Is the Gothenburg Pass worth it?

The city pass for Gothenburg has changed hands. What used to be the Gothenburg City Card (Göteborg Pass) is now the Go City Gothenburg Pass, and that is more than a new name, it is a differently built product. If you are still looking for the old card with hourly tiers, free public transport and a Liseberg discount, you will be disappointed, that version no longer exists. Here is what the pass covers today, what it drops, and who it still pays off for.

What changed from the old City Card

Three points matter, because older guides and blogs are now out of date on them:

• Public transport is no longer included. Tram, bus and ferries used to be the pass's biggest perk. With the Go City Pass, you now book public transport separately with Västtrafik.
• No Liseberg. The amusement park is neither free nor discounted.
• Day tiers instead of hourly tiers. The pass now comes in 1, 2, 3 or 5 days, not the old 24/48/72/120-hour packages.

So if you read anywhere that the "Gothenburg Pass" covers public transport and gives a Liseberg discount, that describes the discontinued predecessor product. For planning your trip today: pass, public transport and Liseberg are three separate items.

What's included in the Go City Pass

The pass bundles around 20 attractions, tours and activities, you pay once and walk straight in without further tickets. Among them:

• Museums, the Gothenburg Museum of Art, the Museum of Gothenburg, the Röhsska Museum of design and craft, the Museum of World Culture, plus the maritime Maritiman and the Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet (maritime museum with aquarium).
• Tours and boats, the classic Paddan canal tour, the hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus, a boat trip around Hisingen island and a guided tour of the archipelago.
• Family and leisure, the Universeum science centre and adventure golf in Slottsskogen.

The regular single-entry prices and opening hours of each venue are not bundled in one official source, so we don't list them in detail here, they vary by season anyway. What matters for the "is it worth it?" question is how many of these paid attractions you can realistically fit into each day.

What the pass costs

Go City only lists prices in Swedish kronor; there is no official euro conversion, and rates fluctuate seasonally and with promotions. As guide prices for the all-inclusive option:

• 1 day, from around 499 SEK for adults, child pass from about 349 SEK.
• 2 days, roughly from 600 SEK (adults), children from around 460 SEK.
• 3 days, roughly from 680 SEK, children from around 520 SEK.
• 5 days, roughly from 800 SEK, children from around 580 SEK.

We checked the 1-day price directly with Go City; the 2, 3 and 5-day figures come from a travel platform survey from 2024/2025 and may have shifted since. Rely on the current price shown in the booking system when you actually book. Child passes typically apply to children aged roughly 3 to 15; ask about further discounts directly.

How validity works

For planning purposes, note that days count by calendar day. Each "day" ends at midnight of that calendar day, no matter whether you only visit your first attraction in the afternoon. So there is no rolling 24-hour window, and the days must be used on consecutive calendar days. If you buy a 1-day pass, activate it early in the day to get the most out of it.

That's different from Västtrafik day tickets, which run on a fixed duration from activation (24 or 72 hours), a detail that easily gets mixed up when planning a day out.

The pass itself is digital and convenient: you buy it online, sync it into the Go City app with a confirmation code, and activate it when you visit your first attraction. Unactivated passes can be cancelled free of charge within 90 days, a safety net if your plans change.

Plan public transport and Liseberg separately

Since neither is included any more, here are the key figures to work out your own sums.

Public transport (Västtrafik). Tram, bus and ferries all run on the same ticket; Zone A covers the city. A single ticket starts at around 37 to 38 SEK, a day ticket (24 hours) is roughly 120 to 125 SEK, and a 72-hour ticket is about 255 SEK. Young people aged 7 to 19 pay around 25% less, children under 7 travel free with an adult, and an adult with a day pass can bring up to three young people along for free. For how tram, ferries and bike hire fit together, see the guide Getting around Gothenburg.

Note that the airport bus isn't covered by Västtrafik fares - Flygbussarna to Landvetter is a separate operator. With a Västtrafik ticket, you'd instead take express line 612.

Liseberg. Entry and rides are booked directly with the park. Online in 2026, entry alone starts from around 95 SEK, entry plus ride pass (unlimited rides) from about 365 SEK, and the children's area ride pass from around 275 SEK. The 2026 summer season runs from 18 April to 20 September. More on the Liseberg page.

Who the pass is worth it for, and who it isn't

The pass pays off if you manage several paid museums or tours in one day. A full day covering Universeum or two big museums plus a boat or bus tour can already exceed the day price, at that point the pass works out cheaper.

• Culture travellers. The pass is strongest here: many of the included attractions are museums, plus city and boat tours. If you're museum-heavy, you'll earn back the price quickly.
• Couples, 2 to 3 days. Worth it once several paid attractions plus a tour add up each day. For a relaxed itinerary with lots of strolling, less so.
• Nature lovers and archipelago fans. The guided archipelago tour and the Hisingen boat trip are included, which makes the pass attractive. Just budget separately for transport to the archipelago.
• Families wanting Liseberg. This is where it gets tricky: Liseberg isn't included, and neither is public transport. The pass only pays off if you're also taking in several museums and tours besides the park, otherwise you're paying for Liseberg, transport and the pass separately.

If you mostly plan to enjoy the free parks, the Haga neighbourhood and viewpoints, single tickets usually work out cheaper. Add up your planned entries and journeys beforehand, you'll find a side-by-side comparison in the Gothenburg Pass comparison.