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💡 The Short Version: Do Kronborg and Louisiana together, 46 and 40 minutes up the coast line, or Roskilde, about 25 minutes west. On your own, one day is DKK 200 for a City Pass Large plus the entry: DKK 335 for Kronborg, DKK 345 for Louisiana, DKK 410 for Roskilde, DKK 325 for Frederiksborg. Malmö is about 35 minutes by train and needs a passport. Møns Klint is a tour, and its GeoCenter is closed from 31 October 2026 to 20 March 2027. Odense is about 1 hour 20 minutes. Kronborg shuts at 16:00 and on Mondays from 1 November, and Louisiana is closed on Mondays. The Copenhagen Card covers the five Danish sights but pays only with a third paid sight. Or book a tour: a tour puts the transport, the entry and a guide in one booking, from DKK 448.50 for Malmö and DKK 1,380 for three castles (GetYourGuide).
The day trips compared
Fares and entries are the operators’ own, for one adult. The DIY cost is a City Pass Large (DKK 200 for 24 hours, zones 1 to 99) plus the entry. A tour’s price is GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price.
| Trip | Getting there on your own | DIY cost | Tour from | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kronborg, Helsingør | Coast line train, about 46 minutes, then a 10-minute walk | DKK 335 with the castle online | DKK 1,380 (three castles) | Closed Mondays and shuts at 16:00 from 1 November |
| Louisiana, Humlebæk | Coast line train, about 40 minutes, then 10 to 15 minutes’ walk | DKK 345 | None | Closed Mondays; open to 22:00 Tuesday to Friday |
| Roskilde | Train, about 25 minutes | DKK 410 with the cathedral and the museum | DKK 1,380 (three castles) | Cathedral hours set day by day |
| Frederiksborg, Hillerød | Direct S-train on line A, then a 15-minute walk | DKK 325 | DKK 1,380 (three castles) | Open every day of the year |
| Malmö | Train, about 35 minutes, every 20 minutes | Øresund Ticket plus SEK 150 for two museums | DKK 448.50 | Passport; Swedish kronor; museums closed Mondays |
| Møns Klint | Not a train day: bus 678 to the GeoCenter runs 29 March to 31 October | GeoCenter DKK 155 | DKK 715 | GeoCenter closed 31 October 2026 to 20 March 2027 |
| Odense | DSB InterCityLyn, about 1 hour 20 minutes | Tickets from DKK 69 | None | The Hans Christian Andersen House sells timed slots |
| Dragør | Bus 250S from the city, bus 35 from the airport | City Pass Small, DKK 100 | None | A fishing town beside the airport |
When a tour is worth it
A tour earns its price in two places. Møns Klint, where public transport stops at the end of October and the tour is the practical route, and three castles in one day, where the Kronborg, Frederiksborg Castle and Roskilde tourad (DKK 1,380, 4.9 stars from 2,255 reviews, 8.5 hours by minibus) puts three towns in one booking. On your own the same three, with the Viking Ship Museum, come to DKK 670 for the entries and a City Pass Large, and two towns are a realistic day. So the tour costs about twice as much and saves the planning.
| Trip | On your own | Tour | What the tour adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Roskilde Cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum | Kronborg 135 + Frederiksborg 125 + cathedral 80 + museum 130 + City Pass Large 200 = DKK 670 | DKK 1,380ad | A guide and three stops in 8.5 hours |
| The same sights in the summer season | The same | DKK 1,000ad, 4.5 stars from 52 reviews | Listed as a summer-season tour |
| Kronborg and Frederiksborg at an easy pace | Kronborg 135 + Frederiksborg 125 + City Pass Large 200 = DKK 460 | DKK 1,000ad, first date 2 April 2027 | More time at each castle, for slow walkers |
| Malmö | Return train, SEK 100 for the castle area and SEK 50 for Moderna | DKK 448.50 to DKK 925 | A guide, Lund and the transfers |
| Møns Klint | GeoCenter DKK 155, plus a bus to Stege (open 29 March to 31 October) and a walk | DKK 715ad | The transfer from Copenhagen |
The Copenhagen Card Discover is DKK 589 for 24 hours. For Kronborg, Louisiana, Frederiksborg and Roskilde it covers the entries and the City Pass Large, so a day with Kronborg and Louisiana (DKK 480 without it) does not make it pay, and the same 24 hours with a third paid sight does. Copenhagen Card: is it worth it? has the sums.
