--- title: "Roskilde – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Roskilde from Odense, Aarhus and Billund: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Roskilde is a city 30 km (19 mi) west of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/roskilde" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/roskilde.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sarcophagus_king_Frederik_4_Roskilde_Denmark.jpg/1920px-Sarcophagus_king_Frederik_4_Roskilde_Denmark.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- ![Roskilde](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sarcophagus_king_Frederik_4_Roskilde_Denmark.jpg/1920px-Sarcophagus_king_Frederik_4_Roskilde_Denmark.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) # Roskilde Roskilde is a city 30 km (19 mi) west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. [Plan a trip to Roskilde](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Roskilde) [From Odense](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Odense&to=Roskilde) ## Every way there - Odense → Roskilde 110 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · kr90–120 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/odense-to-roskilde) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Odense&to=Roskilde) - Aarhus → Roskilde 130 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · kr185–245 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/aarhus-to-roskilde) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Aarhus&to=Roskilde) - Billund → Roskilde 187 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · kr155–210 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/billund-to-roskilde) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Billund&to=Roskilde) 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 Roskilde, 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 Roskilde](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/roskilde) What Roskilde has - Y Scheduled flights Copenhagen (CPH), 36 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 1 with real-time - Y Ferries Østre Havn, 19 km; 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. 55.650°, 12.083° With a population of 53,897, the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative council of Roskilde Municipality. Get in ## Getting to Roskilde From Copenhagen Central Station (København H), it is about a 25-minute trip to Roskilde Station, with multiple trains every hour throughout the day. On weekdays, there are also direct trains from Copenhagen Airport that go to Roskilde bypassing Copenhagen Central Station, though these are much less frequent. There is also a small branch line with local trains from Roskilde to Køge and onwards to Rødvig. 1. Roskilde Intercity buses to and from Jutland lines 882 to Fjerritslev and 888 to Aarhus/Aalborg, makes stop at the Q8 gas station at Darupvej 2, by the highway. 2. Roskilde Airport Denmark's premier General Aviation facility with planes taking off or landing, every 5 minutes throughout the day. See ## Worth seeing 1. Roskilde Cathedral 2. Roskilde Former City Hall Now home to the local tourist information office. 3. Roskilde Palace Home to two exhibitions, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Palace Wing. 4. Boserup Forest 5. Bypark 6. Folkepark Consists of a number of combined parks primarily based on former monastery land. Do ## Things to do The legendary Roskilde Festival is still going strong despite more than 50 years of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll! started by a group of friends in 1971 inspired by the Woodstock festival, it has grown from a few thousand guests in its first year, to over 115,000 visitors from all over the world, and is routinely sold out with over half the tickets sold outside of Denmark. Eat ## Where to eat Snekken, Vindeboder 16,. 11:30-23:00; kitchen 11:30-1630, 18:00-21:00. Restaurant at Viking Ship museum with a view over Roskilde Inlet. Mains around 200 kr. MS Sagafjord, at the harbour next to the Viking museum, info@sagafjord.dk. Old Restaurant ship. You can have lunch, tea or dinner on Roskilde Fjord. 95 kr plus e.g. 365 kr for a three-course evening menu. 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