How to Get Around Denmark

Cycling is the national mode and the infrastructure is the best anywhere: separated lanes, priority at junctions, and eleven signed national routes. Bikes are cheap to hire, go on most trains for a small fee, and Copenhagen is genuinely faster by bike than by car.

Trains run by DSB connect the cities frequently and reliably, crossing to Funen and Jutland by the Great Belt bridge and tunnel. Book ahead for DSB Orange saver fares.

Copenhagen’s metro is driverless and runs around the clock, with buses and the S-train on the same ticket and zone system. The Rejsekort card or the app covers everything.

Ferries serve Bornholm, Samso, Fano and the small islands, and are part of the ordinary transport network.

Driving is easy but car ownership is taxed heavily and parking in the cities is expensive; there is rarely a reason to hire one outside rural Jutland. The Oresund bridge to Sweden carries a substantial toll.