Getting There
Air
Copenhagen Airport is located in Kastrup, some six miles south-east of the city center. (+45 3231 3231
http://www.cph.dk/)
Close to the Øresund Channel, passengers are afforded great views of the Denmark-Sweden Bridge upon descent. The airport has three terminals, one domestic and two international, and offers good facilities, including a free shuttle bus between terminals and a children's play area.
Connections into downtown Copenhagen couldn't be easier, with a direct route on the Metro to
Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport as well as a direct train line running approximately every 20 minutes to the city's
Central Train Station. For those who prefer to take a taxi, the journey will cost you approximately DKK 200 ($30-$35). Airlines flying direct to Copenhagen Airport include:
Air Canada (+1 888 247 2267 /
http://www.aircanada.ca/); Air France (+1 800 237 2747 /
http://www.airfrance.com/); British Airways (+1 800 217 9297 /
http://www.ba.com/); Easy Jet (+871 244 2366 /
http://www.easyjet.com/); Finnair (+1 800 950 5000 /
http://www.finnair.com/); KLM (+1800 447 4747 /
http://www.klm.com/); Lufthansa (+1 800 803 5838 /
http://cms.lufthansa.com/); SAS (+1 800 221 2350 /
http://www.scandinavian.net/); Norwegian (+ 47 2149 0015 /
http://www.norwegian.com/) and Czech Airlines ( +420 239 007 007 /
http://www.czechairlines.com/en/worldwide/portal_intropage.htm).
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Getting There
Air
Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
+45 3231 3231
http://www.cph.dk/
CPH is perched along the waterfront six miles southeast of the city center. Three passenger terminals (one domestic, two international) see more than 50,000 travelers tromp through the facilities on a daily basis. A free shuttle bus darts from terminal to terminal. Airlines serving the airport include:
Air Canada (+1 888 247 2267 / http://www.aircanada.ca/)
Air France (+1 800 237 2747 / http://www.airfrance.com/)
British Airways (+1 800 217 9297 / http://www.ba.com/)
Easy Jet (+871 244 2366 / http://www.easyjet.com/)
Finnair (+1 800 950 5000 / http://www.finnair.com/)
KLM (+1800 447 4747 / http://www.klm.com/)
Lufthansa (+1 800 803 5838 / http://cms.lufthansa.com/)
SAS (+1 800 221 2350 / http://www.scandinavian.net/)
Sky Europe (+421 2 4850 1111/ http://www.skyeurope.com/in.php/)
Smart Wings (+420 255 700 827 / http://www.smartwings.net/)
Virgin Express (+32 70 35 36 37 / http://www.virgin-express.com/)
From the Airport
Car Rental & Taxi Taxi ranks are located outside Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Onsite car rental companies are:
Avis (+45 32 512099 / http://www.avis.com/) Budget (+1 800 472 3325 / https://rent.drivebudget.com/) Europcar (+45 (0)32 503090 / http://www.europcar.com/) Hertz (+1 800 654 3001 / http://www.hertz.com/)
Once you pick up the car, just hop on the E20 for a straight shot into the city center, or head east over the Øresund Bridge (+45 33 41 60 00 / http://www.oeresundsbron.com) into Malmö, Sweden.
Bus Public city buses (+45 36 13 14 15 / http://trafikinfo.hur.dk/) 2A, 12 and 250S venture from the international terminals into the nucleus of the city and points beyond. The 500S pauses at both the domestic terminal and the international terminal before skirting the southern edge of downtown. Buses usually run until midnight. After that you can catch the 96N night bus. Abildskou (+45 70 210 888 / http://www.abildskou.dk/) has cross country service on luxury buses between the airport and Aalborg, with a stop in Copenhagen. Gråhundbus number 999 goes from the airport to the central Rådhuspladsen station. You can also hop catch Swebus Express 820 bus (+46 8 50 30 94 00 / http://www.swebusexpress.se/) at the end of its journey from Oslo as it makes a stop at the airport before ending its route in Copenhagen. Or take it the other way if the penultimate destination is in Sweden and Norway.
