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Sølager - Kulhuse ferry

The quick way between Halsnæs and Hornsherred with the small charming ferry Columbus.

NB! Status on sailing plan for 2025. Sailing is suspended until further notice!

Hop on a bike or take the car. Should the trip go to either Hundested or Jægerspris? The small Columbus ferry takes you 8 minutes from one part of the country to another.

The small ferry sails from Kulhuse in Hornsherred to Sølager by Hundested. During the winter period, you must take the trip via Frederiksværk and Frederikssund.

NB! Status on sailing plan for 2025. Sailing is suspended until further notice!

Take your bike or car with you.

There are lots of experiences waiting to be unfolded on both sides of the fjord. Take, for example, the beautiful bike ride through the North Forest at Jægerspris and see the old King Oak, Northern Europe's oldest tree. On the trip through the forest, you also come to the old Jægerspris Castle, where you can explore the castle park, the museum and the memorial grove.

In Hundested, you can explore art and culture at the Hundested harbour. Here you can visit exciting glassblowing with a working workshop, experience the famous Sand Sculpture Festival or just let yourself be pampered with some good food on the quayside overlooking the sea and fjord.

The Polar Explorer's exciting museum, Knud Rasmussen's House, is beautifully located just a short bike ride from the harbour. Here you can experience Greenland through the polar researcher's own stories.

Timetable and prices

The ferry sails as needed throughout the day. The crossing time is 8 minutes. For sailing times and prices, please refer to the ferry's website, www.mfcolumbus.dk. From Sølager, there are approx. 4 km to Hundested and the harbour, and about 2 km to Lynæs Harbour and approximately. 8 km to Frederiksværk.

Payment can be made on the ferry with cash and payment cards (Dankort, Visa, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Maestro, JCB Cards, and American Express).

Departure on weekdays from Kulhuse at 7.30 and weekends at 10.00. Then the ferry sails as needed until the last trip. Please use the signal.

Capacity: The ferry has room for eight cars and 70 passengers. The ferry includes cars, caravans, bicycles and pedestrians. Max.3 tons axle load.

Take the Isefjord around with the four ferries.

With a joint ticket for the four ferries that can take you around the Isefjord, you can get an experience in the Fjordland. The trip around the Isefjord is a beautiful and often an undiscovered opportunity.

Here you will find beautiful and varied nature with kilometres of sandy beaches, forests and landscapes with manors, churches, cosy villages and fine market towns.

In addition to the M / F Columbus, the Orø ferry from Holbæk-Hammerbakke and the Hundested-Rørvig ferry are included in the trip. Tickets for the trip can be purchased on the ferries. Tickets for the trip are ONLY valid in the period 1 April- 22. October. You can use a car and a bicycle, and a motorcycle.