Individual ticket
€17
130 DKK at the door
With the card
Included
Discover only
Pre-booking
Not needed
Walk up and scan at the desk
Mondays
Seasonal
Seasonal — open Mondays in school holidays
Children
Free
Under 18 — no ticket needed
The Card

What the Copenhagen Card covers at the Science and Technology Museum

The Discover card covers entry and the fifty-minute train each way. The Hop card covers neither.

Copenhagen Card
What's included
Discover only
✓ Full entry to the whole collection — aircraft, cars, engines and the technology halls
✓ The train to Helsingør, covered on Discover
✓ Temporary exhibitions in the same ticket
At your own cost
Not included
Both cards
✗ The Hop card — Helsingør is a day trip, which that card excludes
✗ Guided tours arranged separately
✗ The café
Inside

What to see at the Science & Technology Museum

Denmark's national collection of technology, in hangar-scale halls on the edge of Helsingør. Allow two hours, plus the journey.

Highlight 1
The aircraft hall

Full-size aircraft, including early Danish machines, in a space with the height to show them properly. This is the part that justifies the building being where it is rather than in the city.

Highlight 2
Cars, engines and the industrial century

The vehicles and machinery that carried Danish industry, laid out at a scale a city-centre museum could not hold. It is a museum about how things worked rather than who owned them.

Highlight 3
It pairs with Kronborg

Fifty minutes each way is a real commitment for one museum. Kronborg is in the same town, on the same card, and the two make a full day that neither justifies alone.

Before you visit

Read before you go

The Monday rule here follows the school calendar rather than the seasons, which makes it the hardest one on the card to predict. Confirmed against tekniskmuseum.dk and the 2026 Copenhagen museums folder.

Mondays depend on the school holidays, not the season
  • It closes on Mondays for most of the year, opening Tuesday to Sunday.
  • During Danish school holidays it opens on Mondays too. That is the rule as the museums folder states it — the exception follows the school calendar, not a fixed set of months.
  • You cannot work that out from a date alone. Check tekniskmuseum.dk before a Monday visit rather than assuming either way — it is fifty minutes each way to find out. See what is open on a Monday to check it against your dates.
The hours change with the season
  • February to October: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
  • November to January: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm — an hour shorter, in the months when the daylight is shortest anyway.
  • Adult admission is €17 (130 DKK) without a card, and under-18s are free.
Make it a Helsingør day
  • Fabriksvej 25, about fifty minutes by train from Copenhagen.
  • Kronborg is in the same town and on the same card, which is the pairing that makes the journey proportionate.
  • The Discover card covers the train both ways. On Hop it covers nothing at all — see what each card covers on public transport.
Getting there

How to get to the Science & Technology Museum

Helsingør, about fifty minutes north by train. The whole journey is on the Discover card.

Copenhagen Card
Discover card
✓ Train to Helsingør, roughly 50 minutes from Copenhagen Central on the coast line. Covered.
✓ Then a short bus or walk out to Fabriksvej, also covered.
✓ Kronborg is by the station, so both fit into one trip without a second journey.
✓ From the airport — train to Copenhagen Central, then north. All covered on Discover.
Copenhagen Card
Hop card
✗ The museum is not included on the Hop card — neither the entry nor the train.
✗ The hop-on hop-off routes stay inside Copenhagen.
✗ Discover is the card that reaches Helsingør, and it covers the whole line.
Helsingør in one day
  • Kronborg Castle is beside the harbour, ten minutes from the station, and covered on the same card.
  • The Maritime Museum sits in the dry dock beside Kronborg.
  • The Øresund Aquarium is also in the town — four card venues in one place, which is what makes the fifty minutes worth it.
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.

Castle · 10 min from the station · Allow 2–3 hrs

Kronborg Castle

Hamlet's castle guarding the narrowest point of the Øresund, with the casemates and Holger the Dane beneath the courtyards.

Discover only. Card holders need no pre-registration — walk up and scan.
Maritime Museum · Beside Kronborg · Allow 1.5 hrs

M/S Maritime Museum

Denmark's maritime history built into the old dry dock next to the castle, below ground level.

On the same Helsingør trip as Kronborg and this museum.
Aquarium · In Helsingør · Allow 1 hr

The Øresund Aquarium

The marine life of the Øresund, at the university research station on the coast.

Part of the same day out on the Discover card.
Ready to book?

Ready to visit the Science & Technology Museum?

Entry is €17 per adult (130 DKK) without a card, and the train to Helsingør is covered too. The Discover card includes both, along with 80+ more attractions.

Common questions

Science & Technology Museum — card FAQ

Is Science & Technology Museum included with the Copenhagen Card?

Entry is free on the Copenhagen Card Discover, which also covers the 50-minute train to Helsingør. Adult admission without a card is €17 (130 DKK) and under-18s are free. The Hop card does not include it — Helsingør is a day trip.

Is Science & Technology Museum open on Mondays?

Monday opening follows the Danish school holidays rather than the calendar: the museum closes Mondays for most of the year but opens on them during school holiday periods. Check tekniskmuseum.dk before a Monday trip, since a date alone will not tell you.

Do I need to book Science & Technology Museum in advance with the Copenhagen Card?

Nothing needs booking. Show the QR code in the Copenhagen Card app at the desk and walk in. The train to Helsingør is covered on the same card, so nothing needs buying at either end.

Can I visit Science & Technology Museum twice on the same Copenhagen Card?

One scan per attraction applies, so this is a single visit per card. At fifty minutes each way, most people pair it with Kronborg in the same town rather than making two trips to Helsingør.

How do I get into Science & Technology Museum 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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