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Travel inspiration for foreign students

Travel inspiration for foreign students. How to get around in Denmark - And what to see when you get there How to get around in Europe - And what to see when you get there. This presentation will give you information on:. www.rejseplanen.dk

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Travel inspiration for foreign students

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  1. Travel inspiration for foreign students

  2. How to get around in Denmark • - And what to see when you get there • How to get around in Europe • - And what to see when you get there This presentation will give you information on:

  3. www.rejseplanen.dk • Journey planner on the internet: Helps you find your way by bus and train, here you can also find timetables and buy tickets Planning trips within Denmark

  4. Usually cheaper than trains • Website: • http://www.linie888.dk/use-the-bus-it-s-quick-and-affordable • Destinations: • Copenhagen • Hamburg airport • Berlin Bus 888

  5. Eurolines take you to many major cities in Europe • Amsterdam (DKK 900-1000) • Paris (DKK 1300-1500) • Hamburg (DKK 700) • Portugal (DKK 2700) Eurolines bus tours Look for special offers on the website:www.eurolines-travel.com

  6. Trains • DSB (for national trains) • www.dsb.dk • Here youcan find time tables and buytickets. • Information on the website is mostly in Danish, ask at the service desk at the train station for information in English • Deutsche Bahn (for international trains) • www.bahn.de

  7. Special student travel card called ”Wildcard” (for students under the age of 26) • Price: 185 DKK • You need your CPR-no. to order a Wildcard. • Apply at the train station (remember your ID) • Mon-, Tues-, Weds-, Thus- & Saturday you save 50% on train tickets • Friday & Sunday you save 25% on train tickets • It is worth buying a Wildcard even for just one return trip from Aarhus to Copenhagen Trains

  8. StenaLine - www.stenaline.dk (only in Danish) • Prices: • Frederikshavn – Oslo from around DKK 600 • Ferry: DKK 380 returnwithoutcar (app. 8 hours) + returntrainticket Aarhus-Frederikshavn DKK 225 • (without Wildcard) Ferries

  9. Aarhus Airport (also called Tirstrup) www.aar.dk • Ryanair destinations from Tirstrup: • Alicante, Barcelona, Girona, London, Malaga & Oslo • Other companies flying from Tirstrup: • SAS, British Airways, Cimber Sterling… • Billund Airport www.billund-airport.dk • Ryanair destinations from Billund: • Rome, Edinburgh, Pisa, Milan, Alicante, Madrid, Valencia, Dublin, • London, Birmingham & Barcelona • Examples of other companies flying from Billund: • Cimber Sterling (Oslo, Stockholm, London, Malaga, Rome, Nice) • British Airways (Paris) Airports and flight companies

  10. Copenhagen Airport (alsocalled Kastrup) • www.cph.dk • Lots of options…  • For cheapflights, check out: • www.expedia.com • www.momondo.dk Airports and travel sites

  11. Europcar: www.europcar.com Avis: www.avis.dk Sixt: www.sixt.dk Hertz: www.hertzdk.dk Car rental

  12. www.europcar.com • Address: Sønder Alle 35 8000  Aarhus • Phone number: +45 89 33 11 11 • Prices: 3 days from € 400 (5 people) to € 600 (7 people) Car rental in Aarhus DO NOT SHOW YOUR CPR-CARD, BUT YOUR ID-CARD FROM YOUR HOME COUNTRY AND ASK FOR A SPECIAL OFFER FOR FOREIGNERS

  13. Copenhagen • Skagen • Vesterhavet – The West Coast • Randers Rainforest • Legoland • Jomfru Anegade in Aalborg • Ultimate party street • Carnival on the 29th of May • Odense – H.C. Andersen & Zoo • Djurs Sommerland • Mols Bjerge National Park e.g. on the back of Islandic horses www.visitdenmark.dk What to see in Denmark

  14. www.visitcopenhagen.dk • Tivoli (www.tivoli.dk) • The Little Mermaid • Nyhavn (small harbour area with cafées) • Carlsberg Brewery (www.visitcarlsberg.dk) • Strøget – shopping, shopping, shopping! • Canal boat tour (www.canaltours.com) • Amalienborg (where the Queen of Denmark lives) Copenhagen

