Kattegattleden – Helsingborg to Gothenburg

Kattegattleden - Self Guided Cycling Holiday on the west coast of Sweden

Kattegattleden – Sweden’s first national bicycle route – is a 395 km long bicycle route with a unique, oceanside location.

The route runs along the west coast between Helsingborg in the south to Gothenburg further north.

You’ll ride through fantastic coastal nature, overlooking wonderful sandy beaches and gorgeous viewpoints. The route runs through picturesque fishing villages and charming cities and you will pass several historical sites and interesting destinations, all well worth a visit.

Cafés and restaurants are lined up through the entire route so you will never have to ride hungry.

You’ll bike mainly on paved cycle paths, but also some gravelled sections. Some parts are also on minor roads with only a little traffic.

We have our own fleet of rental bikes. You can choose between comfortable touring bikes, e-bikes or gravel bikes. More info about our bikes on this link: Bike rental

Highlights

  • Voted Cycle Route of the Year in Europe 2018!
  • Picturesque fishing villages & charming cities along the Swedish west coast
  • Lot's of cafés, restaurants & places to have nice breaks
  • Unique coastal setting on the 395 km cycle path

Quick facts

Travel duration: 8 days/ 7 nights/ 6 days cycling
Travel period: 10 May - 30 Sep
Grade:
Easy. Average 25-50 km/ 150-400 m per day. Day by day trip grading, see "program" on each trip.
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Accommodations:
Trip type: Self guided cycling holidays
Price example: From 880
Meals: Bed & Breakfast

Prices per person in EUR

8 days/ 7 nights, Helsingborg-Gothenburg From 880 Book your trip

Period TRP - Triple Room Double Room - shared bed Twin Room - separate beds SGL - Single Room
2023-05-01 2023-06-21 880 930 930 1,240
2023-06-22 2023-08-31 1,010 1,060 1,060 1,370
2023-09-01 2023-09-30 880 930 930 1,240
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Included in the prices

  • Accommodation including breakfast
  • Luggage transfers
  • Tour map and detailed information in English, German, Swedish or French (1 per room)
  • GPX files
  • 24 h service hotline

Not included in the price:

  • Bike rental or equipment
  • Meals
  • Other not mentioned in included

Bike rental

  • 24-gear touring bike: 140 EUR
  • Electric bike: 250 EUR
  • Gravel bike: 200 EUR
  • Helmet: 10 EUR
  • All bikes are equipped with one back pannier, repair kit, bottle holder, lock.
  • Transporter for children: Price on request
  • Childrens’ bike: Price on request
  • 7-gear standard city bike with foot brake: (Not recommended, but are available on request)

More information about our rental bikes on this link: Rental bikes

Extra nights (per person including breakfast)

  • Helsingborg DBL: 80 EUR
  • Göteborg DBL: 85 EUR

Transfers
You can easily take the train, at good prices. Although, if you want private transfer, which is handy if you bring your own bikes, we can book transfers.

  • Return transfer from Gothenburg to Helsingborg: 350 EUR (car 1-4 persons)

Child reduction

  • Up til 5 years of age: 75%
  • From 6 – 13 years of age: 50%
  • From 14 – 17 years of age: 25%
  • Child reductions available when sharing room with 2 adults.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival to Helsingborg

Check in to the centrally located hotel. Hopefully you will have time for some sightseeing in this beautiful, medieval town by the ocean.

Day 2 Helsingborg – Ängelholm: 62 km (49 km)

This part of Kattegattleden offers a lovely coastal tour with staggering views of Öresund and out to Danish Zealand.

Day 3 Ängelholm – Halmstad: 60 km (41 km)

From Ängelholm, Kattegattleden continues along the coast before the path departs and you will cut across the peninsula, into the heart of Bjäre. The climb will be gentle at first, but soon becomes steeper. You are now proceeding into a modern agricultural setting, and will gradually reach the small-scale agricultural countryside that has been based on livestock since prehistoric times and is typical of Bjärehalvön. After a thrilling ride down the ridge, the stretch concludes in the entertainment metropolis of Båstad. After a visit in Båstad, you’ll take the train to Halmstad. (Train ticket at your own expense.)

Day 4 Halmstad – Falkenberg: 57 km

From Halmstad city the ride will continue west, towards one of the most beloved beaches of the west coast, Tylösand, followed by the beaches of Frösakull, Ringenäs and Vilshärad. After this the path turns towards east and connects to Kustvägen, the coast road.

Along the way you’ll pass several beautiful nature reserves with unique beach meadows both before and after the charming village of Steninge. Right around Steninge beach the landscape will change from barren and stony into a lush agricultural setting, guiding you to your overnight stop of the day: Falkenberg.

Day 5 Falkenberg – Varberg: 39 km

The route continues through the town of Falkenberg, one of the oldest of Hallands’ medieval towns. As you are getting closer to Varberg, the final destination of the day, you’ll pass Apelviken, a beach that attracts windsurfers from all over Europe. A short ride away the Varberg Fortress will tower before you, well worth a visit. You can bike all the way up to the fortress if you are up for a challenge. Or, make a visit to Societetsparken instead and take a well-deserved rest in the shade of the leafy trees.

Day 6 Varberg – Kungsbacka: 72 km (50 km)

North of Varberg, the scenery changes – sandy beaches become rocky cliffs and the first islands begin to appear, like Getterön, Balgö and Vendelsö. Further on you will get to a quiet stretch along the ocean and the beautiful beaches of Åsa.
Further up the route we recommend a small detour to visit Tjolöholm Castle, Sweden’s only Tudor castle, before continuing to Fjärås Bräcka, famous for its 100 standing stones at the Li grave field. The route continues on small roads along fields and horse pastures until you reach Kungsbacka, the final stop for today and one of the largest trade centres in western Sweden.

