Helix queue times
Helix at Liseberg averages 27 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 12pm. It has run 45% of the park's opening hours recently.
Helix queue times, day by day
Helix over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Helix has averaged about 27 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 31 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Helix queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Helix peaks at 8pm with 37 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 24. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Helix
Best time to ride
Helix averages 24 minutes at 5pm against 37 at the 8pm peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Helix by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Fri19m
- Sat13m
- Sun13m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Helix, at 0 minutes against 19 on Friday.
Does Helix break down?
Uptime and closures
53% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 53% of the minutes Liseberg was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 99%
- 96%
- 74%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Helix ran 53% of Liseberg's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Helix queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept40m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept40m
- 3Friday 18 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Helix was 40 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Helix 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 Helix
Helix is one of 40 rides tracked at Liseberg, 1st longest of 40 by usual wait. It queues about 27 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 15-minute park average.
Helix has averaged about 27 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 45% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Helix?
The live wait time for Helix at Liseberg is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Helix queue times.
Is Helix open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Helix is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Liseberg's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Helix has been open around 45% 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 Helix?
Based on historical queue time data, Helix is typically quietest around 11am. 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 Helix?
Helix is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Helix usually?
Over recent weeks, Helix has averaged about 27 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 Helix at Liseberg.
Is Helix often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Helix has been running about 45% of the time. We track Helix'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 Helix at Liseberg?
Helix 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 Helix?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Helix's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Helix is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.