Gothenburg · Backpacking

Beds concentrate around Linnégatan and the streets behind Järntorget — a short tram ride from the station, and the cheapest eating in the city.

SEK 650–1,100, roughly $60–105: dorm 300–500, food 200–350 if you use the weekday lunch deals, a Västtrafik day ticket around 100.

A single day ticket covers trams, buses and the Älvsnabben river ferries. Styr & Ställ city bikes are cheap by the season and the centre is flat.

Slottsskogen park keeps elk, seals and penguins in open enclosures at no charge, and the Botanical Garden asks only a voluntary donation.

A run of dive bars, record shops and cheap kitchens behind Järntorget where hostel crowds and students mix. Prices drop sharply away from Avenyn.