Your stay in Aarhus
Coming to Aarhus for a LYNG course?
Your stay in Aarhus
Coming to Aarhus for a LYNG course?
Welcome. We're glad you're making the trip.
Some of our participants live around the corner. Others travel across Denmark or come from another country to spend a few days with us in Aarhus.
If you're one of them, we've put together a few practical things that might make planning your stay a little easier.
And if you're travelling all this way, we hope you'll leave yourself a little time to experience Aarhus beyond the course room.
Getting to Aarhus
Aarhus is Denmark's second-largest city, but the centre is compact and easy to get around. Once you're here, you can do a surprising amount on foot.
Flying to Aarhus
There are three airports worth considering.
Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Airport is the closest airport to the city.
An airport bus connects the airport with central Aarhus and is scheduled around arriving and departing flights.
If you find a good connection directly to Aarhus Airport, this is usually the simplest arrival.
Billund Airport
For many international participants, Billund Airport is the most useful option because it has connections to a large number of European destinations.
There are direct bus connections between Billund Airport and Aarhus.
It takes longer than arriving through Aarhus Airport, but depending on where you're travelling from, you may have many more flight options.
Copenhagen Airport
You can also fly into Copenhagen and continue to Aarhus by train.
Trains connect Copenhagen and Aarhus throughout the day, and the journey gives you a rather good introduction to Denmark along the way.
If the flights work better – or you'd like to spend some time in Copenhagen before or after the course – this can be a good option.
Coming by train
If you're travelling from elsewhere in Denmark or from northern Europe, train is worth considering.
Your destination is Aarhus H (Aarhus Central Station), right in the centre of the city.
From Copenhagen, trains run regularly to Aarhus, and there are also international rail connections into Denmark from Germany and the rest of Europe.
For routes and departure times, use the Danish journey planner.
Getting around Aarhus
Aarhus is a good city for walking.
Most of the city centre, cafés, restaurants, cultural places and shopping streets are within relatively short distances of each other.
For longer journeys, Aarhus has buses and a light rail system called Letbanen.
One useful thing to know before getting on: on city buses and Letbanen, you generally need to buy your ticket before you travel.
The Rejsebillet app is one of the easiest ways to buy public-transport tickets while you're here.
And, of course, you can always do what a lot of people in Aarhus do:
Get on a bike.
Where to stay
If you're coming for a LYNG course, we recommend staying somewhere in or around Aarhus C.
You'll be able to walk around the city, find somewhere for dinner without much planning and generally experience more of Aarhus while you're here.
A few options to start your search:
Something with character
A small boutique hotel in the centre of Aarhus with a very different feeling from the larger hotel chains.
Comfortable and central
Close to Aarhus Central Station and a convenient base if you're arriving by train or airport bus.
Right in the centre and within walking distance of much of the city.
Central, contemporary and close to ARoS and the cultural part of the city.
Keep it simple
Close to the central station. A straightforward option if what you mainly need is somewhere central to sleep.
There are also plenty of apartments, hostels and smaller places to stay around the city.
You don't need to stay somewhere fancy.
Stay somewhere central and spend the rest on good food.
While you're here
We could give you a list of twenty things you absolutely must see in Aarhus.
We won't.
But if you have a little time before or after the course, here are a few places we like sending visitors.
ARoS
Aarhus' major art museum. Go for the exhibitions and make your way up to Your rainbow panorama above the city.
Den Gamle By
An open-air museum where you can walk through different periods of Danish urban life. Much better than the words “open-air museum” might make it sound.
The harbour and Aarhus Ø
Take a walk towards the water and see the newer side of Aarhus. If you want to see the city from above, Aarhus Øje at Lighthouse gives you the view.
The Latin Quarter
Small streets, independent shops, cafés, bars and some of the older parts of the city. A good place to wander without much of a plan.
And if the weather behaves, walk towards the forest and the coast south of the city.
Aarhus is at its best when city, forest and sea start mixing together.
Food, allergies and accessibility
If you're joining one of our courses and have dietary requirements, allergies or accessibility needs, please tell us before you arrive.
We want you to be able to concentrate on the reason you came rather than spend three days wondering whether there will be something you can eat.
If there's something else you need to make your time with us work, ask.
We can't promise we can solve everything.
But we'll try.
One last thing
If you're travelling to Aarhus for a LYNG course, consider arriving a little before you need to.
Have a coffee. Walk by the water. Get lost in the city for an hour.
Then come join us.
We look forward to welcoming you to Aarhus.