Bus and train

You're in the Greater Copenhagen area for sightseeing, a family visit, or other reasons. Whatever - for at short period you'll need to get around by bus, train and metro as easily as possible. Here we provide you with a quick overview of the tickets and travel cards which are relevant for you. They are all valid for both buses, trains and Metro. Some of them for specific periods and zones.

If you prefer not to worry about zones, read about the 24-hour ticket and CPH Card straight away.

Principal fares (DKK)

Tickets and discount cards

Tickets can be purchased from ticket offices, from vending machines at stations or from bus drivers. The tickets are stamped with time, date and departure zone. You pay for the number of zones you need, but the minimum fare is for 2 zones and the maximum for 9 (all) zones.

Discount cards are available for 10 journeys within two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or all zones. It is cheaper per journey to use a discount card than to buy a ticket.

When starting your journey, you must punch the card in a yellow card-clipping machine on the bus, at the station or - in the case of local railway operators - aboard the train. One clip entitles you to travel within the number of zones printed on the face of the card. Several simultaneous clips extends your period of travel and increase the number of zones you can travel in. You can clip for a maximum of nine zones, which enables you to travel in all zones for a period of two hours.

All discount cards are available from manned stations and from Movia ticket offices. You can buy discount cards for two or three zones from most vending machines at stations.

You must keep tickets and discount cards throughout the journey and present them to ticket inspectors on request.

Validity of tickets and discount cards:

2 - 3 zones:  1 hour
4 - 6 zones:  1 1/2 hours
7 - 8 zones and All (9) zones:  2 hours

The zone system

The Greater Copenhagen region is divided into 95 zones. Coloured zone maps have been posted at stations and bus stops. The red zone is the zone you are in and forms the basis of the calculation of the fare. The fare depends on the number of coloured zones (zone rings) you travel through. The most expensive colour zone determines the fare whether your journey ends here or you just pass through the zone. Please see the coloured zone map for zone 1.

If you have any questions, you may use the service telephones at most stations, or you may ask the staff at the stations or the bus driver.

Children

Two children aged under 12 years travel free of charge when accompanied by an adult. One child aged under 12 travelling alone pays the child fare.

Children aged under 16 can buy either a child's ticket or a child's clip card for two or three zones.

Two children aged between 12 and 15 years (both years inclusive) can travel together on an adult ticket or on one clip of an adult's clip card.

24-hour ticket

The 24-hour ticket offers you 24 hours of unlimited travel by bus, train and Metro throughout all the zones of the Greater Copenhagen region

The ticket should be clipped in the yellow card-clipping machine on a bus, at a station or on a local railway train.

One adult can bring along two children under the age of 12 years free.

The 24-hour ticket is available from Movia ticket offices and manned stations.

Flexcards 7-days

A FlexCard allows you unlimited travel by bus, train and Metro for seven days. The card is not personal and entitles the bearer to unlimited travel in the zones indicated on the card.

An adult may bring along two children under the age of 12 for free. Two children aged 12-15 (both included) may travel together on a FlexCard.

Buy your FlexCard from Movia ticket offices and manned stations.

CPH Card

The CPH Card offers you unlimited travel by bus, train and Metro throughout the Greater Copenhagen region. The Card gives you free admission to more than 60 museums and sights and discounts on, for instance, crossings between Denmark and Sweden.

You can purchase a CPH Cardfor 24 or 72 hours for both adults and children (aged 12 to 15 years inclusive).

The sales outlet will stamp the CPH Card with the first date of validity and the nearest full hour from the time of sale. Cards which have not been stamped are not valid. The card must be signed on the back. The CPH Card is available from Movia ticket offices in Town Hall Square and Toftegårds Plads, from major stations, from most tourist offices and travel agencies and from many hotels.

Harbour bus

Enjoy a ride on the harbour buses - an exciting attraction in Copenhagen´s cityscape. They service lines 901, 902 and 903 daily and interconnect Holmen and The Copenhagen Opera House with both Nordre Toldbod, Nyhavn, Knippelsbro and the Royal Library.

Discount cards, 24-hour tickets, FlexCards or CPH Cards are valid for the Harbour Bus. Tickets are available on board. They are valid for two zones in all buses, trains and metro for one hour.

All other tickets and cards are valid for the Harbour Bus without supplementary ticket.

Seat reservation tickets and surcharges in trains

Tickets and cards are valid on all trains. However, on certain trains (for instance InterCity) you must pay a surcharge.

For travels on Business Class, another supplementary ticket is required.

Further information

If you have any queries, you may obtain further information at Movia ticket offices and stations. You are also welcome to call us:

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