Varberg

There is no airport in Varberg except for a small landing strip on Getterön only used for recreational flying, nearest international airport is in Gothenburg which has flights from most airport hubs in Europe. Ground travel to Varberg by airport bus to Gothenburg and train. Copenhagen Airport is an option, connected to Varberg by train, 2½ hours travel time.
Coming by rail, Varberg is along the line between Gothenburg and Copenhagen via Malmö with plenty of departures, every hour during the day and more often during mornings and evenings, named Öresundståg. Travel time from Gothenburg is 40 minutes an three hours from Copenhagen. Tickets for Öresundståg trains can be bought with credit card in machines at the station. They are not sold on board, must be prebought. Connections is also available from Borås with six trains daily, see Hallandstrafiken. There are no direct trains from the capital Stockholm, a change of trains in Gothenburg is necessary, with tickets from SJ. is a block north of the city centre.
Highway E6/E20 passes by just outside the city. From Stockholm use roads E4, 40 and 41.
A twice-daily passenger ferry by Stena Line' connects Varberg with Grenaa in Denmark. The is located on Hamnplan, close to the city centre.
Cycling is also a popular option with several bicycle paths passing through.

The city center is easily accessible by foot. Other options are bicycle and car. There is a small bus network run by Hallandstrafiken, there are at least half-hourly departures from morning to early evening.

• Varberg FortressAn old castle close to the city center. Parts of the castle are open 24/7 while one needs to be in a guided tour to reach other parts.

• Halland Museum of Cultural History

  phone: +46 340-828 30
  Within the fortress contains, among other things the Bocksten Man, a mummified corpse from the 14th century.

Grimeton Radio Station

phone: +46 340-674190

address: Radiostationen 72

The only remaining radio station of the 1920s long wave network is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. During summer months it is possible to visit the site at Grimeton, with the machine transmitter used for VLF transmissions on 17.2 kHz. It is the only workable machine transmitter in the world!

GetterönA former island (now connected to the mainland) 2 km northwest of Varberg with a bird station and several nice beaches. There is also a beautiful area in the west part.

Get a spa at Apelviken or just walk around. Varberg also has some of the best wind surfing in Sweden, with a surf centre in Apelviken. The centre offers rental surf boards and it has a café that's open day time. Next to the center you find the restaurant "Majas vid Havet" which offers excellent food and wine. They're only open in July, and they put on concerts practically every night of the week.

• Varbergs Chess Club

  phone: +46 340-74001
  address: Lärkvägen 57 B
  At Varbergs Chess Club you can come as you are and enjoy a game of chess, either with your friends or with someone in the club.

• Kallbadhuset

  phone: +46 340 17396
  address: Otto Torells gata 7
  A beautiful wooden bathhouse in the ocean (hence the kall prefix meaning cold) near the city center open all year round.

• Varbergs Kurort

  phone: +46 340 629800
  address: Nils Kreugers väg 5
  One of Sweden's most historic health institutions, established in 1902 as a sanatorium. Since the early 1970s Varbergs Kurort have been developed as a premier spa hotel winning several European awards.

Varberg has several different restaurants and bars serving food. It also has a fish shop in the harbour for those wanting to make their own meal. Apelviken, a short taxi ride south of the city, offers a wide range of food, with 4 popular restaurants spread out along the sand strip. "Solviken" attracts mostly customers from the nearby camping. "John's Place" is famous for it's fantastic location - on the beach - and it has a good but pricey Bar-B-Q. "Majas vid Havet" is well known for it's concerts with major Swedish pop groups, their good food and nice atmosphere. Be sure to order their tender ribs. The shooting star is "Olles", a small and very popular outdoor restaurant in the south part of the bay. They serve good food at great value.

• John's Place

  phone: +46 340-109 03
  address: Tångkörarvägen 4

• Tre Toppar

  phone: +46 340-671230
  address: Storgatan 2, Träslövsläge
  One of the biggest ice cream parlous in Sweden, serving up to 60 different varieties of ice cream. Expect to queue!

Varberg has several bars and a good nightlife in the summer. Most bars are open to 02:00 on the weekends.

• Cafe Nyfiket

  phone: +46 340-14714
  address: Kungsgatan 20
  Cafe and sports bar. Watch soccer while having a kanelbulle and a cup of coffee. Offers a cake buffet in the afternoon.

Hotels

• Varbergs Stadshotell & Asia Spa

  phone: +46 340-690100
  address: Kungsgatan 24-26
  Centrally located at the main square and probably the most high-end you can get in town.

• Hotell Gästis

  phone: +46 340-18050
  address: Borgmästaregatan 1
  A small family-run hotel located in the heart of Varberg, the basement houses the Lenin Baths, a spa establishment made as a replica of a bath in Saint Petersburg frequented by Lenin.

• Hotell Havanna

  phone: +46 340-100 50
  address: Krabbes väg 4

• Varbergs Kusthotell

  phone: +46 340-629800
  address: Nils Kreugers väg 5
  A very popular spa hotel right by the sea.

Camping

• Agrell´s stugor o camping

  phone: +46 340-12054
  address: Ullebovägen 14
  Camp site 2 km south of the city centre

• Apelviken

  phone: +46 340-64 13 00
  address: Sanatorievägen 4
  Camp site between two beaches 1.5 km south of the city centre

• Björkängs havsbad

  phone: +46 340-42134
  address: Havsbadsvägen
  Camp site 13 km south of the city centre

• Espeviks camping

  phone: +46 340 - 62 20 22
  address: Västerängsvägen 7
  Camp site by the ocean 13 km north of the city centre

• First Camp Kärradal Varberg

  phone: +46 340 - 62 23 77
  address: Nisebäcksvägen 1
  Camp site 10 km north of the city centre

• Getteröns camping

  phone: +46 340 - 62 20 22
  address: Valvikavägen 3
  Camp site on Getterön 2 km north west of the city centre

• Läjets camping

  phone: +46 340 - 20 54 80
  address: Nygård 3
  Camp site 5 km south of the city centre

• Stråvalla camping

  phone: +46 340 - 65 73 73
  address: Kärra 40
  Camp site 27 km north of the city centre

From Varberg there are exelent bicycle paths as well as good road connections (E6/E20) and frequent trains both northbound and southbound along the coast connecting:

• Kungsbacka, 40 km north
• Göteborg, 80 km north
• Falkenberg, 40 km south

There is also a train connection as well as the road 40 connecting to Borås.
Other notable places to go to is Ullared 33 km east along the road 153 in Falkenberg municipality with the massive shopping mall Gekås.
Moreover, you can take the ferry to Grenå in Denmark. There are two daily departures and the crossing takes about 4 hours.