Make it a trip · Copenhagen, Denmark
What Copenhagen costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Indre By and Vesterbro.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet. The €20 ETIAS travel authorisation has no confirmed start date and was not required at the time of writing. Hotels add a small city tax per night.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Schengen Traveler, ETIAS launch date (2026)
Free -
Metro from the airport to the centre Fixed
About 13 minutes to Kongens Nytorv.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€4.50 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
Free movement within the EU.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Bus, metro or train, zones 1 and 2 Many reports
Valid for 30 minutes. Buy in the DOT app.
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 24 -
24-hour Flex Card, zones 1 and 2 Fixed
Unlimited metro, bus and S-train in the city. Most locals cycle; bikes hire for €18 to 25 a day.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€12
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Street food at Reffen or a market hall costs €10 to 16.
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 140 -
DKK 90
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 800 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 47 -
Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Happy hour from 5 to 7pm is much cheaper.
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 60
At the supermarket
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DKK 8.90
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Coca-Cola, small bottle at a café Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 34 -
Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Drinking outdoors, by the canals, is legal and popular.
Source: Numbeo, Copenhagen (2026-10)
DKK 12.20 -
Smørrebrød at a local bakery, from Range
Usually 8 to 12 EUR. Open rye sandwiches. Tourist spots charge €18 to 25.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€8
Doing
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Canal tour, from Range
Usually 18 to 25 EUR. An hour past Nyhavn and the Little Mermaid.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€18 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 35 to 55 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€35 Find a hostel -
Two-star hotel, from Range
Usually 95 to 145 EUR. Hostel private rooms cost €70 to 110.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
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Four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 280 to 400 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
€280 Find a hotel -
Apartment rental, from Range
Usually 80 to 200 EUR.
Source: Radical Storage, is Copenhagen expensive (2026)
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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