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Transportation

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.

Getting to Universitetsparken/HCØ from 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).

By bus from Nørreport Station to Universitetsparken/HCØ:  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.

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 buy 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.