Europe : Scandinavia : Denmark : Funen
Funen
Funen is an island in Denmark.
Regions
Main towns
- Odense Regional Capital of Fyn (Funen) island
- Assens Coastal town
- Bogense Coastal town
- Fåborg Coastal town
- Kerteminde Town along Odense Canal,gateway to Kattegat Sea
- Middelfart Coastal town by Lillebælt bridge to Jylland(Jutland)
- Nyborg Coastal town by Storebælt bridge to Sjælland )(Zealand)
- Ringe Agricultural town. Middle of Fyn.
- Svendborg Coastal town by causeway to Tåsinge and Langeland islands
- Rudkøbing On Langeland Island in South Funen (Fyn)Sea
- Roerslev
Other destinations
- Ærø is an attractive island in the Souh Funen sea, with it's quaint, beatiful Capital Ærøskøbing, lined with colorful houses and cobble stoned street
Understand
Talk
Danish,Norwegian and Swedish are common, but English is widely understood and spoken.German to a lesser degree.
Get in
By car
Funen is connected to Zealand with the Great Belt bridge (toll bridge) and to Jutland the Little Belt bridge (free).
By train
Central Rail station is Odense from where any part of Denmark can be reached.
Get around
By car
A good road and motorway system connect all coastal towns with each other as well from Odense in the center.
By bike
The Funen island (da.Fyn) is bike friendly and most roads from Odense in the center, has dedicated bike paths.
By train
Direct and non-stop from Copenhagen hourly. On Fyn there is service from Odense Central to Ringe,Svendborg, Other towns are served by bus.
By bus
All towns and small communities are served with high daily frequency.
By cab
Taxis are aplenty in towns at fixed rates including tips. There are cab stands. but they cannot be hailed on the street. Best to phone.
See
Do
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out
da:Fyn
This page was last edited at 00:16, on 20 January 2009 by Stefan Ertmann. Based on work by Moe Jeppesen, Tom Holland, Nick Roux, Niels Elgaard Larsen and Colin Jensen and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.