Why go
- City in Uppland, Sweden.
- Served by Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN).
History
Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Airports
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 29 km to the centre
Stockholm, AB, SE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 51 airlines (Scandinavian Airlines System, Norwegian Air Shuttle, NextJet, Maastricht Airlines…) · direct flights to 123 destinations incl. London, Berlin, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Barcelona… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 51 airlines, 123 direct destinations
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (737-800, 737-700, 736, 717, 737-700, S20…) · 72 routes: Aalborg, Addis Ababa*, Alicante, Amsterdam, Ängelholm, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing*, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Brussels, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Gallivare, Geneva, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Helsinki*, Istanbul, Kalamata, Kalkmar, Kiruna, Kramfors*, London, Lulea, Lycksele*, Madrid, Malaga, Malmoe, Malta, Manchester … +32 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 787-8, 737-300) · 49 routes: Ajaccio, Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok*, Barcelona, Belgrade, Bergen, Berlin, Budapest, Catania, Chania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Fort Lauderdale*, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Helsinki, Kiruna, Krakow, Larnaca, London, Los Angeles*, Lulea, Malaga, Malmoe, Manchester, Munich, New York*, Nice, Oakland*, Olbia, Oslo, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Pisa, Prague … +9 more
- NextJet 2N (Saab 340, ATP, ATR) · 13 routes: Gallivare, Halmstad, Joenkoeping, Karlstad, Kramfors, Lycksele, Mariehamn, Ornskoldsvik, Pori, Sandefjord, Vaxjo, Vilhelmina, Visby
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320, J31, ERJ-145) · 7 routes: Baghdad, Erbil*, Hagfors*, Kristianstad*, Mora*, Sulaymaniyah*, Sveg*
- Air China CA (717, 737-800, S20, A330-300, 736, 737-700) · 6 routes: Beijing, Geneva, Gothenborg*, Helsinki, Tampere, Vaasa
- Thai Airways International TG (736, S20, 777-300, 737-700, ATR 72) · 6 routes: Bangkok, London*, Manchester*, Tampere*, Turku*, Vaasa*
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A320, A321, 717, 736, 737-800, 757-200…) · 5 routes: Addis Ababa, Copenhagen, Frankfurt*, Helsinki, Oslo
- Finnair AY (A319, A320, A321, 737-800, 767, Embraer 190) · 4 routes: Berlin*, Helsinki, London*, Vienna*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, 717, 736, 737-800, 737-700, A319…) · 4 routes: Berlin*, Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 3 routes: Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A319, A321, 32S) · 3 routes: Barcelona*, London*, Madrid*
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A319, 736) · 2 routes: Kalamata, Thessaloniki*
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, A321, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 2 routes: Berlin, Vienna*
- Alitalia AZ (A319, A320, 737, A320) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321, 767, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: London*, London
- Germania ST (737-700) · 2 routes: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A319, A321) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Air Baltic BT (737-300, 735, Dash 8-400, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air France AF (A319, A320, A321, A320) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: London*
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A319, A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (CRJ) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- easyJet U2 (A319) · 1 route: Geneva
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Estonian Air OV (Embraer 170, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Etihad Airways EY (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319, A320, A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Berlin*
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Iran Air IR (AB6) · 1 route: Tehran
- Iran Aseman Airlines EP (340) · 1 route: Tehran
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 170, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Luxair LG (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Niki HG (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A320) · 1 route: Gothenborg
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Qantas QF (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- Qatar Airways QR (787-8) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 1 route: Casablanca
- SATA International S4 (A320) · 1 route: Lisbon*
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 1 route: Izmir
- TAP Portugal TP (A320) · 1 route: Lisbon
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (757-200) · 1 route: Newark
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Zoom Airlines Z4 (A321) · 1 route: Erbil
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Uppsala-Sundbro Airfield 8.9 km to the centre
C, SE
Långtora Airfield 31 km to the centre
Enköping, U, SE
Lunda Airfield 40 km to the centre
Gimo, C, SE
Vassunda Private Airfield 16 km to the centre
Vassunda, U, SE
Stockholm - Hova 22 km to the centre
AB, SE
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN); 8 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: ARN has direct flights to 123 destinations on 51 airlines (incl. London, Berlin, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Barcelona…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Uppsala, Sweden. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
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