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Den gamle by (open air museum), and Aros (Museum of modern art) are some of the highlights.

You could also head to Moesgaard museum (ethnographic museum), but that is a bit out of town, and you would need to take a bus there.

The centre is very walkable. Plenty of cafés and restaurants.

Skagen is a small fishing village at the top of Denmark

Just so you don't get the wrong idea. Skagen is a major European fishing port (the biggest in Denmark with more than 300.000 tonnes landings a year) this is around half the volume of the worlds' biggest fishing port in Vigo, Spain.

The town itself is very cute, but the fishing harbour is big industry, although there are also smaller boats.

Is this town where the famous Skagen watches are made? My partner has one, very nice...

No, that is actually an American company. Although it is founded by a Danish couple resident in the US. It is named after the town, probably to tap into the quite strong 'Danish Design' brand. No idea where they are manufactured, maybe somewhere in Asia ;)

Thanks for the info, Frederik! To park in Hellerup sounds like a good plan, if we don't get a space at the cruise terminal. One question about that though: if my husband were to drop us off at the cruise, and then drive by himself to Hellerup and back to the cruise with public transport --- how long would that take, about? And another question: If we did park in Hellerup, would no one call the police, angry that some random Germans have parked in front of their house for a week? And even if they did or didn't, it's not illegal for a visitor to park so long?

It would take around 10 minutes to drive there from the terminal, and then around 25-30 minutes to go from Hellerup/Svanemøllen station to Oceankaj (s-train+bus). You can check www.journeyplanner.dk for public transport.

At the stations you can buy the ticket in the machines with credit cards or in the 7elevens at the station. If you take a bus, you can only pay with cash. One ticket is 24 DKK and covers both the s-train and the bus.

It is completely legal to park for foreign cars as well. If there are restrictions, there will be signs saying so (e.g. time limit etc). So you should just follow normal common sense: not parking at intersections, in front of driveways etc.

Most of the houses are quite big (hence why they are used as embassies) so there will be plenty of parking space.

If you are not comfortable with it there is a parking lot besides Hellerup station at Esthersvej without restrictions.

I read that you can't prebook parking spots at the cruise ship terminal. I've only passed there once, and it was practically empty. But this was in the fall you probably can't use that information for anything.

Outside the centre of Copenhagen, streetparking is free. So you might just park your car in Hellerup for instance. On the eastern side of the railroad between Svanemøllen station and Hellerup station there are a lot of embassies and usually police patrol there often, especially around the Israeli embassy. So I suppose that is a very low risk area for car theft (which is uncommon in Denmark anyways). Then you could take public transport to the cruise port (24 DKK pr person) or a taxi (100-150 DKK).

There are other places you can prebook parking spaces, but prices tend to be higher: usually around 30 EUR pr 24 hours.

THANK YOU DANISH VIKING!

We'll have our cruise luggage with us...is it common to bring luggage on the public bus?

 

Do you think a taxi from the Hotel would be worth looking into?

I was going to check with the Hotel before we arrived.

 

Appreciate all of your excellent info!

Bus 25 and 27 mainly serve the cruise ports, so they are usually only crowded if a lot of people are going to/from their ship. It's fine to bring luggage on the bus, but there are no luggage racks or anything like that so you will need to be able to handle the luggage in the bus. There is usually good floor space for bringing suitcases etc.

A taxi is certainly more convenient (and faster). It should be quite easy to get a taxi from the street (Vesterbrogade) and of course you can also have the hotel receptionist order one for you.

A taxi will cost around 200DKK

Public transportation costs 24 DKK pr person.

I believe a 9:30 flight will be possible - depending on week day it will take from 30 to 60 minutes to airport - and depending on airline you should be at the airport 30 to 60 minutes before departure - normally security is not more that 10 to 15 minutes - again depending on week day as well as time of the year (holiday peaks).

So being able to leave the port no later than 7:30 should be fine - however if possible I'll prefer the more relaxed 11:30 departure.

If the cruise line is offering a transfer with a 4.5 hours window I'll go for that option.

For most European flights out of Copenhagen, luggage check-in close 40 minutes before departure. So I'd say you should be at the airport at least 1 hour before departure. The airport recommends 2 hours for all eventualities.

I can't say that I'm a fan of Airbnb but if you go on a 2 weeks vacation to Thailand etc or use your weekend in your summer cottage, then I think its okay to rent it out.

 

But when people starts to rent apartments out for pure business, then the purpose of Airbnb is not there anymore.

 

The housing market in Copenhagen is overheating, so its crazy to take x amount of homes out of the market.

I agree completely. Homes are built to be lived in (mainly) by residents, not to be hotel rooms. We have hotels and proper b&b's for that purpose.

Is Airbnb a bad idea in Copenhagen?

 

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I'd say airbnb is a quite good option for Copenhagen. At least to get value for money since hotels have become quite expensive in the summer months.

In most cases it is legal to rent out apartments through airbnb (for shorter periods of time), but there has been some controversy about home owners using airbnb to conduct (often) illegal hotel business. If you look for apartments that looks like someone is living there (and with favourable reviews), then it will be uncontroversial and you shouldn't expect any trouble from neighbours etc.

