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Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Mon January 5, 2009 05:18 PM UTC

We are travelling on the DFDS ferry to Esbjerg in May, and will be continuing to Copenhagen by train, but have hit a brick wall trying to find out how to get from the boat to the station.
1) Is there a regular bus, or is it a taxi that is needed?
2) Which station in Esbjerg should we use, as all the rail websites list several.
3) DFDS themselves seem curiously ignorant on the subject, as they no longer sell the necessary tickets.
4) Is there a "connecting" boat train, or do we guess at the timetable?

We are experienced travellers, but are having great trouble in unravelling this one.
Has anyone else done this journey?
Thanks

robertsofreigate

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Mon January 5, 2009 06:00 PM UTC

It seems there is a bus every 20 minutes between the Port and the main railway station.

http://www.esbjerg.ports-guides.com/ferry_transport_travel.html

It is a messy looking web page but if you look carefully for Buses and Shuttles a little way down the page you will see details of the times for the No.% bus. Hope this helps.

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ranger49

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Mon January 5, 2009 06:01 PM UTC

Ooops - that should be the number 5 Bus.

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ranger49

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Tue January 6, 2009 12:23 AM UTC

I have travelled by train from Copenhagen to Esjberg and back and the trains go from Esjberg at the rate of 2-3 per hour for a good part of each day. The trip takes approx 3.5 hours if memory serves me correctly and ours was a direct train from the main Station in Esjberg to the main station in Copenhagen.

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Maryimelda

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Tue January 6, 2009 08:43 AM UTC

the port is not far from the train station and you might just want to take a short cab ride there.

trains to copenhagen are very frequent.
about one direct train per hour.

this is a good link for train travel in denmark:
www.rejseplanen.dk

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cachaseiro

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Sat January 17, 2009 11:32 AM UTC

Hi!
Map of DFDS Terminal in Esbjerg: http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/customer_service/travel_information/ports/port_esbjerg

The road Dokvej lies parallel to Smørkaj according to http://www.krak.dk/query?mop=aq&mapstate=7%3B8.441099269115865%3B55.46343148302137%3Bs%3B8.424389935817185%3B55.468148945284376%3B8.457711874755491%3B55.45871994960403%3B618%3B330&mapcomp=%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B&what=map_adr&searchInMap=1&geo_area=Dokvej%2C%20Esbjerg%20&stq=0&pis=0

Regards Jesper

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Jesperp

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Sat January 17, 2009 11:41 AM UTC

Stort = large according to http://translate.google.com/

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Jesperp

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Re: Ferry to Train connection on arrival at Esbjeg
Posted: Sat January 17, 2009 12:14 PM UTC

I wonder if "Roberts of Reigate" has found out this information for himself from another source?

He does not appear to have logged in to the Forum again since the question was posted on Jan 5.

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