Transportation · Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport Transfers: Getting from the Airport to the City
How to get from Copenhagen's airports into the city: train, taxi flat fares, transfers and typical costs, plus arrival and entry notes.
Updated 2026-07-01
Airports serving Copenhagen
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH) — 8 km from the centre
Metro M2 to Kongens Nytorv DKK36 (14 min, every 4–6 min). Train to Kbh H DKK36 (14 min). Taxi/Bolt DKK300–400. City Pass 72h DKK200 includes airport both ways.
Arriving by train
København H (Central Station) — direct Stockholm 5h, Hamburg 4h30, Malmö 35 min via Øresund bridge, Berlin 7h.
Entry and arrival formalities
Schengen immigration on arrival — Denmark reintroduced spot border checks 2015+ so allow 15 min extra at land borders.
Schengen visa-free 90 days per 180 for US/UK/EU/Canada/Australia/NZ/Japan/Korea/UAE/most Latin America. From late 2026 non-EU visa-exempt need ETIAS €7. Others use Schengen visa via Danish consulate / VFS Global.
Getting into the city
Metro (M1–M4 driverless) + S-tog trains + buses share DOT ticket: 2-zone DKK24, City Pass 24h DKK80, 72h DKK200 (includes airport). Bike-first city — Donkey Republic + Bycyklen rentals DKK75/day cover half the fun. Walking Old Town + Nyhavn easy. Øresund train to Malmö 35 min DKK111. Trains from Kbh H to Stockholm 5h, Hamburg 4h30.
Metro (M1–M4) + S-tog + bus + harbour bus
DOT ticket 2-zone DKK24, City Pass 24h DKK80, 72h DKK200 (includes airport both ways).
Bike (Donkey Republic, Bycyklen)
DKK50–75/day — 62% of Copenhageners commute by bike; safest bike-lane network on Earth.
Harbour bus (991/992)
Included in DOT — Nyhavn ↔ Reffen ↔ Refshaleøen ↔ Islands Brygge scenic + practical.
Walk
Indre By + Nyhavn + Christianshavn all 15 min radius.
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