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Travel to Aarhus

Copenhagen airport is the largest airport in Denmark, but there are also two smaller airports in the area, Aarhus (Tirstrup) and Billund (see the map below).

Aarhus Airport (AAR)

  • Aarhus Airport (Tirstrup) is small and has arrivals from Copenhagen (x 6 flights a day), London (Stansted), Oslo, Stockhom and Gothenburg.

    The London flights are from Stansted and are operated by Ryanair. Flights have to be booked directly with Ryanair either online or by phone. The other flights into Aarhus Airport are operated by SAS (from Copenhagen) and British Airways (others) and can be booked through a travel agent.

  • There is a 45 minute bus ride to the centre of Aarhus which costs 90 DKK, and stops both close to the University (see the map directly below) and in the centre of the city (see map at the bottom of the page).  Click here for the timetable for this bus service (lufthavn=airport).
  • Further information regarding Aarhus airport can be found at https://www.aar.dk/ which gives details (in Danish only) of flights, the bus service and car rental.

Billund Airport (BLL)

  • Billund Airport is much larger than Aarhus Airport and has arrivals from Paris CDG, London LGW, Brussels, Amsterdam, Munich, Dublin, Copenhagen and many others. Ryanair fly into Billund airport from Birmingham, London Stansted, Barcelona, Dublin, Edinburgh, Milan and Pisa.
  • The bus ride into the centre of Aarhus takes ~1hr and 30 minutes and costs 180DKK. The bus stops in the centre of the city, next to the SAS Radisson Hotel. The location of the stop is shown on the map at the bottom of this page. The timetable for this bus service and other information about Billund Airport can be found at http://www.bll.dk (in English and Danish). 

Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

Copenhagen Airport is the largest airport in Denmark, with hundreds of flights a day from around the world. To reach Aarhus from this airport you need to either take a connecting flight into Aarhus airport or take a train.

  • By air from Copenhagen to Aarhus: The flight takes only 20 minutes and if your flight into Copenhagen is with one of the Star Alliance airlines you can usually buy the connecting flight to Aarhus included in the ticket.
    You will then need to take the airport bus into the centre of Aarhus (see above).
  • By train from Copenhagen to Aarhus: There is a direct train from the airport to the centre of Aarhus which takes about 3 hrs 30 mins and leaves every hour at 40 minutes past the hour. (There are other trains which require a change at Copenhagen main railway station). The price of a one way ticket is 325 DKK and to reserve a seat is 25 DKK (recommended for journeys during peak hours in the morning and evening). For more information see the train information below.

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Ferries

Current timetables for ferries to Zealand (Aarhus-Odden/Aarhus-Kalundborg):

 

Aarhus main train station

  • The main train station in Aarhus is in the centre of the city. There is a direct service from Copenhagen to Aarhus which takes about 3 hours, with at least one train an hour. Click here for the DSB journey planner to find more about train services within Denmark.

  • There are also some train connections to other European countries, including a daily, direct train from Berlin, which takes about 6 hrs 30 mins.
    The Deutsche Bahn (DB) online timetable.

Map

The map below shows the location of the bus stops for Aarhus (Tirstrup) and Billund airports and the main train station.