World City Guide

Getting There By Water

Københavns Havn (Port of Copenhagen), Nordre Toldbod 7 (tel: 3347 9999; fax: 3347 9933; e-mail: cphport@cphport.dk; website: www.cphport.dk) is Denmark’s largest port and the most important cruise destination in Northern Europe. Most cruise ships that dock in Copenhagen are heading for the Norwegian fjords or the Baltic. These big summer cruise ships dock along Langelinie Pier, which is 15 minutes’ walk further out from Nyhavn, where the year-round ferries listed below currently dock. Ultimately, however, Langelinie Pier will accommodate all ships that dock in Copenhagen. The development of the area is well underway. The Danish state has built an extension to the Royal Library on the waterfront, a new opera house opened in January 2005 and a theatre is taking shape on an old ferry quay. New facilities in the area are extensive, including an information centre, telephones, lounges, various shops and an increasing number of pierside cafés and restaurants.

Ferry services: There are services to Oslo via Helsingborg (journey time – 16 hours) run by DFDS Seaways (tel: 3342 3342; fax: 3342 3341; website: www.dfdsseaways.com) and to Swinoujscie, Poland (journey time – 10 hours) run by Polferries (tel: 3313 5223; website: www.polferries.com).

Bornholmstrafikken (tel: 5695 1866; fax: 5691 0766; website: www.bornholmstrafikken.dk) runs daily ferry services between Køge, some 45km (28 miles) south of Copenhagen, and Ronne, on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic (journey time – 7 hours).

Ferry companies have been unable to compete with the transport services on the new bridge over to Sweden. The closest ferry service between Denmark and Sweden runs across Øresund between Helsingør (Elsinore) and Helsinborg and is operated by Scandlines (tel: 3315 1515; website: www.scandlines.dk).

Transport to the city: The port is a 10 to 15-minute walk from the centre of Copenhagen, 4km (2.5 miles) from the Central Station and 15km (9 miles) from the airport. Bus route 26E passes along Havnegade past the ferry terminal and taxis are readily available.