Car hire and driving in Aalborg
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Denmark traffic drives on the right. Picking up at AAL means 7 km (4 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.
Drives from Aalborg
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalborg to Århus | Denmark | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Aalborg to Gothenburg | Sweden | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 11 min |
| Aalborg to Kristiansand | Norway | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Aalborg to Odense | Denmark | 186 km (116 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Aalborg to Helsingborg | Sweden | 203 km (126 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
| Aalborg to Copenhagen | Denmark | 223 km (139 mi) | about 3 h 24 min |
| Aalborg to Malmö | Sweden | 249 km (154 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Aalborg to Jönköping | Sweden | 266 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Aalborg to Drammen | Norway | 300 km (187 mi) | about 4 h 35 min |
| Aalborg to Kiel | Germany | 303 km (189 mi) | about 4 h 38 min |
| Aalborg to Oslo | Norway | 322 km (200 mi) | about 4 h 55 min |
| Aalborg to Stavanger | Norway | 326 km (203 mi) | about 4 h 58 min |
| Aalborg to Moscow | Russia | 1,699 km (1,056 mi) | about 25 h 54 min |
| Aalborg to London | United Kingdom | 895 km (556 mi) | about 13 h 39 min |
| Aalborg to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,223 km (760 mi) | about 18 h 39 min |
| Aalborg to Berlin | Germany | 550 km (342 mi) | about 8 h 24 min |
| Aalborg to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,532 km (952 mi) | about 23 h 22 min |
| Aalborg to Paris | France | 1,041 km (647 mi) | about 15 h 53 min |
| Aalborg to Hamburg | Germany | 389 km (242 mi) | about 5 h 56 min |
| Aalborg to Bucharest | Romania | 1,798 km (1,117 mi) | about 27 h 25 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Aalborg?
The right, as everywhere in Denmark.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.