Islands Brygge & Amager
Islands Brygge and Amager: the back story
Area guide
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Image courtesy of © Jacob Friis Saxberg from Denmark · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Islands Brygge and Amager: the back story
Across the harbour from the centre, Islands Brygge has the city’s most famous harbour bath and a waterfront park. Beyond it, on Amager, are CopenHill, the ski slope on a power plant, the National Aquarium at Kastrup, DR Koncerthuset in Ørestad and the airport.
See
Islands Brygge Harbour Bath, Kulturhuset Islands Brygge, CopenHill, Den Blå Planet and DR Koncerthuset.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsStay
Zoku Copenhagen.
Swim in the harbour on a summer evening, as Copenhageners do.
Our advice: take the M2 to Den Blå Planet on the way to or from the airport.
Why it's on our list
- See
- Stay
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Islands Brygge and Amager: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Islands Brygge and Amager: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Metro and train stations
- Islands BryggeM150 m1 min walk
- DR ByenM1900 m11 min walk
- ChristianshavnM1M21.0 km13 min walk
Key sights
- Christiansborg1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Tivoli Gardens1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Nyhavn1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Amalienborg2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Rosenborg Castle2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Little Mermaid3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Copenhagen Airport5.4 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 18 min
Main railway stations
- Copenhagen Central Station1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Nørreport2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Østerport3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min