Frequently asked questions

The official city pass for Copenhagen, issued by Wonderful Copenhagen, the city’s tourism organisation. It has existed since 1984. One purchase covers admission to a large set of attractions, and — on the Discover version — unlimited public transport across the Capital Region.

Discover covers 80+ attractions plus all public transport, including the metro to and from the airport, and reaches day-trip towns such as Roskilde, Helsingør and Hillerød. It comes in 5 durations: 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 hours. Hop covers 40+ city-centre attractions plus Stromma’s hop-on hop-off buses, and comes in 24, 48, 72 hours only. Hop does not include the metro, trains, harbour buses or the airport transfer. Discover does not include the hop-on hop-off buses.

The 72-hour Discover card, the one most visitors buy, is $161 (€139) for an adult. The range runs from $91 (€79) for 24 hours to $219 (€190) for 120 hours. The Hop card is $162 (€140) at 72 hours. Prices are the same wherever you buy — there are no discount codes.

No. The price is the same in peak summer and in quiet February. It typically rises once a year, usually in January.

Buying gets you an 8-character reference code by email. That email is not the card. Download the Copenhagen Card City Guide app, enter the code under "My Cards" to redeem it, and then activate only when you are ready to start. The clock runs from activation, not from purchase, and it cannot be paused once started. Codes stay valid for up to 24 months from purchase, so buying early costs you nothing.

Yes, once activated. You need a connection to activate it; after that the attraction information, map and QR code all work offline.

Infants aged 0–2 travel free and need no card. Children aged 3–11 need their own card, and it has to be ordered at the same time as an adult card. Youths aged 12–15 pay a reduced rate. On the Discover card, each adult card also covers up to two children aged 0–11 for transport.

Garden entry is included on both cards. The rides are not. An unlimited ride wristband costs 309–349 DKK — roughly €41–47 — and the price moves with the date. Card holders can buy the wristband as an add-on without paying garden entry again, and at a discount through a dedicated card-holder link — the <a href="/tivoli-ride-pass">Ride Pass page</a> has the full price table and how to collect it.

On the Discover card, yes — the metro between Copenhagen Airport and the city centre is covered in both directions. Bought separately that journey is 30 DKK each way, so about €8 return per adult. The Hop card does not cover the metro at all; you would buy those tickets yourself.

Tivoli rides, hop-on hop-off buses on the Discover card, special and temporary exhibitions at museums, and the Viking Ship Museum’s summer sailing trips. Two things changed for 2026: the restaurant discounts were withdrawn, and Den Blå Planet, the national aquarium, is no longer covered.

Most take walk-ins with the card. A few need a timed slot booked separately — the card covers the entry, not the slot. Those are the Palm House at the Botanical Garden, Home of Carlsberg, the Museum of Illusions, IKONO, the Planetarium for film screenings, and GoBoat. Rosenborg Castle is a special case: card holders cannot book online at all and must collect a same-day slot at the ticket desk, so arrive at opening time in peak season.

Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before the start time, as long as the card has not been activated. Once activated or used it cannot be refunded.

No. Each person needs their own card, and every card on a single order activates at the same moment. If people in your group want to start on different days, place separate orders.

It depends entirely on how much you plan to see. The 72-hour Discover card needs roughly six or seven paid attractions plus the airport metro to break even. If you are visiting one or two things, or mainly want Tivoli’s rides, individual tickets will cost you less. The calculator on the worth-it page works this out from your actual itinerary and will tell you when the answer is no.