Marstrand

urban area in Kungälv Municipality, Sweden

Marstrand is in the municipality of Kungälv, in Bohuslän on the west coast of Sweden. Many tourists come here in the summer to swim in the ocean.

Get in

By car

  • E6 to Kungälv, take road 168 for 25 km to the island of Koön, take the 200 m foot and vehicle ferry to island of Marstrand. This costs 20 kr for a return ticket and operates about every 15 minutes during the day. Private cars are not allowed on the island. There are severe parking restrictions on Koön for 500 m around the ferry.
  • E6 to Stenungsund, take road 160 and then 169 for 25 km to Rönnäng on the island of Tjörn, take the 5-km foot ferry. Rönnäng is a small place with limited parking.

By boat

  • Using your own boat or yacht - Marstrand has a popular tourist harbour

Get around

  • By foot - the town is about 500 m by 500 m in size and the island about 1500 m by 750 m.

See

In addition to the view of the island and coastine from Carstens Fort and the attractive wooden houses, shops and hotels on the harbour front

  • 🌍 Carlstens Fort. Built between 1658 and 1860. 

Do

Take the 5-km foot ferry to Rönnäng, on the island of Tjörn.

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