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can be a challenge, and and Holmens Kanal, and without front and rear
car parks are expensive. you can choose either an lights so make sure your
There are many parking hour-long grand tour or rental bike is fitted with
apps, including Easypark, a hop-on-hop-off flexible both; a bell can be handy,
Parkman or Parkpark, day pass. Stromma, in too. Free city bikes offered
which use your mobile Nyhavn, offers the biggest by Bycyklen are also
phone’s GPS to pinpoint choice of tours, including available year-round from
your spot, and also enable some that have live music stands across the city, and
you to pay online using a and on-board dining. include a built-in sat-nav
credit card; often this is Netto Boats (see p13), system. You must register
easier than trying to find a also located in Nyhavn, is online before you can use
ticket machine. The street a slightly cheaper but them. Remember to stick
sign “Parkering forbudt” equally good alternative. to the cycle paths where
means no parking within available, and always stop
certain time limits. Note Travelling by to allow passengers onto
that motoring offences Bicycle and off buses.
attract on-the-spot fines.
Cycling is undoubtedly the Travelling on Foot
Travelling by Bus best way to get around
and Boat Copenhagen. The city Copenhagen is compact
boasts an unparalleled and flat, making it a joy to
Enjoy the city at your own number of dedicated cycle explore on foot. Many of
pace with the Stromma paths, and bicycles can the sights, especially
(see p13) hop-on-hop-off be rented for 30 Dkr per those in the city centre,
bus tour, which covers all hour. While it is not man- are just a short walk away
the city’s top tourist hot- datory to wear a helmet from one other. Make
spots. Alternatively, you while cycling, it is certainly sure you don’t confuse
can explore Copenhagen’s recommended, especially bike lanes with pedestrian
charming canals by boat. in the city centre. It is pavements as this can be
Tours depart from Nyhavn illegal to cycle at night a painful mistake.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR Øresund Bridge TaxiNord
∑ oresundsbron.com § 48 48 48 48
British Airways
§ 70 12 80 22 ∑ taxinord.dk
∑ britishairways.com ARRIVING BY FERRY Uber
DFDS Seaways
Copenhagen Airport ∑ dfdsseaways.co.uk ∑ uber.com/en-No/
∑ cph.dk/en cities/copenhagen
Polferries
easyJet ∑ polferries.com TRAVELLING BY CAR
§ 89 88 10 32
∑ easyjet.com DriveNow
TRAVELLING BY ∑ drive-now.dk
Norwegian PUBLIC TRANSPORT
§ 70 80 78 80 Arriva Easypark
∑ norwegian.com ∑ easypark.dk
§ 72 30 25 00
Scandinavian Airlines ∑ arriva.dk LetsGo
§ 70 10 20 00 ∑ letsgo.dk
∑ sas.dk Metro Service
§ 70 15 16 15 Parkman
ARRIVING BY TRAIN ∑ m.dk ∑ parkman.dk
Danish State Railways Rejsekort Parkpark
§ 70 13 14 15 ∑ rejsekort.dk ∑ parkpark.dk
∑ dsb.dk
TRAVELLING BY TAXI TRAVELLING BY
ARRIVING BY ROAD DanTaxi BICYCLE
Great Belt Bridge § 70 25 25 25 Bycyklen
∑ storebaelt.dk ∑ dantaxi.dk ∑ bycyklen.dk

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