Although densely populated and the seat of the Danish capital, Zealand is an island - in the past 15 years two fixed connections to Jutland and Sweden respectively have been completed, but there is still numerous ferry lines connecting Zealand with the European continent.
By train
There are numerous trains connecting Zealand with Funen and Jutland, they all cross the Great Belt fixed link. The Main lines departs from Copenhagen twice every hour, usually divided in a Express and a Intercity train, and runs across the length of Zealand with stops in Roskilde, Ringsted, Slagelse and Korsør before crossing the Belt and Funen, and finaly branching out when they reach Jutland. The most important branches being Aarhus/Aalborg running North, Esbjerg running west and finaly Sønderborg running south. All cross belt trains are operated by DSB Danish Railways (http://www.dsb.dk. International trains depart Copenhagen Central station for Hamburg and Berlin serveral times per day, stopping in major Zealand cities; Næstved, Vordingborg and Nykøbing Falster on the way. There is also connections between Copenhagen and Ystad, Göteborg and Stockholm in Sweden across the Ãresund bridge.
By ship
| Spodsbjerg Lolland Odden Zealand Odden Zealand Kalundborg Zealand Kalundborg Zealand Køge Zealand | Tårs LangelandEbeltoft East JutlandAarhus (East JutlandAarhus East JutlandKolby Kås SamsøRønne Bornholm | Langelandstrafikken, 45 minutesMolslinien, 45 minutesMolslinien, 65 minutesMolslinien, 2½ hoursSamsøtrafikken, 2 hoursBornholmstrafikken |
| Rødby LollandGedser FalsterHelsingør ZealandCopenhagen ZealandCopenhagen Zealand | Puttgarden Germany Rostock Germany Helsingborg Sweden Oslo Norway Szczecin Poland | Scandlines 45 minutes Scandlines 1h45 minutes Scandlines, Acelink & HH Ferries DFDS Seaways ? hours Polferries ? hours. |
By car
Zealand is connected to the European highway network on European routes E20 running between Shannon in Ireland, and St Petersburg in Russia, the E47 between Lübeck, Germany and Helsingborg in Sweden and finally the E55 between Helsingborg, and Kalamata in Greece. Please note that all of the ferry connections listed below, also take on cars. Avoid highways leading into Copenhagen in the morning rush hour between 7-9AM, where traffic is notoriously slow for tens of kilometers.
Storebæltsbroen
Great Belt bridge (http://www.storebaelt.dk/...): Most people arrive from Funen and Jutland, over this impressive 18 kilometer combined road and railway l ink, on the E20. A one way ticket with a regular sized car is 205 DKK.Ãresundsbroen
Oresund brige (http://osb.oeresundsbron....) this 16 kilometer connection; part brige, part artificial island and part tunnel tunnel is on the E20, and connects Copenhagen with Malmö in southern Sweden. Price of a one way ticket in a regular car is 260 DKK.
By bus
Buses between Zealand and Jutland are only marginally cheaper than the train, although there is considerable discounts between Monday - Thursday. The International buses on the other hand offers considerably lower prices than the train. Copenhagen due to its size, acts as the central hub for all bus lines, but the highway buses for Jutland, listed under Copenhagen, makes stops in both Roskilde and Holbæk.