Copenhagen is a relatively small city which you can walk around quite freely, and getting from A-Z is a doddle. They have a Metro system which is currently in the process of being expanded across the city, a train network that can get you anywhere you need to go outside of Copenhagen, a harbour bus that takes you across the river from one side of the city to the other, and a bus network which will take you to all the tourist attractions you need to get to. It’s a fantastic place to navigate around without the need of a car.
We flew with SAS, who were excellent, even though the flight back was delayed by two hours. Both I and Mr Travelstodge were annoyed by this, but at the same time we could understand the reason why. There were two bags on board belonging to a passenger who failed to show up for their flight at a previous destination, which delayed the flight back to Copenhagen, which in turn made our flight late to depart. We went to the information desk, where the staff were helpful and friendly, to find out the reason why.
SAS have a whole row of check-in desks at their Copenhagen Airport departure, and you’ll find the majority of them unmanned. This is because they are autonomous and work on barcodes and scanners. We didn’t figure this out until we were sat waiting for half an hour for a desk to open! Once the system was explained to us, we were like “ohhhhh… that’s clever” I did think I was going to get back home and find my luggage somewhere else as I still don’t trust machines… they will take over the world!!! (Briefly… there are terminals that you scan your boarding pass into which produces a luggage label for you to attach to your suitcase, which in turn has a barcode that you scan at the check-in desk) Very futuristic!
To get from the airport (CPH Lufthavn) to the City Centre you can use three options. The 
first one, and the one we used, is the train. There is one train every 10 minutes to Københaven Central Station, (you may see it as København H at the station) which is located by the Tivoli Gardens. Be warned… there are two exits out of the train station, and we left out of the back way and got totally confused where we were! The second option is the Metro. Located above Terminal 3, line M2 terminates at Vanløse Station, but it will go through Nørreport Station which is the one you will need for the City Centre. The third option is the 5A bus which takes you to various locations in the centre, but will take around 30 minutes or more. All details can be found here.
We brought the Copenhagen Card, which gives you free transport across Copenhagen using the Bus, Metro or Train, and also free entry and discounts to 73 museums, attractions, food and entertainment. I would advise having a look on their website and see if the places you want to visit are listed in the free entry section, and work out if you would save money getting the card or paying the entry fee at the individual places. We only used their Metro system once, purely for the experience, the harbour buses to get to a street food place, and the train to and from the airport.
The one thing we found confusing was when the card actually started. We ordered ours online and had it posted to us. Ours was valid for 120 hours, but you can order different hours to suit your trip. Bizarrely, our card was never checked on public transport… ever! I wrote the date on the front of the card in case it was checked, but wasn’t sure if I should have or not, but as it was never checked, I’ll never know!
So that is Copenhagen travel in a nutshell. It’s such a small city that public transport in most instances is not required, as the majority of attractions are in easy walking distance.
Next time… our first day, Christmas in September and trip-ups
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