Distance ...
... from my place to my parents' place: about 160 km
... from my place to Gothenburg central: about 10 km
... from Skövde central to my parents' place: about 6 km
... from Gothenburg central to Skövde central: about 150 km

Travel time using ...
... public transport from my place to my parents' place: about 2.5h
... car from my place to my parents' place: about 2.3h
... public transport (tram) from my place to Gothenburg central: about 0.45h
... public transport (bus) from Skövde central to my parents' place: about 0.35h
... public transport (train) from Gothenburg central to Skövde central: about 1h
... car from my place to Gothenburg central: about 0.2h
... car from Skövde central to my parents' place: about 0.15h

It always feels so wasteful in terms of time to surround train travel with uncoordinated local public transport.