How to get to the DZ

The Drop Zone at Hovby Airfield is located 3 kilometres south of the town Lidköping, which is situated by Lake Vänern, 110 kilometres northeast of Gothenburg.

Note: Don´t confuse the town Lidköping with the town Linköping. Linköping is a completely different city in Sweden about 200 kilometers away! (Yes - at least 1 skydiver go there by mistake every boogie :)

There are several ways to get to Sweden and Hovby DZ.
The easiest way is to fly into Göteborg and from there take either train, bus or rental car to Lidköping. There are daily departures to Gothenburg from all major cities in Europe.

 

Flight
There are two airports in the Gothenburg area; Landvetter Airport is the main and big airport about 20 minutes from Gothenburg and there is also Gothenburg City Airport (Säve), which is 10 minutes from the city centre. Säve is one of our clubs two home drop zones and is the destination for Ryan Air who has several routes from many European cities, really low-priced! As the Hercules Boogie is outside the town of Lidköping it really doesn’t matter which one you fly to, as Lidköping is 110 kilometres from Gothenburg.

Unfortunately there are no international or domestic flights to Hovby Airfield (Lidköping). If you intend to fly to Hovby Airfield in your own aircraft, you need to inform the airport in advanced!!

Airport phone:	+46 510 22 238
Airport email	hovby.airport@swipnet.se
Custom phone (available during office hours in Lidköping)	+46 510 606 10
Ryan Air	http://www.ryanair.com/

 

Car/Train/Bus
If you arrive by car, take road E20 from Gothenburg towards Stockholm. About 100 kilometres from Gothenburg turn left at village Jung, follow the signs to Lidköping (airport). As you advance, the drop zone can be seen on your right-hand side.

You can also reach Lidköping by train or bus. When you arrive to Lidköping, give us a call on the Hercules Boogie phone and we’ll arrange a pickup to Hovby DZ for you.

Gothenburg bus/train terminal	Information
SJ (trains)	+46 771 75 75 75
	http://www.tagplus.se
Säfflebussen (Express bus)	+46 771 15 15 15
	http://www.safflebussen.se/
Västtrafik (buses)	+46 771 41 43 00
	http://www.vasttrafik.se/
Hercules Boogie Phone	See the Hercules Boogie manual

 

Ferries
There are several ferry routes to Gothenburg from the UK, Germany and Denmark. You can also cross the bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö and then go by car, train or bus to Hovby Airfield. 

 

Shipping company	Information
Stena Line	+46 31 704 00 00
	http://www.stenaline.com/
Scandlines	+46 42 18 60 00
	http://www.scandlines.com/
DFDS Seaways	+4487 05 33 30 00
	http://www.dfdsseaways.se/

 

Maps
How to find to Lidköping in Sweden? Please visit http://www.tagplus.se/ for more maps.