How do you combine Uppsala and Västerås?
Yes. Uppsala and Västerås combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Uppsala and a full day in Västerås, around 2 days in total.
How the two connect
Uppsala and Västerås are only about 67 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Uppsala is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), about 29 km away; for Västerås it is Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), about 5 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Uppsala
- a full day
- Västerås
- a full day
- Together
- 2 days · about 67 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Uppsala
- Uppsala bloody history 1h- racial biology, 18th century plague, 19th century prostitution etc.
- Uppsala Self-Guided Detective Murder Mystery Game
- The Best of Uppsala: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- Uppsala Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.