Helix queue times
Helix at Liseberg averages 30 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 12pm. It has run 48% 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 30 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 37 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 4pm. 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 34 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 26. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Helix
Best time to ride
Helix averages 26 minutes at 9pm against 34 at the 8pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
Helix by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri25m
- Sat22m
- Sun13m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Helix, at 0 minutes against 25 on Friday.
Does Helix break down?
Uptime and closures
55% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 55% of the minutes Liseberg was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 97%
- 93%
- 97%
- 100%
Helix ran 55% of Liseberg's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Helix queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct50m
- 2Sunday 4 Oct50m
- 3Friday 2 Oct40m
- 4Friday 9 Oct40m
The worst queue recorded for Helix was 50 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
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 44 rides tracked at Liseberg, 2nd longest of 44 by usual wait. It queues about 30 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 16-minute park average.
Helix has averaged about 30 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 48% 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 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 48% 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 4pm. 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 Saturdays 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 30 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 48% 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.