Malmö: 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.
Malmö is a city of 362,133 people in Sweden (Skåne), 12 m (39 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 22 km (14 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Malmö runs from about 7 h 7 min a day in late December to 17 h 37 min in late June (computed for 55.61° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Malmö is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 22 km (14 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, 25 km), Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE, 55 km), Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (AGH, 77 km).
Flights to Malmö: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Malmö · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 344 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 300 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Copenhagen, 28 km (Denmark) — car rental · tours
- Gothenburg, 242 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Bremen, 391 km (Germany)
- Gdańsk, 386 km (Poland)
- Szczecin, 262 km (Poland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Århus, 184 km (Denmark) — buses · car rental · tours
- Gdynia, 372 km (Poland)
- Kiel, 232 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Malmö?
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 22 km (14 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Malmö?
About 362,133 people live in Malmö, across 6,816 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Malmö in?
Europe/Stockholm, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Malmö?
The Krona (SEK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Malmö?
Berlin (344 km), Hamburg (300 km), Copenhagen (28 km), Gothenburg (242 km), Bremen (391 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.