My experience with the Copenhagen Card | Is it worth the money?
- Gem
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
When I went to Copenhagen for the first time in November 2024, I decided to buy the Copenhagen Card for 96 hours. This meant that I had 4 days to utilise this card as much as I wanted to. Besides providing access to 80+ attractions in and around Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Card also includes transportation in and around Copenhagen. Both of these services will be discussed in this blog.
In this post I will go into detail about the places where I used the card and if I would recommend it to other people (Spoiler: I do, for multiple reasons).
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Table of contents
1. Accessed places and costs
The 96 hour Copenhagen Card for an adult costs 1159 DKK (€156,- or $182). The following attractions were visited with this card during my time in Copenhagen with their original adult ticket prices shown online.
Frederiksborg Castle (115 DKK)
Tivoli Gardens (220 DKK)
Glyptoteket (135 DKK 108DKK under 27 years old)
Christiansborg castle (215 DKK)
Museum of Copenhagen (110 DKK)
Cisternerne (120 DKK 90 DKK under 27 years old)
Amalienborg Museum (125 DKK)
Church of our Saviour (69 DKK)
Total ticket costs: 1109 DKK
This means that the costs of the Copenhagen Card currently outweigh the ticket costs of the visited attractions by a little.
I also visited Rundetaarn and The Copenhagen University Library, which are sadly not included in the Copenhagen Card.
Frederiksborg Castle (left), Glyptoteket (middle), Tivoli Gardens (right)
2. Public transportation costs
The Copenhagen Card also provides access to public transportation in and outside of Copenhagen. During the 96 hours I had access to the card, I used the metro multiple times every day. This can be compared to the 96 hours Central Copenhagen pass of the Copenhagen Metro. This pass includes the Copenhagen airport just like the Copenhagen Card.
The cost for a 96 hour metro card is 280 DKK.
Furthermore, to get to Frederiksborg Castle, I travelled by train to Hillerød. A ticket for this trip costs 93,20 DKK.
The total transportations costs would be 373,20 DKK (€49,95 or $58,51). This brings the total of costs without the Card to 1482 DKK.
3. Conclusion
With the total costs being calculated at 1482 DKK, the total costs of the Copenhagen Card are lower than the calculated ticket prices. The total amount saved adds up to (1482 DKK - 1159 DKK) 323 DKK (€43,23 or $50,65). This already proves that the Copenhagen Card is worth buying.
But there is also another reason why I definitely recommend buying this card. Even if the outcome would be slight negative, the card is worth it. The use of the card is very easy. With the Copenhagen Card App I never had to buy a ticket for public transport. This meant that I could go right through the gates of every metro and train station. This applied to the attraction tickets as well. Many times tickets for attractions are cheaper online, but with the Card I did not have to do any research beforehand. The app is very easy to use and shows the opening times as well.
So yes, buy the Copenhagen Card, even if it does not save you a lot of money. The convenience of the Card and the app will make your visit to Copenhagen much more enjoyable.
The Copenhagen Card is available online via its own website: https://copenhagencard.com/
Enjoy your trip and don't forget to also stay open for spontaneity!
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