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Getting here

By car

Coming from the north, leave the E6 at Torp shopping centre outside Uddevalla. Follow road no. 160, signed "Orust", past the Rotvik Bridge, continuing to the Nötesund Bridge and Orust municipality.
 
Coming from the south, leave the E6 at Stora Höga, signed "Tjörn, Orust", and follow road no. 160. Continue past Stenungsund, over the Tjörn Bridges and a short way through Tjörn. After the island of Mjörn, cross the Skåpesund Bridge to bring you to Orust.
 

By bus


 
Buses to Orust depart from Stenungsund, Kampenhof in Uddevalla and the Nils Ericson Terminal in Gothenburg.
 
Buses from Gothenburg go direct to Orust; from other destinations it is necessary to change in Stenungsund.
 
The main bus intersections on Orust are at Henån and Varekil.
 
Information on travelling by bus or ferry between various places along Sweden's west coast can be found on Västtrafik's website www.vasttrafik.se (also in English).
 

By train


 
The nearest train stations are in Stenungsund and Uddevalla. You can also take the train to Gothenburg and continue by bus. Find out more on the Swedish State Railway's website www.sj.se (also in English).
 

By air


 
From Landvetter, take the airport bus to the Nils Ericson Terminal in Gothenburg for onward connections - read more on the Landvetter page on the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration's website (also in English).
From Säve airport, take the bus to Gothenburg or Kungälv. If you are driving yourself, it is easiest and quickest to head eastwards and follow the signs to the E6 towards Oslo.
There are no buses from Trollhättan-Vänersborg airport (Malöga). By car take road no. 44 to Uddevalla, turn off at Torp shopping centre outside Uddevalla, and then follow road no. 160, signed "Orust".
 

By boat


 
Read more about the municipality's guest harbours on Orust (in English and German). There are also a number of private harbours and, of course, any number of natural harbours.
 
Orust municipality is served by the following ferry lines:
•  Dragsmark (Uddevalla municipality) - Ängön, Flatön
•  Kolhättan (outside Stenungsund) - Svanesund
•  Lyr - Orust
•  Malö - Orust
•  Käringön - Hälleviksstrand (passenger ferry)
•  Gullholmen - Tuvesvik (passenger ferry)
 
Note that Gullholmen and Käringön are car-free islands. Ferries to these islands are operated by Västtrafik, so all information on sailing schedules etc. can be found at www.vasttrafik.se.
Other ferries are operated by Vägverkets Färjerederi.
 
 
Kontaktuppgifter:

kommun@orust.se
Tel: 0304-33 40 00  
Fax: 0304-33 41 85
473 80 HENÅN
Orust kommun | 473 80 Henån | Tel 0304 - 33 40 00 | e-post kommun@orust.se
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