S/S Bohuslän
Summer trips in 2024 with the steamer Bohuslän
The Steamboat Here are the steamer Bohuslän's summer tours for 2024. No printed tour list will be produced this year.
For more details about times, ticket prices, advance purchase and serving on board, we refer to the Sällskapet Ångbåten's website http://www.steamboat.se/en/ as well as to social media, on Facebook Ångaren BOHUSLÄN and Färjan 4 and on Instagram @angarenbohuslän and @farjan4a.
For our travelers and readers of the magazine ÅNGBÅTEN to be able to plan summer trips more easily, we provide an overview and clearer information here.
Several of our trips offer a combined ticket with boat trip and subscribed bus.
Travel with Bohuslän this summer!
The best and nicest way to support the preservation of the steamer Bohuslän is to take a trip with it. The fine salon interior, the large walking decks and the calm rhythm of the steam engine cannot be experienced on other passenger ships on the coast. When you travel with Bohuslän, it provides important income for the operation and maintenance of the steamer.
Reservations
The steamboat company reserves the right to change routes and times due to weather and wind.
Single tickets and tickets for Gothenburg–Öckerö one-way and return trips as well as bicycle tickets are only sold at the gangway.
Subject to availability, other tickets are also sold at the gangway.
Children aged 4–17 accompanied by an adult pay SEK 50 per trip.
For bicycles, subject to space, SEK 50 is paid per way.
Serving on board
There is always something good to eat and drink on board.
The steamer Bohuslän has full rights.
There are two sittings on the tours, decide on sitting when booking. Appetizers and drinks are ordered on site on board.
Food and/or drinks brought with you may not be consumed on board.
Evening tours on Wednesdays
The traditional evening round trip on Wednesdays departs from Stenpiren in Gothenburg from 26 June to 11 September, Departure from Stenpiren 18.30, return 21.45. Ticket price SEK 300.
Gothenburg–Marstrand and back
The tour runs on three Saturdays; June 29, July 27 and August 17.
Departure Gothenburg, Stenpiren 10.00. Return journey from Marstrand 16.00.
The tour goes through Gothenburg's northern archipelago. The Albrektsund channel is passed before Marstrand is called.
In Marstrand you can walk in the town or around the island, take a bath or visit the fortress.
Ticket price, one-way 300 SEK, return 400 SEK.
Gothenburg–Öckerö–Marstrand and back again
Turerna mellan Göteborg och Marstrand anlöper Öckerö hamn för på- och avstigande lördagarna 10 och 31 augusti.
Departure Gothenburg Stenpiren 10.00, Öckerö harbor 11.20, arrival Marstrand 1.15. Departure Marstrand 16.00, Öckerö 17.40, arrival Gothenburg 19.10.
Biljettpris Göteborg–Marstrand, se föregående.
Göteborg–Öckerö enkel 150 kronor, tur och retur 200 kronor.
Öckerö–Marstrand single 200 SEK, return 300 SEK.
The turn of the century days in Marstrand august 10
The turn of the century days in Marstrand fall this year (2024) August 9 to 11. Then you can experience Marstrand as a seaside resort at the turn of the last century.
Take the opportunity to make the trip with the steamer Bohuslän to Marstrand on Saturday 10 August! For times and ticket prices, see tours Gothenburg–Öckerö–Marstrand.
The wooden boat festival in Skärhamn July 6
– falls this year on July 5 to 7. On Saturday 6 July, the steamer Bohuslän will visit Skärhamn and the Wooden Boat Festival. Travel with the steamer Bohuslän to the Wooden Boat Festival in Skärhamn on Tjörn!
In addition to wooden boats, there are spark plug engines, model boats and other things from coastal culture. Visit the Maritime Museum!
Departure Gothenburg, Stenpiren 10.00 with arrival Skärhamn 13.40.
– Kort stopp i Marstrand / Hedvigsholmen 12.50
Return journey from Skärhamn 16.30 with arrival Gothenburg 20.10.
– Kort stopp i Marstrand / Hedvigsholmen 17.30
Return ticket price SEK 500.
Gothenburg–Kungshamn 11 July
Bohuslän departs at 10 a.m. from Stenpiren on a long coastal trip along most of the steamer's original line. During the continued journey, Bohuslän makes a "look at Örn", but passes by Marstrand.