Possible to shorten to 65 km. Also possible to shorten to 48 km by biking Varberg – Åsa, and take the train from Åsa to Kungsbacka.

Day 7 Kungsbacka – Göteborg: 63 km (41 km)

This last stretch of the route runs along the Kungsbacka fjord, back towards the ocean. You’ll pass the small seaside village of Särö, where royalty and the Gothenburg society met up for amusement in the early twentieth century. The trail continues along cliffs, lush forests, bays and small harbours, offering plenty of places to swim or just relax. As you approach central Gothenburg, you will pass Nya Varvet and the Klippan Culture Reserve and continue along Göta älv until you reach your final destination: the Göteborg Opera and the Lilla Bommen harbour. Welcome to Gothenburg and your hotel located just beside the cycle path.
62 km.

Possible to shorten to 41 km by skipping the Onsala peninsula.

Day 8 Tour ends after breakfast

Your tour along Kattegattleden with us ends after breakfast. Not ready to leave? Just let us know and we’re happy to help you book extra days.

Acommodations

Accommodation in a mix of 4 and 3 star hotels, with central location.

8 days / 7 nights

NightPlaceAccommodation
Night 1HelsingborgHotel ****/ ***
Night 2ÄngeholmHotel ***
Night 3HalmstadHotel ****
Night 4FalkenbergHotel ***
Night 5VarbergHotel ****
Night 6KungsbackaHotel ***
Night 7GothenburgHotel ***

Route map

Getting here

Copenhagen

You can fly to Copenhagen and catch a train to Helsingborg. Train between the airport and Helsingborg run regularly and takes 1h – 1h 30 minutes and cost is about 25 EUR.

Gothenburg

Landvetter airport is about 20 km southeast of downtown and is served by both domestic and international flights. Airport coaches go to the Nils Ericson Terminal by Gothenburg Central Station, where Kattegattleden begins/ends.

Privat transfers from airport or train station to you first accommodation/ from your last accommodation is not included. It can be booked, contact us for price offer. However, we recommend local transportation, that runs regularly.

The Öresund train, which runs from Helsingör in Denmark via Malmö to Gothenburg, run along the entire Kattegattleden path and you can hop off at any convenient station. You bring your bike with on the Öresundstågen and Pågatågen trains, if space allows.

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Review for kattegattleden-cycling-west-coast-of-sweden
5/5
EverTrek were incredible to work with

Gunnar and EverTrek were incredible to work with. From the start, they were answering our questions in detail & right away. During our tour they were always available, fun to work with, and went above and beyond for us. We received incredible value for what we paid, the accommodations were a ton of fun and included a lot of local culture which we liked. Gunnar even took the time to make sure we hit every highlight along the way and it made our trip really special. As someone who has used almost a dozen tour companies in my life, I would rate these guys first and will be using them again.

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5/5
Kattegattleden north to south

Highly recommend EverTrek. We rented bicycles, booked accommodation and opted for the luggage transportation. Gunnar is super friendly, helpful, quick to respond and tailored our Gothenburg- Helsingborg trip exactly to our needs. Great quality gravel bikes. Luggage was always there upon arrival. Upon departure we noticed our Thule trailer couldn’t attach to the bikes, which Gunnar solved within 30 min by buying a different hub at the local bike store at no extra charge. Had the weather been better I would have rated six stars.

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5/5
Kattegattleden great experience

We decided to do this trip one week before starting and Gunnar did a great job with the management of our holidays. Everything was very well organized and we didn’t have anything to worry about.
Kattegattleden is a lovely route, we were really lucky with the weather and we had an excellent time in Sweden. Thank EverTrek to make it possible!!!

Review for kattegattleden-cycling-west-coast-of-sweden
5/5
Ride completed, 100% happy!

Thanks for everything it was perfect! We left the bikes in the garage and the bags in the luggage room.
Even though I asked for helmets we forgot to take some at Helsingborg so don’t think we forgot to give them back…we just never had them:)
Everything was so well planned, thanks again , we are 100% happy with our journey.

Review for kattegattleden-cycling-west-coast-of-sweden
5/5
Wonderful cycling vacation in June

We had a wonderful cycling vacation. The information provided was excellent. Great hotels! The rental bikes were also of high quality.

Review for kattegattleden-cycling-west-coast-of-sweden
5/5
Friendly and flexible!

We enjoyed our trip with Evertrek very much. Their amazing service already started before the trip began – they arranged a “reverse itinerary” to allow us to fit in to our dates. The materials, apps, navigation apps etc provided were really well thought through. One of our bikes developed a problem and they provided a replacement within 2 hours! The choice of accommodation was good. Thoroughly recommended

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5/5
Wonderful bike trip on the Kattegattleden southwards

We had a wonderfully relaxed, easy bike trip through a beautiful, landscape in a calm and friendly country (nobody ever seems to be stressed here).
Evertrek organised the tour perfectly, we received perfect maps and catalogues.
We stayed overnight in very carefully chosen hotels, which were not only centrally located and perfectly clean, but also interesting in style and history .We had adequate ,solid bikes.If we had questions, Ever Trek
was easily accessible. Doing the journey form North to South was not a disadvantage, as, if there was a wind, it blew mostly directly from the seaside.

Review for kattegattleden-cycling-west-coast-of-sweden
5/5
An excellent trip

We thoroughly enjoyed cycling the Kattegattleden with EverTrek.
The organization of the trip was faultless, with clear information provided in a timely fashion.
Any questions were answered promptly.
We hired gravel bikes which were of excellent quality and fun to ride.
Would highly recommed this cycling trip.