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How will traffic be affected by Monday’s Royal Run in Copenhagen and Aarhus?

About 95,000 people are taking part in the Royal Run in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Fredericia, Kalundborg and Brønderslev. Here's how traffic will be affected in Denmark's two biggest cities.

How will traffic be affected by Monday's Royal Run in Copenhagen and Aarhus?
Runners gather in Fredericia at the start of the Royal Run there. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

In Copenhagen, traffic will be diverted away from all the streets around the starting area at Amalienborg Palace between 6am and 11pm, with the first part of the race route (Orange on map below) closed from 7am and 11pm, a broader area including HC Andersens Boulevard closed from 2pm to 10.30pm (green below) and a much larger route closed from 4.30pm and 11pm.  

The map of how the Royal Run will affect traffic in Copenhagen. Photo: Royal Run
 

Cars will also be banned from stopping or parking on Frederiksberg Allé,  Amaliegade, Toldbodgade, St. Annæ Plads, and Holbergsgade between Nyhavn and Herluf Trolles Gade.

In Fredericiagade between Amaliegade and Bredgade, the stopping and parking ban already applies from Sunday 19 May at 8.00am to Tuesday 21 May at 10am. 

The race organisers are recommending that people either come by public transport or cycle to the start area, as no areas have been arranged for parking in the city.

They recommend travelling by metro to Kongens Nytorv or Marmokirken, by harbor ferry to Nyhavn, or by metro or S-train to Østerport, and then walking the rest of the distance. 

Those participating in the race are being offered a cheap ticket on public transport, costing 33 kroner for zones 1 to 4 or 66 kroner for unlimited zones, which is valid for 24 hours. 

Aarhus

Some 20,000 people will be participating in the run in Aarhus, with quite a significant impact on traffic in the city. 

Large parts of the city centre will be closed to car traffic between 10am and 5pm, with the areas immediately around the start and finish line closed from 7am (click on the red areas in the map below to see times when areas are closed to car traffic). 

In the guide to traffic issued by the run’s organisers, people travelling into the city by car from the north are advised to park their cars at the Navitas car park, and then get buses 16 or 18 from Nørregade into the city centre. 

 
People travelling in by car from the south and west advised to park at the Jydsk Væddeløpsbane, on Observatorivevejen 2, from where it is a 15 minutes walk to the star area. 
 
Those travelling from the south are also advised to use the car parks next to Aarhus Stadium.
 
 

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What to know if you’re driving from Denmark to Germany this summer

Many people holidaying from Denmark in the customary ‘summer holiday’ month, July, choose to drive through Germany to reach their destination. Here’s how events in July 2024 could affect travel.

What to know if you’re driving from Denmark to Germany this summer

People driving through Germany – not least motorists from Denmark – are likely to experience more traffic and queuing than usual this July.

That is partly a result of additional measures in place during the Euro 2024 football tournament, including border controls.

Passports will be required for travel from Denmark to Germany for the duration of the European football championships, which take place in Germany between June 14th and July 14th, German authorities have previously said. The border controls — which also affect Germany’s other borders — will be in effect until July 19th.

Diversions are in place at some of the Danish road crossings, notably Frøslev, where signage has been set up to redirect drivers.

READ ALSO: Germany to check passports on Danish border during Euros

The border controls are not the only factor affecting traffic, with traffic around host cities for the tournament also heavier.

German motorists’ organisation ADAC recently published a traffic forecast for the summer.

“We expect a high level of traffic density and resulting queues this summer. Traffic has generally increased in recent years, and there is still a lot of road work. That combination inevitably leads to queues,” ADAC spokesperson Katharina Lucà said in a press release produced by Danish energy company OK.

Motorists should be prepared for tailbacks at most of the typically busy hubs, according to ADAC. These include Bremen, Dortmund and Cologne in western Germany. On the A7 Autobahn through the centre of the country – used by many Danes travelling south on holiday and north returning home – congestion is expected at Hamburg, Hanover, Frankfurt and Würzburg.

People driving from Zealand in Denmark are more likely to use the A9 Autobahn, which has better prospects with only the Nuremberg – Munich road likely to see delays.

READ ALSO: Here’s what you need to know about travel in Denmark in the summer of 2024

The map below shows where the congestion is expected.

Graphic: ADAC

ADAC also advises drivers to avoid busy sections on the days when Germany begins its own summer holidays. That includes the weekend of July 12th to 14th in several federal states, when ADAC says queues of up to four hours could occur at the hubs mentioned above.

“It will take a long time to drive through Germany during the day this summer, so allow plenty of time for the journey and take breaks every two hours, especially if there are small children in the car,” Lucà said to OK.

“We also recommend that you don’t drive excessive distances without stopping, so plan an overnight stay if possible,” she added.

 

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