Sleeping in Airports

Aalborg Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or are just quickly passing through, our Aalborg Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit.  Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

AAL Airport Overview

aalborg airport guideTo help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Aalborg Airport.

What to Expect

Aalborg Airport (code: AAL) consists of a two-level, single terminal with arrivals and check-in on the lower level and security screening and gates on the second level. Snack food is available landside, and there are a few eateries and souvenir stores on the airside, with open hours based upon the first and last departures of each day. Staff and security are described as pleasant and efficient, and the airport offers free WiFi to help you pass the time. Economy class passengers can pay to use the airport lounge, which also offers food and beverages. See Airport Lounges in the guide below for locations and rates.

Sleeping in Aalborg Airport

The airport is open 24 hours. Travellers report plenty of soft benches and secluded nooks conducive to sleeping are available. For uninterrupted sleep, there is a hotel at the airport and some others nearby. See Airport Hotels in the guide below or read traveller airport reviews for more tips.

To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. You can also visit the airport’s website for current information. For more airport information, scroll down to explore more in our Aalborg Airport Guide.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.  For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.

Airport Hours

The terminal is open 24 hours. (This is unconfirmed post-Covid. If you can confirm this info, click here to update this airport guide.)

Rest & Relaxation Zones

There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.

Airport Hotels

If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there is a hotel connected to Aalborg Airport and more hotels nearby.

  • Buhlmann Airport Hotel Aalborg – This hotel is connected to the terminal. As a hotel guest, you can check in your bag at the airport up to 23 hours prior to departure. Day rooms are available from DKK 718. » Check Rates

Visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Aalborg Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.

Airport Lounges

Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships

Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter by paying at the door, purchasing a lounge pass, or using a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and learn how to gain access with just an economy class ticket!

  • Aalborg Airport Lounge – Location: Terminal 1, Airside. Lounge Access: Pay at the door • Prepaid lounge pass • Lounge membership programs.

Related Pages: Aalborg Airport Lounges

Drinking Water

A reader (June 2024) tells us you can drink the water from the tap and fill your bottles throughout the terminal.

Food & Drinks

There are no 24-hour restaurants available; however, these food options are available:

  • Landside: vending machines.
  • Airside: DELI  • Penny Lane • Heineken Gastro Pub

Luggage Storage & Lockers

Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.

Mobile Charging

In January 2019, a reader told us that mobile charging can be found throughout the airport, including under the gate seats.

Showers

Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.

WiFi/Internet

Free WiFi is available at Aalborg Airport. Connect to the “AALfree” network.

More Airport Information

More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover

ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? An ATM operated by Danske Bank is available. Fees may apply, so check your bank’s fee schedule and daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Location: Landside, Ground Floor, near the Check-In on the ground floor, to the left of Entrance 1. The machine dispenses DKK, USD, and GBP. There are no ATMs available airside.

Children’s Play Areas – A climbing frame, toys, and a TV with cartoons are available in the terminal’s soft and colourful play area on the 1st floor, above the dining area.

Duty-Free & Shopping – A duty-free shop is available airside on the ground floor. Hours: two hours before first scheduled flight departure – last scheduled flight departure.

Family Services – Unknown.

Medical Services – Unknown.

Parking – The first hour of parking is free.

SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.

Smoking – Smoking is not permitted inside the terminal. The ban also applies to e-cigarettes. You will need to smoke outside the terminal before you proceed through security.

Tax Refund – Information not available. If you have information about the tax refund program, click here to update this airport guide.

Airlines
Aalborg Airport is served by the following airlines: AirBaltic • Atlantic Airways • DAT • • KLM • Norwegian • Pegasus Airlines • Ryanair • Scandinavian Airlines • SunExpress • Volotea.
Airport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport

Bus

Public buses can be taken to/from Aalborg Airport. For route maps, schedules and fares, visit the Aalborg Airport website.

Car Rentals

On-site car rental agencies include Alamo • Avis • Budget • Enterprise • Europcar • Hertz • National • Sixt.

Hotel Shuttles

At the time of this update, we could not find any hotels that provide an airport shuttle. See also Airport Hotels above.

Limousine

Available by reservation: Aarhus Business Car • Limousine Nordjylland • Limo Group Denmark

Available upon arrival: Solhop – Airport Taxi Transfers

Taxis

Taxis are available 24 hours a day in the ground transportation area. All taxis are metered, and reservations are not required.

Last updated: 2024-08-26

This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning.  All information, including rates and hours, is subject to change at any time without notice.   The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers, and their websites. We are not representatives of any of the above-mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or  write a review.