A few more questions about Copenhagen!

[swimfin]

We had the Copenhagen card in 2015. We preordered and had it deliverered to our home. It only took a couple weeks to arrive.

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[swimfin]

The bus stop is not close to the ship. It's certainly walkable, but consider it while towing suitcases, family members, etc, especially if the weather is inclement.

For very specific Copenhagen info, go to CruiseCritic: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2327188 This thread is by a local who can answer any of your questions.

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[swimfin]

In 2015 the bus did run on weekends. We took the public bus to the port. I remember that originally when the port opened in 2014, it was the case that there were no busses during the weekend. But they quickly realised that they needed them. Do you have the link? You might also want to look at http://www.rejseplanen.dk/bin/query.exe/en to see which options you have on public transportation.

You should not have to pay anything extra if you prepay your hotel room.

THANK YOU!!! This is WONDERFUL information!!!

 

[swimfin]

Let's see if this works. This should be a link to google maps with a marker at the bus stop: https://goo.gl/maps/N6fRDAD42bF2

As you can see, the Oceankaj has three terminal buildings. Depending on which of the three terminals is being used by your ship the walk from the bus stop will be shorter or longer. When we were there, the Disney Magic was at Terminal 1, which is the one that is directly oposite the bus stop. It was maybe a three minute walk. If you have to get to Terminal 2 or 3, the walk will be longer (by the length of one or two cruise ships). If you are used to traveling by public transport in Europe, even Terminal 3 is absolutely walkable distance.

THANK YOU for this too!!! AMAZING information!!!

 

[swimfin]

It looks like the May 28th cruise leaves from Langelinie, not Oceankaj.

Thanks! I'm on the June 4th

 

[swimfin]

Oh! That's a good reminder! Always check which terminal you are really going to be. According the the port of Copenhagen website, it appears that the 5/27 and 5/28 call in Copenhagen is at Langelinie. The 6/4, 6/11 and 6/18 calls are all at Oceankai and there at Terminal 1.

http://www.cmport.com/ships-in-port/cruise-ships/season-current

Yes! We are June 4th and Disney website had us out of Oceankaj

 

[swimfin]

Thanks for the information! So, my question is how do I get to and from the main train station to Oceankai Terminal 1 via public transit? I am on the 6/4 sailing.

MUN

Us too! I've read tons of different scenarios, so I think Flossbolna's links might be helpful. Trains won't go all the way to the port so we will have to transfer from the train to a bus IF the buses are running! If not, then a taxi it is!

 

[swimfin]

You take any S-train that goes into the northern direction, get off at Østerport St., walk to the bus stop for bus 27 (it should be signposted inside the Østerport Station), take bus 27 to Oceankaj.

You can check travel times on this website: http://www.rejseplanen.dk/bin/query.exe/en

If you enter "central station" in the "From:" field, the first option it offers you is "København H". That stands for København Hovedbanegarden, which is Danish for Copenhagen Main Station. If you want to depart from a hotel, you can also enter the hotel's address and it will give instructions from that specific address. For us it turned out to be easier to take a bus that was departing in front of our hotel and change onto the bus 27. The advantage of not taking a train was that we would not have to navigate any stairs at a train station, but always stayed at street level.

Currently the timetable seems to go only to the middle of May. It might be possible that there will be a summer timetable with more busses. I would suggest to make sure to check the timetable about two weeks before departure (and possible the day before as well to make sure that there aren't any sudden diversions due to events or so).

Also, Google Maps' route finder offers a public tranportation option that is pretty good as well. Might be great to see exactly where the bus stops are in relation to your location.

THANK YOU!!!! Just saw this!!! Whew!!

 

[swimfin]

Also regarding the Copenhagen Card: I would suggest to see if it is really worth it to buy this. You need to make use of a lot of the museum entrances that come with it in order to get good value out of it. I find that a lot of sightseeing in Copenhagen is actually just enjoying the wonderful city atmosphere and then of course Tivoli, which is not included in the Copenhagen Card (ETA: Correction: Only the rides in Tivoli are not included, the entrance fee is). If you just want the public transportation, then there is a much cheaper option: http://www.citypass.dk/

Also, when you arrive in Copenhagen at the end of the cruise, in 2015 there was a kiosk selling tickets for the bus (I think they were selling 24 hour citypasses as well and I think this is why we went there and did not get a single ticket from the bus driver) just oposite the Terminal 1 building at Oceankaj. It is a small place selling phone cards and such, mainly for the cruise ship crew members. But we were able to get our tickets there without problem.

