Back onboard
Planned around your ship's departure
Fixed price
Confirmed before you book
At the quay
Name sign at your gangway
Electric fleet
Mercedes-Benz EQV · any group size
The old town is a short walk. The best of the region is not.
Aarhus is one of the easiest cruise calls in Scandinavia: ships dock at Balticagade, a ten-minute walk from the cathedral and the Latin Quarter, and the city welcomes every ship with volunteer hosts on the quay. For the centre itself you need no driver at all — and we will tell you so.
What you cannot walk to is where the day becomes memorable: Den Gamle By's living streets, the Moesgaard Museum in its hillside, the Lake District and Himmelbjerget, the UNESCO runestones at Jelling — or LEGOLAND and LEGO House in Billund, closer to Aarhus than most guests expect. Premium Transfers meets you at the gangway with a name sign, a clean electric Mercedes-Benz EQV (more on request), and an itinerary built around your ship's schedule, not a coach timetable.
Every port day is priced fixed and confirmed in writing before you book. We track your ship's arrival, confirm your berth, and guarantee you are back at the gangway comfortably before departure.
Built around your hours in port.
Most Aarhus calls allow 8–10 hours ashore — enough to go well beyond the city. These are our most requested private itineraries; every one adjusts to your interests and your ship's timetable.
Aarhus essentials · 3–4 h
- Den Gamle By open-air town
- ARoS & Your rainbow panorama
- Moesgaard Museum on the hill
- Marselisborg Palace & the coast
- Lunch on the harbourfront
Lakes & Vikings · 5–6 h
- Silkeborg & the Lake District
- Himmelbjerget viewpoint
- Jelling runestones (UNESCO)
- Or: Ebeltoft & Mols Bjerge
- Back via the coast road
LEGOLAND grand day · 7–9 h
- LEGOLAND Billund, door to gate
- LEGO House — Home of the Brick
- Chauffeur waits, no parking
- Jelling stop on the way back
- Return timed to your departure
Ship-to-ship, ship-to-airport (AAR · BLL) and ship-to-hotel transfers across Denmark are also arranged at fixed prices — ideal for embarkation or disembarkation days.
Is your ship calling at Aarhus this season?
See the cruise ship calendar →Add a licensed local guide, on request.
Prefer more than a beautiful drive? On request, we arrange a licensed local guide to join your excursion — the Viking kings of Jelling, the painters and merchants of old Aarhus, and the story of a fishing village that became Denmark's second city, told properly, in English or German.
Guide availability is confirmed together with your fixed-price quote. Groups larger than six guests are welcome — we arrange additional vehicles, all under one booking and one fixed price.
Electric Mercedes-Benz EQV
A premium, fully electric six-seater — silent through the city, spacious for a full day ashore, and prepared with the same care for every port call.
- ·Up to 6 guests, boarding directly at the quay — larger groups on request
- ·Quiet electric ride · zero local emissions
- ·Bottled water · phone chargers · clean cabin
- ·Room for wheelchairs and mobility aids on request
Three steps from ship to shore.
01
Send your ship & date
Ship name, date of call, group size, and what you would like to see — or ask us to propose an itinerary for your hours in port.
02
Receive a fixed price
A clear written proposal with itinerary, timing, vehicle — and guide, if requested. Typically within the hour. No payment until confirmed.
03
Dock, meet, explore
We track your ship's arrival, confirm your berth, meet you at the gangway with a name sign, and return you to the quay comfortably before departure.
Common questions about Aarhus port days
Where exactly do you meet us in Aarhus?
Do we even need a driver in Aarhus? The centre is walkable.
What if our ship arrives late or the itinerary changes?
Do you guarantee we are back before the ship departs?
Is LEGOLAND realistic from a cruise call in Aarhus?
Can we get a guide, not just a driver?
Can you take us to an airport instead?
What does a private port day cost?
More for cruise guests.
Find your ship in the calendar, read the port guide, see the pre-built Aarhus shore day package, or arrange transfers for embarkation day.
Plan your port day
One day in Aarhus. Privately yours.
Send us your ship, date of call, and group size. We reply with a fixed-price itinerary built around your hours ashore — back at the gangway, guaranteed.