Borås

Borås used to be the centre of the Swedish textile industry, and is still well known for having many shops that sell high-quality textiles at low prices.

Tourist office

• Borås Tourist Center

  phone: +46-33357090
  address: Sven Eriksonsplatsen 3

By plane

There's no airport in Borås; the nearest international airport is Gothenburg's Landvetter. It is about 60 km away and has daily flight from most European air hubs.

By train

Commuter trains from Gothenburg run about once every hour, however due to old tracks they are slower than the bus. The Kust-till-Kust (Coast-to-Coast) trains between Gothenburg and Kalmar also make a stop-over there. Then there are regional trains from Varberg and from Uddevalla via Herrljunga. From time to time there have been direct X2000 fast trains from Stockholm, but a change of trains in Herrljunga is now required.

By bus

Bus #100 is a highway express from Gothenburg with departures every half hour. Several long-distance buses also makes stop-overs here.

By car

Rout 40 leads west to Gothenburg, route 41 south to Varberg, route 27 to Växjö and Karlskrona and route 42 north to Trollhättan.

Buses are operated by Västtrafik and cover the whole city and its suburbs. However, the centre city is small enough to walk around.

• Taxi Borås

  phone: +46 33-12 70 70
  address: Svenljungagatan 39

• Walking to BoråsLarge statue of Pinocchio in the south end of Allégatan.

• Textile Museum of Borås

• Borås DjurparkSweden's second largest zoo

• Go for a walk in the city park, stadsparken, located in the city center.
• Go for a swim in Stadsparksbadet - an indoor water park situated in stadsparken. They have a climbing wall and a wave pool.
• Alidebergsbadet is a summer open outdoors pool by the zoo.
• Football: The local team IF Elfsborg play in Sweden's highest division and have become Swedish champions several times.

• KnallelandA big shopping center 2 km from the city center, close to the zoo.

• Babbel

  address: Västerbrogatan 15
  Serving up Spanish beer and tapas with great atmosphere. Expect to wait for a table.

• Café Orion

  phone: +46 33-41 31 86
  address: Österlånggatan 51
  A combination of cafe and lunch restaurant, offering both hot and cold dishes. It's one of the cheapest lunch restaurants in town. They also offer good vegetarian options.

• Viskan Café & Vinbar

  phone: +46 33-102580
  address: Södra Strandgatan 6
  All-day upscale café and adjacent wine-bar with a nice summer terrace overlooking the river Viskan.

Although Borås might not be the best city in Sweden for drinking, it has a few places worth visiting.

• Scandic Hotel Plaza Lounge. This hotel bar offers a relaxing atmosphere for starting the night. However not really worth making it an evening here.
• Rådhuset Bar and club in the old town hall by the north side of the large square.
• Bishop Arms The best place in town to drink beer. Has quite a large selection of European beer.

Budget

• Vila Vandrarhem

  address: Lilla Brotagan 11
  Nice and clean hostel, reasonably low prices, friendly staff, free Wifi. They also have hotel across the street.

Mid-range

• Best Western Borås

  phone: +46 33-799 01 00
  address: Sandgärdsgatan 25

• First Hotel Grand

  address: Hallbergsplatsen 2
  Luxurious and centrally located.

• Hotel Sköna Nätter

  phone: +46 33-100 110
  address: Vendelsbergsgatan 42

• Scandic Hotel Plaza

  phone: +46 33 785 82
  address: Allégatan 3
  A nice hotel with decent prices.

Splurge

Camping

• Borås Camping

  phone: +46 33-35 32 80
  address: Campinggatan 25
  The largest city camping in Sweden, open around the year. In addition to camping lots they also offer cabins and hostel rooms.

• Police office

  address: Sandgärdsgatan 15.
  +46 33-739 20 00

• Södra Älvsborgs sjukhus

  phone: +46 33-616 10 00
  address: Brämhultsvägen 53

• Gothenburg — Sweden's second city, with a lot to see and experience, 70 km west
• Jönköping — scenically set at the shore of lake Vättern, little less than 100 km east
• Varberg — with a fortress and a world heritage listed radio station, 80 km southwest