Travel
Situated in Northern Denmark, Aalborg is well connected in several ways. With an excellent internal air, rail and road network, getting to Aalborg has never been easier with frequent connections to all european and international destinations. For further information about flights and trains to and from Aalborg, see Aalborg Airport and Interrail.
Getting Around Aalborg
Aalborg Airport is located just 10 minutes from the city center by taxi or train, 20 minutes by bus or bike! Aalborg offers a great infrastructure with everything within comfortable walking distance during the conference.
Important sites
- The Uzton Center
- Aalborg University ”CREATE”: Main Venue
- The House of Music
- Ephemeral Permanence 1:1
- "Kunsten” Museum of Modern Art
BY PLANE
Beautifully situated in Northern Denmark, Aalborg is well connected in several ways. With an excellent internal air, rail and road network, getting to Aalborg has never been easier. Visitors from abroad will usually either connect through one of the two daily 85-minute flights directly from Amsterdam Schiphol operated by KLM that is very well connected to 260 destinations worldwide. Besides connecting through Amsterdam, international visitors can fly to Aalborg via Copenhagen Airport which has a virtual air bridge to Aalborg with more than 30 daily connections and a flight time of only 35 minutes; you will have arrived to Aalborg.
For further information about flights to and from Aalborg see Aalborg Airport's website.
BY TRAIN OR BUS
In the city centre you will find Aalborg’s main railway and bus station. From here there are direct routes to many cities across the country. Intercity trains between Copenhagen and Aalborg run on an hourly basis. For more information on the rail network within Denmark click here or visit the official carriers, DSB.
Nordjyllands Trafikselskab (NT) is the local traffic authority and runs an extensive network of local buses in Aalborg. There are also long distance bus routes that link Aalborg with Copenhagen, Odense, Esbjerg and other major cities in Denmark as well as Europe, please visit Rejseplanen to arrange your travel. The site combines train, regional and city busses to provide you with the fastest and/or most convenient travel plan.
BY FERRY
Stenaline and Colorline offer several connections from Sweden and Norway to Hirtshals (70 km from Aalborg), Frederikshavn (65 km from Aalborg) or Grenå (115 km from Aalborg). Fjord Line offers a connection from Stavanger/Bergen and Kristiansand in Norway to Hirtshals (70 km from Aalborg).
BY CAR
Aalborg has direct highway connections to Copenhagen and Germany. Queues seldom arise and the speed limit is 130 km/hour. Several car rental companies are located in Aalborg and other main cities in Denmark, e.g. AVIS, Europcar, Hertz, and PS Biludlejning (in Danish). For route planning you could check Google Maps, Mappy or ViaMichelin.