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Getting To and Around
Copenhagen

Arriving by Air the island on which the south of Fisketorvet. They
city of Copenhagen lies. run from 7am to 7pm
Airlines flying directly Both bridges exact a toll. Monday to Friday, and
to Copenhagen Airport from 10am Saturday to
include Scandinavian Arriving by Ferry Sunday, roughly every
Airlines, British Airways, 15 minutes at peak times,
easyJet and Norwegian. You can take a Polferries hourly at other times.
The airport is located in ferry from Swinoujscie
Kastrup, 12 km (7 miles) in Poland, or a DFDS Travelling by Taxi
southeast of the city. It Seaways ferry from Oslo and Rickshaw
takes around 15 minutes in Norway. There are no
to reach the city centre by longer any direct ferry Available taxis have a “fri”
train or Metro (the station routes between the UK (free) sign on the roof, but
is near Terminal 3), or 45 and Denmark. hailing one can prove a
minutes by bus (both cost challenge. It can often be
the same). You will also Travelling by Public quicker to find a taxi rank;
find a taxi rank just out­ Transport most S­train and Metro
side Terminal 3. Expect to stations will have one
pay around 300 Dkr for a Arriva buses, DSB local nearby. The biggest firms
cab to the city centre. trains and Metro Service in Denmark are TaxiNord
rapid transit systems are and DanTaxi; both offer
Arriving by Train fast and reliable, with cer­ a credit card payment
tain routes running 24/7. option and receipts. Uber
Copenhagen is connected You can take a bike for is also widespread. For an
by train to many European free onto S­trains (S­tog), open­air ride, you can
cities, including Hamburg, but there are generally catch the cycle rickshaws
Berlin and Stockholm. All some restrictions on the for relatively short rides
international trains stop Metro during peak hours. from Storkespringvandet,
at the large Københavns In Greater Copenhagen, Tivoli, Rådhuspladsen and
Hovedbanegård central you can use a single ticket Nyhavn, but beware – this
station, part of Danish or buy a Rejsekort, which method of transport can
State Railways (DSB). If is a prepaid smart card be rather expensive.
you plan to travel on to which can be topped up
Sweden, be aware that and used on all three Travelling by Car
when you travel you will systems. Smart cards
have to disembark at work out cheaper than You can drive in Denmark
Copenhagen Airport to buying individual tickets, if you are over 18 and hold
have your passport or but you can only purchase a valid licence. Always
identity card checked them from stations. Most carry the registration
before being allowed to S­tog stations have a 7/11 papers and a reflecting
cross the Øresund Bridge convenience store which triangle – and always
into Malmö. doubles as a ticket office. watch out for cyclists.
There are several good
Arriving by Road Travelling by car share schemes in
Harbour Bus operation around the city,
If driving to Copenhagen the most popular being
from Sweden, you can Harbour buses (991, 992, Drive Now and LetsGo,
take the Øresund Bridge 993) run the length of the which offer a very good,
from Malmö. If driving in city’s harbour between cost­effective way of
from Germany and cross­ Nordre Toldbod (near travelling long distances
ing the island of Funen, the Gefionspringvandet with larger groups. In
you can cross the Great fountain), past Den Sorte Copenhagen, on­street
Belt Bridge to Sjælland, Diamant to Teglholmen, parking in the city centre

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