Hello,I will be in Copenhagen 3 days before my transatlantic cruise to the states. While I am in the city can I use my Apple pay app in the stores with contact-less credit card machines? Counting the days for my visit to this beautiful city

 

Thanks

Hi

You can use Apple Pay most places. I am not quite sure just how widespread it is because Apple Pay is not available for Danish consumers (yet).

Also, there are both lifts and moving walkways from the train platform to the check-in floor. If he's taking the Öresundstrain the two doors in the middle of the train set are in level with the platform.

I have an old fashioned 10 klip 2 zone ticket from 2012, that still has 2 rides left on it. Will this still work? or perhaps there is no longer anywhere to cancel the old fashioned tickets?

No, they were phased out a couple of yers ago. In priciple you can get the money back, but it involves sending it to DSB via post, so it is not really a practical option for you.

Is this a Denmark thing or and EU thing? Does this apply to the airport?

It is an EU thing, applying to all passengers entering and leaving the Schengen area. Some other countries are already complying and it has led to longer queues at airports.

Now, the Police officers just take a quick look at your passport (if you are from a visa exempt country), but in the future they will have to register it electronically.

Langelinie pier is very close to the centre. So it might not be neccesary to use public transport.

It is just a 20 minutes walk from the pier/bus stop to Rosenborg castle, and if you want to see The Little mermaid, Kastellet, Amalienborg Castle, those places are all en route to the centre and Rosenborg Castle.

I'd suggest to walk to the city passing those site along the way. If you are tired in the afternoon, you can take Bus 26 back to Langelinie from Christiansborg Castle, Kongens Nytorv for instance.

Note also that Norwegian has begun to fly out from Stewart International Airport at Newburgh, NY to a couple of European destinations (Edinburgh, Dublin, Bergen), where you can connect to Copenhagen/Oslo.

Might be a cheaper and easier option for you, depending on where you live in the New York area.

@Beannie

There is a map of public toilets in Copenhagen here: http://www.kk.dk/toiletter

The good ones are the ones that says "med opsyn" (with supervision).

The best are the ones at Nyhavn, Amagertorv and Israels Plads (by Torvehallerne)

It takes about half an hour to walk there from the cruise terminal

A taxi from Tivoli to Langelinje will cost around DKK100-150. Charge goes up after 11PM. There is a large taxi stand just across from tivoli at the Central station on Bernstorffsgade, so you might want to use that exit (next to the old rollercoaster).

I don't know exactly which cards they accept. But they do accept the most common international ones, such as Amex, Diners, Visa etc. You can ask the driver before you get in

How much does it cost to store luggage? We,will be arriving in Copenhagen too early to check-in at our hotel. It would be nice to store our luggage while we find a place for lunch.

I am sure your hotel will be able to store your luggage, even though they can't check you in at that early hour. Perhaps check with the hotel directly.

At the central station, you can store luggage at the following prices:

Small BoxKr. 65,- pr. 24 hoursLarge boxKr. 75,- pr. 24 hours

Thank you so much for this thread which is so useful to prepare a visit of Copenhagen. We will be in Copenhagen for 3 days before boarding a cruise. We plan to spend a day visiting Frederiksborg castle, and Frendensborg castle. Are the fare of train tickets included in the Copenhagen Card?

Hi Svetlana,

Yes, they are. The Copenhagen Card covers all means of public transport in Greater Copenhagen, including Hillerød, Fredensborg, Helsingør, Roskilde, Køge etc.

You can check train schedules here: http://www.journeyplanner.dk/

You can pay with international credit cards almost everywhere, so I'd be so surprised if you need any cash at all. One exception is the free walking tours, where the guides are paid by tips only

Whale watching....please :p

I know ;), but that is what they call it! They are quite cute though and very abundant in Lillebælt

From Copenhagen you could also go to Møns Klint (cliffs). http://www.moensklint.dk/geocentermoensklintuk.aspx

There is a new geological museum there which is quite good, and you can go on some pretty walks. It is a 2 hours drive from Copenhagen. Public transportation involves a lot of changes, but can be done in about three hours.

Closer to Copenhagen is Stevns Klint (a bit less impressive coastal cliffs but a UNESCO world heritage site), but it's interesting because you clearly can see the cretaceous-paleogene boundary (where the dinosaurs died). You can combine it with a visit to a cold war museum in a disused surveillance bunker dug into the limestone. https://www.kalklandet.dk/english It's a 1 hour drive from Copenhagen.

It is a nice walk around the fortifications.

Just to add to Danish viking's list

You can go on a "Whalewatching tour" (harbour porpoise) from Middelfart (short frequent train ride away): http://lillebaelt-waters.dk/en/search/node/hvalsafari?language=en

You can also visit Koldinghus castle in Kolding: http://www.koldinghus.dk/uk/ with an interesting history. (short frequent train ride)

In Kolding there is also Trapholt museum for art and design http://www.trapholt.dk/

In addition to grocery stores, the 7-11 style minimarts located throughout downtown Copenhagen all have wine, some U.S. labels, mostly European. Expect higher prices. Bottled alcoholic beverages of all kinds are more expensive in Scandinavia.

I wouldn't say that alcohol is very expensive in Denmark when you buy it in the shop. It's at the same level as in the UK or the US. It's more expensive at bars and restaurants, though.

Most supermarkets will have a broad selections of wine ranging from 40 DKK to 200 DKK. Most common grapes and a large variety of countries.

If you want specialist shops, they are also quite abundant in Copenhagen, especially on Frederiksberg.