  15. Famous for itsyellow houses • Grenen - where the twoseas Kattegat and Skagerakmeet • Råbjerg Mile (sand dunes) • Skagen Harbor • Skagen Museum (art gallery) Skagen • www.skagen.net • www.skagen-guide.dk

  16. The home of H.C Andersen • The H.C. Andersen Garden • Odense Zoo (www.odensezoo.dk) • Kunsthallen Brandts (modern art gallery) • St. Knuds Cathedral • www.visitodense.dk Odense

  17. Djursland is located on ”the nose” of Jutland and offers a variety of attractions: • Djurs Sommerland (amusement park) • Buy a combi-ticket at the bus station which covers both • transportation to and from the amusemant park and the • entrance for only DKK 235. • http://djurssommerland.dk/djurs-sommerland.html?L=1 • Mols Bjerge - The national park • A fantastic way to see the national park is on the back of • an Islandic horse. Both for experienced riders and • beginners – so even if you have never been riding is should • not stop you! DKK 260 for appr. 2 hours. • Contact information: mail@mettelogan.dk • For more information on Djursland and what to see: • www.visitdjursland.dk Djursland

  18. Germany has a muchlowertaxratethanDenmark, so youcan • spend a lotofmoney on especiallyfoodandalcoholbydrivingto • the German border. • Check out: • www.graensehandel.dk • Somestoresarespecialized in sellingto Danes, andhereyoucanbuycansofsodaandbeerwithoutpayingdeposit (asit must be an exportcertified item): • Fleggaard • Calle • Otto Duborg • Poetzsch • Rememberto bring yourpassportand CPR-card (avoidpayingdeposit on cans) • DistanceAarhus-Flensburg: 190 km Border shopping

  19. Youcan find accommodationon following websites: • Denmark: • www.visitdenmark.com • Denmark and Europe: • www.hostels.com • www.hostelworld.com Accommodation

  20. Bus (line888) or train from Århus to Copenhagen and by plane to • Stockholm (SAS: www.sas.dk ) • Links to accommodation: • www.rygerfjord.se/english/price.html • www.cityhostel.se/default_en.asp • Inspiration on what to see in Stockholm: • The Royal Palace • City Hall • The Stockholm Museum of Modern Art • Tivoli Gröna Lund • Aquaria Watermuseum • The Old Town (charming, old part of Stockholm) • For more inspiration check out: www.visit-stockholm.com Stockholm

  21. Ryan Air offers cheap tickets from Aarhus to London (Stansted) • How to get there: • Take the airport bus to Aarhus Airport (Tirstrup) • Price: DKK 90 in cash • See time tables at: http://www.aar.dk/default.asp?id=83 • Once you arrive at Stansted Airport you can take either the train • (appr. 1 hour ride) or the bus (appr. 1½-2 hours) to London • (Liverpool station). • Tickets can be bought before leaving Denmark, on the plane or • when arriving in Stansted. • Prices: • If you are lucky, you can get a return ticket from around 500 DKK • www.ryanair.com London

  22. Must-sees in London: • Big Ben • Oxford Street, Regent Street etc. – SHOPPING! • House of Parliament • Tower Bridge • Buckingham Palace • London Eye • Madam Tussaud’s (wax museum) • Musicals • Buy (sometimes cheap) tickets at Leicester Square. But be there • early to get the best seats. • Tickets for many of the events can be bought online before leaving • Denmark - this will save you valuable time when getting to the attraction. • Student discount on many attractions and in many shops, so don´t forget • your student ID • www.londonnet.co.uk London

  23. How to get there: • By plane from Tirstrup or Billund Airport • To go to the airport, take the airport bus from Aarhus: • To Tirstrup airport – DKK 90 • To Billund airport – DKK 180 • Time table for the shuttle bus going to Billund: www.billund-airport.dk/Rejseinfo/Til_og_fra_lufthavnen/Lufthavnsbusser/Aarhus_Lufthavnsbus.aspx • Prices for plane tickets to Barcelona: • Return tickets from around DKK 700 Barcelona

  24. What to see in Barcelona: • Cathedral de la Santa Creu • Sagrada Familia (Church) • Barcelona FC Museum (a must see for football fans) • Montjuic’s Magic fountain • Picasso Museum • Poble Español (market place + shopping) • Dali museum • Park Guell • Check out the following links for inspiration: • www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com • www.barcelonasightseeing.net Barcelona

  25. Enjoy and have fun 

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