Copenhagen by Metro, train and bike: the back story

About Copenhagen by Metro, train and bike: the back story

By the ULTIMATE Copenhagen Editorial Team

Editor-in-Chief: Jai Michael

Copenhagen is small and flat, built for bicycles and walking. Its driverless Metro has four lines: M1 from Vanløse to Vestamager, M2 from Vanløse to the airport, M3 the City Circle and M4 from Orientkaj to København Syd. The S-tog commuter trains and DSB’s regional trains run from the Central Station, København H, and the Øresund trains cross the bridge to Malmö. Copenhagen Airport is about 15 minutes from the centre by Metro or train from Terminal 3.

The Metro

M1 Vanløse–Vestamager, M2 Vanløse–Københavns Lufthavn (the airport), M3 the City Circle line and M4 Orientkaj–København Syd (m.dk).

From the airport

The Metro (M2) and the trains leave from Terminal 3 and take around 15 minutes: the M2 to Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport, the train to the Central Station (VisitCopenhagen, updated October 2026).

Buy tickets in the DOT app or with a Rejsekort; the Copenhagen Card includes public transport.

Trains

DSB’s regional trains run up the coast to Humlebæk, for Louisiana, and Helsingør, for Kronborg; west to Roskilde; and across the Øresund to Malmö. The S-tog serves the suburbs and Hillerød, for Frederiksborg.

On the water and by bike

The yellow electric harbour buses run between Sluseholmen and Orientkaj on an ordinary ticket; Bycyklen rents electric city bikes by app.

Our advice: plan each journey on Rejseplanen, the national journey planner.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Copenhagen by Metro, train and bike: the back story before you go.