How to plan a trip to Legoland in Denmark: Milan Bez Mapy’s tips

Legoland Billund is for adults too, and a weekend trip there convinced me of it. As well as the park itself, I wouldn’t miss LEGO House. You’ll be surrounded by families with children, but if you take that as part of the experience, it won’t bother you.

Quick factsby Milan Bez Mapy

How long

One night in Billund is enough, with LEGO House on the day you arrive, Legoland the next day and an evening flight home

Tickets

Buy Legoland and LEGO House tickets in advance, as soon as you have your flights; LEGO House tickets are for a set time

Where to stay

Book when you buy your flights, as Billund has few hotels; I skipped the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel, which cost €600 a night at the time

LEGO House

Beat my expectations; my favourite was the aquarium with a LEGO fish you build yourself

My tip

Download the park’s app with queue times and try the roller coaster in the Polar X-plorer area

Watch out for

The food; in the park I only found burgers, pizza, chips and ice cream

How do you plan a trip to Legoland? If, like me, you thought Legoland was only for small children, think again. I had to go and see for myself, so I took a weekend trip to Legoland. In this article I’ll explain how to plan a trip like this, what to see and what to watch out for. Pack a small cabin bag and fasten your seatbelt: we’re off to Legoland.

How to plan a trip to Legoland and what to see there

Where is Legoland and how many Legolands are there in the world?

There’s more than one Legoland in the world, but the best known is in the tiny town of Billund in central Denmark. That’s the one I visited. You’ll find others in California, Florida, New York, Malaysia, Dubai, Windsor, Japan, Korea, Germany and, since 2025, Shanghai. I’ve heard the German one is very run-down and not worth the money.

Billund in Denmark has only about 7,500 inhabitants, yet more than two million tourists come here every year because of Legoland. So Legoland can be one stop on a tour of Denmark or a trip in its own right. I went just for Legoland and didn’t combine it with anything else. The reason was cheap flights from Vienna: I could fly out on Saturday morning and be back home on Sunday evening.

The history of Legoland and why it was built

The oldest Legoland was built near the original LEGO factory, right here in Billund. It opened on 7 June 1968, to be precise. The park is split into twelve different worlds, with enough to keep you entertained all day. And not just for adults.

In 1947 the founders, Ole Kirk and Godtfred, got hold of samples of interlocking plastic bricks made by a company called Kiddicraft, and later applied for a patent. Today LEGO is one of the biggest toy makers in the world.

How to get to Legoland: flights to Billund

Finding flights to Legoland in Billund isn’t hard, because lots of families with children fly here just for the park. I managed to get a direct Ryanair flight from Vienna for just €50 return, hand luggage only. Back then, Austrian flew here direct as well. Since spring 2025, though, neither airline has flown direct from Vienna to Billund, so you’ll have to change planes, for example in Copenhagen or Frankfurt. Before you book, check whether the direct flights have come back.

Danish trains are something else. They’re fast, frequent and punctual, and they go almost everywhere. As for Copenhagen, I think it’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and well worth a visit. Here’s my article on what to see in Copenhagen.

How long to spend at Legoland Billund

How much time should you set aside for Legoland? To fit in the attractions I recommend below, I’d stay in Billund for at least one night. You can visit LEGO House on the day you arrive, Legoland the next day, and fly home in the evening. That’s exactly what I did, and although it was a whistle-stop trip, I saw everything I wanted to see and never felt rushed.

Tip from Milan Buy your Legoland tickets in advance. Online they’re much cheaper than at the entrance: here’s the link. The same goes for LEGO House, where tickets are even sold for a specific time slot. I’d book them as soon as you have your flights.

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Where to stay, LEGO House and Legoland: what to see in Billund

Where to stay at Legoland Billund

I’d book accommodation in Billund, the town where Legoland is, as soon as you’ve bought your flights. There are two reasons. Denmark is known for its sky-high accommodation prices, and, as I mentioned, Billund has only about 7,500 inhabitants, so there aren’t many hotels. Most places to stay are small guesthouses.

