Getting to Aarhus and Aarhus University
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By air:
Aarhus Airport is located 40 km north of the city and offers various direct international flights to European capital cities including direct flights between Aarhus Airport and Copenhagen Airport. The flight takes 35 minutes. Please see Travelling to/from Copenhagen Airport below. Please visit the Aarhus Airport website for information on flight arrival/departure times. There is an airport bus line, bus 925X from Aarhus Airport to Aarhus with departures every 20 minutes after each flight arrival, from just outside the main entrance. Tickets can be bought directly from the driver. The fare is DKK 128 and it takes about 45-50 min. to reach downtown Aarhus. The bus stops at the Aarhus University main campus, and at Aarhus Main Station.
Travelling to/from Billund Airport
Billund Airport is located 100 km south of Arhus and has direct international flight connections to many European destinations. Please visit the airport website for information on arrivals and departures. There is an airport bus line, bus 912X between Aarhus and Billund airport with several daily departures. The travel time from Billund Airport to downtown Aarhus is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Tickets are sold on the bus for about 166 DKK.
Travelling to/from Copenhagen Airport
Please visit Copenhagen Airport for more information on arrivals and departures by plane. Copenhagen Airport is connected to Aarhus Airport. The flight takes 40 minutes, and is operated by Scandinavian Airlines System. Copenhagen Airport also has direct flight connections to a large number of international destinations. There are also connecting trains directly from Copenhagen Airport to Aarhus, please check the website of the national railway operator DSB – search for connections between “CPH Lufthavn” and “Aarhus H” (Copenhagen Airport and Aarhus Main Station). Train tickets to Aarhus can be bought online, or directly at Copenhagen Airport. The DSB Ticket Sales booth is located in Terminal 3 just above a rolling sidewalk which takes you down to the train. The price is about DKK 450-500 (including seat reservation) for a one-way ticket between Copenhagen Airport and Aarhus Main Station.
By train:
Aarhus lies at one of the most important railway junctions in Denmark. There are hourly departures to the north, south and west. Aarhus has hourly services to and from Copenhagen. There are several daily connections to Sweden, Germany and the rest of Europe. Please visit DSB or DSB Journey Planner to find all your connection route options.
By ferry:
Molslinien offers a ferry connection between Zealand and Aarhus (the Aarhus-Odden route). Please check their website for current timetables.
By car:
Aarhus has direct connections to the great European network of motorways, making it easy to get to most European cities. Hamburg can be reached within roughly four hours. There are also excellent roads to most places in Denmark.
Hotels:
We can recommend the following hotels in central Aarhus:
Extended stay:
If considering an extended stay while visiting, one may explore the VisitAarhus website. A set of personal recommendations will be sent out to participants approximately 14 days before the workshop.