The trips
Kronborg Castle, Helsingør
Train about 46 minutes · DKK 135 online · closed Mondays from 1 November
Hamlet’s Elsinore, a Renaissance castle from 1574 to 1585 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ticket is DKK 150 at the castle and DKK 135 online, children free, and includes a free 15-minute introduction. It is open daily until 31 October, then closed on Mondays and open 10:00 to 16:00 Tuesday to Sunday in November. The Kronborg guide has the hours for December, the tours and the train.
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk
Train about 40 minutes · DKK 145 · no booking
A modern art museum on the Øresund coast with a sculpture park. It is closed on Mondays and open to 22:00 Tuesday to Friday. Humlebæk is 10 minutes before Helsingør, so the Louisiana guide and the Kronborg guide describe one line: Kronborg first in winter, Louisiana after.
Roskilde
Train about 25 minutes · cathedral DKK 80 · Viking Ship Museum DKK 130 in winter
The UNESCO cathedral where 40 kings and queens are buried, and the museum of five Viking ships. The cathedral’s hours are set day by day and its Sundays open at 13:00. The museum is open every day, to 16:00 until 30 April. The Roskilde guide has the winter closures.
Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød
Direct S-train line A, then a 15-minute walk · adults DKK 125 · open every day of the year
Frederiksborg, in Hillerød, houses the Museum of National History. The ticket is DKK 125 for adults and DKK 105 for students and seniors aged 65 and over, with children aged 0 to 17 free and the Copenhagen Card free with no need to book. It is valid all day, covers all special exhibitions and cannot be refunded. The museum is open every day of the year, Mondays too, 10:00 to 17:00, including 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 January. The Valdemarsalen is open for passage only from 19 to 30 October 2026, and the Rotunda, Løngangen and the Audience Chamber are closed from 23 to 30 October. Icy Christmas, Hans Christian Andersen and The Snow Queen runs from 31 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, and Medieval Modern from 8 October 2026 to 4 April 2027.
Frederiksborg Castle across the castle lake in Hillerød. Photo: Casper Moller, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The S-train runs directly to Hillerød station from the central stations in Copenhagen. From the station it is about 15 minutes on foot by the Castle Lake (Slotssøen) and Slotsgade, or bus 301 or 302. A City Pass Large covers Hillerød. The operator’s visit page has the day’s hours and the guided tours, including a guided experience every weekday at 13:00 and a Compenius organ concert on Thursdays at 13:30.
Malmö
Train about 35 minutes, every 20 minutes · passport needed · prices in Swedish kronor
A city in Sweden across the Øresund Bridge. The Swedish police check identity at Hyllie, the first station in Sweden, so carry a passport (EU citizens a passport or a national ID card), and take it back with you. Malmö Museer and Moderna Museet Malmö are closed on Mondays. The Malmö guide has the tickets, the border dates and the tours, and Stockholm is the guide for going on to Sweden’s capital.
Møns Klint
Bus 678 to the GeoCenter runs 29 March to 31 October · GeoCenter DKK 155 · tour DKK 715
The chalk cliffs of Møn, an island south of Zealand, with a GeoCenter, a fossil beach and the Forest Tower nearby. The GeoCenter is closed from 31 October 2026 to 20 March 2027, after reduced hours of 12:00 to 16:00 from 19 to 30 October. A day ticket is DKK 155 for adults and DKK 100 for children aged 3 to 11, with DKK 10 off online, and parking is DKK 45.
The chalk cliffs and beach at Møns Klint. Photo: kallerna, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By public transport, bus 678 runs directly from Stege to the GeoCenter only between 29 March and 31 October. Bus 667 from Stege to Magleby runs all year, and from Magleby the cliffs are a 5.5 km walk or ride. The GeoCenter’s own day trip by minibus leaves from CPH Tours & Tickets at Colbjørnsensgade 15, stops at the Forest Tower (Camp Adventure) and Dronning Alexandrine’s Bridge, allows 2 hours 45 minutes at Møns Klint and takes about 8 hours 30 minutes. It includes GeoCenter entry, an English-speaking guide and a bottle of water, and not the Forest Tower. See the GeoCenter’s bus trip page for the price.
The tours on GetYourGuide:
| Tour | Length | From | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round-trip to Møns Klint and the Forest Towerad | 8 hours | DKK 715 on the cheapest date; DKK 1,430 standard | 4.5 from 652 |
| Møns Klint, Forest Tower and fossil huntad | 8.5 hours | DKK 1,500 | 5.0 from 26 |
| Møns Klint trip with a guidead | 7 hours | DKK 1,263.50, first date 8 March 2027 | 5.0 from 7 |
The first two show dates from 22 October 2026, and the GeoCenter is shut from 31 October. The cliffs and the beach are outdoors, but a visit to the GeoCenter’s exhibition is not possible in that period.
