Greenland

Visas

Danish and other Scandinavian citizens do not need a visa for Greenland, but your passport needs to be valid for at least three months after your visit. Generally, if you need a visa for entering Denmark, you also need to apply for a special visa for entering Greenland. Visas for entering the Schengen-area (including Denmark) do not automatically apply for Greenland. Visas are available from the Danish embassy or where you usually would apply for a Danish visa. If you stay for more than three months you need to apply for a residence permit at the police station. If you stay on the typical tourist paths you do not need any permissions, but any expeditions (including any trips to the national park, which by definition are expeditions) need a special permit from the Danish polar center. If travelling with an agency they will usually take care of the paperwork for you. If you are entering or travelling through Thule Air Base, you need a permission from the Danish department of foreign affairs, since it is a US military area (doesn't apply for children u. 15, Danish police and military, US military or US diplomats). See Qaanaaq for details.

By plane

Flights to Greenland will almost always go to one of two airports: Kangerlussuaq (Danish: Søndre Strømfjord, English: Sondrestrom) or Narsarsuaq. From there local flights or boats will take you to your final destination. Air Greenland [2] has several flights per week from Copenhagen, Denmark to Kangerlussuaq or Narsarsuaq. Air Iceland [3] operates a regular flight from Reykjavik to Kulusuk, Kangerlussuaq, and Nuuk; one to Ittoqqortoormiit, and another to Narsarsuaq. (Note that they use the Danish place names for some of these.) One popular day excursion is to fly from Reykjavik to Nanortalik, where traditional handicrafts are on sale, before returning to the comparative comforts of Iceland. SAS [4] opens a new route to Kangerlussuaq in may 2007. Atlantic Airways [5] has several flights per week from Vága airport in Faroe Islands (via Reykjavik) to Narsarsuaq. Scientific and technical personnel traveling from North America for research purposes typically fly into Kangerlussuaq aboard New York Air National Guard C-130s. Air Greenland also offers flights to Greenland from Baltimore/Washington International Airport. If you are looking for the airport, the name of Greenland's airport service is Mittarfeqarfiit.

By boat

There is no ferry service from Europe or North America. However, there are cruise ships from both continents that visit Greenland.