Tourist Office
We always recommend stopping by a tourist office in any city as soon as possible.
Wonderful Copenhagen, located across Vesterbrogade from Tivoli Gardens, is a beautifully designed information center. Staff is helpful and the computers set up in front of tall windows for tourist use are a real treat. Check out the Wonderful Copenhagen website.
We especially liked the center's yellow Plexiglas room dividers, plastered with helpful tips. This said, we suggest you use a grain of salt if you search for a hotel there. The listings contain material straight out of the hotel brochures, and some of the featured accommodations didn't make the EuroCheapo cut. But other tips offered on the dividers were very useful. For example, the information center campaign showing where local Danes like to hang out in Copenhagen is entertaining as well as informative.
From May through mid-September, The Wonderful Copenhagen office across from Tivoli is open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with extended hours (until 8 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.) in July and August. From Septembter 24 through April, the office is open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
The Use It information office sits at Radhusstroede 13, four streets parallel and east of Tivoli Gardens. Though it caters to young tourists, its services are helpful to tourists of all ages. The staff supply brochures, books rooms, store luggage and even hold mail. The office is open every day from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. between June 15 and September 14. During the rest of the year, it is open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursdays, and 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Fridays. See more information on the Use It website.
Museums Prices and Passes
Museums and royal sights generally charge between DKK20 (€2.75) and DKK80 (€11) for adults for admission. Prices for children cluster around DKK10 for the more expensive sites and free for all others.
Admission to popular museums in Copenhagen, priced for adults and children.
Statens Museum for Kunst (Denmark's National Gallery): free
National Museum: free
Rosenborg Slot castle: DKK65/€8.75 (adults)/DKK40/€5.50 (reduced)/free (children 17 and under)
Tivoli: DKK79/€11 (adults)/DKK40/€5.50 (children 11 and under)/free (children 2 and under)
Royal Stables: DKK20/€2.75 (adults)/DKK10/€1.50 (reduced)
Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst: DKK80 (adults)/DKK70 (reduced)/free (children 18 and under)
One money-saving tool is the Copenhagen Card, which provides a public transportation pass and offers free admission to 70 attractions and museums to boot. A one-day adult Copenhagen Card costs DKK199 (€26.75), while a one-day child Copenhagen Card costs DKK129 (€17.50). The Copenhagen Card also comes in a three-day configuration, which costs DKK429 (€57.60) for adults and DKK249 (€33.50) for children.
Free Sights
Wednesday is the day to see sights for free in Copenhagen. On Wednesdays, many museums and galleries do not cost a single kroner. These museums include , theTøjhusmuseet (site in Danish), the Geological Museum, and the Thorvaldsen Museum (sit in Danish). Sundays are days of free admission to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is free on Sundays.
"Borrowing" a bike from one the city's free public bikes racks allows urban exploration by bike, a free and super fun activity. A mere DKK 20 deposit is all you need in order to pedal away. Don't believe us? Click here for proof (and more information).
Strøget, a long pedestrian-only street north of Slotsholmen, is the place to see street performers. The island of Slotsholmen itself is a fantastic area to walk around. The canal, the boats, and the main square of Christianborg Slot are incredibly picturesque. When the EuroCheapo team was last there, we couldn't stop taking snapshots.
Another site to see is Christiania (site in Danish), which was established in the early 1970s after peace activists took over some military barracks. Christiania's ambitious hippies established their own government, educational system, and a "common economy." The Danish government, which has been moving toward the right for some years now, has a plan to uproot the local government and reconstruct Christiania. Check out the commune of Christiania now, while it still exists.
Other free museums in Copenhagen include the Museum of Danish Resistance, the Georg Jensen Museum, Davids Samling, the Open Air Museum in Lyngby, and the Museum of Music History.
Senior Discounts
Senior discounts exist in Copenhagen. To obtain some discounts, membership in a particular senior association may be required. Members of the AARP receive discounts on hotels, airfares and car rentals in Salzburg. They can be reached in the United States at 1-800-424-3410 or accessed online at the AARP Web site.
People over 67 are sold half-price tickets to seats at the Royal Theater and reduced admission to many museums and ferries to Sweden.
Students Discounts
The International Student Identity Card, ISIC, the most widely accepted form of student ID, provides discounts on sights, accommodations, food and transportation. Some places offer admission discounts of 20%-50% to ISIC members. All cardholders have access to a 24-hour emergency helpline. In the United States call 1-800-223-7986 or click onto the ISIC site. Applicants must be degree seekers of a secondary or post-secondary school and must be at least 12 years of age. The card costs US$22 and is valid until the end of the year issued.
For non-students 25 years or younger, the International Youth Card, IYTC, also offers many of the same benefits as the ISIC. The card costs US$22 and is valid for one year from the date issue.
Travelers with student cards, such as ISIC and IYTC qualify for big discounts from travel agencies. Most flights from budget agencies are on major airlines, but in peak season some may sell seats on less reliable chartered aircraft.
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