It is located 9 km north of Aarhus city centre, west of Egå and the Bay of Aarhus. It had a population of 10,116, and is the second most populous urban area of Aarhus Municipality.
How locals move
Getting around Lystrup the local way
- Go nextExplore the East Jutland region with Aarhus as a base, be it day trips or longer stopovers.
- Go nextis clearly visible from Aarhus across the bay, and is accessible by ferry directly from the city center.
- Go nextThe small catamaran ferry (no vehicles except bicycles), M/F Lilleør, docks behind the Dokk1 library.
- Go nextThe 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.
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