Two different products are called a "Copenhagen city pass" — visitors frequently confuse them. The transport-only City Pass from Movia/DSB covers metro, buses and trains only with no attraction entry. The Copenhagen Card includes 80+ attractions PLUS all transport. Make sure you're buying the right one before you spend a cent.
The transport-only City Pass is the cheaper ticket and covers zero attractions. It runs to 120 hours like the Copenhagen Card, and it starts at DKK 100 for 24 hours in the Small zones. The Copenhagen Card starts at $91 (€79) for 24 hours and includes 80+ attractions plus all the same transport. If you plan to visit any museums, castles or tours, the transport-only pass is the wrong choice.
Adult fares in Danish kroner, published by DOT at publictransport.dk. DOT sells the pass in two zone variants, and it does not price every length in both.
| Duration | Small — zones 1–4 | Large — zones 1–99 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | DKK 100 | DKK 200 |
| 48 hours | DKK 180 | Not published |
| 72 hours | DKK 270 | Not published |
| 96 hours | Not published | Not published |
| 120 hours | DKK 340 | DKK 680 |
Where the table says not published, that is the fact rather than a gap in our research: DOT does not sell that combination or does not price it publicly. We have not filled those cells in by working outwards from the durations either side, because a fare is not the average of its neighbours.
Children pay roughly half. DOT publishes child fares as a range rather than a figure per duration — DKK 50–170 in the Small zones and DKK 100–340 in the Large.
Small does not reach the day trips. Zones 1–4 cover the city and the airport, but Kronborg, Frederiksborg and Louisiana all sit in zones 5–99. Reaching any of them on a City Pass means buying Large, at DKK 200 for 24 hours rather than DKK 100 — and the pass still gets you no further than the door, because it covers no admission.
It is a phone ticket only. The City Pass is sold inside DOT's Rejsebillet app. There is no browser checkout and no paper version, so it cannot be bought in advance on a laptop, printed, or handed to a travelling companion.
Two different products use similar names. The transport-only "City Pass" from DOT covers metro, buses and trains only — no attraction entry — and is sold in 24, 48, 72, 96, 120-hour versions. The "Copenhagen Card" includes 80+ attractions plus all transport and starts at $91 (€79) for 24 hours. They are completely different products.
The Copenhagen Card — not the transport-only City Pass. Only the Copenhagen Card covers attraction entry. It comes in two versions: Discover (80+ attractions plus all transport) or Hop (40+ attractions plus hop-on hop-off buses only).
No. The transport-only City Pass from Movia/DSB covers metro, buses, and trains only. Zero attractions are included. If you plan to visit museums, castles, or tours, you need the Copenhagen Card.
The transport-only City Pass is cheaper. DOT prices it by zone: DKK 100 for 24 hours in the Small zones up to DKK 340 for 120, and DKK 200 to DKK 680 for the Large zones that reach the day trips. The Copenhagen Card Discover starts at $91 (€79) for 24 hours and includes 80+ attractions plus all the same transport; the Hop card starts at $93 (€80).
No. The City Pass is sold only inside DOT's Rejsebillet app. There is no browser checkout and no paper ticket, so it cannot be bought in advance on a computer, printed, or passed to someone else.
No. They are sold by different companies and cannot be combined or upgraded. The transport-only City Pass is sold by Movia/DSB transport authority. The Copenhagen Card is sold by the official Copenhagen tourism authority.
Yes and more. The Copenhagen Card Discover includes all metro, trains, buses, and harbour buses across the Capital Region — the same transport as the City Pass plus additional routes. The Copenhagen Card Hop includes hop-on hop-off buses only — no metro or trains.
Choose Discover for 80+ attractions plus transport, or Hop for 40+ attractions plus hop-on hop-off buses.
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