However you arrive in Copenhagen you'll find yourself within easy
reach of the city centre. Kastrup airport is just a few kilometres south
on the island of Amager, while almost all trains and buses deposit you
right in the centre at the city's main transport hub, Central Station.
By air
Modern Kastrup airport , 8km from the city, is the air hub of
Scandinavia and your most likely point of arrival. Getting into the city
from here couldn't be easier: a rail line, one of the fastest airport-to-city
links in Europe, runs directly to Central Station every ten to twenty
minutes (daily 5am-midnight, Sat from 5.30am, Sun from 6.30am; 18kr),
taking just twelve minutes. Half these trains continue to the town of
Helsingør (45min; 50kr), calling en route at Nørreport (16min; 18kr) and
Østerport (18min; 18kr) stations. There's also a slower, but equally
expensive, city bus (#250S; 18kr) from the airport to Rådhuspladsen. A
taxi to the centre will cost about 125kr - there's a rank outside the
arrivals hall.
There's a not particularly helpful information desk (daily 8am-7pm) just
by arrivals where you can pick up a copy of the English-language
Copenhagen This Week and free maps of the city. There's also a currency
exchange booth (daily 6.30am-10pm) and a hotel booking service (daily
6am-11pm; 50kr per reservation).
By train and bus
Almost all coaches and trains to Copenhagen arrive at Central Station
(in Danish, Hovedbanegården or København H), the city's main transport
hub, from where there are excellent connections to virtually every part
of the city via bus or local train. The station is also home to an array
of shops, exchange booths (daily 7am-9pm), a bicycle rental service,
places to eat and, downstairs, a left-luggage office (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm,
Sat 10am-1pm; 20kr per item per day). Also downstairs, the seasonal
InterRail Centre (July to mid-Sept daily 7am-1am) offers an array of
facilities including showers and microwave ovens, although you can only
use it if you hold an InterRail or Eurail pass. The national train
company, DSB, has a travel agency and information centre just inside the
main entrance off Vesterbrogade (daily 6.30am-11pm; tel 70 13 14 15,
www.dsb.dk ).
Euroline coaches (tel 99 34 44 88) from around Europe pull up just
outside Central Station on Reventlowsgade. Long-distance buses from
Århus stop at Valby, a couple of stations west of Central Station on
several S-Tog lines; buses from Aalborg stop at Ryparken Station on S-Tog
line H.
By boat
The port of Copenhagen has long been in decline, and the opening of the
Øresund bridge connecting Copenhagen with Sweden may have dealt it a
death blow. Ferries currently connect with Oslo in Norway (2 daily;
16hr), Malmö in Sweden (23 daily; 45min-1hr 30min), Swinoujscie in
Poland (5 weekly; 10hr), and the Danish island of Bornholm (1 daily;
7hr). All except the Swinoujscie ferry - which docks near the Little
Mermaid - arrive at points very close to Nyhavn, a few minutes' walk
from the city centre; bus #550S and the transport hub of Kongens Nytorv
provide transport links to the rest of the city.
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