Århus

Aarhus is Denmark's second largest city with 268,000 inhabitants. The history of Aarhus goes back more than a thousand years and it is one of the true Viking towns. It has an outstanding location - encircled by woods and bordered by beaches the city lies in a shielded spot inviting you to enjoy its several attractions. Best known and treasured is probably the open-air museum "The Old Town" with more than 75 half timbered houses from every part of Denmark. A few miles south from the Centre lies another three-star attraction, the Museum of Prehistory at Moesgaard. Aarhus is an educational and cultural centre and the very soul of the city is the charming blend of a provincial town and a big city, which makes you feel at home and welcome.

Travel Information

By plane

Aarhus Airport/Tirstrup, which is located 40 km north of Aarhus, is connected to Copenhagen International Airport through 11 daily departures on week-days, 6 departures on Saturdays and 6 on Sundays. The flying time is 35 minutes. In Copenhagen a free transit bus links the International and the Domestic Terminals (Hall 6 for Aarhus). Aarhus Airport/Tirstrup also has direct international flight connections to Gothenburg, London, Oslo, and Stockholm.
An Airport Bus (45 min, DKK 55) connects the Airport with the city of Aarhus (the Railway Station) departing after each arrival. From Aarhus the general rule is that the bus leaves the Railway Station 70 min. before the departure time.

Billund Airport, located 100 km south of Aarhus, has direct international flight connections to Amsterdam, Bergen, Bruxelles, Chania (Crete), Dublin, Edinburgh, Fagernes (Norway), Frankfurt, Faroe Islands, Gothenburg via Aarhus, Kaunas via Palanga (Lithuania), London/Gatwick, Malaga, Manchester, Munich, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Perugia, Stavanger, and Stockholm.
There is a bus connection to Aarhus (the SAS Radisson Hotel near the Concert Hall) and stops at Viby Hotel Kong Christian X (1,5 h, DKK 130).

Timetable for the bus Billund - Aarhus (valid 27 October, 2002 - 29 March, 2003)
	Weekdays	Saturdays	Sundays
From Billund	02.30	02.30	02.30
	07.40	07.40	07.40
	11.30	11.30	11.30
	12.15	12.15	12.15
	16.15		16.15
	17.00	17.00	17.00
		20.45
	21.15		21.15
	21.45		21.45

From Aarhus	04.30	04.30	04.30
	05.30	05.30	05.30
	09.15	09.15	09.15
	14.10	14.10	14.10
	15.00	15.00	15.00
	18.00		18.00
	18.45		18.45
	23.00	23.00	23.00

Today's departures/arrivals:

By train

From Southern and Central Europe there are connections via Hamburg/Flensburg. If you want to travel at night, it is sometimes an advantage to go via Copenhagen. Travel time from Hamburg to Aarhus is about 5 hours. You may have to change trains up to 3 times. From Scandinavian countries you can travel via Copenhagen or by ferry to Frederikshavn or Grenaa and from there by train or bus to Aarhus.

From Copenhagen there is train connection every 30 minutes to Aarhus with comfortable direct Inter-City trains (seat reservation is compulsory and costs DKK 20). The travel is about 3 hours. There is also a connection by train and catamaran ferry via Kalundborg also with travel time about 3 hours.

The Danish State Railways have more information (in danish).

By Car

From Southern and Central Europe the route is via Hamburg. Driving time from Hamburg is 4-5 hours on the motor-way. From Scandinavian countries you should take one of the ferries arriving in Northern Jutland (Frederikshavn, Hirtshals or Grenaa). You may cross Storebælt also by car via the bridge from Sjælland to Fyn (there will be a fee of approx. DKK 260; More information is available). As of July 1, 2000 Sjælland is now connected to Sweden via a bridge/tunnel. The fee for crossing the bridge is approx. DKK 260.

Hotel Information

Please find below a list of some of the Hotels in Aarhus. Some prices require that the reservation is made by a Danish governmental institution.

Hotel name	Price range (DKK) (Breakfast incl.)	Remarks

Radisson SAS	cat.A	(+45) 8612 8665, Margrethepladsen 1, 8000 Århus C Located 5 min from the railway station, SAS Bus (from Tirstrup) stops in front of the hotel.
Plaza	cat.A	(+45) 8612 4122, Banegårdsplads 14, 8000 Århus C Located near the railway station.
Ritz	cat.A	(+45) 8613 4444, Banegårdsplads 12, 8000 Århus C Located near the railway station.
La Tour	cat.B	(+45) 8616 7888, Randersvej 139, 8200 Århus N Located north of the city centre. 15 min walk to the University.
CAB INN Hotel	cat.B	(+45) 8675 7000, Kannikegade 14, 8000 Århus C Located in the centre of Århus, about 15 min walk to the University.
PUC, Pressens Uddannelses Center	cat.C	(+45) 8732 4500, Høegh Gulbergsgade 4, 8000 Århus C Located very close to the Department of Mathematical Sciences, about 5 min walk. Common bathroom on the corridor. Rooms with bath are available - price ~485. Check-in is only possible during normal working hours.
Get-In	cat.C	(+45) 8610 8614 , Jens Baggesensvej 43, 8200 Århus N Located close to the Department of Mathematical Sciences, about 10 min walk. Common bathroom on the corridor. Rooms with bath are available - price ~ 350. Shared rooms can also be reserved at a reduced price.
Århus City Sleep-In	cat.D	(+45) 8619 2055, Havnegade 20, 8000 Århus C Dormitory-like with 3-10 people per room (bring sleeping-bag/linen or rent linen), about 15 min walk from the Department. Centrally placed, hence rather noisy sometimes.
Århus vandrerhjem	cat.D	(+45) 8616 7298, Marienlundsvej 10, Risskov Dormitory-like with 3-10 people per room (bring sleeping-bag/linen or rent linen).

The times are walking times. From the railway station it takes about 30 min to walk to the University. There is also a bus connection (bus no. 4 in the direction "Frydenlund") every 10th minute.
The prices are approximate and depends on the season and availability.

When breakfast is not included in the price (like for the hostels), we recommend that you (on weekdays) have your breakfast in the Canteen of the Department of Mathematical Sciences (it opens at 8.00). It is cheap and rather good.

Finding the Mathematics department

First find Denmark and Århus

Then check the Århus map to see how to get to campus (postscript file) or the gif-format map with zoom-possibility.

Finally, find the Department of Mathematical Sciences on the University map

The departments information office is located in the corner between the buildings 530 and 531 (see the building overview map) or the photo of the department (100 kB) and all of campus (632 kB)

This document, http://www.maphysto.dk/oldpages/info_material/travel.html, was last modified January 19, 2004. Questions or comments to the contents of this document should be directed to maphysto@maphysto.dk.