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Frankfurt and Amsterdam than into Copenhagen, but it's a long, rather dull,
one-day drive (with a 45-minute, $90-per-car ferry crossing at Puttgarden,
Germany—
www.scandlines.dk
)
. By train, Copenhagen is an easy overnight
ride from Amsterdam, Cologne, or Frankfurt. The base ticket price ($200 or
more) is covered if you have a Global Pass or a railpass covering the par-
ticular countries. Another option is flying into London and then hopping to
Copenhagen on a low-cost, no-frills airline, such as easyJet or Ryanair.
Cars are best for three or more traveling together (especially families with
small kids), those packing heavy, and those scouring the countryside. Trains,
buses, and boats are best for solo travelers, blitz tourists, and city-to-city trav-
elers; those with an ambitious, multi-country itinerary; and those who don't
want to drive in Europe. While a car gives you more freedom—enabling you
tosearchforhotelsmoreeasilyandcarryingyourbagsforyou—trains,buses,
and boats zip you effortlessly and scenically from city to city, usually drop-
pingyouinornearthecenter,oftennearaTI.Carsareanexpensiveheadache
in places like Copenhagen and Stockholm.
