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Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH)

Last verified: October 2026 · Confirmed by travelers this month: 0

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Take the M2 metro from Lufthavnen station at the end of Terminal 3 — DKK 30 for a 3-zone ticket, or DKK 23.50 checked in with the Rejsekort app. It is 14 minutes to Kongens Nytorv and 16 to Nørreport, and it runs 24 hours a day.
Copenhagen charges no airport supplement — the airport is zone 4 but the ring-zone rule caps the fare at three zones — and the metro never closes, so a 03:00 landing is still a DKK 30 ride.
Going to the Central Station? The DSB/Øresund train from the platforms under Terminal 3 does it in 13 minutes for the same DKK 30.
Staying 2–5 days? City Pass Small is DKK 100 for 24 hours and DKK 220 for 72, zones 1–4 with the airport included.

🚇 Every way out — real prices

Metro M2 (Lufthavnen) BEST FOR MOST
DKK 30
The station is at the end of Terminal 3, two minutes from arrivals and step-free. The driverless M2 towards Vanløse takes 12 minutes to Christianshavn, 14 to Kongens Nytorv and 16 to Nørreport, every 4–6 minutes by day and 15–20 at night, 24 hours a day. Buy the 3-zone ticket in the Rejsebillet app or at the machines — there are no barriers.
DSB / Øresund regional train
DKK 30
The railway station sits under Terminal 3. Trains reach København H in about 13 minutes and continue to Nørreport and Østerport, every 10–15 minutes by day and one to three an hour overnight. Same 3-zone DKK 30 ticket as the metro, sold at the DSB office and machines in Terminal 3. The same platforms serve Malmö, so read the destination screen.
Rejsekort app / Basiskort (pay as you go)
DKK 23.50
DOT's published Rejsekort fare for 3 zones is DKK 23.50 against DKK 30 for a single ticket — about 20% off — with an automatic further discount outside peak hours. The physical blue Rejsekort took its last check-in on 29 June 2026: check in and out with the Rejsekort app, or with a Basiskort.
City Pass Small
DKK 100–340
Unlimited travel in zones 1–4 — the centre plus the airport — for 24 hours (DKK 100), 48 (DKK 160), 72 (DKK 220), 96 (DKK 280) or 120 hours (DKK 340), on metro, train, bus and harbour bus. Sold in the Rejsebillet app, at DSB machines and 7-Eleven, and from the machines at the metro station.
Taxi from the rank outside Terminal 3
DKK 240–330
Pick-up is at the kerb outside Terminal 3. Denmark is deregulated, so there is no airport zone price: each company sets its own tariff under the 2026 national ceiling. TAXA 4×35, the largest, publishes DKK 39 + DKK 11/km + DKK 6.75/minute on weekday daytimes and DKK 49 + DKK 14.70/km + DKK 7/minute evenings, weekends and holidays. The app quotes a fixed price before you book; the rank cannot.
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⚠️ The traps (walk past these)

The airport is in zone 4 — buying 4 zones overpays by DKK 10

CPH sits in fare zone 4 and the centre in zone 1, which reads like a four-zone trip. The ring-zone rule caps it: a journey to or from the airport is charged as 3 zones, so the ticket is DKK 30, not the DKK 40 a 4-zone single costs. A 3-zone single is valid 1 hour 30 minutes on metro, train and bus alike.

Do this: ask for 3 zones, or pick the airport as your destination and let the app count for you
The blue Rejsekort card and the DOT Tickets app are both gone

The physical Rejsekort took its last check-in on 29 June 2026 and the system shut down the next day; the DOT Tickets app closed at the end of 2025. Guides that still say 'buy a Rejsekort at the airport' or 'download DOT Billetter' send you to a card that cannot be used and an app that no longer exists. The replacements are the Rejsebillet app for tickets and the Rejsekort app or a Basiskort for pay-as-you-go.

Do this: install Rejsebillet for tickets and Rejsekort for check in/out before you fly
Buying on the bus costs the same but loses you the 30% senior discount

A ticket from the driver costs the same DKK 24 or DKK 30 as the app, so there is no surcharge — but the 67+ discount of 30% is not available on board, the driver can only give change up to DKK 100, and a mobile ticket must reach your phone before you board. The appeals board has upheld DKK 1,000 fines for tickets that arrived after the bus left.

Do this: buy in the Rejsebillet app before you board anything, and keep the screen ready to show
There is no fixed airport taxi price — only the app's own quote

Denmark deregulated taxis, so nothing fixes a price from CPH to the centre: each company sets its own tariff under the 2026 national ceiling (start DKK 94.68, DKK 14.20/km, DKK 473.44/hour on weekdays), and the per-minute charge is roughly a third of an airport bill. The only fixed price is the one the TAXA 4×35 or Dantaxi app shows before you confirm.

Do this: order in a taxi app and pick the fixed-price option, or accept that the rank runs on the meter
No barriers does not mean no checks: DKK 750 on the metro, DKK 1,000 on a bus

Copenhagen runs on self-service, so you walk straight onto the platform — and inspectors board at random. The inspection fee is DKK 750 on the metro, DSB trains and the light rail, but DKK 1,000 on a Movia bus, charged per person. A flat phone with no ticket is a DKK 750 mistake.

Do this: hold a valid ticket before boarding, and carry a charger for anything bought on the phone

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