--- title: "Aarhus – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Aarhus from Odense, Billund and Aalborg: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Aarhus is the second-largest city in…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/aarhus" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/aarhus.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Drone_photo_of_Dokk1_in_Aarhus%2C_Denmark.jpg/3840px-Drone_photo_of_Dokk1_in_Aarhus%2C_Denmark.jpg" --- ![Aarhus](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Drone_photo_of_Dokk1_in_Aarhus%2C_Denmark.jpg/3840px-Drone_photo_of_Dokk1_in_Aarhus%2C_Denmark.jpg) # Aarhus Aarhus is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. [Plan a trip to Aarhus](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Aarhus) [From Odense](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Odense&to=Aarhus) ## Every way there - Odense → Aarhus 85 km · quickest by road, 1h 51m · kr100–130 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/odense-to-aarhus) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Odense&to=Aarhus) - Billund → Aarhus 83 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · kr65–90 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/billund-to-aarhus) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Billund&to=Aarhus) - Aalborg → Aarhus 101 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · kr80–110 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aalborg-to-aarhus) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aalborg&to=Aarhus) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Aarhus, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Aarhus](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aarhus) What Aarhus has - Y Scheduled flights Aarhus (AAR), 30 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 1 with real-time - Y Ferries Samsø Rederi, 0 km, Samsø Rederi; sailings estimated - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 56.157°, 10.211° It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of Copenhagen. Its urban population was 305,227 in 2026. Get in ## Getting to Aarhus 1. Aarhus Central Station Trains run once or twice an hour from Copenhagen (København) to Aarhus and take about four hours. 2. Mols Linjen Ferry from Odden on the northwestern tip of Zealand to Aarhus Habour. 3. M/F Lilleøre A small catamaran ferry (no vehicles except bicycles), M/F Lilleøre, connects the center of Aarhus with the island Samsø. 4. Aarhus Marina Amenities here are electricity, fresh drinking water, bathhouse, toilets, laundry, sewage disposal, diesel, three cranes, and a playground. See ## Worth seeing Many attractions and events in Aarhus are free, and there is an interesting street life, so even on a budget you can have an enjoyable experience. With a history dating back to at least the 700s in the Viking Age, Aarhus holds many historic buildings, some of which are of national importance. Do ## Things to do For a city its size, Aarhus offers a multitude of things for visitors to do. Public events are generally oriented for folks of all ages and budgets, so whether you're a solo visitor, a family, young, old, handicapped, on a tight budget, or in the mood to splurge, there's much to choose from. Eat ## Where to eat Aarhus is generally known as one of the best places to eat in Denmark. However, the best places are not necessarily located at the most prominent addresses, so a bit of browsing is recommended if you have a particular interest in fine dining. 1. Burger Boom Østergade 14 (four small burger bars across town),. 2. Kødstadens Burger Joint Great, local and upcoming burger champions. 3. Havnens Perle Dagmar Petersens Gade 10 (in the north harbour district),. 4. De Fyrretyve Røvere Frederiks Alle 81 (on Frederiksbjerg, near the bridge across the railway yard),. 5. Bone's Åboulevarden 20 (at the riverside near Europaplads),. How locals move ## Getting around Aarhus the local way - Go next Explore the East Jutland region with Aarhus as a base, be it day trips or longer stopovers. - Go next is clearly visible from Aarhus across the bay, and is accessible by ferry directly from the city center. - Go next The small catamaran ferry (no vehicles except bicycles), M/F Lilleør, docks behind the Dokk1 library. - Go next The route to Tunø is a bit more complicated, as you will have to go to the rural town of Hou south of Aarhus, to take the one-hour Tunøfærgen ferry. From [Wikivoyage: Aarhus](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aarhus), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarhus) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aarhus), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons. --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/places/aarhus, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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