Kiel – Gothenburg
Kiel (Schwedenkai) (DE) → Gothenburg (Majnabbe) (SE)
- Year-round
- Overnight ferry
Key facts
- Via the ferry
- 14½ hrs
- €250–500 one-way incl. cabin (from €183 car + driver + cabin) (indication)
- Overland
- 9 hrs
- ±840 km
Overland alternative: via Jutland–Storebælt–Øresund–E6 (±840 km; tolls ±€165-210 for a motorhome)
The overnight ferry saves 840 km, tolls AND an overnight stop — often cost-neutral compared with driving
Ferry or drive on? Do the mathsDeparture port & check-in
Stena Kiel-Gothenburg: check-in for vehicles and bicycles from 16:00 (Mon-Fri) or from 15:00 (Sat-Sun); check-in closes 30 min before the scheduled departure time. Foot passengers can board from 16:00. Count on an evening departure and a morning arrival.
Facilities at the terminal
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Fresh water
Water for a fee at Parking Ostuferhafen.
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Chemical toilet
Free disposal at Parking Ostuferhafen.
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Showers
No showers; there are showers in your cabin on board.
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Fuel
Petrol stations in Kiel; fuel in Sweden is dearer.
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Gas & LPG
Not known
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Groceries
Supermarkets in the centre of Kiel, close to the Schwedenkai.
Where to spend the night before departure
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Parking Ostuferhafen, Ostuferhafen 1, 24149 Kiel
Car park- Distance to terminal
- ±9 km
- Price per night
- free
Overnight stays allowed
Free overnight stays, motorhomes up to 12 m, free waste water and cassette disposal, water for a fee. On the eastern shore of the Förde; the Schwedenkai is central on the west side, so expect a detour around the Förde or via the Kiel Canal. Truck noise and an industrial setting.
Give the exact height and length including roof box and bike rack. Gas off, fridge not on gas, vehicle deck closed while under way, cabin compulsory.
Arrival & first stop
First motorhome stop after arrival
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Stena Germany terminal car park
Car park- Distance to terminal
- ±0 km
- Price per night
- 140 SEK per day
Overnight: check in advance
Short- and long-stay parking immediately outside the terminal, also bookable through aimopark.se. Note: the car park can flood in severe weather and parking is at your own risk. Not an overnight facility.
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Lisebergsbyn, Olbersgatan 9, 41655 Göteborg
Campsite- Distance to terminal
- ±6 km
- Price per night
- Not known
Overnight: check in advance
Open all year, closer to the centre and to Liseberg; practical if you arrive outside the summer season.
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Lisebergs Camping Askim Strand, Marholmsvägen 124, 43645 Askim
Campsite- Distance to terminal
- ±12 km
- Price per night
- from 210 SEK per night
Overnight: check in advance
450 motorhome pitches, 249 of them with electricity, season 27 April - 3 September. Laundry, wifi, playground, shop, sauna, a private shower or toilet for hire (80 SEK per day), sea swimming and adventure golf. About 15 min drive from the centre of Gothenburg.
LPG autogas is scarce in Sweden; gas bottles go through the Swedish system and cannot be exchanged for German or Dutch ones - take enough with you.
You cannot pay cash in the terminals or on board: only Visa, Mastercard and Maestro are accepted. Sweden uses the krona, not the euro. Drive on the right as in Germany. The terminal sits on the Göta älv by the Älvsborgsbron; from the E6 follow the signs with the ferry symbol and turn off for Jaegerdorff after the Götatunnel.
Check-in on the Swedish side is daily 14:00-17:45. Trams 3 and 9 stop at Chapmans Torg, five minutes' walk away.
Border, documents & rules
Germany-Sweden is an EU and Schengen route: no passport control and no customs clearance, though ferry operators do ask for identification. Swedish alcohol rules: spirits are sold only through Systembolaget; importing for your own use from within the EU is unrestricted within the indicative quantities. There is no quota regime of the Norwegian kind.
Motorhome tips
Cabin practically mandatory (overnight crossing); good entry point for western Sweden/Norway; gas closed on the vehicle deck. Alternative from Denmark: Stena Frederikshavn–Gothenburg (±3.5 hrs, several sailings per day).