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Practical & Travel Information Danish banks usually open
9:30am–4pm Monday to
Visitors are always treated with courtesy and hospitality in Wednesday and Friday, and
Denmark; the Danes are one of the most tolerant nations in 9:30am–6pm on Thursday. For
the world, and the Danish concept of hygge (coziness) makes the most favorable exchange
the country a very comfortable place to stay. Denmark’s travel rates, change money and
traveler’s checks at a bank.
facilities are plentiful, reliable, and easy to use. There is an Outside bank opening hours
extensive rail network and city public transportation services there are exchange booths at
function efficiently. The capital, Copenhagen, is a compact post offices, and most airports,
city, which makes getting around by public transport quite main train stations, and ferry
straightforward. Since most Danes speak fluent English, you terminals. Major credit and
should have no problems with communication. charge cards are accepted in
most places, and local currency
can be obtained with credit or
debit cards from cashpoint
Tourist Information valid passport to enter machines (ATMs).
General and location-specific Denmark. Citizens of the EU
information on all parts of may use a national identity card
Denmark can be obtained from in lieu of their passport. No visa Communications
the Danish Tourist Board, is required for visitors from the Denmark still has a very small
which has offices in many US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, number of public phone
countries, including the US and Australia, or New Zealand. booths, and phone cards can
the UK. Visitors to the capital be bought from all post offices
can obtain brochures, maps, and kiosks.
and other useful information at Safety and Emergencies Most post offices are now
the Copenhagen Visitor Centre. Denmark is a peaceful country located inside supermarkets,
and street crime is rare, although even in larger towns. They
travelers are advised to take out generally open from 10am to
Opening Hours
comprehensive travel insurance. 6pm Monday to Friday, and
Many tourist attractions close Danish tourist offices and health 10am to 1pm on Saturday,
on Mondays, and a few have offices have lists of doctors and although smaller branches may
seasonal opening hours; several local hospitals. For prescriptions have restricted opening times.
museums stay open late on (obtainable at a pharmacy Wi-Fi Internet is available in
Wednesdays. Stores are generally or apotek) or a doctor’s almost all hotels and cafés, and
open 10am–5:30pm Monday to consultation, you will have to on some trains.
Thursday, 10am–7pm on Friday, pay the full cost on the spot, but English-language newspapers
and 9am–4pm on Saturday; EU citizens can obtain a refund are usually available the day after
Sunday openings are becoming by taking their passport and publication at train stations and
more frequent, especially in European Health Insurance Card many of the larger newsagents.
Copenhagen. Office hours are (EHIC) to a local health office.
9am–4pm Monday to Friday.
Flying to Denmark
Banking and Currency
Visa Requirements The Danish unit of currency Most international flights arrive
at Copenhagen Airport,
Visitors who are not citizens of a is the krone (DKr), which is Kastrup, 8 km (5 miles) from
Scandinavian country require a divided into 100 øre. the city center. British Airways,
easyJet, Norwegian, and SAS
(Scandinavian Airline System)
The Climate of Denmark
COPENHAGEN operate direct flights from
The climate of Denmark is Britain. SAS also offers direct
the least extreme of the flights from New York; most
Scandinavian countries, but °C/ºF flights from North America,
the country’s close proximity 20/68 however, require a stopover.
to the sea means that the 12/54
weather can change very 9/48 11/52
6/43
quickly. The summer months 2/36 2/36 Traveling by Sea
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are generally sunny; 5 8 3 1 If you are considering traveling
temp eratures in July can top hrs hrs hrs hrs to Denmark by sea, note that
26° C (78° F). Winters are cold 45 70 60 55 there is no longer a ferry service
and rainy, although not severe, mm mm mm mm between southern England and
and there may be snow from month Apr Jul Oct Jan
December to March. Denmark. An alternative is to
take the ferry, run by DFDS
Seaways among others, from
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