    City Museum of Gothenburg

    City museum inside the 18th-century Swedish East India Company building

  25. 25min

    Maritiman

    World's largest floating maritime museum on the Göta River

  26. 26min

    Kronhuset

    Oldest secular brick building in Gothenburg, dating to 1654

  27. 27min

    Saluhallen

    Historic 1888 indoor food market on Kungstorget

  28. 28min

    Gustaf Adolfs Torg

    Civic square featuring the bronze statue of King Gustav II Adolf

  29. 29min

    Gothenburg Visitor Center

    Official city visitor center on Kungsportsplatsen

  30. 30min

    Nordstan

    Indoor shopping center in Gothenburg

See all 43 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 1min

    Maritime Museum & Aquarium

    Maritime heritage museum and ocean aquarium right by the terminal

  2. 8min

    Restaurang Äran

    Traditional Swedish lunch tavern serving daily husmanskost

  3. 12min

    Café Caillard

    Quiet artisan cafe near Masthamnen

  4. 14min

    Saluhall Briggen

    Vibrant neighborhood food hall housed in a historic fire station

  5. 19min

    Fish Church

    Famous neo-Gothic seafood hall resembling a church

More ports nearby: Skagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Kristiansand.