North Denmark Region · Denmark
Where to stay in Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn is a city in North Denmark Region, Denmark, home to about 24,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Frederikshavn, with about 210 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- AAL56 km · Aalborg Airport
- Currency
- DKKDanish krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Language
- Danish
About
About Frederikshavn
Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast on the North Jutlandic Island in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor".
Frederikshavn describes itself as the northernmost municipality on the European continent. Frederikshavn was named Fladstrand, until 1818 where it was changed to Frederikshavn. Frederikshavn translates to "Frederik's harbour", named after Danish King Frederik VI.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Frederikshavn
See
- Bangsbo Museum
- Cloos Tower
- Fiskerklyngen
- Gunpowder Tower
- Hirsholm
- Northern Entrenchment
- Beach
- Knivholt Manor
- Bangsbo Fort Bunker Museum
Do
- FunHouse Frederikshavn
- Frederikshavn Golf Klub
- Det Musiske Hus
- Arena Nord
- Den Syvende Himmel
- Frederikshavn Swimbaths
- Palads Teatret
- Cup No.1
- Rødspætte Cup
- Rock in Frederikshavn
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Frederikshavn
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ The Reef hotel | 210 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Frederikshavn
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Jutlandia | 0.4 km | |
| BB-Hotel Frederikshavn Turisthotellet | 0.2 km | |
| Best Western Hotel Herman Bang | 0.7 km | |
| Herman Bang Bed and Breakfast | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Frederikshavn | 0.6 km | |
| Hotel Lisboa | 1.9 km | |
| Hotel Viking Aqua, Spa & Wellness | 9.8 km | |
| Lerbæk Hovedgaard | 4.5 km | |
| Park Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Sæby City Anneks | 11.1 km |
All 11 hotels in Frederikshavn, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Frederikshavn
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Frederikshavn are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Frederikshavn: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aalborg Airport (AAL), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT, 107 km) and Aarhus Airport (AAR, 126 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Passengers traveling from other parts of Denmark can reach Frederikshavn by train, bus or airplane. The journey time by train or bus from Aalborg, the nearest large town to the south, is approx. between 1 hr 10 min - 1 hr 45 min (40 minutes in car). From Aalborg Airport to Frederikshavn station the journey time is about 1½ hours by bus.
Getting around
Frederikshavn does have a public bus system, that mainly connects the rim areas of the city with the city centre. For getting around in the centre, walking is the easiest solution, given the size of the area. Frederikshavn has a public bike system, where bikes can be borrowed for free, with a DKK 100 deposit in one of the bicycle hubs (at the tourist agency, by most hotels and at the camp site). The bicycles are available from Easter until November.
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AAL · Aalborg Airport
GOT · Göteborg Landvetter Airport
AAR · Aarhus Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Frederikshavn
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Questions
Frederikshavn: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Frederikshavn?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Frederikshavn are June to August. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21 °C; October is the wettest, with about 72 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Frederikshavn?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aalborg Airport (AAL), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT, 107 km) and Aarhus Airport (AAR, 126 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Frederikshavn?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Frederikshavn?
Danish krone (DKK).
Nearby
Destinations near Frederikshavn
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.