BOHUSLÄN follows the intercut route between Gothenburg and Kungshamn and passes Kyrkesund and Mollösund for a longer stop at Gullholmen. BOHUSLÄN departs at 17.15 from Gullholmen past Lysekil towards Kungshamn.
Subscribed bus departs, after arrival at the Ångbåtbryggan in Kungshamn, at 20.15 towards Gothenburg and Stenpiren.
Ticket price: SEK 700 including bus journey Kungshamn–Gothenburg.
Kungshamn – Fjällbacka 12 July
Friday 12 July BOHUSLÄN departs at 11.00 and follows the trail from Kungshamn and takes a tour of the archipelago before arriving at Fjällbacka at 3 p.m. Bus leaves from there at 15:30 for Kungshamn.
Ticket price SEK 500.
Tour at Fjällbacka 13 July
On Saturday 13 July BOHUSLÄN makes a three-hour tour of the Fjällbacka archipelago, known for its beautiful nature.
Departure at 11.00 and return at 14.00.
Ticket price SEK 300.
Tour Fjällbacka – Kungshamn 14 July
BOHUSLÄN now goes back to Kungshamn at 11.00 and makes a small trip in the archipelago before she reaches Kungshamn at 3 p.m.
Bus leaves from there at 15.30 for Fjällbacka.
Ticket price SEK 500.
Kungshamn–Gothenburg 15 July
Today we return to Gothenburg at 11.00 and goes on the intra-cutting path past Lysekil via Malö streams and inside Orust and Tjörn and arrives in Gothenburg at 20.15. Bus departs from Stenpiren towards Kungshamn at 20.30.
Ticket price SEK 700 including bus journey Gothenburg–Kungshamn.
We can serve - everything from sandwiches to 3-course meals.
On our longer tours, we serve more moderate dishes.
Exactly what differs from day to turn.
Examples of what we serve can be Summer plate with salmon, fresh potatoes, rum sauce, etc.
Steward's sandwich, pancakes with cream and jam.
Our goal is to always give our travelers good food with fine ingredients at a good price.
We have complete rights
Charter Bohuslän
Charter information Steamer Bohuslän
For more information and booking:
- Fill in our Charter form.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions with answers
We have full rights.
Our Steamboat Beer is well-reputed.
On the weather deck and aft deck, passengers can stay under cover.
* S/S Bohuslän normally travels in the Southern and Northern Archipelago and Göta Älv.
* S/S Bohuslän usually departs from Stenpiren.
* S/S Bohuslän was built in 1914 at Eriksberg's mechanical workshop and is well preserved in original condition.
A tour of the archipelago takes about three hours, a round trip to Marstrand about five hours plus the desired time ashore.
During the trip, you are of course allowed to go down and see our engine room, as well as visit our captain up on the bridge.
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Charter form
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The steamer Bohuslän is one of the west coast's oldest and most beautiful ships, built at Eriksberg's Mekaniska Verkstad as the flagship of Marstrands Nya Ångfartygs AB (Marstrandsbolaget), with a delivery date of May 14, 1914. For over 40 years, she went back and forth six days a week between Gothenburg and Kungshamn (then Gravarne) regardless of the weather. On the way, she called at a large number of piers, such as Smögen, Lysekil, Marstrand and many more.
After all these years along the coast, however, Bohuslän's steam-powered machine began to become inefficient and she found it increasingly difficult to compete with the increasing number of cars, buses and bridges. Then she was deployed on "purchase traffic" in Öresund and later also between Strömstad and Norwegian ports. After a while, however, this was not profitable either, and in the fall of 1963 she was laid up to be sold for scrapping two years later. A young group of people then saw the steamer and asked the scrap dealer if it was possible to buy her. SEK 60,000 was the price that the then newly formed Sällskapet Ångbåten managed to scrape together by selling 600 shares of SEK 100 each. Since then, the ship has been operated by a non-profit working crew with both regular, open tours and charter tours every summer. The steamer is today K-marked and classified as a traditional vessel.
Building yard | Eriksberg's Mechanical Workshop, Gothenburg |
Launched | 15 december 1913 |
Length | 43.13 meter |
Width | 7.42 meter |
Draught | About 3.00 meters |
Gross gestation | Gross 304, Net 112 |
Machine | 3 cylinder Triple expansion engine |
Effect | 700 indicated hp, 515 kW, rpm approx. 100/min Maximum speed 11 knots |
Auxiliary machine | Steam powered dynamo generating 110 volts direct current |
Power source | Oil fired Scottish sea steam boiler |