The Beat of the Nordic Heart: Vibrant Copenhagen and Stockholm

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on October 6, 2025

Meet the group at Phoenix Hotel Copenhagen in Copenhagen

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in; 5:30 p.m. meeting in hotel lobby followed by Orientation and Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: A taxi from the airport to the hotel should typically cost approximately DKK 300-400, a journey of approximately 5 miles that will take about 20 minutes. Metro line M2 runs from the airport to Kongens Nytorv, a journey taking approximately 10 minutes with 4-5 departures per hour; the fare is typically DKK 36-40. The hotel is located approximately 1700 feet from the subway station. Upon leaving the station, take the pedestrian crossing across the street to the front of the Royal Danish Theatre then follow the road northeast, passing Kunsthal Charlottenburg, and the Memorial Anchor in front of Nyhavn. Continue straight on along Bredgade, where the hotel is located on the left after approximately 800 feet (shortly after a statue of Christian X on horseback on the right).

Your trip ends on: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 in Stockholm at Hilton Stockholm Slussen

End of Trip: After breakfast; 12:00 Noon hotel check-out. Transfers throughout the day depending on flight times.

Getting to the airport: A taxi from the hotel to the airport should cost approximately SEK700-800 for a journey of approximately 27 miles. Arlanda Express trains run from Stockholm Central Station to the airport terminals every ten to fifteen minutes. The journey takes approximately 20 minutes. A single one-way ticket should cost approximately SEK250-320, lower fares are available if buying in advance or as a group; see https://www.arlandaexpress.com/tickets-prices. To reach Stockholm Central Station, either take a taxi from the hotel (approximately SEK70-85, 1 mile) or take a tram from Slussen. Tram tickets are approximately SEK 39-45 and should be purchased before boarding.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.