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Horsens

Horsens

Horsens is a city on the southeast coast of the Jutland peninsula.

Plan a trip to Horsens From Billund

It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 65,037 and the municipality's population is 98,806, making it the 6th largest city in Denmark.

Get in

Getting to Horsens

It takes 28 mins to reach Horsens from Aarhus by DSB Intercity trains, the main train service operating in Denmark. Horsens is two stops from Aarhus towards Copenhagen on the main line running from Frederikshavn in north to Copenhagen. The nearest airport is Billund Airport, the country's second largest airport. There is also a smaller airport in Tirstrup, north of Aarhus.

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    Horsens Railway Station is west side
Do

Things to do

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    Canoeing at Bygholm Sø

    Lovbyvej 35 (go to Bygholm Sø Camping northwest of Bygholm Park), camp@horsens.dk.

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    Fængslet

    Fussingsvej 8 (North of the central station).

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    Horsens Ny Teater

    Teatertorvet 1 (In the pedestrianised area north of Søndergade), hnt@hnt.dk.

Eat

Where to eat

There are plenty of dining opportunities around the pedestrianized highstreet zone. Most cafés are here, and some of them serves both day and night, including evening dinners and late night partying.

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    Cafe Corfitz

    Centrally located classic café, right at Søndergade.

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    Spisekammeret

    Thonbogade 19 (in the pedestrianized area north of Søndergade), info@spisekammeret.net.

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    Sakura Sushi Bar

    Torvet 20 (down Søndergade until you hit the church square).

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    Paradis

    Thonbogade 2, (in the pedestrianised area).

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    Lagkagehuset

    Lokes Allé 30 and Sønderbrogade 95A (at the junction between Ringevejen and Thorsvej in the south part of town),.

How locals move

Getting around Horsens the local way

  • Go nextTake the bus to the small town of Snaptun and then the 1-hour ferry to the island of Endelave.
  • Go nextDo this as a day trip or stay overnight for a mini-vacation.
  • Go nextTake the short seven-minute ferry trip there from Snaptun.
  • Go nextIn the summer months there is a ferry connection from Snaptun, but Alrø can also be accessed from an artificial landbridge on the northern side.
  • Go nextBird tours are regularly arranged, as are small canoe trips.

From Wikivoyage: Horsens, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Slaunger (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.