Hi! I'm helping my mom and stepdad plan a trip to Sweden this fall to visit where her grandparents came from (Svartrå and Koinge - I believe both are in Halland County). She is going to fly into Gothenburg - spend some time there and then rent a car to travel to Halland County. Looking at a map, she can either take E6 south to Svartrå (closer to water) or Route 156. Any opinion which route is better (Google Maps says they're similar for time - about an hour and 20 minutes)? Or any stops along the way you recommend? The villages are very small and remote I understand so was hoping to map out a few other stop along the route! Thanks so much!
Posted by
Sweden
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Visiting Gothenburg is always a good idea, but they can also consider flying to Stockholm or Copenhagen. They have much larger airports so might have better/cheaper options.
But if the goal is to get to Halland, E6 is the best options as it takes them to Halland. Road 156 leads to Småland. Although my recommendation is to take the train to Falkenberg and rent the car there. Saves a bit of time and more important means that they don't have to deal with the traffic around Gothenburg.
I'm assuming you mean Köinge and the Ullared area.
Posted by
Europe
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The communities along the coast are nice. Your mother and step-dad can easily take side trips off E6 to any of them. Varberg might interest them. Check out Bockstens man and Varbergs fortress
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocksten_Man
https://museumhalland.se/en/varberg-fortress/
First of all, I suggest if they are renting a car that they review traffic signs used in Sweden as there are some they may not be familiar with. (https://korkortonline.se/en/theory/road-signs/)
They need to make sure they get a car with an automatic transmission if they can't drive a manual transmission. Rental companies have both options. And always get extra insurance provided by the car rental agency to cover the deductible. They should video film the car before they take it in case the rental company claims damage. It happens. Get a GPS with the car because these places you mentioned are really rural.
The best I can see is that they need to drive south on E6 ~80 km and take the exit at Tvååker. Take a left and drive under the E6 overpass into Tvååker and then follow a winding country road (Fastarpsvägen)
12 km through the Swedish countryside past a hamlet called Sibbarp. At Sibbarp there will be a road sign (right turn) that says 10 km to Kõinge. Follow that road about 4 km until you come to highway 154 (Västervägen). There will be a sign indicating Köinge 6 km. Ullered 16 km. Take a left there.
There may well be relatives (distant cousins) living in the area. Good luck.