Balder queue times
Balder at Liseberg averages 23 minutes. It is shortest at 9am and worst at 2pm. It has run 50% of the park's opening hours recently.
Balder queue times, day by day
Balder over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Balder has averaged about 23 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 29 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 9am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Balder queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Balder peaks at noon with 35 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 13. Riding it at the right hour saves 22 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Balder
Best time to ride
Balder averages 13 minutes at 9pm against 35 at the noon peak - 22 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Balder by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Fri10m
- Sat12m
- Sun9m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Balder, at 0 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Balder break down?
Uptime and closures
59% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 59% of the minutes Liseberg was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 99%
- 100%
- 99%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Balder ran 59% of Liseberg's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Balder queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept40m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept30m
- 3Friday 18 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Balder was 40 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Balder through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Liseberg publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Balder
Balder is one of 40 rides tracked at Liseberg, 2nd longest of 40 by usual wait. It queues about 23 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 15-minute park average.
Balder has averaged about 23 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 9am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 50% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Balder?
The live wait time for Balder at Liseberg is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Balder queue times.
Is Balder open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Balder is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Liseberg's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Balder has been open around 50% of Liseberg's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Liseberg.
What's the best time of day to ride Balder?
Based on historical queue time data, Balder is typically quietest around 9am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Balder?
Balder is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Balder usually?
Over recent weeks, Balder has averaged about 23 minutes, with queues usually longest around 2pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak queues for Balder at Liseberg.
Is Balder often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Balder has been running about 50% of the time. We track Balder's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Balder at Liseberg?
Balder is at Liseberg - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Liseberg page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Balder?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Balder's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Balder is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.