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All direct flights to Aalborg from the UK & Ireland

Flight Summary

Flights to Aalborg are available from London Gatwick with Norwegian Air Shuttle. Connecting flights to Aalborg are available via the Danish capital Copenhagen. Note that although the flying distance between the two cities is less than 150 miles, trying to travel between Aalborg and Copenhagen by the circuitous land route takes a considerable amount of time, due to the country's island geography. You might find alternative flights to cities such as Billund or Aarhus, which are also on the Jutland peninsula.

Destination Summary

Situated on the northern tip of the Jutland peninsular, historic Aalborg is a popular bolt hole for tourists from all over Scandinavia. Culture vultures are attracted by the fine Renaissance architecture, and partygoers flock to Jomfru Ane Gade (Virgin Anne's Street) for the legion of pubs and clubs.

Quick Facts

Airport Code: AAL
Miles From London: 896

James Says

Aalborg update Direct flights The only direct flights to Aalborg from the UK are with Norwegian Air Shuttle from London Gatwick, who replaced Sterling on the route following the budget airline's collapse in November 2008. Connecting flights Connecting flights to Aalborg are available from a wide range of UK regional airports, with SAS and their partner airline BMI via Copenhagen. This includes flights to Aalborg from Birmingham (SAS), Aalborg flights from Manchester (SAS) and flights to Aalborg from Edinburgh and Leeds Bradford (BMI) - all of these flights are via Copenhagen.Alternative airports to Aalborg Most people travelling between Copenhagen and Aalborg will fly, as the overland route is considerably slower. One alternative is to take advantage of Ryanair's cheap flights to Billund from several different UK airports, but you will still need to allow around 2 1/4 hours (205 km) to drive from Billund airport to Aalborg. The trains are even slower -- you will have to go by bus first from Billund to Vejle (note that this bus goes direct from Billund airport; you will not need to change in Billund itself), and then proceed by train -- allow at least 3 1/2 hours for the journey! For further details about trains in Denmark, go to the DSB Danish railways website. Unfortunately it is not available with an English translation. Trains from Copenhagen Kastrup airport will take you direct to Aalborg, but allow just over five hours for the journey, or four hours to drive from Copenhagen to Aalborg in a hire car.

Your Comments (5)

Scandiphile

19 December 2011 at 17:20 | #

Typical Danish airport - simple, clean and efficient. Just wish there were more flights to this forgotten corner of Europe!

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- James Avery
  
  19 December 2011 at 20:45 | #
  
  A smaller version of Copenhagen? Billund is nice and simple too, you can tell you are in the home of Lego already, but luckily the plane's engines don't melt when they warm up!
  
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Donald Friedland

12 January 2012 at 23:42 | #

Do you think there will ever be direct flights to Aalborg from anywhere other than London? Currently, I have to make do with Billund, but either of the two Aa's (ie Aarhus aswell) would be much better.

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- James Avery
  
  13 January 2012 at 00:07 | #
  
  Donald, I very much doubt it, even the existing flights are only seasonal. The difference between Billund and the two Aa's as you call them is largely a question of geography. Billund itself is a tiny town, but it gets a reasonable volume of business, thanks to the Lego company (and Legoland), for whom the airport was built in the first place. Also, it acts in many ways as Denmark's answer to East Midlands - small in its own right, but surrounded by larger places on the Jutland peninsular. Aalborg is just too far north, so flights are always going to be limited unless you take connecting flights, or fly to Copenhagen and take the train.
  
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Donald Friedland

13 January 2012 at 00:18 | #

Thanks for that insight. I did take the train once to get to Aalborg, but only because I was already in Copenhagen. The journey takes around 5 hours, and I seem to remember my card statement showing a bill for nearly £100 one way!

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