Region · Denmark

Where to stay in Southern Denmark

This guide covers 4 destinations in Southern Denmark, a first-level administrative division of Denmark, with 78 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Odense, Esbjerg and Kolding. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Billund Airport (BLL).

Destinations in this guide
4
Places to stay
78
Comfortable in the most places
June and July
Main airport
BLLBillund Airport
Currency
DKKDanish krone
Time zone
Europe/Copenhagen

Destinations

Destinations in Southern Denmark

Every destination in this guide in Southern Denmark, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Odense185,48022June to AugustODE · 9 km
Kolding63,64522June and JulyBLL · 34 km
Esbjerg71,55417June and JulyEBJ · 9 km
Vejle62,01117June to AugustBLL · 24 km

Where to stay

Places to stay in Southern Denmark

1 place to stay in Southern Denmark from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.

Place to stayWhereTypeRooms
Hotel Odeon
Odeons Kvarter 11, 5000 Odensen
hotel
Odensehotel234

Where to stay

More hotels in Southern Denmark

77 hotels in Southern Denmark recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit Southern Denmark

From the climate of 4 destinations in Southern Denmark with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 44 °C63 mm
February0 of 44 °C52 mm
March0 of 47 °C44 mm
April0 of 412 °C36 mm
May0 of 416 °C48 mm
June4 of 419 °C62 mm
July4 of 421 °C65 mm
August2 of 421 °C81 mm
September0 of 418 °C74 mm
October0 of 413 °C90 mm
November0 of 48 °C74 mm
December0 of 45 °C72 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Southern Denmark

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Southern Denmark name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Billund

BLL · Billund Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations24 km from the closest
medium airport · Esbjerg

EBJ · Esbjerg Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations8.9 km from the closest
large airport · Odense

ODE · Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 3 destinations9.1 km from the closest
medium airport · Sønderborg

SGD · Sønderborg Airport

Named by 1 destination61 km from the closest
medium airport · Sylt, Germany

GWT · Westerland Sylt Airport

Named by 1 destination62 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Southern Denmark, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Denmark

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Apr · Maundy Thursday3 Apr · Good Friday5 Apr · Easter Sunday6 Apr · Easter Monday14 May · Ascension Day24 May · Pentecost25 May · Pentecost Monday25 Dec · Christmas Day26 Dec · Second Day of Christmas

Nearby

Regions near Southern Denmark

Other regions of Denmark with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Denmark travel guide · All regions of Denmark

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.