{"id":731,"date":"2012-10-17T09:10:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T09:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=731"},"modified":"2014-08-30T23:50:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-30T23:50:32","slug":"getting-around-in-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/10\/17\/getting-around-in-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Around in Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The newest s-tog in Copenhagen are very state-of-the-art. On my first travel with one of them I just caught myself thinking: Wow, this is Japan! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

Denmark\u2019s capital K\u00f8benhavn<\/strong> [KUR-bn-how-n] is enjoying a renaissance as a European hotspot for travellers who\u2019ve \u201dgot it\u201d. The city has become a kind of \u201dmini-Berlin\u201d \u2013 a colourful place full of street art, alternative modebutikker<\/strong> (fashion shops), caf\u00e9s and museums. Unfortunately, Copenhagen is (still) a lot more dyr<\/strong> (expensive) than Berlin\u2026<\/p>\n

Det er nemt at komme rundt i K\u00f8benhavn.<\/strong> (It is easy to get around in Copenhagen. Notice, BTW, that there are two words for \u2019easy\u2019 in Danish: nem<\/strong> and let<\/strong>.) The city boasts one of the world\u2019s most evolved systems of offentlig transport<\/strong> (public transportation). You hardly ever have to pay for an expensive taxa<\/strong> (cab, taxi) ride, as most places can be reached by either bus or s-tog<\/strong>\/metro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve collected your kuffert<\/strong> (suitcase) at Kastrup Lufthavn<\/strong> (airport, from luft<\/strong> \u2019air\u2019 + havn<\/strong> \u2019port, harbour\u2019), it\u2019s time to find yourself a comfortable metro seat. The Copenhagen metro is one of the world\u2019s newest and, so far, smallest. There are only two tracks and it leaves every ten minutes or so, making it really hard to get lost in any way. You buy a billet<\/strong> (ticket) at one of the DSB (Danske Statsbaner \u2013 Danish State Railways) skranker<\/strong> (counters). (There\u2019s one at the airport, at the end of the arrival hall.)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you plan to visit several places, an excellent (and billig<\/strong>, \u2019cheap\u2019!) option is to buy a klippekort<\/strong>. A klippekort<\/strong> is a \u201dtraveller\u2019s card\u201d with 10 klip<\/strong> or \u201dpunches\u201d. You can buy it for a varying number of zoner<\/strong> (travel zones). Ask at the counter how many zones there are to your destination. (Hvor mange zoner er der til\u2026?<\/strong>) Usually, buying a 2 zoner<\/strong> card is enough to get around in central Copenhagen. (Current<\/a> price: 150\u00a0kroner.) Before entering a bus, metro or s-tog<\/strong>, you simply punch the card in an external\u00a0automat<\/strong> ([punching] machine). You can punch it several times, if you need to use more zoner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Where the metro lines end, you can change to an s-tog<\/strong> [ess touw] (metropolitan train). There\u2019s an underground s-togsstation<\/strong> (s-tog station) in every major Copenhagen district. Ask for a free map at the Tourist Information (5 minutes walk from Hovedbaneg\u00e5rden<\/strong> \u2013 the Central Train Station). Or, even better, ask a Dane! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Hvordan kommer jeg til\u2026<\/strong> (How do I get to\u2026)
\nHvorn\u00e5r k\u00f8rer det n\u00e6ste s-tog til\u2026<\/strong> (When does the next s-tog leave for\u2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Denmark\u2019s capital K\u00f8benhavn [KUR-bn-how-n] is enjoying a renaissance as a European hotspot for travellers who\u2019ve \u201dgot it\u201d. The city has become a kind of \u201dmini-Berlin\u201d \u2013 a colourful place full of street art, alternative modebutikker (fashion shops), caf\u00e9s and museums. Unfortunately, Copenhagen is (still) a lot more dyr (expensive) than Berlin\u2026 Det er nemt at…<\/p>\n

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