Train A rail station resides beneath Terminal 3 and is managed by Danish State Railways (DSB) (+45 70 131 415 / http://www.dsb.dk/). Trains for Copenhagen depart and arrive at a pace of every 20 minutes. Other destinations, including jaunts to Roskilde and Malmö, Sweden also depart from the station. Tickets can be purchased from the DSB office in Terminal 3 or from ticket machines in the station.
Bus
Eurolines (+45 70 10 00 30 / http://www.eurolines.dk/) and Gråhundbus (+44 68 44 00 / http://www.grahundbus.dk/) operate routes between Copenhagen and various cities across Europe. Swebus Express 820 bus (+46 (0)8 50 30 94 00 / http://www.swebusexpress.se/) journeys between Copenhagen and Oslo, via stops in Sweden.
Car
Considering the Danish are obsessed with monitoring all facets of traffic for environmental and cultural impacts, it is no surprise that the country is rather pleasant to roam about. Plus, bridge-happy types will have a field day with the numerous crossings, especially if driving to Copenhagen from Sweden over the 16 kilometer (ten mile), complete with massive artificial island and tunnel, Oresund Bridge. The E20 east/west, the E47 north/south, and the E55 flow into Copenhagen and its surrounding environs. Check with the Danish Road Directorate (+45 33 15 64 44 / http://www.trafikken.dk/) for toll fees, traffic updates and general driving matters.
Rail
Besides providing plentiful daily service between Copenhagen and other cities in Denmark, Danish State Railways (DSB) (+45 70 13 14 15 / http://www.dsb.dk/) has a slew of trains chugging across the borders to Scandinavian neighbors Sweden and Norway, and into Austria and Germany, where connecting trains spread out across the European continent. Trains arrive and depart from Copenhagen's Hovedbanegården (Grand Central Station) (+45 33 14 04 00).
Water
From May to September various cruise lines call on Copenhagen's massive port (+45 33 47 99 99 / http://www.cphport.dk/). Passenger ferries also tote travelers and their cars to various destinations around the Baltic. Companies include DFDS Seaways (+45 33 42 30 00 / http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/) with service between Copenhagen and Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen and Gdansk, Poland via Trelleborg, Sweden. Polferries (+48 (0)94 35 52 102 / http://www.polferries.pl), with service between Copenhagen and Swinoujscie, Poland. Bornholms Trafikken (+45 56 95 18 66 / http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk/), with seasonal service between Copenhagen and Bornholm, Denmark. Although the new Oresund Bridge offers an overland route between Denmark and Sweden, the high cost to cross the mass of steel and concrete leads many to keep using the multitude of ferries that still slog across the channel.
Getting Around
Public Transportation
The metro (+45 33 11 17 00 / http://www.m.dk/), is a great way to get around with stops throughout the city. Besides the metro, the city has a widespread bus system (+45 36 13 14 15 / http://www.hur.dk/) and commuter trains (known as the S-Tog) (+45 33 14 17 04 / http://www.dsb.dk/stog/). Tickets for the metro, all public buses and commuter trains are one in the same and fees are based on a system of zone travel. 24 hour and multi-day passes are also available.
Car
Like most European cites, Copenhagen has a compact and historic center that is not necessary to travel around by car. The city actually encourages people to avoid using automobiles and locals seem to prefer walking or biking on one of the city's numerous paths. Plus, the parking system can be rather confusing. It is separated into two zones: the inner city zone is an automatic pay area and is divided into yet another three zones (red, green, blue) with fees being determined by the distance of the lot or space in conjunction with the city center. The second zone offers two hour free parking but is outside the city.
