Aalborg: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Aalborg is a city of 142,937 people in Denmark (North Denmark), 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Aalborg Airport (AAL), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Aalborg runs from about 6 h 48 min a day in late December to 18 h in late June (computed for 57.05° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Aalborg is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Aalborg Airport (AAL), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,707 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Aarhus Airport (AAR, 93 km), Midtjyllands Airport / Air Base Karup (KRP, 97 km).
Flights to Aalborg: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Aalborg · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Hamburg, 389 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Copenhagen, 223 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Oslo, 322 km (Norway) — flights · buses · car rental
- Gothenburg, 143 km (Sweden) — buses · car rental · tours
- Malmö, 249 km (Sweden) — buses · car rental · tours
- Århus, 101 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kiel, 303 km (Germany) — buses · car rental
- Lübeck, 357 km (Germany)
- Rostock, 357 km (Germany)
- Odense, 186 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Riga, Rapperswil-Jona, Nuuk, Vilnius, Juan-les-Pins, Wismar, Tulcea, Innsbruck, Kaliningrad, Varna, Almere, Antibes, Büdelsdorf, Edinburgh.
Common questions
Which airport serves Aalborg?
Aalborg Airport (AAL), 7 km (4 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Aalborg?
About 142,937 people live in Aalborg, across 139 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Aalborg in?
Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Aalborg?
The Krone (DKK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Aalborg?
Hamburg (389 km), Copenhagen (223 km), Oslo (322 km), Gothenburg (143 km), Malmö (249 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.