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Great Belt Bridge

Located in Slagelse Kommune, Region Zealand Coordinates: 55°20′03″ N 10°58′34″ E

Great Belt Bridge
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Nearest town
Korsør
10 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Copenhagen · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ODE Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport44 km
RKE Copenhagen Roskilde Airport78 km

About Great Belt Bridge

Great Belt Bridge is a landmark. Location: Slagelse Kommune, Region Zealand.

From Wikipedia

The Great Belt Bridge (Danish: Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link (Danish: Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension bridge and a railway tunnel between Zealand and the small island Sprogø in the middle of the Great Belt, and a box-girder bridge for both road and rail traffic between Sprogø and Funen. The total length is 18 kilometres (11 mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1997
Opened
1998
Length
18 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Great Belt Bridge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 5° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (57 mm)
Driest month
February (29 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Great Belt Bridge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°9°14°18°20°20°16°12°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°4°8°12°14°15°12°9°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)422933334250565255535747

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Belt Bridge

The nearest airport is Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Odense, 38 km to the west.

Airports

  • Odense Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) Odense 44 kmwest
  • Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE) Roskilde 78 kmeast
  • Sønderborg Airport (SGD) Sønderborg 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Odense Population: 180.9K 38 kmwest
  • Aarhus Population: 285.3K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Copenhagen Population: 1.2M 107 kmeast
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 125 kmsouthwest
  • Malmö Population: 362.1K 132 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Great Belt Bridge

Within 100 km: 23 historic and cultural sites, 163 natural sites, 133 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Næsbystrand Beach 17 kmNE
  • Dalbystrand Beach 23 kmNE
  • Bildsøstrand Beach 19 kmNE
  • Nordholm Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km113 places

  • Sjælland Island 52 kmE
  • Tåsinge Island 44 kmSW
  • Trolddal Natural site 54 kmNE
  • Store Vrøj Beach 47 kmN

60–100 km187 places

  • Als Island 78 kmSW
  • Falster Island 87 kmSE
  • Fehmarn Island 96 kmS
  • Aeroe Island 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Korsør Town, Slagelse Kommune
    10 km E
  • Nyborg City, Nyborg Kommune
    12 km W
  • Forlev Village, Slagelse Kommune
    19 km E
  • Slipshavn Village, Nyborg Kommune
    11 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources