The bike on the Metro, train and
harbour bus
Harbour bus
You can bring your bicycle on all buses.
Remember to buy a ticket for your bicycle.
Metro
You can bring your bicycle on the Metro at all
hours except during the morning and afternoon
rush hours from 7:00-9:00 am and 3:30-5:30 pm.
Remember to buy a ticket for your bicycle.
S-train
You can bring your bicycle on the metropolitan
rail service (S-trains) at all hours free of charge.
However, you may neither enter nor exit the train
with a bicycle at Nørreport Station during rush
hours from 7:00-8:30 am and 3:30-5:00 pm due
to congestion.
National rail
You may bring your bicycle on most national
and regional trains, including InterCity and
InterCityLyn trains, at all hours. You must purchase
a ticket for your bicycle. When travelling with
InterCity trains you may also be required to make
a seat reservation for your bicycle.
Copenhagen won the title
as the world’s most bicycle­-
friendly city in 2017.
Every day, locals in
Copenhagen cycle
1,390,000 km, the
equivalent of 32 times
around the equator!
49 % of commutes to work or
study in Copenhagen are done
by bike.
Copenhagen is a city with dense bicycle traffic.
During rush hours it is especially important to be
aware of your fellow road-users. In this guide are
a couple of tips for cycling safely and comfortably
around the city.
Bicycle helmet
It is important to feel safe on a bicycle in traffic.
If you feel safe using a bicycle helmet you should
wear one. App. 30 % of all cyclists in Denmark
wear a bicycle helmet and many bike rentals in
Copenhagen also rent out bicycle helmets.
The Green Cycle Routes The Harbour Circle
Copenhagen’s Green Cycle Routes are popular The Copenhagen Harbour Circle is a new
with commuters and recreational cyclists alike. combined cycling and footpath route along the www.kk.dk
city’s inner harbour. 2019
The total 62 kilometres of Green Cycle Routes in CITY OF COPENHAGEN
Copenhagen give you a chance to enjoy slow rides The route takes you through regenerated Østerbro Local Committee
on segregated bike lanes in leafy surroundings docklands with vibrant urban life and past the
Vesterbro Local Committee
away from motorised traffic. city’s landmark waterside attractions. The Harbour
Circle is a shortcut to the rich diversity the city
Inner City Local Committee
The Green Cycle Routes let you experience the has to offer and can be experienced on bike rides,
changing of the seasons. Copenhageners use the running trips and leisurely walks.
green spaces along the routes for pastimes and
sports activities. The Copenhagen Harbour Circle runs through
an area of great contrast with magnificent
The Green Cycle Routes run through historic urban waterfront architecture nestled alongside humble copenhagen/bike-city-copenhagen
areas with parks, lakes and neighbourhoods that houseboats. www.visitcopenhagen.com/
give each route its own unique character.
With its waterside recreational activities, the rules etc. at:
Copenhagen harbour area is the very essence of
Bike share, scooters and e-bikes what makes the city such a vibrant and liveable
ties for guided tours, traffic
As many other cities, Copenhagen has a public experience. to get a bicycle, possibili-
bike share scheme that allows everyone to cycle
You can read more on how
around the city. The bicycles feature optional The Harbour Circle offers a unique harbourside
electric assistance and a tablet with a navigation experience in the heart of the city for cyclists
system. The bicycles are located at charging stations and pedestrians.
around the city, and you can see available bicycles More information
at www.bycyklen.dk/en/find-a-bike
Apart from bicycles, electrical scooters, speed
pedelecs and other small individual electrical vehicles
are also allowed to use the bicycle tracks, thanks to
a temporary trial scheme introduced in 2019. Please
respect the rules and varying travel speeds of fellow
traffic users.
CPH Cycling Guidelines
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#1 Keep right at all times.
#3
#2 Raise your hand up high before you stop.
#3 Give clear arm signals to the right or left
before turning.
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#4 Check over your left shoulder before over-
taking other road-users.
#5 Always overtake other cyclists on the left.
#6 Do not ride against the traffic flow or on side-
walks/ pavements, pedestrian crossings or
pedestrian streets.
#8
BIKE
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#7 Cycling is not allowed in parks in central
Copenhagen.
#8 To turn left at an intersection you must first
cross to the opposite right corner of the inter-
section where you stop and wait for the traffic
light to change before continuing. Useful tips for tourists
#9 A short ring on the bell is often a signal that
a cyclist wants to pass – so please keep to
Illustrations: Katrine Clante
the right.
#10 From dusk to dawn, bicycles must be
equipped with lit bicycle lights front
and rear.
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