HOW TO GET AND MOVE TO DENMARK: FLIGHTS, BUSES, FERRIES AND TRAINS DENMARK

SEARCH HOTELS Destination Arrive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Departure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec     Airports and Flights: Denmark's national airline (together with Norway and Sweden) is Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Copenhagen Airport is the country's largest airport, and also the biggest hub in Scandinavia. Denmark has flies from almost all the European countries. Scheduled services from the UK and Ireland: Scandinavian Airlines: Flies to Copenhagen every day from London Heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Manchester and Aberdeen.  Flies from Dublin to Copenhagen three times daily. The airline has a codeshare on this route with bmi British Midland.

Ryanair: Flies every day from London Stansted to Aarhus and Billund.  Flies from Dublin to Malmo in Sweden from where there is a dedicated Ryanair coach service to Copenhagen (45 minutes bus ride) and from Dublin to Billund in Jutland.

EasyJet: Flies to Copenhagen every day from London-Stansted.  

British Airways/BA Citiexpress: Flies every day to Copenhagen from Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester. It also operates every day, except Saturday, from Manchester to Billund.  

Bmi – British Midland: Flies every day to Copenhagen from Glasgow/Edinburgh, and from Aberdeen to Esbjerg Monday to Friday.  

Varig: Flies from Heathrow to Copenhagen three times a week, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.  

Sunair of Scandinavia: Flies every day except Saturday from Manchester to Billund. Also serves Billund from Edinburgh on a Thursday and Sunday. Bookable through British Airways.  Flies from Dublin to Billund on a Wednesday and Sunday. Bookable through British Airways.

Aer Lingus: Aer Lingus flies daily from Dublin directly to Copenhagen.  

Atlantic Airways: Flies to the Faroe Islands from Stansted twice a week, Thursdays and Sundays, and from Aberdeen on Mondays and Thursdays.

Scheduled services from the USA and Canada:

Scandinavian Airlines/SAS: The official Scandinavian airline with daily direct connections from the US to Copenhagen. Gateways with daily departures: New York (Newark), Washington, Chicago, Seattle. Routes: Chicago-Copenhagen, 8 1/4 hours. New York-Copenhagen, 7 1/2 hours. Seattle-Copenhagen, 9 1/2 hours. Washington DC-Copenhagen, 8 hours.  

Delta: Routes: Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson)-Copenhagen, 9 hours Daily non-stop service.

Continental Airlines: Routes: New York (Newark) - Copenhagen, 7 1/2 hours Daily non-stop service.

Icelandair: Routes (via Reykjavik, Iceland): Baltimore/Washington-Reykjavík-Copenhagen, 10 hours. Boston-Reykjavík-Copenhagen, 9 hours. Minneapolis/St. Paul-Reykjavík-Copenhagen (summer only), 10 ½ hours. New York (JFK)-Reykjavík-Copenhagen (summer only), 10 hours. Orlando-Reykjavík-Copenhagen (winter only), 12 hours. Halifax-Reykjavik-Copenhagen (May-October), 13 hours.

Sea travel:

From Norway:

Stena Line: Oslo – Frederikshavn

Kystlink: Langesund – Hirtshals

Color Line: Larvik – Hirtshals, Kristiansand – Hirtshals

Master Ferries: Kristiansand – Hanstholm

Fjord Line: Egersund – Hanstholm, Haugesund – Hanstholm, Bergen – Hanstholm

DFDS Seaways: Oslo – Copenhagen

From Sweden:

Stena Line: Göteborg – Frederikshavn, Varberg – Grenå

Scandlines: Helsingborg – Elsinore

HH Ferries: Helsingborg – Elsinore

Bornholmstrafikken: Ystad - Rønne

From Germany:

Scandlines: Puttgarden – Rødby, Rostock – Gedser

Rmø-Sylt Line: Sylt – Rømø

Bornholmstrafikken: Sassnitz – Rønne

From Poland:

Polferries: Swinoujscie – Rønne, Swinoujscie – Copenhagen

From Iceland:

Smyril Line: Seydisfjördur - Hanstholm

From Faroe Islands:

Smyril Line: Tórshavn - Hanstholm

From the UK and Ireland:

DFDS: DFDS Seaways serves the Harwich to Esbjerg route every other day. The crossing time is 17 hours. DFDS also operates City Cruise Breaks to Legoland and Esbjerg.

Smyril Line: Operates in the summer season only, Lerwick in Shetland to Hanstholm.  

Stena Line: operates the crossing from Ireland to the UK from where DFDS Seaways completes the journey from the UK to Denmark.

Buses:

Denmark is connected to the European Continent and Scandinavia by means of weekly Express Coach connections. 

From European Continent:

Eurolines, Abildskous Busser.

From Scandinavia:

Säfflebussen, Eurolines, Gråhundbus, Swebus.

From the UK:

Eurolines: From London Victoria Coach Station directly to destinations in Denmark, including Copenhagen, Århus and Aalborg.

Longdistance Bus Connections in Denmark:  

The Danish coach and bus networks are extraordinarily extensive, and enable you to reach even the most remote corners of the country. To get from one end of the country to the other it is often quicker to hop on a coach than take the train, because the connection is usually more direct.  Combining the rail and bus services is also very simple, as your train ticket extends to your continued journey on a bus.

Trains:

From Continental Europe:

A number of international trains with sleeping, couchette, and dining cars connect the European continent with Denmark.  

From the UK:

Rail Europe: From London (Liverpool Street) to Harwich, using the DFDS Seaways Harwich-Esbjerg route with connecting trains to Copenhagen.  Alternatively, you can travel by Eurostar train from London Waterloo International to Brussels with connecting trains to major cities in Denmark via Cologne and Hamburg.

Longdistance Train Connections in Denmark:

Even the remotest parts of Denmark are linked by railways, and the train offers easy and comfortable transport between the regions. Combining the rail and bus services is also very simple, as your train ticket extends to your continued journey on a bus.