As an international student in Denmark, you will find it easy to get around. Public transport is highly efficient and Denmark's location makes it a gateway between Scandinavia and the rest of the Europe.

Gateway to Europe

Denmark's location makes it an excellent gateway to the rest of Scandinavia and Europe. Berlin is just an hour’s flight away. London and Paris can be reached in less than two hours, and Barcelona, Rome, Vienna and Prague are all just a few hours away. Denmark also has excellent transport infrastructure, which makes it easy for you to explore the nation’s scenic countryside and national parks in your free time and holidays.

Travel in Denmark

Denmark consists of the peninsula of Jutland and an archipelago of 433 named islands. All 72 inhabited Danish islands are connected by ferryboat service or bridge. The two largest and most densely populated islands are Zealand and Funen. Denmark has two mega-bridges – one connecting Funen and Sealand (the Great Belt Bridge) and one connecting Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö (the Öresund Bridge). Both are among Europe’s biggest. Bridges also connect other Danish islands, including the bridge between Jutland and Funen (the Little Belt Bridge).

The Danish motorway network now covers 1,111 km and the railway network totals 2,667 km of track. You can travel to most cities by train, bus, or ferry. Copenhagen has one of the world’s most efficient metro systems – a fully-automated system operating 24/7. Denmark has several international airports, the largest of which are Copenhagen and Billund. There are also domestic flights between Copenhagen and the cities of Aalborg, Aarhus and Rønne.

Public transport in Denmark uses a common pricing and zoning system. Access further information by clicking on the links below:

Arriving from abroad

You will most likely fly to Copenhagen Airport, the largest airport in Scandinavia. Handling around 9,691,000 passengers each year, it is located 8 km southeast of the city centre. From the airport, the city centre can be accessed in various ways: