Getting to Helsingør (Elsinore) and Kronborg (Hamlet’s castle) is easy from Copenhagen by car, public transportation train, bus, or on day-trip excursion tours. Helsingør is easily reached on public transportation from Copenhagen. This small town, most famous in English as Elsinore and the setting of Hamlet’s castle (Kronborg), is a fast train ride or an … Read more
The metro is usually the fastest and cheapest way to travel to Copenhagen Airport.
Getting to the DFDS Seaways car and passenger ferry boat terminals in Copenhagen and Oslo is easy on public transportation (bus, taxi, train, metro) and often simply walking. The DFDS car and passenger ferry terminals in Copenhagen and Oslo are close to the city centers and easily reached by bus or even walking. Bus 27 … Read more
Getting to Copenhagen cruise boat terminals from the airport is easy and cheap on public transportation (train, metro, bus) but transfer services are best when traveling with luggage.
The best Christmas markets (Julemarkeder) in Copenhagen complement the beautifully decorated shop windows in Denmark during the hygge advent period — in 2024, many markets will open in early November. The Julemarked on Højbro Plads is Copenhagen’s best Christmas market to visit but the Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Market at Nytorv and the Julemarked Kongens … Read more
Lund is a top day trip in Sweden to visit by train, car, or tour from Copenhagen in Denmark and other Swedish cities.
Visit the Amalienborg royal palace in Copenhagen around noon to see the free changing of the guard ceremony.
Visit the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen to see the largest antiquities collection in Scandinavia and a fine exhibition of 19th century Danish and French paintings and sculptures. Visitors to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in the center of Copenhagen enjoy two completely diverse themes in the same museum: 19th-century Danish and French art … Read more
Roskilde is a popular day trip destination from Copenhagen to see historic Viking ships and visit the most-impressive Gothic cathedral in Denmark. The best sights in Roskilde to visit on a day trip from Copenhagen are the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed Roskilde Cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum. Transportation from Copenhagen to Roskilde is easy … Read more
Copenhagen’s Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK national gallery) is the largest collection of Danish paintings and art in Denmark. Admission to the permanent collection is no longer free. The main focus of the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen is not surprisingly Danish and Nordic paintings from 1750 to the present. However, the Statens Museum … Read more