Good to know about the pricing! I used the Copenhagen Card website section "How much do you save?" and given the places we want to see we broke even or came out ahead. I know this is dependent on us doing everything we planned yet we will have about 3 days there so I was thinking for convenience and having everything "pre-paid" that might be nice.??

 

[swimfin]

I completely agree with @Flossblona about the Copenhagen card. We looked into it for our 3 day stay in Copenhagen and for what we planned on doing it was less expensive to just pay for things individually. For some it might be worth it, but don't just assume it will save you money - do the math ahead of time. Now, in Oslo we did buy the Oslo pass and it saved us some money. It all depends on what you want to do.

There's tons of information online, obviously, but I highly recommend Rick Steve's books. There have lots of great information about pricing, transportation, etc.

Yep! Good to know about the pricing! I used the Copenhagen Card website section "How much do you save?" and given the places we want to see we broke even or came out ahead. I know this is dependent on us doing everything we planned yet we will have about 3 days there so I was thinking for convenience and having everything "pre-paid" that might be nice.?? Will definitely "reprice" as I finalize our ideas! We love Rick Steve's ... actually met him in Vienna on a side street as he was updating one of his books back in 2002!!

 

[Flossbolna]

Good to know about the pricing! I used the Copenhagen Card website section "How much do you save?" and given the places we want to see we broke even or came out ahead. I know this is dependent on us doing everything we planned yet we will have about 3 days there so I was thinking for convenience and having everything "pre-paid" that might be nice.??

It really depends on your plans and your group. I have had visits to cities where deals like this worked out really well. On other trips it would have been a waste of money. And if you think you will at least break even, I totally understand the appeal of having it all covered. Ultimately I would say think about what would happen in the following scenarios 1) you get the card - will you feel stressed to make sure that you get your money worth even when everyone is tired and rather would just sit in a cafe? 2) if you get the card and because of circumstances you end up using it less than anticipated - will you feel annoyed about the money wasted? 3) you don't get the card and then end up doing so many attractions that you pay more than you would have paid with the card - will you feel annoyed about the money you did not save?

My rule of thumb is always to go with the scenario where I will be the least disappointed or angry about if things go not as planned.

 

[owensamo]

We pre-purchased the Copenhagen Card in 2015 for an overnight in Copenhagen. We used it to take the train to Helsignor and see the castle and the maritime museum there. We also used it for Tivoli entrance. If we were staying longer, we would have used more of the entrance options for sure.

We have used similar cards in the past and found that, as plans change, we ended up using it more than we anticipated because there was a museum or attraction nearby, and since it was already paid for, why not see what it's about? It's nice not to have to worry about entry fees - though we found with the Copenhagen Card, you still often have to stand in line to get your actual tickets. In general, though, we have always saved time and headaches (if not some money) with these sorts of cards.

 

[swimfin]

It really depends on your plans and your group. I have had visits to cities where deals like this worked out really well. On other trips it would have been a waste of money. And if you think you will at least break even, I totally understand the appeal of having it all covered. Ultimately I would say think about what would happen in the following scenarios 1) you get the card - will you feel stressed to make sure that you get your money worth even when everyone is tired and rather would just sit in a cafe? 2) if you get the card and because of circumstances you end up using it less than anticipated - will you feel annoyed about the money wasted? 3) you don't get the card and then end up doing so many attractions that you pay more than you would have paid with the card - will you feel annoyed about the money you did not save?

My rule of thumb is always to go with the scenario where I will be the least disappointed or angry about if things go not as planned.

LOVE THIS!!! THANK YOU for your scenarios!!! I LOVED your TR too!!! THANK YOU for such AMAZING details!!!

 

[swimfin]

We pre-purchased the Copenhagen Card in 2015 for an overnight in Copenhagen. We used it to take the train to Helsignor and see the castle and the maritime museum there. We also used it for Tivoli entrance. If we were staying longer, we would have used more of the entrance options for sure.

We have used similar cards in the past and found that, as plans change, we ended up using it more than we anticipated because there was a museum or attraction nearby, and since it was already paid for, why not see what it's about? It's nice not to have to worry about entry fees - though we found with the Copenhagen Card, you still often have to stand in line to get your actual tickets. In general, though, we have always saved time and headaches (if not some money) with these sorts of cards.

THANK YOU!!! Great reminder about using the train to see things just outside of Copenhagen as I think the card covers zones 1-99?