Hirtshals

By car, bus or train

The European route E39 highway ends in Hirtshals, where cars can continue their journey via ferry to Norway. Nordjyllands trafik selskab route 224 connects to Hjørring several times per day. As does the private railway; Nordjyske Jernbaner every 30-60 minutes throughout the day.

By ferry

• Color Line

  phone: +45 99 56 20 00
  address: Norgeskajen 2
  Runs two routes out of Hirtshals to destinations in Norway; Kristiansand (3 hrs 15 minutes) and Larvik (3 hrs 45 minuttes).

• Fjord Line

  phone: +45 97 96 30 00
  address: Trailerkajen 1
  Runs a overnight route to Stavanger (11½ hours), continuing onwards to Bergen (19½ hours), both in Norway. The ferry departs Hirtshals Tuesdays at 14.30 and on Thursdays and Sundays at 12.30. Plus a departure just to Stavanger Saturday (8,5 hrs). The same ferries continue Hirtshals- Langesund (4½ hours). There is also a special ferry that runs Hirtshals - Kristiansand in the summer season.

• Smyril Line

  phone: +45 96 55 03 60
  address: Container Kajen 4
  The only ferry route to the two North Atlantic islands; Faroe Islands (Torshavn) and Iceland (Seyðisfjörður) - departs weekly.

• Hirtshals Lighthouse

  address: Fyret 2
  Built in 1862 and still in use. It is 35 meter and stands on a 27 meter mound giving a fantastic view of the surrounding countryside as well as the sea.

• Nordsøen Oceanarium

  phone: +45 9894 4188
  address: Willemoesvej 2
  Among the biggest aquariums in Europe, with a massive 22x33 metre aquarium with more than 4.5 million litres of water and 2-3,000 fish from the North Sea. There is also a big outdoor aquarium with seals and a show area, and several smaller habitat and theme tanks.

• Hotel Hirtshals

  phone: +45 98 94 20 77
  address: Havnegade 2
  Large hotel located right at the harbour in the city centre, in modern and newly renovated buildings around the old village inn.

• Hotel Strandlyst

  phone: +45 98 97 70 76
  address: Strandvejen 20, Tornby
  40 rooms in a hotel from 1895 in a red brick building near the beach, also has a restaurant.

• Motel Nordsøen

  phone: +45 98 94 57 00
  address: Niels Juelsvej 32
  Family run, reasonably priced motel near the oceanarium

• Munch's Hotel

  phone: +45 98 97 71 15
  address: Strandvej 31, Tornby
  A small beach front hotel with 5 rooms some 6 kilometres south of the city centre. The hotel also has a small restaurant with sea view, and rents out vacation homes in the same area.

• Skaga Hotel

  phone: +45 98 94 55 00
  address: Willemoesvej 1
  A large and modern 4 star hotel near the centre but away from the beach. Accepts pets for a small extra fee.

• Hirtshals Camping