Air
You can fly into Copenhagen on scheduled flights from points all over Europe (including all the major capitals). There are direct links with the United States, but chances are you’ll have to make a connection in, say, Zurich in Switzerland, Frankfurt in Germany or Brussels in Belgium. Copenhagen’s modern international airport is in Kastrup, only five miles south-east of the city centre, so the journey in is trouble-free. The rail system links the airport with the central railway station. The trains run every 10 minutes and the trip takes just 12 minutes. A one-way ticket costs 27DKK (Danish krone) and can be bought from the DSB (national train company) ticket office above the railway station in Terminal 3 (there’s a free shuttle bus linking Terminals 1 and 3). DSB’s website is www.dsb.dk. By taxi, it takes about 15 minutes to reach the city centre. Cabs pick up outside all arrivals areas and the fare into town will be about 180DKK. Copenhagen’s airport has an informative website: www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN
Train
There are a number of different ways of reaching Denmark from other European cities. There’s a train from the Belgian capital, Brussels, to Hamburg or Cologne in Germany, where it’s then possible to connect with Copenhagen. Brussels is easily reachable from Paris, for instance, and also from London through the Channel Tunnel using Eurostar. Another route from London is by train to Harwich in Essex, ferry to Esbjerg and then to Copenhagen by inter-city train. These are, of course, time-consuming journeys. For more details, go to www.dsb.dk or www.seat61.com/Denmark
Road
Traffic in Copenhagen is generally manageable. Getting around by car is not a problem, except for the usual challenge of finding an empty parking space in the most popular places. To explore sights in the city, you’re best off on foot or using public transport, but a car is convenient for getting to outlying sights. Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz all have booths in the international terminal at the airport. To park on the street in the centre of Copenhagen, you have to buy a ticket from a kerbside machine labelled billetautomat. Parkering forbudt means ‘no parking’ and is generally accompanied by a round sign with a red diagonal slash. You can, however, stop for up to three minutes to unload bags and passengers.
