With the card
Included
Discover only
Pre-booking
Same day
Scan at check-in, or book a same-day ticket
Mondays
Open daily
No Monday closure — but seasonal
The Card

What the Copenhagen Card covers at GoBoat

Read this part carefully. GoBoat sells two different things under one name, the card covers one of them, and the one it does not cover is the one search results show you.

Copenhagen Card
What's included
Discover only
✓ The shared guided harbour tour from Islands Brygge — this, and only this, is what the card covers
✓ A captain who guides in English, so it is a tour rather than a boat ride
✓ Up to nine guests share the boat, and your seat is the ticket
✓ Blankets, and a cover over the boat when the weather needs one
At your own cost
Not included
Both cards
✗ GoBoat boat rental. Renting a boat to drive yourself is a different product, sold at a much higher price for the whole boat, and it is not covered by either card
✗ The Hop card — this is a Discover-only attraction
✗ Food and drink, which people often bring aboard and which the card does not cover anywhere
Inside

What the GoBoat harbour tour is

An hour on the water in a small electric boat, guided, from Islands Brygge. Quiet enough to hear the guide, which is the point of it.

Highlight 1
Electric, and therefore silent

The boats run on electric motors, so there is no engine noise to talk over. On a guided tour that matters more than it sounds — it is the difference between a commentary you can follow and one you catch half of.

Highlight 2
Nine people, not ninety

A maximum of nine guests share the boat with the captain. It is a different experience from the large canal-tour boats: closer to the water, closer to the guide, and you can ask questions and get an answer.

Highlight 3
The harbour rather than the canals

It leaves from Islands Brygge on the harbour itself, which is a different view of the city from the Slotsholmen canal circuit. The two are worth doing as a pair rather than as alternatives.

Before you visit

Read before you go

The name collision is the thing to get right here, and it is the reason this page exists. Product details confirmed against goboat.dk.

The card covers the tour, not the rental — and they share a name
  • GoBoat sells two products. The shared guided harbour tour, which the Copenhagen Card covers, and boat rental, where you hire the whole boat and drive it yourself, which the card does not.
  • Rental is what most search results return, it is booked for the whole boat rather than per person, and it costs a great deal more than a single tour seat. A card holder who books it has bought something the card was never going to cover.
  • Book the harbour tour by name and check the confirmation says a shared guided tour before you pay for anything.
There is no published price for the tour
  • GoBoat does not publish a single-ticket price for the shared harbour tour. One figure has circulated widely, including in our own source notes, and it could not be traced back to the operator — so this page repeats no figure at all, that one included.
  • The venue is therefore left out of our is-it-worth-it calculator and counts nothing toward a break-even. A price nobody can verify cannot be part of a total.
  • What is not in doubt is the coverage. The Discover card includes the tour, and the card issuer lists it.
How card holders board, and when it runs
  • Have the card scanned at check-in, or pre-book a same-day ticket if you would rather not risk the sailing being full.
  • It departs from Islands Brygge, five minutes from the metro station of the same name.
  • Spring and summer are the season — this is an open boat on open water, and the operator runs it accordingly. For a family day it works best as the afternoon rather than the whole of it, which is set out in our guide to the card with children.
Getting there

How to get to GoBoat at Islands Brygge

Islands Brygge, on the harbour opposite Slotsholmen. Five minutes from the metro, and only the Discover card covers either the tour or the journey.

Copenhagen Card
Discover card
✓ Metro M1 to Islands Brygge, then five minutes on foot. The fare is covered.
✓ About 20 minutes on foot from Copenhagen Central, across the harbour.
✓ Buses along Islands Brygge are covered on Discover too.
✓ From the airport — M2 to Christianshavn, then M1 one stop. All covered.
Copenhagen Card
Hop card
✗ The GoBoat harbour tour is not on the Hop card — it is a Discover attraction.
✗ The metro to Islands Brygge is not covered on the Hop card either, so both halves are on you.
✗ Hop card holders wanting a boat should look at Canal Tours Copenhagen, which is on both cards.
The other side of the harbour
  • The Black Diamond is straight across the water on Slotsholmen, and its exhibitions are on both cards.
  • Christiansborg is a few minutes further into Slotsholmen, with the Reception Rooms on the card.
  • The Church of Our Saviour spire is a short walk into Christianshavn, and also covered.
Plan the rest of the day

Nearby attractions also on your card

All three are included on the same card, so the only cost of adding them is the time. For the full list, see every attraction the Copenhagen Card covers.

Library & Exhibitions · 10 min walk · Allow 1 hr

The Black Diamond

The Royal Danish Library on the waterfront. The building is free to enter; the exhibitions are what the card covers.

Open every day, including Mondays.
Palace · 15 min walk · Allow 1 hr

Christiansborg Royal Reception Rooms

The state rooms still used by the Royal Family, with the Great Hall tapestries, on Slotsholmen.

Can close without notice when the Royal Family is using it.
Church Tower · 15 min walk · Allow 1 hr

Church of Our Saviour

The corkscrew spire over Christianshavn, with 400 steps up to an external staircase and the best view in the city.

Open every day from February to December.
Ready to book?

Ready to take the GoBoat harbour tour?

The shared guided harbour tour is included on the Copenhagen Card Discover, along with 80+ more attractions and unlimited public transport across the Capital Region. Book the tour by name — boat rental is a different product and is not covered.

Common questions

GoBoat Harbor Tours — card FAQ

Is GoBoat Harbor Tours included with the Copenhagen Card?

The Discover card covers the shared guided harbour tour from Islands Brygge — up to nine guests, a captain guiding in English, about an hour. GoBoat boat rental is a separate product and is not covered by either card. The Hop card does not include the tour either.

Is GoBoat Harbor Tours open on Mondays?

The harbour tour has no Monday closure. What limits it is the season rather than the day: the operator runs it with an emphasis on spring and summer, so check departures before building a plan around it out of season.

Do I need to book GoBoat Harbor Tours in advance with the Copenhagen Card?

Have the card scanned at check-in, or pre-book a same-day ticket if you would rather secure a place. Nothing needs booking further ahead than that, and there is nothing to pay at the dock.

Can I visit GoBoat Harbor Tours twice on the same Copenhagen Card?

One scan per attraction applies, so the card covers a single tour. The boats seat up to nine and sailings do fill in summer, which is the argument for a same-day booking rather than turning up.

How do I get into GoBoat Harbor Tours with the Copenhagen Card?

Show the live QR code in the Copenhagen Card app at the entrance and let staff scan it. Your booking confirmation email is not your card, and a screenshot of the QR code will not scan — it has to be the app itself, which works offline once activated.

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