Jönköping: 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.
Jönköping is a city of 112,766 people in Sweden, 100 m (328 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Jönköping Airport (JKG), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Jönköping runs from about 6 h 37 min a day in late December to 18 h 13 min in late June (computed for 57.78° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Jönköping is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Jönköping Airport (JKG), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,228 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Jönköping: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Jönköping · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Stockholm, 285 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Copenhagen, 253 km (Denmark) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Oslo, 308 km (Norway) — flights · buses · car rental
- Gothenburg, 130 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Malmö, 252 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Århus, 300 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Odense, 351 km (Denmark)
- Uppsala, 306 km — buses · car rental
- Linköping, 111 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Örebro, 177 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Bodø Municipality, Kuopio, Lääne-Viru County, Svendborg, Tianjin.
Common questions
Which airport serves Jönköping?
Jönköping Airport (JKG), 6 km (4 mi) from the centre.
How big is Jönköping?
About 112,766 people live in Jönköping, across 4,400 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Jönköping in?
Europe/Stockholm, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Jönköping?
The Krona (SEK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Jönköping?
Stockholm (285 km), Copenhagen (253 km), Oslo (308 km), Gothenburg (130 km), Malmö (252 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.