Taxi & Bike Taxi
Taxis are abundant and easily hailed from the street. Make sure the word FRI (free) is lighted on top of the cab when you attempt to flag one down otherwise the driver has a fare. Most drivers can speak some English and German. Taxi companies include:
Autolux (+45 3311 2221) Københavns Taxa (+45 35 35 35 35) Amager/Øbro Taxi (+45 32 51 51 51) Hovedstadens Taxi (+45 38 77 77 77) Codan Taxi (+45 7025 2525)
A couple of companies, Quickshaw (+45 70 20 13 75 / http://www.quickshaw.biz/) and Cykeltaxi (+45 70 26 00 55 / http://www.cykeltaxi.com/) have bike taxis (some motor assisted) pedaling round the center of town, which can also be hailed from the street or procured at an assigned rank outside various downtown areas like the Tivoli, Town Hall Square or the train stations.
Bike
If you would like to explore the city on bike and actually look like a local, the City Bike(+45 35 43 01 10 / http://www.bycyklen.dk/) program puts more than 2000 free bicycles, many sponsored by local companies for advertising purposes, onto the streets at bike racks from May to December.
Getting There
Air
Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
+45 3231 3231
http://www.cph.dk/
CPH is perched along the waterfront six miles southeast of the city center. Three passenger terminals (one domestic, two international) see more than 50,000 travelers tromp through the facilities on a daily basis. A free shuttle bus darts from terminal to terminal. Airlines serving the airport include:
Air Canada (+1 888 247 2267 / http://www.aircanada.ca/)
Air France (+1 800 237 2747 / http://www.airfrance.com/)
British Airways (+1 800 217 9297 / http://www.ba.com/)
Easy Jet (+871 244 2366 / http://www.easyjet.com/)
Finnair (+1 800 950 5000 / http://www.finnair.com/)
KLM (+1800 447 4747 / http://www.klm.com/)
Lufthansa (+1 800 803 5838 / http://cms.lufthansa.com/)
SAS (+1 800 221 2350 / http://www.scandinavian.net/)
Sky Europe (+421 2 4850 1111/ http://www.skyeurope.com/in.php/)
Smart Wings (+420 255 700 827 / http://www.smartwings.net/)
Virgin Express (+32 70 35 36 37 / http://www.virgin-express.com/)
From the Airport
Car Rental & Taxi Taxi ranks are located outside Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Onsite car rental companies are:
Avis (+45 32 512099 / http://www.avis.com/) Budget (+1 800 472 3325 / https://rent.drivebudget.com/) Europcar (+45 (0)32 503090 / http://www.europcar.com/) Hertz (+1 800 654 3001 / http://www.hertz.com/)
Once you pick up the car, just hop on the E20 for a straight shot into the city center, or head east over the Øresund Bridge (+45 33 41 60 00 / http://www.oeresundsbron.com) into Malmö, Sweden.
Bus Public city buses (+45 36 13 14 15 / http://trafikinfo.hur.dk/) 2A, 12 and 250S venture from the international terminals into the nucleus of the city and points beyond. The 500S pauses at both the domestic terminal and the international terminal before skirting the southern edge of downtown. Buses usually run until midnight. After that you can catch the 96N night bus. Abildskou (+45 70 210 888 / http://www.abildskou.dk/) has cross country service on luxury buses between the airport and Aalborg, with a stop in Copenhagen. Gråhundbus number 999 goes from the airport to the central Rådhuspladsen station. You can also hop catch Swebus Express 820 bus (+46 8 50 30 94 00 / http://www.swebusexpress.se/) at the end of its journey from Oslo as it makes a stop at the airport before ending its route in Copenhagen. Or take it the other way if the penultimate destination is in Sweden and Norway.
Train A rail station resides beneath Terminal 3 and is managed by Danish State Railways (DSB) (+45 70 131 415 / http://www.dsb.dk/). Trains for Copenhagen depart and arrive at a pace of every 20 minutes. Other destinations, including jaunts to Roskilde and Malmö, Sweden also depart from the station. Tickets can be purchased from the DSB office in Terminal 3 or from ticket machines in the station.
