Aarhus to Aalborg

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Aarhus to Aalborg. From €10.07, fastest 1h 36m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Aarhus to Aalborg costs €10.07 at the cheapest and takes 1h 36m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 116 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 21, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
116 km
Fastest
1h 36m
Average
2h 4m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€10.07
CO2 per passenger
3.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 21, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train1h 43m59m44m€16.843.8 kg5
Coach2h 21m1h 37m44m€10.073.1 kg1
  • 1h 43mFastest, by Train
  • €10.07Cheapest, by Coach
  • 3.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 116 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 21, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€10.07
  1. FlixBus FB877306:531h 37m08:30Aarhus RutebilstationAAU Busterminal

Door to door 2h 21mCO2 3.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€23.44
  1. DSB DS272106:5259m07:51Aarhus HovedbanegardAalborg station

Door to door 1h 43mCO2 3.8 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Aarhus to Aalborg
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Aarhus to AalborgThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Coach€22.18€16.68€15.03€15.03€13.38€11.18€13.93€12.28€13.38€11.73€12.83€10.07€10.63€11.18
Train€51.49€28.94€30.59€23.44€22.34€26.74€26.74€29.49€20.14€27.84€25.09€23.44€16.84€23.44

Cheapest day: 2026-09-21 · €10.07

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Aalborg is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Aalborg station

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Aarhus to Aalborg

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €10.0790 days
  2. €10.0760 days
  3. €10.0745 days
  4. €10.0730 days
  5. €10.0721 days
  6. €11.1814 days
  7. €13.937 days
  8. €15.033 days
  9. €22.181 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 120 percent. The most expensive point is €22.18, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€22.18€10.071371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €12.83Sun
  2. €10.07Mon
  3. €10.63Tue
  4. €11.18Wed
  5. €12.28Thu
  6. €13.38Fri
  7. €11.73Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €11.18Sep
  2. €10.63Oct
  3. €10.07Nov
  4. €10.07Dec
  5. €10.07Jan
  6. €10.07Feb

The route

ÅrhusÅrhusAalborgAalborg
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 116 km against 101 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Hedensted, Silkeborg, Vejle, Fredericia. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Aarhus at 06:52 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Århus

Rail
  • Aarhus Hovedbanegard
  • Århus Havnestation
  • Aarhus Godsbanegård
Bus
  • Aarhus Rutebilstation
Air
  • AAR
Ferry
  • Aarhus Faergeterminal
  • Molslinjen Aarhus

Aalborg

Rail
  • Aalborg station
  • Aalborg Vestby station
  • Aalborg Airport Station
Bus
  • AAU Busterminal
  • Aabybro Busterminal
Air
  • AAL
Ferry
  • Aalborg
  • Aalborg (Egholm I)

AAL is not in Aalborg, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from AAL into Aalborg

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
DSB€16.841h 36m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€10.072h 20m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • DSB
  • FlixBus
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-21, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€5.9959%
Taxes€0.606%
Supplier fees€1.4915%
Our service fee€1.9920%
Total you pay€10.07100%

A day in Aalborg hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Aalborg?

Most of the points near Aalborg station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Aarhus to Aalborg

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Aarhus to Aalborg?

The fastest journey from Aarhus to Aalborg takes 1h 36m door to door, of which 59m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Aarhus to Aalborg?

The cheapest fare from Aarhus to Aalborg is €10.07, checked on September 21, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €17.39. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Aalborg?

The cheapest way from Aarhus to Aalborg is by Coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 2h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Aarhus to Aalborg?

The fastest way from Aarhus to Aalborg is by Train, at 1h 43m door to door. Only 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €16.84.

When should I book Aarhus to Aalborg?

Fares from Aarhus to Aalborg bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 120 percent, measured on September 21, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Aarhus to Aalborg?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Aarhus to Aalborg, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 21, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Aarhus to Aalborg?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Aarhus to Aalborg, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Aarhus to Aalborg?

2 operators sell services from Aarhus to Aalborg across 2 modes: DSB, FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Aarhus to Aalborg?

33 percent of the services we sell from Aarhus to Aalborg are direct. The rest connect at Hedensted, Silkeborg, Vejle, Fredericia, with about 65 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Aarhus to Aalborg produce?

Traveling from Aarhus to Aalborg by Coach produces about 3.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 3.8 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Aarhus to Aalborg use?

Services from Aarhus to Aalborg by Train leave from Aarhus Hovedbanegard and arrive at Aalborg station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Aarhus to Aalborg?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Aarhus to Aalborg allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Aarhus to Aalborg on September 9, 2026: 116 km of route against 101 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Aalborg are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

What to book in Aalborg before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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