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Getting to Denmark/Copenhagen
Copenhagen is served by Copenhagen Airport (CPH). For a list of all flights to Copenhagen Airport (CPH), see their website, in particular their travel planner and route maps. Airlines serving Copenhagen include: Scandinavian, AirBerlin , and Sterling. For train/bus connections within Denmark use Rejseplanen (Route Planner). For train connections within Europe try German railways Die Bahn.
Getting to Universitetsparken/HCØ and hotels
Getting to Universitetsparken/HCØfrom Copenhagen Airport is easily done by public transportation: both Metro and train runs directly to Nørreport Station, in central Copenhagen. Most of our hotels are located nearby, and the Institute for Mathematical Sciences is easily reached by bus. The details are given below.
Metro from Copenhagen Airport to Nørreport Station: The Metro departs from the airport every 4-6 min, Please look for the "M".The Metro runs directly to Nørreport Station in 10-15 minutes. Informationboards onboard announces the name of the station for each stop.
Trains from Copenhagen Airport to Nørreport Station Trains departs from the airport Terminal 3 every 10-20min. Nørreport Station is just after the central station "København H" (4 stops, 15min) in the direction Copenhagen/Helsingør You need to buy a ticket in the airport terminal (or any kiosk) before boarding the Metro or train (otherwise you'll be charged extra). See Tickets for public transportation below.
If you arrive by Inter-City train to Copenhagen, your end stop will usually be the central station København H; take one of the very frequent local trains further to Nørreport station (2 stops by S-train), and follow the directions from there (your inter-city ticket is valid for this as well).
From Nørreport Station to Universitetsparken/HCØ There are many busses: Locate the bus stop (it is on the same center isle as the exits of the underground train station, but not right where you exit; you may need to cross a crosswalk; ask if you don't see it).Please consult the webpages of Movia for more information about tickets and zones.Take bus no.: 42,43, 184, 185, or 150S. Nørreport is the end stop for these buses, so there is no question of direction. Ask the driver to drop you off at Universitetsparken. The H.C. Ørsted Institute (HCØ) is the big building across the street to your left.
A taxi from the airport to the H.C. Ørsted Institute (HCØ) or hotels costs approx 300 DKK (40 EUR). A taxi from Nørreport Station to the H.C. Ørsted Institute or hotels costs <100DKK.
Getting from Nørreport Station to the hotels: See map and addresses above. Ibsens Hotel and Hotel Kong Arthur are <5min walk. CabInn Scandinavia and Christian IV are a bit further (15min walk; a taxi from Nørreport costs <100DKK). For CabInn Scandinavia you can also take the Metro one stop from Nørreport to Forum, which is <5min from CabInn Scandinavia. For Hotel 9 Små Hjem, it is advantageous to take the train to Østerport Station one stop after Nørreport. Again, see map and addresses above.
Getting to Universitetsparken/HCØ from the Hotels
From Ibsens Hotel or Kong Arthur
By Bus (around 10 min): Go to Nørreport Station at the opposite end from the lakes of the street of Ibsens Hotel. From Nørreport Station, see directions above.
Walking (around 25 min): Leaving Ibsens hotel or Hotel Kong Arthur you go to the lakes (they are at the end of the streets of the hotels). Turn right walk along the lake (the street is called Nørre Søgade) until the first bridge. Then turn left on the bridge. After you cross the bridge you walk on Nørrebrogade until you turn right on Fælledvej. You come to a square (Skt. Hans Torv) where you stay to the left and turn onto Nørre Allé. Walk on the left side of Nørre Allé. At some point there will be a park on the right side of Nørre Allé and University buildings on the left side. There will be a sign for the Ørsted Institute (but it is not very prominent).
From CabInn Scandinavia
By Bus: Take the metro (or walk) from Forum Metro Station to Nørreport Station. Then take the busses described above.
Walking (around 30 min): Walk along the lakes to the bridge "Dronning Louises Bro", then follow directions described under Ibsens Hotel above.
From Hotel Christian IV
By Bus: Leaving Hotel Christian IV turn left and walk to Kronprinssegade. Turn left and walk along Kronprinsessegade until Gothersgade. Here you can take bus no 350S direction Husum Torv to Nørreport Station (just one stop) or you can turn right at Gothersgade and walk along it to Nørreport Station (a 5 min. walk.). Now see directions above.
Walking (around 30 min): See map above. Go through Kongens Have (which is labeled "Rosenborg Have" on the map) to Sølvtorvet and follow Sølvgade, then Fredensbro, Fredensgade, Tagensvej and Nørre Allé to HCØ.
From 9 Små hjem
Walking (around 20 min): From 9 små hjem walking is best. As you leave the Hotel turn left and walk to the end of the street. Turn right on Østerbrogade and walk to the square called Trianglen. Cross the square and go to the left corner. Continue along Øster Allé (you should have a park, Fælledparken, on your left) until you turn left on Borgmester Jensens Allé. You turn right on the first street, which is Universitetsparken. You can now see the H.C. Ørsted Institute to your left as you cross the intersection.
Route Planner
You can use the route planner below to find out how to get to Universitetsparken/HCØ by public transportation. A general route planner is also available.
HAFAS Route Planner
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| Time: | Departure Arrival |
| From: | All types Station/Stop Street, Hno, City Point of Interest |
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| To: | Universitetsparken 5, 2100 København Ø, København |
Tickets for Public Transportation
Please consult the webpages of Movia for more information about tickets and zones.
It is 3 zones from the airport to Copenhagen/the H.C. Ørsted Institute. From the hotels to the H.C. Ørsted Institute it is only 1 zone, but you cannot by tickets for less than 2 zones. Either buy a regular 3 zone ticket, or if you are staying longer buy a yellow (3 zones) or blue (2 zones) multiple-trip ticket ("rabatkort") valid for 10 trips. This has to be stamped before entering the train or in the bus entrance. Stamp a blue ticket twice if your trip is 3 or 4 zones long. If you want to visit some of Copenhagen's attractions you should consider a Copenhagen Card which entitles you to unlimited bus, metro and train travel and gives you discount or free entrance to many major attractions.