Mariestad is a town with about 15,000 inhabitants in the province Västergötland in Sweden. It is situated by the lake Vänern.

Get in

By train

• There's a train that goes to Mariestad. See SJ for more information.

By bus

• Säfflebussen (in Swedish and Norwegian only) stops at the Mariestad bus station with the lines 201 and 203 (Uddevalla-Vänersborg-Trollhättan-Lidköping-Mariestad-Örebro).

• Swebus Express makes a stop in Mariestad with the buses 801 (Gothenburg-Mariestad-Örebro-Stockholm) and 839 (Karlstad-Mariestad-Jönköping).

By car

The E20 highway between Stockholm and Gothenburg passes through Mariestad.

Get around

Walk.

See

• Vänern - the biggest freshwater lake in Europe. Nice boats, and supposedly a lot of Swedish tourists in summer.
• Mariestad Cathedral

Do

Go swimming, rent a bike, or have some other fun. On Saturdays, there's a market at the main square.

Eat

• There's a fine coffeeshop with great blueberry-vanilla sauce cakes, right at the main street.
• The Pizzeria can not really be recommended, but it's cheap and ok food.

Sleep

Budget

• STF Vandrarhem Mariestad, ☏ +46 501-104 48. Hamngatan 20. Definitely sleep at the youth hostel. It's cheap, it's fun, and it has a truly nice setting close to the lake. Moreover, it's several great old wooden houses grouped together in a nice courtyard! If you don't stay there, have a look at it! 

Mid-Range

Stadshotellet Mariestad, Nygatan 10, +46 501-138 00 (fax: +46 501-776 40).

Go next

Routes through Mariestad

Göteborg ← Alingsås ←

W  E

→ Örebro → Stockholm