Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
here
for info on ferry),
Billund/Legoland
(hourly, 2.25 hours to Vejle, then
take buses #43, #143, #166, or #179 to Billund, allow 3.5 hours total),
Aar-
hus
(1-2/hour, 3 hours),
Malmö
(3/hour, 35 minutes),
Stockholm
(almost
hourly, 5-6 hours on high-speed train, some with a transfer at Malmö or
Lund, reservation required; overnight service available but requires a change
in Lund),
Växjö
(8/day, 2.5-3 hours),
Kalmar
(12/day, 3.5-4 hours, transfer
in Alvesta),
Oslo
(2/day, 8 hours, transfer at Göteborg; for night train—which
runs in summer only—take 35-minute train to Malmö, Sweden,
www.sj.se
,
then easy transfer to direct night train; see
here
for overnight boat option),
Berlin
(5/day, 7 hours, reservation required, one direct, others change in
Hamburg),
Amsterdam
(9/day, 11-18 hours, most require multiple changes,
1 direct night train), and
Frankfurt/Rhine
(4/day, 9-11 hours, most change in
Hamburg).Traininfotel.70131415(forEnglish,press1forgeneralinform-
ation and tickets, and 2 for international trains). DSB (or Danske Statsbaner),
Denmark's national railway,
www.rejseplanen.dk
.
ByBus:
Takingthebusto
Stockholm
ischeaperbutmoretime-consuming
than taking the train (2/day, 9 hours,
www.swebus.se
)
.
More than half a million people visit Copenhagen via cruise ship each year.
For a wealth of online information for cruise-ship passengers, see
www.cruisecopenhagen.com
.
Formorein-depthcruisinginformation,pickup
my
Rick Steves' Northern European Cruise Ports
guidebook.
Cruise Ports
Most cruise ships use one of two main terminals, both north of down-
town—
Frihavnen
(“Freeport”), about three miles from the city center, and
Langelinie Pier,
about a mile closer to downtown (but a pleasant 10-minute
walk north of
The Little Mermaid
site). A few cruises put in at
Toldbod
, even
closer to town (just in front of Amalienborg Palace). The
Copenhagen Ferry
Terminal,
located between the Frihavnen and Langelinie piers, serves DFDS
ferries to and from Oslo (see “By Overnight Boat to Oslo,” later).
Getting Downtown:
Handy public
bus #26
connects both Langelinie and
Frihavnen to downtown every 20 minutes (24 kr, buy ticket on board, possible
