Aalborg Getting there & around

Getting around

Town bus 2A and 2B (from ‘E’ stop on JF Kennedys Plads) run half-hourly to/from the airport (16kr).

Almost all city buses leave from JF Kennedys Plads and pass the city-centre stops on Østerågade and Nytorv, near Burger King. The standard local bus fare is 16kr; you can also buy a good-value klippekort, valid for 10 rides, for 104kr, or a 24-hour summer pass valid for all transport in Northern Jutland (adult 120kr, available from May to August). Information on tickets, routes and schedules is available at the very helpful Nordjyllands Trafikselskab office at the bus station on JF Kennedys Plads, or by dialling 98 11 11 11.

Apart from a few one-way streets that may have you driving in circles a bit, Aalborg is easy to travel around by car. There’s free (but time-restricted) parking along many side streets, and metered parking in the city centre. If you’re unable to find a parking space, there are several large commercial car parks, including one at Ved Stranden 11 (opposite the Radisson hotel), and one at JF Kennedys Plads 1 (enter from Østre Allé); the charge is usually 12kr per hour (maximum 90kr for 24 hours).

You can order a taxi (98 10 10 10, 98 12 48 00), or just pick one from the rank at the train station. Bikes can be hired from Munk’s Eftf (98 12 19 46; www.cuh.dk; Løkkegade 25; per day/week 80/400kr).

Car-rental companies Hertz, Avis and Europcar have booths at the airport or in town:

Avis (98 13 30 99; JF Kennedys Plads 3A) Close to the train station.

Europcar (98 13 23 55; Jyllandsgade 6)

Hertz (98 17 15 99; Jyllandsgade 28)