Helsingborg: 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.
Helsingborg is a city of 104,250 people in Sweden (Skåne), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 48 km (30 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Kopparverkshamnen.
Key facts
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Daylight in Helsingborg runs from about 7 h 2 min a day in late December to 17 h 43 min in late June (computed for 56.05° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Helsingborg is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 48 km (30 mi) from the centre, whose 11,811-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Malmö Sturup Airport (MMX, 71 km), Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (AGH, 29 km), Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE, 62 km), Halmstad Airport (HAD, 72 km).
Flights to Helsingborg: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Helsingborg · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 394 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 327 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Copenhagen, 42 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Gothenburg, 190 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Szczecin, 315 km (Poland) — buses · car rental
- Malmö, 53 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Århus, 154 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Kiel, 251 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
- Lübeck, 274 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
- Rostock, 221 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Helsingborg?
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 48 km (30 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Helsingborg?
About 104,250 people live in Helsingborg, across 3,841 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Helsingborg in?
Europe/Stockholm, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Helsingborg?
The Krona (SEK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Helsingborg?
Berlin (394 km), Hamburg (327 km), Copenhagen (42 km), Gothenburg (190 km), Szczecin (315 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.