Travel · Metro, train and bike
Copenhagen by Metro, train and bike
Copenhagen is flat and compact, and its transport is joined up: one ticket for Metro, train, bus and harbour bus. Checked against the operators’ own websites on 28 October 2026.
Updated October 2026
The Metro
M1 Vanløse–Vestamager, M2 Vanløse–Københavns Lufthavn, M3 the City Circle line and M4 Orientkaj–København Syd (m.dk). Plan journeys on Rejseplanen, the national journey planner.
DSB and the S-tog
DSB’s regional trains run from Copenhagen Central Station (København H) up the coast to Humlebæk and Helsingør, west to Roskilde and across the Øresund Bridge to Malmö; the S-tog serves the suburbs and Hillerød (dsb.dk).
The harbour buses
The yellow harbour buses run on an ordinary ticket from Sluseholmen in the south to Orientkaj in the north, with nine stops; since 2020 they run on electricity (VisitCopenhagen).
By bike
Bycyklen rents electric city bikes by app from stations around the city (bycyklen.dk).
To Oslo by sea
DFDS sails overnight between Copenhagen and Oslo; timetables on dfds.com. Cruise ships berth along Langelinie and in Nordhavn.
Questions and answers
Does the Metro go to Copenhagen Airport?
Yes: the M2 runs from the airport to Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport in about 15 minutes.
How do I get to Malmö from Copenhagen?
By the Øresund trains from the Central Station or the airport, across the bridge.
Sources: m.dk, dsb.dk, dinoffentligetransport.dk, bycyklen.dk, dfds.com and visitcopenhagen.com (checked 28 October 2026). Timetables change: always check before you travel.