//
Borås is a city of roughly 66,000 inhabitants in Västergötland, Sweden.
From the travel guide. Select a place for details, a map and what is nearby.
Large statue of Pinocchio in the south end of Allégatan.
An open-air museum for Swedish folk culture.
Sweden's second largest zoo
Serving up Spanish beer and tapas with great atmosphere. Expect to wait for a table.
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.
All-day upscale café and adjacent wine-bar with a nice summer terrace overlooking the river Viskan.
Nice and clean hostel, reasonably low prices, friendly staff, free Wifi. They also have hotel across the street.
Luxurious and centrally located.
A nice hotel with decent prices.
The largest city camping in Sweden, open around the year. In addition to camping lots they also offer cabins and hostel rooms.
A big shopping center 2 km from the city center, close to the zoo.
By train
Commuter trains from Gothenburg run about once every hour, however due to old tracks they are slower than the bus.
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
Route 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.
Read in the guideChoose an airport to see hotels, stations, taxi ranks and car rental desks around it.
Göteborg · International · GOT
Loading places around the airport…
Articles and travel topics about Borås and Sweden.
Nature & adventureWhere to see the northern lights in 2026 and 2027 during Solar Cycle 25, comparing weather in Tromsø, Abisko, Fairbanks and Iceland.
7 min read
Culture & historyMidsummer redirects here. For white nights see Midnight sun.
Wikivoyage
Culture & historyThe Swedish Empire was at its greatest extent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The only Nordic country to have been considered a "great power", at points in history Sweden has controlled most of the shores of the…
Wikivoyage
Travel tipsSweden has an extensive railway network. Long-distance lines are operated by the government-owned company SJ AB, or by private enterprises.
Wikivoyage
Every section of the guide. Open one to read it in full.