Odense
DSB InterCityLyn about 1 hour 20 minutes · tickets from DKK 69 · timed slots at the Andersen House
The Great Belt Bridge makes Odense, Hans Christian Andersen’s birthplace, a long day trip. DSB lists the journey at about 1 hour 20 minutes by InterCityLyn from Copenhagen Central Station, with more than 50 departures a day, and prices from DKK 69 with a DSB Orange ticket, sold about two months ahead. The H.C. Andersen House sells timed slots: book online. It is open 10:00 to 17:00 daily from 1 September to 31 October, and 10:00 to 16:00 Tuesday to Sunday from 1 November to 30 December, with the house also open on 28 December and closed on 24, 25 and 31 December. The ticket includes free entry to the Childhood Home for 30 days, which costs DKK 75 on its own. There is no GetYourGuide day tour for Odense, so a train is the only way.
Hans Christian Andersen’s house in Odense. Photo: Bo Jessen, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
Dragør
Bus 250S from the city, bus 35 from the airport · covered by a City Pass Small, DKK 100
A fishing town beside the airport. VisitDragør’s own day plan is a coffee and a BMO (a bun with cheese) on Kongevejen, crab fishing from the Krabbebroen, the Dragør Museum, then Store Magleby, the Dutch Village, and the Amager Museum. The City Pass Small (zones 1 to 4) is the pass for it. There is no tour to book.
The harbour at Dragør. Photo: Guillaume Baviere, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Before you go
- Train times here are for the timetable to 12 December 2026. DSB changes its timetable on 13 December.
- Tickets: the Rejsebillet app sells single tickets and City Passes, and the price shows when you search. Copenhagen public transport has the zones, the City Pass sizes and the fine for travelling without a ticket.
- Passes: the Copenhagen Card includes the trains and five of these sights, and not Malmö.
- Monday: Frederiksborg and the Viking Ship Museum are open every day. What to book before you go to Copenhagen lists what is closed in the city itself.
- Which hotel: hotels near Copenhagen Central Station are beside the coast line, the Roskilde trains and the airport metro, and 3 days in Copenhagen fits a day trip into the plan.
- By bike or on foot in the city: Copenhagen walking tours and bike tours cover the days you stay.
Common questions
What are the best day trips from Copenhagen?
By train, Roskilde (about 25 minutes) for the cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum, Kronborg at Helsingør (about 46 minutes) and Louisiana at Humlebæk (about 40 minutes), which are on the same line. Frederiksborg Castle is a direct S-train to Hillerød. Malmö in Sweden is about 35 minutes but needs a passport. Møns Klint is easiest by tour.
How much does a day trip from Copenhagen cost?
On your own, a City Pass Large covering zones 1 to 99 is DKK 200 for 24 hours, plus the entry: Kronborg DKK 135 online (DKK 335 in all), Louisiana DKK 145 (DKK 345), Frederiksborg DKK 125 (DKK 325) and Roskilde Cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum DKK 80 and DKK 130 (DKK 410). A tour costs from DKK 448.50 for Malmö to DKK 1,380 for three castles.
Is the Copenhagen Card worth it for day trips?
Rarely. The Discover card is DKK 589 for 24 hours and includes the trains and the entries for Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Louisiana, Roskilde Cathedral and the Viking Ship Museum. Kronborg and Louisiana together cost DKK 480 without it, so the card pays only if the same 24 hours hold a third paid sight.
Can I do Kronborg and Louisiana in one day?
Yes. They are 10 minutes apart on the coast line. In winter go to Kronborg first, because it shuts at 16:00 and is closed on Mondays from 1 November, and Louisiana is open to 22:00 Tuesday to Friday.
Which day trips are open on Monday?
Frederiksborg is open every day of the year, and the Viking Ship Museum is open every day. Roskilde Cathedral's hours are set day by day. Louisiana is closed on Mondays, Kronborg is closed on Mondays from 1 November, and Malmö's museums are closed except in school holidays.
Can you do Møns Klint from Copenhagen in winter?
The GeoCenter at Møns Klint is closed from 31 October 2026 to 20 March 2027, and the GeoCenter's bus 678 runs only from 29 March to 31 October.
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