Odense: 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.
Odense is a city of 180,863 people in Denmark (South Denmark), 17 m (56 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Odense runs from about 7 h 10 min a day in late December to 17 h 33 min in late June (computed for 55.4° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Odense is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 6,053 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Billund Airport (BLL, 86 km), Sønderborg Airport (SGD, 61 km).
Flights to Odense: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Odense · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 375 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 207 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Copenhagen, 140 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gothenburg, 275 km (Sweden) — buses · car rental · tours
- Bremen, 278 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
- Hannover, 339 km (Germany)
- Szczecin, 347 km (Poland)
- Malmö, 166 km (Sweden) — buses · car rental · tours
- Bielefeld, 393 km (Germany)
- Århus, 85 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Katowice, Kaliningrad, Brno, Funabashi, Groningen, Iksan, İzmir, Kaunas, Kyiv, Klaksvík, Kópavogur, Östersund Municipality, Schwerin, Shaoxing.
Common questions
Which airport serves Odense?
Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Odense?
About 180,863 people live in Odense, across 306 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Odense in?
Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Odense?
The Krone (DKK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Odense?
Berlin (375 km), Hamburg (207 km), Copenhagen (140 km), Gothenburg (275 km), Bremen (278 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.