Västra Frölunda to Kalmar runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:12 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €20.14, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 10h 30m over 303 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €20.14, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€20.14
- 210%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Västra Frölunda
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:12First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Västra Frölunda and Kalmar.
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Strömma Turism & Sjöfart runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €45.44Mon21
- about €40.49Tue22
- about €48.74Wed23
- about €38.29Thu24
- about €36.09Fri25
- about €37.74Sat26
- about €42.68Sun27
- about €26.74Mon28
- about €23.99Tue29
- about €31.69Wed30
- about €38.84Thu1
- about €25.09Fri2
- about €29.49Sat3
- about €29.49Sun4
- about €20.14Mon5
- about €20.14Tue6
- about €21.24Wed7
- about €25.09Thu8
- about €28.94Fri9
- about €21.79Sat10
- about €25.09Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Kalmar. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Kalmar for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Västra Frölunda to Kalmar
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €32.2490 days
- €22.8960 days
- €19.5945 days
- €15.7430 days
- €25.0921 days
- €29.4914 days
- €42.687 days
- €48.743 days
- €45.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €15.74.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 210 percent. The dearest point is €48.74, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Västra Frölunda to Kalmar and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
303 km
289 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
15,924 → 38,408
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 303 km against 289 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Oskarshamn, Karlshamn, Uddevalla, Karlskrona. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
The fare from KLR into Kalmar is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Kalmar
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kalmar costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Kalmar is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Kalmar central station
Most of the points near Kalmar central station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Västra Frölunda to Kalmar
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
The fastest journey from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar takes 10h 30m door to door, of which 9h 11m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 11h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
The cheapest fare from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar is €20.14, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €29.49. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
The cheapest way from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar is by ferry, at €20.14 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 10h 41m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
Fares from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €15.74. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 210 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar, at €23.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar, at €18.49 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
Strömma Turism & Sjöfart publish service areas covering both Västra Frölunda and Kalmar, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
20 percent of the services we sell from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar are direct. The rest connect at Oskarshamn, Karlshamn, Uddevalla, Karlskrona, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar use?
Services from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar by ferry leave from Donsö and arrive at Cykelfärjan Dessi. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Västra Frölunda to Kalmar allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Västra Frölunda to Kalmar on 20 September 2026: 303 km of route against 289 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €20.14, and 10h 30m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Kalmar a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Kalmar and across Sweden
Day trips that leave Kalmar in the morning and cover a good part of Sweden by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Västra Frölunda reaches 28 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 78 to 456 km. Kalmar reaches 29 places in 4 countries, from 67 to 2,417 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Västra Frölunda
- 28Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Kalmar
Leaving Kalmar
- 29Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 5Operators