Odense
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen.
Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2026, the city proper had a population of 187,558 while Odense Municipality had a population of 213,168, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense, which includes all municipalities in the Province of Funen, with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022.
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Worth seeing in and around Odense
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Southern Denmark
The University of Southern Denmark has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand.
3.9 km · University in Denmark · Wikipedia - 02St. Canute's Cathedral
St. Canute's Cathedral, also known as Odense Cathedral, is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint, otherwise Canute IV. It is a fine example of Brick Gothic architecture.
100 m · cathedral in Denmark · Wikipedia - 03Odense Stadium
Odense Stadium is an association football stadium in the Bolbro district of Odense, Denmark. Nicknamed Folkets Teater by Jack Johnson, it has been the home ground of Odense Boldklub since the 1940s and since 2021 for Odense Boldklub Q. The stadium has previously hosted select matches for FC Fyn, Boldklubben 1909, and Boldklubben 1913.
2.4 km · football stadium in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 04Odense Letbane
The Odense Light Rail is a tram system in Odense, Denmark. The first phase opened on 28 May 2022.
1.8 km · tram system in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 05Odinstårnet
Odinstårnet was an observation tower located on Bolbro Bakke in Odense, Denmark.
3.6 km · destroyed observation tower in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 06Hans Christian Andersen Museum
The Hans Christian Andersen Museum, or H.C. Andersens Odense, is a set of museums/buildings dedicated to the famous author Hans Christian Andersen in Odense, Denmark, some of which, at various times in history, have functioned as the main Odense-based museum on the author. It consists of the H.C. Andersens Hus, Ville Vau, the Hans Christian Andersen Garden, and the separately located H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home.
300 m · museum in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 07Nonnebakken
Nonnebakken is a hill in Odense, Denmark. It is the site of one of Denmark's six former Viking ring castles, built during the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard, who had forced his father Harold Bluetooth to leave the country and seek refuge with the Jomsvikings on Wollin around 975.
400 m · circular viking fort in Denmark · Wikipedia - 08Danish Railway Museum
The Danish Railway Museum is the national railway museum of Denmark, located in the city of Odense. Established in 1975, it is situated in a former engine shed adjacent to the city's main railway station.
800 m · railway museum in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 09St. Alban's Church
St. Alban's Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Odense, Denmark.
200 m · church in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia - 10Odense Teater
Odense Teater is a theatre in the city of Odense in Denmark. It dates back to 1796, making it Denmark's second-oldest theatre.
400 m · theater in Odense, Denmark · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Brandts Klædefabrik
- 02Hans Christian Andersen Museum
- 03Danish Railway Museum
Dannebrogsgade 24, fax: +45 66 19 02 20, jbmuseum@dsb.dk.
- 04Hans Christian Andersen's House
Hans Jensens Stræde 45, museum@odense.dk.
- 05Hans Christian Andersen's Garden
Large flower arrangements, a river and an ice cream shop make this park an ideal location for a picnic.
- 06Odense Zoo
One Denmark's biggest tourist attractions is the Odense zoo, covering almost 4 hectares on both sides the Odense River.
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Things to do
- 01Odense Golfklub
Green fees: M-Th 275 kr, weekends and holidays 325 kr.
- 02Odense Go-Kart-Hal
Cikorievej 32, fax: +45 70 25 02 20, info@gokart-hal.dk.
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Where to eat
- 01Emils Hot House
Happy Chicken, Vestergade 17 (next to the Town Hall),.
- 02Cafe du Nord
Vestergade 20 (near the Town Hall),.
- 03Cuckoo's Nest
Stylish but relaxed cafe-bar in the front, with a courtyard restaurant in the back.
- 04Restaurant Hans Christian
Claus Bergsgade 7 (near Odense Train Station).
- 05Café Chino
Brandts Passage 6-8, chino@cafechino.dk.
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Getting to Odense
- Airports
- Odense Hans Christian Andersen (ODE), 10 km · Billund (BLL), 86 km · Aarhus (AAR), 102 km
- Stations
- Hans Christian Andersen Airport, 9.7 km · Odense station, 700 m
- Billund → Odense89 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · kr70–95
- Aarhus → Odense85 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · kr100–130
- Copenhagen → Odense140 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · kr110–150
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Odense
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Odense. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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- Get aroundIf you have not brought your own bike, the company Donkey Republic rent out bikes through an app.
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