Nils Ericson Terminal
The Nils Ericson Terminal is the major
bus terminal in
Gothenburg,
Sweden. It is placed in the city centre just next to the central
railway station and across the street from the main
shopping centre Nordstan. The main street and most hotels are within walking distance from the terminal.
The terminal serves the entire V?stra G?taland County with bus traffic. Bus companies such as S?fflebussen, Swebus Express and
Eurolines serve destinations such as
Oslo,
Stockholm,
Copenhagen,
Berlin,
Hamburg and most countries in Europe, although these long distance buses are stopping 100 meters away from the terminal.
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The
Nils Ericson Terminal is the major
bus terminal in
Gothenburg,
Sweden. It is placed in the city centre just next to the central
railway station and across the street from the main
shopping centre Nordstan. The main street and most hotels are within walking distance from the terminal.
The terminal serves the entire
Västra Götaland County with bus traffic. Bus companies such as Säfflebussen, Swebus Express and
Eurolines serve destinations such as
Oslo,
Stockholm,
Copenhagen,
Berlin,
Hamburg and most countries in Europe, although these long distance buses are stopping 100 meters away from the terminal.
The bus terminal uses the modern system where buses arrive at gates and the passengers enter the buses directly from the
air-conditioned terminal, much like in modern airports.
The terminal is named after
Nils Ericson, a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer.
The terminal was drawn by the
Norwegian architect, Nils Torp, and received the national Kasper Salin Prize in 1996.
