There are 3 ways to get from Roskilde to Aarhus by car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Roskilde to Oddencar
- Take the car ferry from Odden to Aarhuscarferry
2h 19mkr 346–1,105Train via Slagelse
- Take the train from Roskilde St. to Slagelse St.train Re / ...
- Take the train from Slagelse St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
3h 2mkr 441–687Train
- Take the train from Roskilde St. to Aarhus Htrain Ic
3h 13mkr 440–700
Roskilde to Aarhus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Roskilde to Aarhus is to train via Slagelse which costs 440 kr - 700 kr and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Roskilde to Aarhus is to drive and car ferry which takes 2h 19m and costs 340 kr - 1100 kr.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Roskilde St. and arriving at Aarhus H. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 13m.
The distance between Roskilde and Aarhus is 150 km.
The best way to get from Roskilde to Aarhus without a car is to train via Slagelse which takes 3h 2m and costs 440 kr - 700 kr.
It takes approximately 2h 19m to get from Roskilde to Aarhus, including transfers.
Roskilde to Aarhus train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Roskilde St. station.
Roskilde to Aarhus train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Slagelse St. station.
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You can take a train from Roskilde St. to Aarhus H via Slagelse St. in around 3h 2m.
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Roskilde St. to Slagelse St.
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 90–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Slagelse St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 350–550
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Roskilde St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440–700
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +45 70 10 14 18
- [email protected]
- Website
- molslinjen.dk
Car ferry from Odden to Aarhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 249–950
- Schedules at
- molslinjen.dk
- Lowprice
- kr 249
- Standard
- kr 524
- BlueClass
- kr 950
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