--- title: "Odense – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Odense, Denmark: Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. Nearby: University of Southern Denmark, St.…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/odense" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/odense.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Pediment_Odense_Teater_Denmark.jpg/1920px-Pediment_Odense_Teater_Denmark.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- City in Denmark · South Denmark # Odense Odense is the third largest city in Denmark and the largest city on the island of Funen. ![Odense](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Pediment_Odense_Teater_Denmark.jpg/1920px-Pediment_Odense_Teater_Denmark.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Odense · Jebulon The place 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 1. University of Southern Denmark The University of Southern Denmark has campuses located in Southern Denmark and on Zealand. 3.9 km · University in Denmark · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_Denmark) 2. St. 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Canute%27s_Cathedral) 3. Odense 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense_Stadium) 4. Odense 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense_Light_Rail) 5. Odinstårnet Odinstårnet was an observation tower located on Bolbro Bakke in Odense, Denmark. 3.6 km · destroyed observation tower in Odense, Denmark · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odinst%C3%A5rnet) 6. Hans 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen_Museum) 7. Nonnebakken 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonnebakken) 8. Danish 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Railway_Museum) 9. St. Alban's Church St. Alban's Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Odense, Denmark. 200 m · church in Odense, Denmark · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Alban%27s_Church,_Odense) 10. Odense 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense_Teater) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Brandts Klædefabrik 2. Hans Christian Andersen Museum 3. Danish Railway Museum Dannebrogsgade 24, fax: +45 66 19 02 20, jbmuseum@dsb.dk. 4. Hans Christian Andersen's House Hans Jensens Stræde 45, museum@odense.dk. 5. Hans Christian Andersen's Garden Large flower arrangements, a river and an ice cream shop make this park an ideal location for a picnic. 6. Odense Zoo One Denmark's biggest tourist attractions is the Odense zoo, covering almost 4 hectares on both sides the Odense River. From [Wikivoyage: Odense](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Odense), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do 1. Odense Golfklub Green fees: M-Th 275 kr, weekends and holidays 325 kr. 2. Odense Go-Kart-Hal Cikorievej 32, fax: +45 70 25 02 20, info@gokart-hal.dk. From [Wikivoyage: Odense](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Odense), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat 1. Emils Hot House Happy Chicken, Vestergade 17 (next to the Town Hall),. 2. Cafe du Nord Vestergade 20 (near the Town Hall),. 3. Cuckoo's Nest Stylish but relaxed cafe-bar in the front, with a courtyard restaurant in the back. 4. Restaurant Hans Christian Claus Bergsgade 7 (near Odense Train Station). 5. Café Chino Brandts Passage 6-8, chino@cafechino.dk. From [Wikivoyage: Odense](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Odense), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## 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 → Odense 89 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · kr70–95 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/billund-to-odense) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Billund&to=Odense) - Aarhus → Odense 85 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · kr100–130 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aarhus-to-odense) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aarhus&to=Odense) - Copenhagen → Odense 140 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · kr110–150 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/copenhagen-to-odense) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Copenhagen&to=Odense) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Odense) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## 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. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in {{go | name | url | address 55.476667 | long | phone | fax | price Hans Christian Andersen Airport | image Q2896204 | content=The small airfield has been reduced to handling periodic charter flights for package holiday operators. - Get around If you have not brought your own bike, the company Donkey Republic rent out bikes through an app. From [Wikivoyage: Odense](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Odense), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Helsingborg and the Öresund crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/helsingborg) SE 6 ways of moving, 13 sources 162 km 2. [Vlieland](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vlieland) NL 10 ways of moving, 47 sources 422 km 3. [Åland (Mariehamn and Fasta Åland)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aland) FI 12 ways of moving, 21 sources 769 km 4. 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