Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
located just a seven-minute train ride away. The place boasts a zoo with chimpanzees
and orangutans, fairground, parks and playgrounds.
Beaches
Northeast of Gävle, the beaches at
Engeltofta
or
Engesberg
are also within easy striking
distance without your own transport; catch bus #95 from the Rådhus. From
Engesberg, the bus continues to
Bönan
, where an old lighthouse marks a good spot for
swimming. Other enjoyable beaches are on the island of
Limön
, connected by a
summer ferry,
MS Drottning Silvia
(up to 3 daily; 40min; 40kr;
W
gavle.se/limobaten),
from Södra Skeppsbron, behind the Resecentrum, calling at Engeltofta on the way, if
required.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
GÄVLE
By train
Travel by train to and from Gävle is much more
convenient than by bus, as services are not only more
frequent but also faster. The train station shares space with
the bus station in the Resecentrum on Centralplan.
Destinations
Falun (2 hourly; 1hr); Hudiksvall (hourly; 1hr
15min); Kiruna (1 daily; 15hr); Luleå (2 daily; 14hr); Örebro
(2 hourly; 4hr); Östersund (5 daily; 4hr 30min); Stockholm
(hourly; 1hr 30min); Sundsvall (hourly; 2hr); Umeå (1 daily;
9hr 30min); Uppsala (hourly; 45min).
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INFORMATION
Tourist o
ce
Inside the Gallerian Nian shopping centre,
Drottninggatan 922 (Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 10am-4pm,
Sun noon-4pm;
T
026 17 71 17,
W
gastrikland.com). A
10min walk from the Resecentrum.
Internet
There are
terminals at the tourist office, and at
Sidewalk Express in the Resecentrum.
ACCOMMODATION
Aveny
Södra
Kungsgatan 31
T
026 61 55 90,
W
aveny
.nu.
A small and comfortable family-run hotel south of the
river, whose thirty-odd brightly painted rooms are hung with
wall paintings and have nice wooden loo
rs. There's a s
mall
buffet provided free to guests Mon-Thurs.
696kr/950kr
Boulogne
Byggmästargatan 1
T
026 12 63 52,
W
hotellboulogne.com.
Cosy, basic hotel, with just seven
plainly decorated rooms with breakfast brought to your
room on a tray; room prices here are among the lowest in
town. Freshly brewed cof
ee available ev
ery evening. Close
to Boulognerskogen park.
620kr/650kr
Clarion Winn
Norra Slottsgatan 9
T
026 64 70 00,
W
clarionwinngavle.se.
A large, smart hotel with 200
rooms, its own pool, sauna and sunbeds. Rooms are
tasteful, if rather dark, with neutral decor and wooden
floors. The extensi
ve breakfast bu
fet is one of the best in
northern Sweden.
810kr/1410kr
Gamla Gefle Vandrarhem
Södra Rådmansgatan 1
T
026 62 17 45,
E
stf.vandrarhem@telia.com.
Rooms at
this STF establishment, beautifully located in the cobbled
old town, are a little on the small side but the location is
great. It's worth timing your arrival c
arefull
y as rece
ption is
not staffed from 10am-5pm. Dorms
235kr
, doubles
580kr
Järnvägshotellet & Annexet
Centralplan 3 and Norra
Skeppsbron 3C
T
026 12 09 90,
W
jarnvagshotellet.nu.
Nineteen individually decorated rooms sharing facilities
opposite the train station make up
Järnvägshotellet
, whilst
there are eight smarter rooms with private facilites, decked
out in maritime colours, overlooking the river in the
Annexet
sec
tion, which cost around 250kr more.
620kr/695kr
Scandic CH
Nygatan 45
T
026 495 84 00,
W
scandichotels.se.
One of the smartest hotels in town,
with old-fashioned en-suite rooms decorated in different
colours on different floors. The “red floor” rooms with their
bold wallp
aper designs in
reds and pinks are particularly
attractive.
940kr/1490kr
CAMPING
Furuviks Camping
Södra Kungsvägen, Furuvik
T
026
17 73 00,
W
camping.se/x12; reached on bus #501
(roughly every 30min).
Gävle's campsite, complete with
open-air swimming pool, is located by the amusement
park, off Östnäsvägen, out at Furuvik (see p.247),
Also has
cabins
for ren
t. Open late May to late Aug. Tents
140kr
,
cabins
500kr
EATING AND DRINKING
Bishops Arms
Södra Kungsgatan 7
T
026 65 25 75.
This
pseudo-English pub comes complete with heavy floral
wallpaper and even brass coal scuttles and chamber pots
hanging from the ceiling. With outdoor seating in summer,
it's
the
place to do your boozing.
Mon & Tues 4-11pm, Wed,
Thurs & Sun 4-10pm, Sat 1pm-1am, Sun 4-10pm.