Tip from Milan If your budget allows, I recommend staying at Hotel Legoland or the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel, whose furnishings are all made of LEGO. I skipped it, because a night cost €600 when I was there. Still, it’s worth checking: you might get lucky with a special offer.

Visiting LEGO House in Billund

LEGO House beat all my expectations, though admittedly they weren’t high. This beautiful building, designed down to the last architectural detail, isn’t an amusement park but more of an interactive museum. Don’t let the word museum put you off: nothing here is gathering dust. LEGO House has several floors, each with an exhibition on a different theme. You don’t just look at LEGO here; you get to play with it.

It’s also worth going down to the basement, where there’s an exhibition of historic sets and an outline of LEGO’s history and the secret of its success. Any idea what it is? Simplicity that encourages endless creativity. With LEGO you can build anything in the world. All you need is ordinary LEGO bricks and your imagination. My favourite part of the whole exhibition was the aquarium.

I had to build my own LEGO fish, designed however I liked. A computer scanned it, and then it swam across a big screen in the aquarium. The race track is worth a stop too: you build your own racing car and race it against everyone else. I have to say LEGO House completely won me over. Be honest: when did you last spend a whole day playing as a grown-up? I had the feeling there were more mums and dads playing there than children. Seriously.

Visiting Legoland Billund

The official Legoland in Billund, on the other hand, is a proper theme park. I recommend downloading the park’s app and adding your ticket to it. It shows how long the queues are, as well as what you’ve already seen and what you haven’t. I really appreciated the luggage storage, even though all I had was a small backpack as hand luggage. I’d had to check out of my hotel in the morning to make the evening flight to Vienna.

The Ferrari exhibition at Legoland Billund

Tip from Milan In May 2023 the park opened an interactive exhibition in partnership with Ferrari. I’d drop in there too: you can build your own LEGO car and race it. What really got me was the big Ferrari made entirely of LEGO.

Give Legoland Billund a whole day. I won’t give anything away and spoil the surprise. But if I may make one suggestion, try all the roller coasters. I love them, and there are several here. My favourite roller coaster at Legoland is at the back, in the Polar X-plorer area. Why? It has a surprise you only discover mid-ride, and it very nearly launched me out of my seat.

The other thing that has stuck with me most is the haunted house with a mirror maze. It’s so well done that at times I genuinely wasn’t sure whether there was a corridor in front of me or just another mirror. If you get lost in there with your friends, don’t worry: there are several corridors but only one exit. So how should you approach a trip to Legoland? With plenty of creativity.

The one thing I didn’t like about Legoland and would change

The food. I’m the kind of person who lives healthily. I hardly ever eat fried food, and I don’t really count it as food. At Legoland in Denmark, though, I didn’t have many healthy options. Every restaurant serves burgers, pizza, chips and tons of ice cream. At least the chips are shaped like LEGO bricks. Seriously. That surprises me quite a lot, since it’s a theme park mainly for children. If I were a parent, my child would have nowhere decent to eat here.

LEGO, the environment and recycling

The plastic used to make LEGO bricks comes from fossil fuels such as oil and gas. These non-renewable resources don’t just contribute to climate change; extracting and refining them also causes pollution.

In 2020 the company announced plans to remove single-use plastic from its boxes. These and other changes are part of the LEGO Group’s commitment to make LEGO bricks from more sustainable materials by 2032.

Is Legoland only for kids?

Not a chance: Legoland is definitely not just for kids. I can say that with a clear conscience. I’m writing this at Billund airport, two hours before my flight to Vienna, and I’ll say it again: Legoland is definitely not just for kids. To be honest, I saw more adults than children here. It was the adults who were building with the bricks, riding the roller coasters and merry-go-rounds, and remembering that they were children once too.

As I was putting a set together in the pavilion with the yellow LEGO, listening to the fantasy music they play there, a thought struck me. Why are children so happy, while adults are so often depressed? Could it be because we’ve stopped playing? I’ll leave that one open for you to think about.

Legoland Billund is for adults too. There are lots of attractions here that I enjoyed. My only warning: prepare yourself mentally for being surrounded by families with screaming children. I expected it, as it comes with the territory when you visit Legoland, so it didn’t bother me at all.

Happy travels!