MIS '05 - Travel

Symposium
information

• Program
• Call for participation
• Submission instructions
• Event schedule
• Registration

Location
information

• Esbjerg, Denmark
• Travel info
• Lodging info

Event
background

• What is metainformatics?
• Predecessor events
• Future symposia
• Committees
• Sponsors

Air travel

To get to Esbjerg, it is generally easiest to fly into the Danish airport Billund (airport code BLL), located in southern Jutland. Billund can be reached from nearly all major European airports. Travel between Billund and Esbjerg is possible by bus (about 90 min. travel time; cost about 50 DKK) or taxi (about 45 min,. travel time; cost about 400 DKK unmetered, 800 DKK metered). When taking a taxi, it is important that you reserve a special "airport taxi", which is unmetered and far less expensive. These must be reserved a couple of days in advance of your journey. Call Esbjerg Taxa directly to reserve an airport taxi (phone +45 7514 4500).

It is also possible to fly into Copenhagen, although Copenhagen is located in the far eastern part of the easternmost major island of Denmark. If you fly into Copenhagen, you should expect a 3.5 hour train ride to reach Esbjerg.

From some airports within Europe (including London Stansted), you can fly directly to Esbjerg with Ryan Air for very little money. See www.ryanair.com for details.

Train travel

Europeans may want to consider taking the train to Esbjerg. Connectivity from Scandinavia (over the new Øresund bridge) is quite good. Trains from Copenhagen leave hourly throughout most of the day, at a one-way cost of about 350 DKK. The trip from Copenhagen is 3.5 hours.

Connectivity from Germany is also good. Trains cross the Flensburg/Padborg (and, in the summer Niebüll/Tønder) border point(s) several times a day. Crossing over Flensburg involves taking an IR from Hamburg across the border, changing trains at the Danish city of Lunderskov. From Hamburg, the journey takes about 4.5 hours. In the summer months, crossing over Niebüll involves taking a Danish RE straight into Esbjerg. Niebüll can be reached by IC from within Germany. Travel time from the Niebüll border to Esbjerg is about 1 hour.

For more information about train travel from anywhere in Europe to Esbjerg, see the German rail www site.

Car travel

Esbjerg is located at the western end of European highway E20. E20 crosses E45 near the Danish city of Kolding. Travel time from the Flensburg border crossing is about 75 min.

Sea travel

Esbjerg can be reached from the UK city of Harwich by boat. Travel time is about 18 hours. See the DFDS Seaways www site for more information.