Is Billund worth a day trip?

Yes, as a short day: 6 hours in Billund, £208 for the whole day, 30 min into town each way. Enough for the centre and one paid sight; pick one, not three.

How long do you actually get in Billund?

About 6 hours in Billund. Landing to take-off is 9.2 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

What does a day in Billund cost, not counting the flight?

About £75 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 16 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 18:40. That allows 30 min to get back to the airport and 100 min there, including 10 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 20:50 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 30 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 10 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Billund.
From London Heathrow, back by 21:40.

Denmark·Fri 6 Nov · 6.0 hours in the city

£208

the whole day

6.0 hours

in the city

21:40

back in London Heathrow

Time in the city

6.0 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

3km

to the centreFrom Billund centre (BLL)

Daylight

9.0 hours

07:37 to 16:37Sunrise 07:37, sunset 16:37

Billund has no city centre. A free shuttle serves Billund town and LEGOLAND.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

08:55
Leave London Heathrow
British Airways
12:40
In the city
Lands 11:40, 30min immigration, 30min from the airport
18:40
Leave the city
30min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration
21:40
Back in London Heathrow
Flies 20:50

Leave London HeathrowBritish Airways08:55
Land in Billund1h 45min11:40
In the city30min immigration, 30min from the airport12:40
Leave the city30min back, 100min at the airport incl. immigration18:40
Fly home1h 45min20:50
Back in London Heathrow21:40

How we'd do it

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12:44120 min there

2 min walk

14:4645 min there

3 min walk

15:3415 min there

10 min walk

15:5930 min there

16:29Free timeuntil 18:33

about 7 min walk

18:40Back to the airport

Sydtrafik bus 43 · 30 min

AirportFlight 20:50

Typical weather for this date

10°C

average high

6°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Billund's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

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How we'd do it

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12:44120 min there

2 min walk

14:4645 min there

3 min walk

15:3415 min there

10 min walk

15:5930 min there

16:29Free timeuntil 18:33

about 7 min walk

18:40Back to the airport

Sydtrafik bus 43 · 30 min

AirportFlight 20:50

What a day in Billund costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£208/ all in, per person

In July-August the free Billund shuttle bus (airport to LEGO House about 21 min, to LEGOLAND about 47 min via all stops, roughly hourly 09:00-17:00) undercuts the Sydtrafik local bus 43/143.

Sydtrafik to city centre and back£8

Local transport£5

Lunch£16

Dinner£46

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

LEGOLAND Billund£40 (349 kr)

LEGO House£25 (219 kr)

Teddy Bear Art Museum£11 (100 kr)

WOW Park Billundfrom £23 (199 kr)

Givskud Zoo£30 (260 kr)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Billund Skulpturpark, Billund Church, Grene Church, Free Billund shuttle bus linking the airport (runs 1 July-31 Aug 2026 only)Free

On the ground£75

Return flight from£133

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Getting to Heathrowfrom free

All in, per person£208

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Heathrow

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Park & Ride car parks: first 29 minutes free, then a free shuttle bus to the terminal (7-20 min depending on terminal). Source

Train

From London (Heathrow Express, Paddington)£10 each way15-20 min
Advance single; On the day £26. First train 04:34, last train 23:57 Source
From London (Elizabeth line)Price not published
On the day £13.90. First train 05:21, last train 00:12 Source

Coach

National Express from London£10.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source

Taxi

From London£60-£100 one way~18 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £7
Terminal Drop-Off Charge: £7 per entry, no time allowance (any dwell counts as one visit), ANPR-enforced 24/7/365, no cash accepted. Source
Terminal Parking (was Short Stay)£98
12-24hr tariff. Source
Park & Ride (was Long Stay)£46.80
Same-day rate. Source
Priority Park & Ride (was Business)£47.90
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

Meet & GreetNo same-day price
From £138.60 (per day). Source
Valet ParkingNo same-day price
Source
Pod Parking (T5 only)No same-day price
From £59.60 (from price). Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Purple Parking Park & Ride PLUS (T2/T3/T5)£9.24
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 8-18 min. Source
Maple Parking Express Park & Ride (T2&3/T5)£12.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 4-10 min. Source
MBW Meet & Greet (T3/T5)£15.86
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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