Travel information
Getting to Århus in Denmark is easy. Denmark is a peninsula in Northern Europe, which means you can go by car or train from any of the North European countries. The E45 motorway brings you directly to Århus from Hamburg in Germany.
Flights from any part of the world bring you to two airports close to Århus. Arriving at Copenhagen Airport you have the choice of transferring to Aarhus Airport (the official event airport) or Billund Airport (next to Legoland). You may also choose to go by fast train, or rent a car. Billund and Aarhus Airport are running a shuttle bus service directly to Aarhus.
Please note that the Organizing Committee will only arrange shuttle buses for teams arriving the 10 July 2008 to Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Airport (AAR)
Situated less than a 40 minutes drive north east of Århus, Aarhus Airport has 8 daily flights to and from Copenhagen Airport. This route is operated by SAS and takes 30 minutes. Four airlines are operating from Aarhus Airport: SAS, British Airways, Finnair and Ryanair the last one offering low price fares to London and other European cities. For more information see also www.aar.dk
Copenhagen Airport(CPH)
With 65 airlines operating from Copenhagen Airport, Copenhagen Airport is Scandinavia’s biggest with a numerous of international and intercontinental connexions. For more information se www.cph.dk
Billund Airport (BLL)
Billund Airport is the second largest airport in Denmark with direct international services from 26 major destinations in Europe. Billund is one hour drive from Århus and offers daily flights from a number of European airports. For more information see www.bll.dk
Public shuttle transport from Aarhus and Billund Airport
From Billund Airport and Aarhus Airport there are public airport bus services for the on-going transfer of passengers to Århus. There are 10 daily bus departures from Billund Airport, and 11 from Aarhus Airport.
Arriving by Car
Denmark has an efficient road network allowing easy driving access to the city of Århus. From Hamburg in Germany it is only a 3-hour drive and Danish and German motorways are toll free.
Car/minivan rental is convenient with several car rental companies having offices at the airports.
By Train
Denmark has an efficient train network with a direct service to the centre of Århus from Copenhagen Airport. Travel time is 3.0 – 3.5 hours between Århus and Copenhagen Airport. There are 1-2 train departures every hour.
For further information see www.dsb.dk
Car/minivan rental
At Aarhus Airport as well as the other airports you will find car rental agencies such as Hertz, Europcar, Avis and Budget. Most of these agencies run offices in Århus too.
Transportation in Århus
The Organizers will provide shuttle busses between the hotels, the meeting point "Toldboden" and the dinghy park at the Århus Yachting Harbour. However, all venues are within walking distance so you will never find your self lost or stuck anywhere just because you "missed the bus" - and if you did, the city has an extended public transportation network wich for just DKK 18 brings you everywhere.
Furthermore, the city offers a public bike service with more than 400 bikes availabel for your use free of charge 24 hours a day - all you have to do is to insert a DKK 20 coin in the slot, just like at the supermarket, and the bike is "yours" just until you release the lock at any city bike stand in the town - and yes, you'll even get your money back!!
One of Århus' 400 free city bikes.