Copenhagen Airport to City Centre (Don't Make This Mistake!) 

IMPORTANT INFO regarding the train: in this video, I state that you can get any train from platform 2 if your destination is Copenhagen Central Station. That is no longer the case - there are now a couple of trains every hour that do NOT stop at the Central Station. Most trains do, but make sure you check the screens before boarding the train 🤝

Don't excuse the old central train station for being old. That's the charm and beauty of it!

We visited Copenhagen for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and the journey to City Centre was seamless. From the airport to Norreport on the M1, and walked 2.5 blocks to our hotel. If only every city in the world was so easy to enjoy!

The Central Station has a lot of charm. Cleaner and safer than in some Belgian Railways Stations. At the end I used my CPH card during my first visit in July 2023. And the metro has easier, arrived nearly closed to the hotel 🙂

Copenhagen Central Station looks magnificent - a wonderful piece of heritage. We are going to Copenhagen tomorrow and this video was very helpful.

My husband and I plan to visit Copenhagen for the first time next year.

I think this was the most helpful video I have ever seen. I am coming tomCopenhagen early nest year and it’ looks beautiful and very clean.

The City Pass is really convenient and so easy to take from the airport terminal. We would definitely say the metro but if you land at night be careful, they sometimes close the metro for a couple of hours (maintenance) and they especially don't communicate that in their app or website 😉.

It seems the DOT Tickets app also is usable for visitors (no requirement for a national phone number like such apps used to have - I was able to use my Norwegian one for registering), like buying a City Pass if you are staying a few days and want the freedom to just jump on and off local transport. So even less reasons to use the ticket machines unless you want a souvenir :)

very good video,watching from shanghai

Hi there Chris(or do you write it Kris) You`ve covered what as a traveler I`d appreciate knowing when i arrive in a foreign country.Brilliant video and im looking forward to more videos, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the explanation of the metro. I followed the instructions and made it to my hotel without a problem. Even took the mandatory selfie😊. The best part of this video is that I am familiar with the metro station map on day one of vacation and feel comfortable going wherever I want now for the rest of my stay. Thanks!

Hi Chris! Thanks for this visual guide! I'll be flying into CPH with a 3.5 hour layover so I'm researching how to take the Metro toward Nyhavn via Kongens Nytorv, take selfies along the canal, and then ride back toward the airport for my onward flight to Dublin. It'll be my very first time in Denmark, ever! And it wasn't even supposed to happen, but SAS unceremoniously modified my layover (was ARN, now CPH). And I thought well actually, I might like the change!

Thanks, really detailed. I'm in love with that system... so simple, so frequent. Now, I must plan a trip! 🌟

Awesome video!! Thanks for sharing.

I should have a long plane change break next month so we decided to visit Your beautiful city between the flights - the information in this video is exactly what we need, many thanks!

Copenhagen trainstation is a historic station dated back to 1847. Looking at the scale of how many people going trough this great hall visiting Copenhagen, i'd like everybody watching this, exhale and wonder. Wonder about how they this wonderfull building was build in the late 1900 century. It is the only way we ignorant people of today, has a chance to see what history made possible. Just stop for 5 seconds. Look up, all handmaid. That is what exploration is about.

Went to Copenhagen from a country that does not have a metro system so this video really helped! Provided all the necessary information and great tips! Navigating was very easy. Thank you :)

great video

Great first video! I love Københaven. It's the quintessential Nordic cool. Look forward to your next videos and more power to your channel!

I dunno if I've been lucky with the trains, but I've been to Copenhagen half a dozen times and never really encountered any delays with it. Perhaps again, I've maybe been lucky haha

Thanks! Chris. I'm taking the Metro to central station tomorrow afternoon

Thanks for sharing, I land on Wednesday!

You’re the best brother! Thanks for this video.

Very useful indeed thanks.

Great video! Thanks a lot..

Thank you for making this video. I plan to visit Copenhagen in August. You've taken my anxiety about travel to and from the airport much easier. Thank you.

So helpful 😊 Thank you 😁

Thanks for the tips! Visiting next week, we are very excited!

Thank you for a such an awesome explanation video! Excited to see your city 🙂

Really helpful video, tusind tak!

This is great content. I absolutely love travel vlogs. Thanks you for the tip on the taxi versus metro.New subscriber here 🇿🇼🤗🇬🇧

That was very helpful thanks! This American is so excited to check out your country in a few months!

Thank you for making this video will help me since I want to see this place for a quick stop over thank you.

Thanks!!!

Hello Kris. This is so cool to find your video here on youtube. First Danish youtuber that I watch. Thanks for showing your beautiful Copenhagen. I have a passion for Copenhagen as I saw your town in some of Alfred Hitchcock films! I will try to watch your content. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro.

Im flying to copenhagen tomorrow evening. Appreciate the advice a lot!

Very good ideas for a avoid the expensive unnecessary. Thank you so much mi friend.

Thanks for the info, I will be travelling in Denmark for two weeks in the coming Sept, this is useful

Thank you so much for this, I have a chance to visit Copenhagen this upcoming (2024) April, your videos are so helpful.

Fed video, det er du rigtig god til. I det hele taget er du god til at sætte rejser sammen og forklare tingene. Du lavede for nogle år siden en reje til mig og tre andre til Skotland. En af de bedste turer vi har haft, som vi stadig tænker tilbage på. Jeg ønsker dig alt mulig lykke til på denne kanal.

Hi Kris. Great video, very useful thank you. Have you any tips and tricks for solo travellers. Are there any areas to avoid or places you'd recommend?

This has been super helpful! Traveling for the first time out of the USA ever in early April and this has calmed a few nerves on how to travel! Any suggestions for traveling from Downtown Copenhagen to Balrup?

Thank you.

Thanks for the info. See said train on 20th Sept!

Good tip! Trains or metros are much better! I loved Copenhagen

Nice video 📹 👍

Thank you for these videos. You do a great job. I’ll be in Copenhagen for 3 days. I was planning on using public transport. Would it be worth it to get the Rejsekort card for a few days or just pay each trip?

I went to Copenhagen about 7 years ago from London. The area around the ticket machines was a total mess with building work but there were plenty of assistants on hand who spoke English to help me. I took the train, no delays, and my hotel was about 5 minutes walk from the central station so it was a short and easy trip. If go again, I'd like to try the metro but it may depend on where my hotel is. You should also mention the Blue Planet Aquarium near the airport. Maybe the metro wasn't build when I was there becasue I had to take quite a long bus ride to get there but looking just now, there is a metro stop fairly close by

Hi Namaste 🙏🏻..... Nice video n information..... Make more on other subject too 👍🏾

Pretty good stuff, I just have some extra tips and corrections that might be useful. So if you're going into Copenhagen then AVOID THE TRAIN TO SLAGELSE! Not many people know about this, but recently a new train line was introduced which runs only once every hour from Copenhagen Airport to Slagelse. This train completely bypasses downtown Copenhagen, running non stop from Ørestad on the southern end of Amager, to Høje Taastrup, a transit hub at the edge of the suburbs. So be sure you avoid any train saying Slagelse on it. Secondly, you can actually as a tourist get your own Travelcard if you're for instance staying for a few days and will be using transit periodically, like not enough to warrant Citypass daytickts, or maybe wanting more flexibility. At machines like the one in the middle of the corridor at 4:24, you can actually get your own Travel card. It requires a 50kr deposit to be preloaded onto the card, but after that you receive your very own card and can benefit from the discounted ticket prices that come with it. Just be sure to load enough money onto it that you don't run out mid journey, which can be done at the same machines. If you use the Travel card though, be sure you tap check out at the end of your trip but only the very end. The way it works is you hold it on the Blue check in orbs when starting your trip, as well as tap it on check in orbs for every time you transfer to another bus, train, or metro line. And only at the end you tap it at the check out orb and your fare will be calculated. That way if you for instance take a 3 zone trip with a transfer in the middle, you pay for one 3 zone ticket rather than two separate 2 zone tickets. And with the Rejsekort, that can be the difference between 23 kroner and 33 kroner so theres a lot of money to be saved there.

