Nuuk Town (Godthåb) Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Boat

The AUL office (349934; bktgoh@aul.gl; Kuussuaq; 9am-3pm Mon-Fri) is easy to miss at the side of the Bang & Olufsen shop. Southbound weekly ferries link Nuuk and Qaqortoq (Dkr1075 to Dkr1435, 30 to 32½ hours) via Paamiut (Dkr540 to Dkr725, 15 hours), Arsuk (Dkr735 to Dkr985, 23 hours) and Narsaq (Dkr1050 to Dkr1400), going on to Narsarsuaq (Dkr1700 to Dkr2580, 37 hours) in summer. Northbound one or two weekly ferries visit Maniitsoq (Dkr355 to Dkr475, 8½ hours), Kangaamiut (Dkr460 to Dkr610, 12¼ hours), Sisimiut (Dkr660 to Dkr880, 19 hours), Aasiaat (Dkr1020 to Dkr1355, 32 hours), Qeqertarsuaq (Dkr1075 to Dkr1435, 36 hours) and Ilulissat (Dkr1175 to Dkr1505, 42 hours). Mid-June to mid-November the Sarpik Ittuk continues to Uummannaq (Dkr1610 to Dkr2145, 2½ days) and, until mid-August, to Upernavik (Dkr2715, 3¼ days).

AUL also sells passenger tickets for the cargo boat Angaju Ittuk to Kapisillit (1 September to 14 June/summer Dkr215/270, six hours).

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Air

Controversy currently surrounds a possible airport extension. Many feel it would be wastefully expensive, as even the proposed new 1800m runway wouldn't handle the big Airbuses that Air Greenland(343434; Airport; 9am-3pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat) currently uses on Copenhagen-Kangerlussuaq runs. Meanwhile, Dash 7 planes link Nuuk on weekdays to Maniitsoq (Dkr1021, 40 minutes), Narsarsuaq (Dkr2408, 1½ hours) and via Kangerlussuaq (Dkr1696, 55 minutes) to Ilulissat (Dkr1611 to Dkr2971, 2¼ hours) or Sisimiut (Dkr1666 to Dkr2574, 1½ to 2¼ hours). Weekly helicopters fly to Paamiut (Dkr3211, 80 minutes).

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