Copenhagen Card and its benefits
Let’s face it, Copenhagen is a great place to visit, and there are thousands of things to do and see, but it’s not the cheapest city. We never bought a city card before and had to consider this one for a while. Many cities offer discount cards to purchase, and Copenhagen is no exception. While many City Cards out there don’t provide good value, the Copenhagen Card is one of the exceptions. The question remains, is the card worth it? Can you save money?
The answer is: YES! Absolutely! Here is why. Read on to see how much we saved.
Never really fans of city discount cards, but the Copenhagen Card changed that. When buying a discount card, you must consider what you want to see there. For example, when we were in Dubrovnik, we checked their card, but it wasn’t suited for our plans.
With the Copenhagen Card, it’s different.
The Copenhagen Card in a nutshell
- free admission to more than 85 museums and other attractions
- discounts at restaurants and on activities
- free canal cruise
- free public transportation in the entire Copenhagen region, including to and from Copenhagen airport
- Free to bring two children between the ages of 0 – 11
The Copenhagen Card opens the door to the famous Tivoli Gardens, Christianborg Palace, dozens of museums, castles, and boat and train tours.
Reasons to buy the Copenhagen Card
Free Public Transport
For us, the number one reason is the public transport you have access to with the Copenhagen Card. You get unlimited use of the trains, trams, metro, and harbor buses throughout the region, including zones 1-99.
If your itinerary is packed
The Copenhagen Card is for you if you are an active traveler and want to squeeze as much activity into your visit as possible. This is also our case. If you are more chilled on your travels and waddle around the city may be visiting a museum or two, this card is not worth buying.
To make this card worthwhile, make sure you visit at least two of the attractions with free entry every day. Otherwise, you just won’t make your money back with the amount you save.
Read also: Things to know about Denmark before you visit
Where can you buy the Copenhagen Card?
You can buy the card almost everywhere. If you prefer the actual offline card, there are many sales points around the city. Most 7-Elevens, hotels, tourist information points, stations, and museums have it.
Alternatively, you can buy the card online and collect it from the city or download it onto your phone as a digital card. They have a great app available.
We downloaded the app to our phone and activated it. When approaching an attraction, open the app beforehand; as for us, it sometimes took a moment to load.
Get the most out of Copenhagen Card
Like the city, also the card is not the cheapest. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of the Copenhagen Card.
- Go through the list of attractions included with the card and write down everything you want to see during your trip.
- Plan your visits accordingly, and check the opening hour (some attractions are closed during weekends and Mondays).
- Check the distance between the attractions to save time and visit the attractions that are close by.
How our trip with the Copenhagen Card went
As mentioned, this was the first time we bought a city discount card, and we loved it. Felt like we are owning the city, traveling with it, getting into museums and galleries, and more.
Below find a comparison of what we saw and how much it would have cost us without the card.
What we visited |
Price DKK |
| Copenhagen ZOO | 195.00 kr. |
| The Cistern | 115.00 kr. |
| Tivoli Amusement Park | 145.00 kr. |
| The Round Tower | 25.00 kr. |
| Christianborg The Royal Reception Rooms | 95.00 kr. |
| Christianborg The Royal Kitchen | 60.00 kr. |
| Christianborg The ruins | 60.00 kr. |
| The Botanical Garden (Palm House and Butterfly House) | 60.00 kr. |
| Rosenborg Castle | 125.00 kr. |
| Planetarium | 175.00 kr. |
| Submarine | 160.00 kr. |
| 1,215.00 kr. |
We only had two days in Copenhagen and managed to enter 11 attractions. It came to a total of 1 215 Danish crowns, which is about 164 €.
And here we just talk about the attractions. Let’s look at public transport costs and how much we saved.
To get from the airport (and you don’t have the Copenhagen Card), you will need a 3-zones ticket. 3-zones adult ticket is 38 DKK.
Then to move around the city, you will need a 2-zone ticket. 2-zones adult ticket is 24 DKK. But that’s only one ticket, and if you need to move around the whole day, you can get a CityPass, making it easy for you to get around Copenhagen. There are various types to purchase, but for our purpose, for the two days we spend here, we would have to buy the City Pass X-Large for 260 DKK for 24 hours, meaning we would have to buy it twice.
To sum up:
- Without Copenhagen Card: 1215 DKK (attractions, museum, etc.) + 38 DKK from the Airport + 520 DKK for the City Pass = 1 773 DKK (about 239 €).
- But we purchased the Copenhagen Card, and it cost us only the price for the 72-hour card, 804 DKK (which is 108 €).
Let us repeat. YES! The Copenhagen Card is worth the money.
For more information on the card visit their official website – link.
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