Not well known, you can buy an all zones, 24-hrs ticket. I believe it's DKK120 now, and with that you can go anywhere East of Roskilde and West of Øresund. It's cheaper than buying two tickets for all zones, if you're taking a round trip to the end of the railroad...

谢谢

Great information thanks. I’m going to have a 5hr layover in Copenhagen on my way to Munich, is that enough time to take a walk around and maybe get something to eat?

Thanks for this information, but is there also a day ticket for sale for the bus, metro and train?

I always walking, because weri Nice the way between Airport tű city center!

Thanks for your video. I’m curious to know is there are elevators at the stations? 😅 just for people carrying big bags

Studied here back in the early 2010s and remember being totally confused at CPH with the bewildering to foreigners klippkort system. But alas, the friendliness of Danish folks there never failed us as we were guided by strangers all the way to Lyngby.

Dear chris kindly make an video for bus travelling from Copenhagen airport to Norrebro or other major spots.

Hi, I also lived in Copenhagen but this Metro option is only good if you do not have luggage. Then it's recomended otherwise I will always prefer to take taxi as it is easy to take and at right on my door I will be in 20 minutes without any hactic of rolling my luggage all the way. Thanks

Would love your opinion on the city card. I’ve got Sunday afternoon to Wednesday midday to fill with culture and fun. Is it worth it just for attractions as I’m a bit of a walker and wanderer. Thanks

Hi thanks for this guide👍. And maybe you know, are children of 2 y.o. required to have a ticket in the public transport?

Thanks souvh gor this video. Looks like the Metro would work for me. ?Is it close to the Central train station in the city centre as Im meeting a friend there. Also, i need a nice hotel suggestion that is quiet near the central train station. Also, i have 1 full day to see the city and surrounding area and looking for suggestions. I found an all day tour on Viator that may be interesting. Thanks for any suggestions.

Metro or train, depending on where i Copenhagen you're staying. Taxis are insanely expensive in Denmark.

Hi there. Hoping you can advise. I made a mistake when visiting last time of getting an incorrect ticket from the airport based on zones and got a fine. Do you now just need to put end station to avoid this issue?

Excellent video many thanks. We are travelling soon to CPH and staying at the Tivoli Hotel. Looks like you would recommend the train from CPH to city centre rather than metro. How would we get from central station to the Tivoli? Is it walkable? We have large cases with us.

We are coming to Copenhagen for the first time for a cruise out of the cruise terminal what is the best way to get their transit or train. We were thinking to pre-order a cab just because of ease and we have a very long delay at the airport from the night before to the cruise ship

Thank you for your video! Extremely helpful. My husband and I will be in Copenhagen late September for a 7 hour layover. Now that we watched the video, we know to take the metro. We have 7 hours in Copenhagen. How do you suggest we spend our time, including having some local food.

Thank you. I have a question, though about the ticket that you bought from the machine. Is it good for both the train and metro, or must you specify that when you buy the ticket?

Thank you so much, this is really helping me planning my solo trip to Copenhagen! I just have two questions, so i will be arriving after 9pm, and i wanted to go to the central station. Does both Metro and Train pass directly? And when you say that the train delays, it's for just a couple of minutes of couple of ''long minutes'' as in hours?😂 Here in Portugal it's the latter for almost all transports except the metro (which is underground!) Thank you so much!

Hi, Thanks for all the information you provided in the video, its of great help. I have a quick question, I have a 6 hours layover at Copenhagen and I was thinking of visiting Nyhavn, is there a luggage storage on the airport where I can just drop my bags visitn Nyhavn, come back pick the bags up and continue my journey?

Ikke alle tog fra spor 2 kører via KBH H mere. Der er nu tog direkte til Høje Taastrup, Roskilde og Slagelse via, men uden stop på, Ny Ellebjerg.