Bus
Eurolines (+45 70 10 00 30 / http://www.eurolines.dk/) and Gråhundbus (+44 68 44 00 / http://www.grahundbus.dk/) operate routes between Copenhagen and various cities across Europe. Swebus Express 820 bus (+46 (0)8 50 30 94 00 / http://www.swebusexpress.se/) journeys between Copenhagen and Oslo, via stops in Sweden.
Car
Considering the Danish are obsessed with monitoring all facets of traffic for environmental and cultural impacts, it is no surprise that the country is rather pleasant to roam about. Plus, bridge-happy types will have a field day with the numerous crossings, especially if driving to Copenhagen from Sweden over the 16 kilometer (ten mile), complete with massive artificial island and tunnel, Oresund Bridge. The E20 east/west, the E47 north/south, and the E55 flow into Copenhagen and its surrounding environs. Check with the Danish Road Directorate (+45 33 15 64 44 / http://www.trafikken.dk/) for toll fees, traffic updates and general driving matters.
Rail
Besides providing plentiful daily service between Copenhagen and other cities in Denmark, Danish State Railways (DSB) (+45 70 13 14 15 / http://www.dsb.dk/) has a slew of trains chugging across the borders to Scandinavian neighbors Sweden and Norway, and into Austria and Germany, where connecting trains spread out across the European continent. Trains arrive and depart from Copenhagen's Hovedbanegården (Grand Central Station) (+45 33 14 04 00).
Water
From May to September various cruise lines call on Copenhagen's massive port (+45 33 47 99 99 / http://www.cphport.dk/). Passenger ferries also tote travelers and their cars to various destinations around the Baltic. Companies include DFDS Seaways (+45 33 42 30 00 / http://www.dfdsseaways.co.uk/) with service between Copenhagen and Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen and Gdansk, Poland via Trelleborg, Sweden. Polferries (+48 (0)94 35 52 102 / http://www.polferries.pl), with service between Copenhagen and Swinoujscie, Poland. Bornholms Trafikken (+45 56 95 18 66 / http://www.bornholmstrafikken.dk/), with seasonal service between Copenhagen and Bornholm, Denmark. Although the new Oresund Bridge offers an overland route between Denmark and Sweden, the high cost to cross the mass of steel and concrete leads many to keep using the multitude of ferries that still slog across the channel.
Getting Around
Public Transportation
The metro (+45 33 11 17 00 / http://www.m.dk/), is a great way to get around with stops throughout the city. Besides the metro, the city has a widespread bus system (+45 36 13 14 15 / http://www.hur.dk/) and commuter trains (known as the S-Tog) (+45 33 14 17 04 / http://www.dsb.dk/stog/). Tickets for the metro, all public buses and commuter trains are one in the same and fees are based on a system of zone travel. 24 hour and multi-day passes are also available.
Car
Like most European cites, Copenhagen has a compact and historic center that is not necessary to travel around by car. The city actually encourages people to avoid using automobiles and locals seem to prefer walking or biking on one of the city's numerous paths. Plus, the parking system can be rather confusing. It is separated into two zones: the inner city zone is an automatic pay area and is divided into yet another three zones (red, green, blue) with fees being determined by the distance of the lot or space in conjunction with the city center. The second zone offers two hour free parking but is outside the city.
Taxi & Bike Taxi
Taxis are abundant and easily hailed from the street. Make sure the word FRI (free) is lighted on top of the cab when you attempt to flag one down otherwise the driver has a fare. Most drivers can speak some English and German. Taxi companies include:
Autolux (+45 3311 2221) Københavns Taxa (+45 35 35 35 35) Amager/Øbro Taxi (+45 32 51 51 51) Hovedstadens Taxi (+45 38 77 77 77) Codan Taxi (+45 7025 2525)
A couple of companies, Quickshaw (+45 70 20 13 75 / http://www.quickshaw.biz/) and Cykeltaxi (+45 70 26 00 55 / http://www.cykeltaxi.com/) have bike taxis (some motor assisted) pedaling round the center of town, which can also be hailed from the street or procured at an assigned rank outside various downtown areas like the Tivoli, Town Hall Square or the train stations.
