Travel information

The symposium "What's next for procedural content?" will be held at the IT University of Copenhagen, located just southeast of the Copenhagen city center, on November 10–11, 2014.

Hotels

We recommend staying in the city center, where there are the most hotel and entertainment options; the city center is a 5–7 minute metro ride from the IT University. The metro operates 24/7, and also connects to the airport. (See transportation below.) Some recommended city-center hotels near the metro follow, with approximate mid-November prices.

There are also many hotels near the central train station, but they are not as convenient to the IT University, which is on a metro line but not on a train line. But Copenhagen is quite compact, so if you don't mind a 15- or 20-minute walk, nearly any hotel in the city is fine.

Transportation

If you arrive by plane, and are staying at one of the hotels above, take the metro from the airport to either the Kongens Nytorv or Nørreport metro station. This is about a 15-minute ride. Any metro train leaving from the airport is fine; they all go on the same line.

The IT University is located at Rued Langgaards Vej 7, near the DR Byen metro station. From the city center, take a metro train in the direction of Vestamager. From the station, walk 500m north along the canal, and the IT University will be on your right. It's a single five-story building.

The metro, commuter rail, and bus system use integrated ticketing with free transfers. Any ride in the city you're likely to take will be a 2-zone ride, except to and from the airport, which is 3 zones. The easiest option is to buy a 2-zone, 10-clip "klippekort" (clip card). These can be clipped in yellow machines, with each clip giving you a 2-zone ride for 1 hour. Clip twice for a ride up to 4 zones, such as to/from the airport. Cards can be shared by multiple people, e.g. two people traveling 2 zones each can clip twice on one card. You can also buy individual one-ride tickets, but they cost about twice as much, and require waiting for a machine every time.

There is an official transit direction planner, and Google Maps also has good coverage of Copenhagen metro/bus/rail routes.