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Getting in

By plane

Denmark is served by two major and several minor airports.
  • Copenhagen Airport is the largest airport in Scandinavia. The airport is located at the town Kastrup on the island Amager, 8 km from central Copenhagen. The airport is connected by train to Copenhagen Central Station and beyond as well as Malmo and other towns in Sweden. One way fare to Copenhagen Central station is 27 Danish kr. and the train leaves every 10 minutes. Buses and taxis are also available.
    • Sterling, SAS Scandinavian, and others connect Copenhagen with many cities in Europe and beyond.
    • EasyJet serve Copenhagen from London Stansted and Berlin Schoenefeld.
  • Aarhus Airport is located on the Djursland peninsula 44 km north east of Aarhus, 50 km from Randers, 90 km from Silkeborg, 99 km fra Horsens, 98 km from Viborg and 138 km from Aalborg. An airport shuttlebus connects the airport to Aarhus Central Station from where you can reach the rest of Jutland by Train.
    • Ryanair offers connection to London Stansted Airport
    • SAS Scandinavian offers frequent domestic service to its Copenhagen hub.
    • British Airways offers regional services to Oslo, Gothenburg and Stockholm.
  • Billund Airport in South-Central Jutland is located in the town Billund, 29 km from Vejle, 65 km from Esbjerg, 104 km from Odense, 100 km from Aarhus, 210 km from Aalborg, and 262 km from Copenhagen. The airport is connected by buses to major cities and towns in the region. Taxis are also available.
    • Sterling and others connect the region with several cities in Europe.
  • Malmö-Sturup Airport is located 61 km from Copenhagen and offers low-fares flights with Ryanair (ends in November 2007) and Wizzair. An Airport shuttlebus connects the airport with Copenhagen central station. FlyBus charges 10 pounds / 100DK for the ride.

By train

Map of train lines in Denmark
  • Rejseplanen travel planner
There are five direct trains per day from Hamburg to Copenhagen, approximately every two to three hours.Denmark These trains are loaded onto a ferry for the sea passage from Puttgarten to Rødby, and the total journey time is around 4.5 hours. There are also two train lines to Jutland from Hamburg, one via Padborg and the other via Tønder. Trains run every twenty minutes from Malmö to Copenhagen. The total journey time is 35 minutes.

By bus

Graahundbus, Eurolines, and Abildskou run buses between european and danish destinations. Special Bus route E55 Berlin – Copenhagen Berolina Berlin DKK 200 (7 hours).

By boat

  • Scandlines run ferries from Puttgarden to Rødby on Lolland and from Rostock to Gedser on Falster, as well as a ferry from Sassnitz to Rønne on Bornholm.
  • Smyril Line run a ferry from Seyðisfjörður (Iceland) via Tórshavn (Faroe Islands), Lerwick (Shetland Islands) and Bergen (Norway) to Hanstholm in Northern Jutland.
  • Color Line run ferries from Oslo and Kristiansand to Hirtshals and from Larvik to Fredrikshavn in Northern Jutland.
  • DFDS Seaways run a ferry from Oslo via Helsingborg (Sweden) to Copenhagen on Zealand.
  • Fjordline run a ferry from Bergen via Haugesund and Egersund to Hanstholm in Northern Jutland.
  • Stena Line run a ferry from Oslo to Frederikshavn.
  • Bornholmstrafikken run a ferry from Ystad to Rønne on Bornholm.
  • Scandlines and HH-Ferries both run ferries from Helsingborg to Elsinore (Helsingør) on Eastern Zealand.
  • Stena Line run a ferry from Varberg to Grenaa in Eastern Jutland.
  • DFDS Seaways run a ferry from Harwich to Esbjerg in South-Western Jutland.


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