Uppsala: 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.
Uppsala is a city of 177,074 people in Sweden, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Uppsala runs from about 6 h 2 min a day in late December to 18 h 56 min in late June (computed for 59.86° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Uppsala is served by 3 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, whose 10,830-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST, 64 km), Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA, 59 km).
Flights to Uppsala: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Uppsala · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Stockholm, 64 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Oslo, 384 km (Norway) — flights · buses · car rental
- Espoo, 391 km (Finland) — buses · car rental
- Tampere, 381 km (Finland) — buses · car rental
- Turku, 264 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Linköping, 198 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Örebro, 152 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Sollentuna, 51 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Västerås, 67 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Jönköping, 306 km — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Bærum Municipality, Craiova, Daejeon, Frederiksberg, Hafnarfjörður, Hämeenlinna, Minneapolis, Tartu.
Common questions
Which airport serves Uppsala?
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), 28 km (17 mi) from the centre, plus 2 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Uppsala?
About 177,074 people live in Uppsala, across 4,374 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Uppsala in?
Europe/Stockholm, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Uppsala?
The Krona (SEK). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Uppsala?
Stockholm (64 km), Oslo (384 km), Espoo (391 km), Tampere (381 km), Turku (264 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.