Roskilde

Orientation:

Roskilde is south of Roskilde Inlet with the Viking Museum and some of the accommodation and restaurant options nearby. Central Roskilde is 1 km further south centred on the pedestrian street Algade/Skomagergade and Roskilde Cathedral. The city centre is quite small at around 1 km² bordered by a ring road. The train station is at the southern end of the city centre. Roskilde Festival is 4 km south from the train station along Køgevej.

History:

Roskilde was established more than 1,000 years ago, at which time it had a wooden church and a royal farm. In the 12th century, Roskilde Cathedral was built and Roskilde became the seat of the bishop and was also granted the status of a market town. The town was one of the most important in Denmark for the next few centuries until the reformation ended the importance of the church.

By train:

From Copenhagen Central Station (København H), it is about a 25-minute trip to Roskilde Station, with multiple trains every hour throughout the day. On weekdays, there are also direct trains from Copenhagen Airport that go to Roskilde bypassing Copenhagen Central Station, though these are much less frequent. There is also a small branch line with local trains from Roskilde to Køge and onwards to Rødvig.

1 Roskilde railway station, Jernbanegade 1. (updated Oct 2019)

By bus:

Intercity buses to and from Jutland lines 882 to Fjerritslev and 888 to Aarhus/Aalborg, makes stop at the Q8 gas station at Darupvej 2, by the highway. It is quite far from the city centre, but there are several bus lines connecting from Roskilde Station, e.g. 600S.

Important regional buses includes 600S which runs an arch around Copenhagen proper from Hillerød in the north (Frederiksborg castle) to Hundige Station in the south. 233 runs between Roskilde and Lejre Forsøgscenter, 234 connects with Slagelse and finally 229E and 239 with Frederikssund.

By plane:

2 Roskilde Airport (RKE IATA Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde). Denmark's premier General Aviation facility with planes taking off or landing, every 5 minutes throughout the day. It is also the main base for un- or semi scheduled taxi flights to the Kingdoms more remote islands; Copenhagen Airtaxi offers flights to Samsø, Læsø and Anholt for between 1,000-1,500 kr, and more or less works as a regular airline, with flights bookable on the company website. Another option is Starling to Ærø.