Copenhagen: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark (Capital Region), 14 m (46 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 915 places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in Copenhagen runs from about 7 h 6 min a day in late December to 17 h 38 min in late June (computed for 55.68° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Copenhagen is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, whose 11,811-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Malmö Sturup Airport (MMX, 53 km), Copenhagen Roskilde Airport (RKE, 29 km), Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (AGH, 71 km).
Flights to Copenhagen: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Copenhagen · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 915 places to stay in Copenhagen. Of the 516 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (254), and 14 are five-star. Across 257 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 869,738 reviews in total.
Hotels in Copenhagen: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 14 hostels in Copenhagen, out of 915 places to stay of every kind — 1.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 12 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.7 out of 10, 0.6 below the 8.3 its hotels average. Guests have left 101,493 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 355 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 289 km (Germany) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Gothenburg, 229 km (Sweden) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Bremen, 378 km (Germany) — flights · trains
- Szczecin, 281 km (Poland) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Malmö, 28 km (Sweden) — car rental · tours
- Århus, 156 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Kiel, 216 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Magdeburg, 399 km (Germany) — flights
- Lübeck, 234 km (Germany) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Beijing, Berlin, Curitiba, Marseille, Prague, Reykjavík, Helsinki, Nuuk, Oslo, Stockholm Municipality, Tórshavn, Amsterdam, Grójec, Kyiv.
Common questions
Which airport serves Copenhagen?
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH), 9 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Copenhagen?
About 1.2 million people live in Copenhagen, across 91 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Copenhagen in?
Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Copenhagen?
The Krone (DKK). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Copenhagen?
14 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Copenhagen.
How many hotels are there in Copenhagen?
Our booking partner lists 915 places to stay in Copenhagen, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Copenhagen?
Berlin (355 km), Hamburg (289 km), Gothenburg (229 km), Bremen (378 km), Szczecin (281 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.