World City Guide

Getting There By Air

København Lufthavn (CPH)
Tel: 3231 3231. Fax: 3231 3132.
E-mail: cphweb@cph.dk
Website: www.cph.dk

The airport is among the most modern and efficient in the world and is located just 8km (5 miles) from the city centre. The airport is the main hub serving Scandinavia and the Baltic and is the principal airport for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). International flights use terminals two and three. Terminal one handles domestic services to destinations on Jutland and Funen. Flight information is available from the airlines operating at København Lufthavn or from the airport website. Registered users can also take advantage of a new system introduced in 2002 and have messages sent direct to their mobile phones, relaying gate and boarding information, any changes or delays and the arrival time of flights and baggage. This service is available through the website. A free transit bus connects the domestic and international terminals.

Major airlines: SAS, Scandinavian Airlines System (tel: 7010 2000; website: www.scandinavian.net), located on the ground floor of the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in the city centre, is the major airline for Denmark, Sweden and Norway. There are 67 other airlines operating to and from 129 cities served worldwide, including Air France, British Airways, easyJet, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Thai Airways International and Virgin Express.

Approximate flight times to Copenhagen: From London is 1 hours 45 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 30 minutes; from Seattle is 11 hours; and from Sydney is around 24 hours.

Airport facilities: Branches of Danske Bank and Nordea offer currency exchange services, daily 0630-2200, and there are ATMs in the terminals. Other facilities and services include tourist information and hotel reservations in the international arrivals hall, travel agencies, a post office, duty-free shops, restaurants, a family area, childcare facilities, 24-hour first aid and left-luggage lockers, as well as saunas, showers and solarium. There is a five-star Hilton Hotel (tel: 3250 1501; website: www.hilton.dk) linked to terminal three by a covered walkway, steps and elevators, as well as a transfer hotel (tel: 3231 2455) in terminal two. Car hire is available from Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.

Business facilities: There are meeting facilities with 14 meeting rooms and AV equipment operated by Hilton Meetings (tel: 3244 5208; fax: 3244 5439; e-mail: cb_Copenhagen-airport@hilton.com) on the fourth floor in Terminal 3. Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, Servisair and Novia each provide executive lounges for their passengers and customers.

Arrival/departure tax: None.

Transport to the city: Copenhagen has the fastest and cheapest airport-to-city-centre rail link of any European capital ( just 13 minutes) and it costs only Dkk25.50. DSB (tel: 7013 1415; website: www.dsb.dk) trains run every 10 minutes to the city centre. Services operate Monday to Friday 0455-0035, Saturday 0535-0015 and Sunday 0635-0015. Tickets are available from the ticket office in terminal three. Public buses 12, 30, 96N and 250S (see Public Transport in Getting Around) run from the airport to the city centre and beyond until midnight daily. Tickets cost Dkk25.50 to the city centre (journey time – 20-25 minutes). Night bus 96N runs 0037-0400 from terminal three to City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen). A taxi to the city centre costs Dkk180-200 (journey time – approximately 20 minutes).