Bike
If you would like to explore the city on bike and actually look like a local, the City Bike(+45 35 43 01 10 / http://www.bycyklen.dk/) program puts more than 2000 free bicycles, many sponsored by local companies for advertising purposes, onto the streets at bike racks from May to December.
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Planning a Trip
Visitor Information
The Copenhagen Tourist Information Center, Vesterbrogade 4A (tel. 70-22-24-42; www.visitcopenhagen.dk), adjacent to the main entrance of Tivoli, dispenses information. It's open in July and August, Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm; May and June, Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm; September to April, Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Getting There
By Plane
You arrive at Kastrup Airport (tel. 32-31-32-31; www.cph.dk), 12km (7 1/2 miles) from the center of Copenhagen. Air-rail trains link the airport with the Central Railway Station in the center of Copenhagen. The ride takes 13 minutes, and costs DKK27 ($4.60/£2.70). Located right under the airport's Arrivals and Departures halls, the Air Rail Terminal is a short escalator ride from the gates. You can also take an SAS bus to the city terminal; the fare is DKK26 ($4.40/£2.60). A taxi to the city center costs DKK180 to DKK220 ($31-$37/£18-£22).
By Train
Trains arrive at the HovedBanegården (Central Railway Station; tel. 70-13-14-15 for rail information), in the center of Copenhagen, near Tivoli Gardens and the Rådhuspladsen. The station operates a luggage-checking service, but room bookings are available only at the tourist office.
From the Central Railway Station, you can connect with the S-tog, a local train; trains depart from platforms in the terminal itself. The information desk is near tracks 5 and 6.
By Bus
Buses from Zealand and elsewhere pull into the Central Railway Station. For bus information, call tel. 36-13-14-15 daily 7am to 9:30pm.
By Car
If you're driving from Germany, a car ferry will take you from Travemünde to Gedser in southern Denmark. From Gedser, get on E55 north, an express highway that will deliver you to the southern outskirts of Copenhagen. If you're coming from Sweden via the Øresund Bridge, it will deposit you on the city's eastern outskirts, close to Kastrup airport. From here, it's a short drive into the center.
Planning a Trip
Visitor Information
The Copenhagen Tourist Information Center, Vesterbrogade 4A (tel. 70-22-24-42; www.visitcopenhagen.dk), adjacent to the main entrance of Tivoli, dispenses information. It's open in July and August, Monday to Saturday 9am to 8pm; May and June, Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm; September to April, Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 9am to 2pm.
Getting There
By Plane
You arrive at Kastrup Airport (tel. 32-31-32-31; www.cph.dk), 12km (7 1/2 miles) from the center of Copenhagen. Air-rail trains link the airport with the Central Railway Station in the center of Copenhagen. The ride takes 13 minutes, and costs DKK27 ($4.60/£2.70). Located right under the airport's Arrivals and Departures halls, the Air Rail Terminal is a short escalator ride from the gates. You can also take an SAS bus to the city terminal; the fare is DKK26 ($4.40/£2.60). A taxi to the city center costs DKK180 to DKK220 ($31-$37/£18-£22).
By Train
Trains arrive at the HovedBanegården (Central Railway Station; tel. 70-13-14-15 for rail information), in the center of Copenhagen, near Tivoli Gardens and the Rådhuspladsen. The station operates a luggage-checking service, but room bookings are available only at the tourist office.
From the Central Railway Station, you can connect with the S-tog, a local train; trains depart from platforms in the terminal itself. The information desk is near tracks 5 and 6.
By Bus
Buses from Zealand and elsewhere pull into the Central Railway Station. For bus information, call tel. 36-13-14-15 daily 7am to 9:30pm.
By Car
If you're driving from Germany, a car ferry will take you from Travemünde to Gedser in southern Denmark. From Gedser, get on E55 north, an express highway that will deliver you to the southern outskirts of Copenhagen. If you're coming from Sweden via the Øresund Bridge, it will deposit you on the city's eastern outskirts, close to Kastrup airport. From here, it's a short drive into the center.
