Airport
Aarhus Airport (AAR)
Aarhus Airport is a compact gateway to Denmark's second-largest city and the surrounding eastern Jutland region. Compare transfer options to central Aarhus, the Djursland peninsula, Ebeltoft, Randers and nearby areas, and plan your onward journey with ease.
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About Aarhus Airport
Aarhus Airport serves Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, and the wider eastern Jutland region. Located near Tirstrup on the Djursland peninsula, the airport is a convenient arrival point for the city centre and for coastal and countryside destinations in the surrounding area.
The airport traces its origins to a military airfield built during the Second World War, and the current passenger terminal opened in 1981. Today it handles domestic routes and a range of European international flights through a single, easy-to-navigate terminal building.
The airport sits roughly 35 km northeast of central Aarhus. Travellers can continue to the city by Airport Express bus, taxi, private transfer, chauffeur service or rental car, while onward road links also connect to nearby towns such as Ebeltoft and Randers.
Inside the terminal, passengers have access to a restaurant, a tax-free shop, a lounge area, a children's play area, free Wi-Fi, parking and an on-site hotel, making it a compact and practical gateway for both leisure and business travel in Jutland.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Aarhus Airport operates a single passenger terminal. The compact terminal handles domestic and international departures and arrivals within one building, with check-in, security and gates located close together.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Aarhus Airport
Transfers
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Hourly Chauffeur
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Car Rental
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Bus & Group Transfers
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