Denmark by Train: Copenhagen, Aarhus & the Øresund

• - Copenhagen → Aarhus: 3h, trains every hour
• - Copenhagen → Odense: 1h30
• - Copenhagen → Aalborg: 4h
• - Copenhagen → Malmö (Sweden): 35 min via Øresund Bridge — runs every 20 min
• - Copenhagen → Hamburg: 5h (EC train via Flensburg)
• - Copenhagen → Stockholm: 5h15 (EC train)
• - Aarhus → Aalborg: 1h15

All Eurail/Interrail passes cover DSB trains.

The Øresund Bridge between Copenhagen and Malmö is one of the world's iconic engineering structures — 16 km long, half bridge, half tunnel, crossing the strait between Denmark and Sweden.

The Øresundståg regional trains run every 20 minutes and take 35 minutes Copenhagen → Malmö. The crossing itself is spectacular — the bridge deck is at sea level, and on a clear day you can see both coastlines simultaneously before the line dips into the Drogden Tunnel.

From Malmö, direct trains continue north to Gothenburg (3h) and Stockholm (5h) — the Øresund Bridge is the natural gateway to Sweden.

Copenhagen — Nyhavn (the colourful canal), the National Museum, Louisiana (modern art museum 45 min north by S-Tog), and Christiania. Food-obsessed city — Noma may have closed but the dining scene it created remains extraordinary. 3 nights.

Aarhus — Denmark's second city and cultural heart. ARoS (the rainbow panorama rooftop art museum) and the Old Town open-air museum. 1–2 nights.

Odense — Hans Christian Andersen's birthplace. Compact and charming. Half-day or overnight between Copenhagen and Aarhus.

Copenhagen is expensive: Budget DKK 200–250 for a meal, DKK 1,500+ for a double room in summer. The Copenhagen Card covers unlimited public transport and museum entry — good value for 3 nights.

Rejsekort: Denmark's national transit card, equivalent to the Dutch OV-chipkaart. Works on all trains, buses, and metro. Buy at the airport or main stations.

Germany connection: The Hamburg–Copenhagen EC train takes 5 hours via the Rødby–Puttgarden ferry crossing (a train that boards a ship — a uniquely Danish experience). From 2029, the Fehmarn Belt tunnel will reduce this to ~3h.