Is the Copenhagen Card Worth It? An Honest Verdict and How to Get the Most Out of It
Is it worth it?
- Worth itYes if you'll pack in several museums and castles and use trains, including to the airport or Kronborg.
- Skip itNo if Tivoli rides are your plan. Rides cost extra.
- Skip itNo for a day of walking and one museum.
- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
What is The Copenhagen Card?
The Copenhagen Card (Discover) gives free entry to 80+ attractions and unlimited public transport across the Capital Region, including the airport, for 24 to 120 hours.
Copenhagen is expensive, and the card's regional transport makes day trips to Kronborg and Frederiksborg castles possible.
The seller advertises savings of up to 30% (its average customer saving) compared with buying each ticket separately. Realistic on busy days with castles and day trips.
- Attractions
- 80+
- Length
- 24-120 hours
- Transport
- Whole region + airport
- 72-hour price
- DKK 1,039
How to get the most value out of The Copenhagen Card
With DKK 140-210 tickets, 3-4 paid sights a day usually cover the card.
| Don't | Do this instead |
|---|---|
| Spend card hours on free sights | Nyhavn, the Little Mermaid and the King's Garden are free. Use card hours on paid museums and castles. |
| Skip the castles outside the city | Transport covers the region, so day trips to Kronborg or Frederiksborg add a lot of value. |
| Plan Rosenborg for a winter Monday | From 2 November it's closed on Mondays. Go Tuesday to Friday at 10 am, the quietest time in our data. |
| Buy a full-price Tivoli Ride Pass | Card holders can buy a discounted Ride Pass. Below about four big rides, single rides (about DKK 50-90 each) are cheaper anyway. |
| Buy cards for teenagers for Rosenborg | Under-18s get into Rosenborg free. Price their transport and other sights before buying them a card. |
| Visit Rosenborg at midday | The Crown Jewels room gets crowded; go at opening. |
| Go to Kronborg on the last afternoon | It's 45 minutes by train. Give it a morning. |
| Head to Rosenborg Castle without checking how busy it is | Check Rosenborg Castle's live crowd level on beatthecrowd.co first. If it's busy, do another Copenhagen sight on your pass and come back later. |
Before you set off for Rosenborg Castle, check how busy it is right now on beatthecrowd.co. An hour in a queue is an hour of your pass gone.
Check live crowds in Copenhagen →Who The Copenhagen Card is for
Good fit
- 2-3 day visitors
- Museums and castles, including Rosenborg's Crown Jewels
- Day trips by train to Kronborg or Frederiksborg
- Arriving by plane: the airport train is covered
Skip it if
- Tivoli rides are your main plan
- You'll walk and see one or two sights
- Your Copenhagen days are mostly Nyhavn, the Little Mermaid and parks, which are free
- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
What the pass covers
The card covers 80+ attractions and unlimited public transport across the Capital Region, including the airport.
- Tivoli entry (about DKK 150-210) and Rosenborg (DKK 140) together are about DKK 290-350, roughly a third of the DKK 1,039 72-hour card. You need more than two sights a day.
- Tivoli rides aren't on the card, but card holders get a discounted Ride Pass.
- Rosenborg's Crown Jewels are in the basement Treasury and come with the castle ticket.
The big sights
- Rosenborg CastleIncludedDKK 140 on its own. Get a same-day time slot at the castle; no pre-booking.
- Tivoli GardensIncludedOne entry (same-day re-entry with a stamp); rides extra, with a discounted Ride Pass for card holders.
- Kronborg CastleIncludedIn Helsingør; the train there is covered too.
- National Museum of DenmarkIncluded
- The Round TowerNot includedNot on the card's attraction list.
- Ny Carlsberg GlyptotekIncluded
- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
Pass vs individual tickets
Add up the museums and castles you'll visit plus your transport. Copenhagen is expensive, so 3-4 paid sights a day usually covers it.
What two big sights cost on their own
| Attraction | Adult ticket bought separately |
|---|---|
| Tivoli Gardens entry | About DKK 150-210 |
| Rosenborg Castle | DKK 140 online |
| Two sights | About DKK 290-350 |
| Copenhagen Card, 72 hours | DKK 1,039 |
- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
Fine print
- Activation
- Starts at first use.
- Transport
- Trains, metro and buses in the Capital Region, including the airport.
- Refunds
- Full refund within six months of purchase if the card hasn't been used. Unused cards expire two years after purchase.
Is it safe? Where people lose money
- Reassuring: The Copenhagen Card is official, from Wonderful Copenhagen.
- Reassuring: Refunds: Full refund within six months of purchase if the card hasn't been used. Unused cards expire two years after purchase.
- Watch out: Tivoli rides cost extra.
Where people lose money
| Don't | Do this instead |
|---|---|
| Plan Tivoli rides on the card | Rides cost extra. |
| Spend hours on free sights | Nyhavn and the Little Mermaid are free. |
| Queue at Rosenborg Castle at peak time | Check beatthecrowd.co for Rosenborg Castle's quiet hours before you go. |
Queuing is the easiest way to lose value in Copenhagen. Check which sights are quiet right now on beatthecrowd.co, starting with Rosenborg Castle.
Check live crowds in Copenhagen →- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
Planning your order and avoiding queues is the simplest way to get full value: see how busy Copenhagen’s attractions are right now →
- 80+ attractions
- Transport + airport
- 24-120 hours
FAQs
Is the Copenhagen Card worth it?
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Yes if you'll visit several paid museums and castles a day and use the trains. For a walking day with one museum, it isn't.
Does the Copenhagen Card include the airport?
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Yes, public transport to and from the airport.
Does it include Tivoli rides?
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No, rides cost extra.
How much is the Copenhagen Card?
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DKK 589 for 24 hours, DKK 859 for 48 hours and DKK 1,039 for 72 hours for adults. Longer cards run up to 120 hours.
Is Rosenborg Castle free with the Copenhagen Card?
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Yes. Get a same-day time slot at the castle, as there's no pre-booking. On its own it's DKK 140 online, and under-18s are free.