Accommodation and Travel
Plan your journey to Svendborg:
To plan your travel, please use this journey planner as you can plan the whole journey and see travel times, options and prices. You can also purchase the ticket directly via this link.
Accommodation
We recommend the conference hotel, Hotel Svendborg
Hotel Svendborg
Best Western Plus Hotel Svendborg
Centrumpladsen 1
5700 Svendborg, Denmark
Best Western plus Hotel Svendborg
Hotel Stella Maris
www.stellamaris.dk
Hotel Ærø
www.hotelaeroe.dk
Danhostel
For special conference price, please mention SERGS2021 when making your booking at any of the hotels.
Svendborg is a city on the southern coast of Funen. With around 27.000 citizens, it is the island's second largest city after Odense. Svendborg is home to the Naturama museum. It is the gateway to the South Funen Archipelago, with National Road 9 (Primærrute 9) leading to islands Tåsinge and Langeland, and ferries to Ærø and other islands.
Travel
Svendborg is located on the island of Fyn (Funen).
Svendborg is reachable by National Road 9 (Primærrute 9). It branches off the main highway (E20) across Funen south of Odense, which is about a 25 minute drive. The Fynbus' regional bus lines; 121, 162 and 163 mainly uses local roads and takes about 1½ hours. Trains [1] are faster and the locals' preferred choice, which takes 42 minutes from Odense. If you are travelling from Copenhagen, you might want to consider switching to a bus in Nyborg instead, as this might be faster, depending on how long the stopover is.
By Plane
If travelling by international flight, Fyn is easy to reach from both Copenhagen and Billund airports. Once you have arrived in Denmark, to reach Svendborg, reliable and frequent train and bus connections offer a comfortable and sustainable form of transport for the onward journey.
By Train
42 minutes by regional train from Odense to 1Svendborg Station.
The train station in Svendborg is only 500 meters from the conference venue.
By Ferry
Svendborg harbour is open to both leisure sailors and commercial ferry traffic, and routes out of Svendborg go to Ærøskøbing on Ærø and to several small islands in the South Funen archipelago. All ferries depart from the ferry terminal at Havnepladsen square.
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