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Getting to Aarhus (Århus)

  • By flight
    Via Copenhagen Airport on Zealand:
    You may connect Aarhus via Aarhus Airport. Shuttle bus takes you to City Centre in 50 minutes. More info on departures at http://www.midttrafik.dk/køreplaner/flybus
    Via Billund Airport in Jutland:
    You may connect Aarhus via shuttle bus (shuttle bus approx. 2 hours to City Centre of Aarhus) 
    Via Aarhus Airport:
    If you are lucky enough to catch a direct connection from your point of departure, it goes without saying that Aarhus Airport is convenient. Shuttle bus takes 50 minutes to City Centre.
  • By train
    You may connect Aarhus by train, it takes approx. 3h 20 minutes from Copenhagen with easy access from the airport. One way standard ticket: DKK 325,00 + seat reservation at DKK 25,00.For departures please go to: http://www.rejseplanen.dk/
  • By ferry
    Aarhus Harbour has ferry and hydrofoil connections to Copenhagen via Kalundborg. From Scandinavian countries, you can go by ferry to Frederikshavn or Grenaa and from there by bus or train to Aarhus

Getting to Aarhus University

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  • By city bus
    From downtown to Aarhus University: A regular bus ticket can be bought on the rear platform of all city buses, offering unlimited rides throughout Aarhus for two hours. If you plan to take more than three rides in a day, a better option would be to buy a 24-hour tourist ticket which includes a 2 hour, 30 minute guided tour of Aarhus. Tourist tickets can be bought at the tourist office or at newsstands for a reasonable price.

    From downtown, nearly all buses depart just outside Aarhus Railway Station and from the adjacent street "Park Allé", located right between the City Hall Square and the railway station. Buses no. 4, 7, 17, 24, and 26 all stop at the street junction "Langelandsgade/Kaserneboulevarden"; a one-minute walk from the conference location "Kasernen"

  • By taxi
    Taxis can be found in front of Aarhus Railway Station (located downtown), hailed along the street, or called for in advance. Two of the main taxi companies include
    • Aarhus Taxi Tel: +45 89 48 48 48

    • Taxa Motor Tel: +45 70 33 83 38

About Aarhus

Highly accessible and at the geographical heart of Europe, Denmark's second biggest city and port (population approx. 300,000) is renowned for its broad streets and light traffic (in which bicycles figure prominently), its youthful and easygoing atmosphere, and its multi-faceted nightlife. The unofficial capital of Jutland, Aarhus dates back to the Vikings, and its rich history is reflected in fine old buildings which have been complemented in recent times by a great deal of internationally celebrated modern architecture, not least Aarhus University (founded 1928) which often claims to have the most beautiful campus in Scandinavia.

The City has a wealth of excellent restaurants, a fascinating café environment, and a rich musical culture with the Concert Hall, the Aarhus Symphony Orchestr a, and the Danish National Opera. Aarhus also has a large and splendid art museum, ARoS, hosting both a representative Danish collection of major international exhibitions, and a range of excellent historical and archaeological museums, such as The Old Town (consisting of buildings transplanted from all over the country) and the Moesgård Museum, best known as home of the Grauballe Man.

Aarhus has excellent transport connections with destinations throughout Denmark, Scandinavia and Europe by rail, road, air and sea.

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Revised 2010.09.16