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Weekend getaways in Copenhagen

Places within easy reach of Copenhagen, with how long they take, how to get there and what a weekend costs. Filter by time and mode.

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10 getaways from Copenhagen

  • Roskilde

    25 min · Train

    The cathedral where Danish monarchs are buried and the Viking Ship Museum on the fjord.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    DKK 100–DKK 400
    Regional train from Copenhagen Central
    All year; the music festival takes over in late June

  • Malmö

    35 min · Train, Car

    Another country half an hour away: Western Harbour's seafront, the Turning Torso and a relaxed old town. Bring your passport for the border checks.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    DKK 100–DKK 900
    Øresund train from Copenhagen Central or the airport, across the bridge
    All year

  • Louisiana and Humlebæk

    40 min · Train, Car

    A modern art museum in gardens running down to the Øresund, with a café terrace looking at Sweden.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    DKK 250–DKK 500
    Coastal train towards Helsingør, then a ten-minute walk
    All year; summer for the sculpture park

  • Lund

    40 min · Train

    A Swedish university town with a Romanesque cathedral, cobbled streets and student life.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    DKK 150–DKK 900
    Direct Øresund train across the bridge
    Term time, autumn and spring

  • Helsingør and Kronborg

    45 min · Train, Car

    Hamlet's castle on the strait, the Maritime Museum in an old dry dock, and a twenty-minute ferry to Helsingborg.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    DKK 200–DKK 1,200
    Coastal train to the end of the line
    Spring to autumn

  • Stevns Klint

    1 h · Car, Train

    A chalk cliff on the UNESCO list, with a church perched on the edge and the cold-war fortress below.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    DKK 100–DKK 400
    Car south, or train to Køge and a local bus
    Late spring to early autumn

  • Møns Klint

    1 h 40 min · Car

    White chalk cliffs over a turquoise sea, beech woods and one of Europe's darkest night skies.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    DKK 900–DKK 2,800
    Car south over the bridges; public transport is slow
    May to September

  • Bornholm

    3 h · Ferry, Flight, Bus

    Granite cliffs, round churches, smokehouses and sandy beaches on an island in the Baltic.

    Stay
    2–3 nights
    Per person
    DKK 1,500–DKK 4,000
    Train or bus to Ystad in Sweden, then the fast ferry; or a 35-minute flight
    June to September

  • Aarhus

    3 h · Train, Car, Flight

    Denmark's second city: the ARoS museum with its rainbow walkway, the Latin Quarter and Den Gamle By.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    DKK 1,200–DKK 3,200
    Intercity train from Copenhagen Central
    All year

  • Gothenburg

    3 h 50 min · Train, Car

    Seafood, canals and a ferry ride out to the car-free southern archipelago.

    Stay
    2–3 nights
    Per person
    DKK 1,500–DKK 3,800
    Train via Malmö, changing once
    May to September

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.