Getting to Aarhus
There are two airports in the area, Aarhus (Tirstrup) and Billund.
Aarhus Airport is small and has arrivals from Copenhagen (8 flights/day), London Stansted (2 flights/day), Oslo, Stockhom and Gothenburg. The London Stansted flights 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 40 minute bus ride to get in
to the centre of Aarhus which costs 80DKK, and stops within 50 metres of
the hotel. Bus service
timetable.
Billund Airport is much larger and has arrivals from Paris CDG, Berlin TXL, London LGW, Brussels, Dublin, Copenhagen and many others.
The bus ride into the centre of Aarhus takes ~1hr and 20 minutes and costs 150DKK. The bus stops within a short walk of the hotel.
The main train station in Aarhus is in the centre of the city, ~50 metres from the hotel. 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.
Click here for
a map of the area around the train station and the Plaza Hotel which also
shows the bus stops for the services from Aarhus and Billund Airports.
To walk from the hotels in the centre of the city to the Institute of Physics and Astronomy (IFA) takes approximately 20 minutes.
Map of town centre indicating approximate positions of hotels and the Institute
However, if you prefer, several bus services
are available to the University.
Map
showing the relevant stops in the centre of the city and near the institute.
An alternative map showing the
route of bus 7.
The hotel and the University are both in Zone 1.
Bus Timetables
Number 4/24 : Buses leave the centre of town every 10 minutes until 18:00, then 2 an hour until 23:30
Number 7 : Buses leave the centre of town every 12 minutes until 18:00, then 2 an hour until 23:30
Number 17: Buses leave the centre of town every 30 minutes until 23:30
Number 26: Buses leave the centre of town
every 30 minutes until 23:30
Bus Tickets
A single ticket bought on a bus (ticket machine, no notes) will cost 17,- DKK and is valid in all zones for 2 hours.
A multi-ride 'klippekort' can be bought in most newsagents for 105,- DKK which allows 10 journeys within zones 1 & 2 (which includes the University) and is valid for 2 hours.
(A klippekort can generally be obtained from newsagents/kiosks)