Hi Chris, great video, very informative! So in February, I’ll be flying home to nyc from Zurich, with an overnight layover in Copenhagen, (flying sas) because I am coming from Zurich, if I wanted to leave the airport, would I have to exit into foreign customs during my layover or would that be a domestic entrance? Also, is there much to do in Copenhagen at 22:30? If so what do you recommend ?! Any info is much appreciated! Thanks!

What is best for us , we are staying at Cabinn hotel city centre so would it be the Train or Metro

Can i have advise on getting to Scandic Kodbyen hotel as it looks like I might need two trains. Unsure of which station to change at?

Had to use taxi in early 2019 because of taring down a postal building near the tracks.

recomend checking out if the copenhagencard is a good fit for u.

Thanks a lot for this, super helpful. I have two specific questions. Firstly, how is the connection over to Malmo? If you're spending some days with basically everything in Malmo, is it better to find somewhere cheaper near the airport, or something more expensive but in the centre of Copenhagen. The most important thing is the length of the journey. The second question is about night timetables - does the train connection run all through the night, and does that also include trains from Malmo across to Copenhagen city or airport? Thanks again

Where do you buy the metro ticket from? Is there any option for any open return ticket as well? Also is it the same machine you buy the train ticket from? Many thanks.

The ticket only valid to central station or include a change/ connect to another metro line for ur destination? Thnx

do you think a 5 hour layover is enough time to get to the city center and explore for a bit?

Im an Italian born Sri Lankan that lives in Milan and I can confirm you that the metro in Copenhagen is managed by Milan ATM transport company and the trains in metro are the same of the M4 and M5 line in milan

That was helpful. You can’t pay with cash though?

Generally in copenhagen would you suggest a travel card or everywhere is walkable

Question, if I took the metro at kobenhavns Lufthaven CPH and I got off at Kongens Nytorv how many zones would that be?

Hi, great video! Do you know if you can buy a train ticket with a debit card? Mine's visa debit. Thanks!

Hi, I'll be flying from Zurich to Manchester by SAS, I have 5.5hr layover at Copenhagen airport (baggage checked thru) would it be possible for me to exit airport n spend abt 1 hr in Copenhagen city center? Many tks in advance for any kind advice🙏🏻

You forgot to mention the DOT app which is also super convenient to buy train and metro tickets. 😊😊

Great stuff...soon I will be purchasing a Copenhagen card on the app but I need to activate it from the airport upon arrival and going to city central on the train - where/how do I need to activate please?

I m going to Copenhagen in July and I only have 18 hrs to spend. Is it vetter to stay in city center or Nyhavn? Thanks❤

No doubt a great future for you, like y subscripción, saludos 🇵🇦

Nice video. Maybe a little unfair to describe the Copenhagen TAXIs as extraordinary expensive. Compared to train, metro and bus, yes it is expensive. But I travel frequently in the US, and I find the TAXIs as expensive over there. In Denmark we don't tip the driver, and the taxis are nice and clean and well maintained and you always can use your credit card. In the US you have to tip the driver a considerably percentage of the fare, and taxis are not always that clean and well maintained...

does Copenhagen metro runs as early as 5 am from Norreport to Copenhagen airport ? If no then how can I travel during early hours ?

I would be taking a cruise 🚢 from Copenhagen however I’m flying there a couple days before the cruise I would like to know the best location to stay that would get me from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the cruise port thanks

We are going back to Denmark after 31 years. I have made a reservation for a car rental. Could you recommend it or will it be better to ride on trains? We are spending 10 days.

Hi I need an accommodation near Copenhagen Central Hall.Can you please advise the best option (quality n price) thks

i should bring a coat in april? going next week

Grazie! il tuo video è fantastico e di grande aiuto. Sarò a Copenaghen tra qualche giorno, per caso parli italiano o conosci qualche guida che potrebbe accompagnarci? Grazie ancora

Sorry is it 90 mins means you can use all method of transpotation in CPH from airport in just a single ticket?

I'm planning a trip to Copenhagen and intend to take a train to Stockholm on January 1st. Will the transportation be available during the Christmas holidays? What's the operating schedule on December 31st, and can someone please provide me with this information? I've been unable to find it online, and I really need to know.