My daughter and I’ve had loads of apply taking the tube in London – at one level I used to be utilizing it a number of occasions a day, whereas she’s been making journeys on it since she was a toddler. And creaking and overloaded although it is likely to be, the underground is a fairly spectacular creation – however at greater than 150 years outdated, most of it simply isn’t baby-friendly… in contrast to the Copenhagen metro with youngsters.
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Within the Danish capital, journey by metro couldn’t have been simpler – with the oldest elements of it simply over twenty years outdated, it makes getting round a breeze, even when the town could be very walkable.
Earlier than you board, listed here are my high 10 issues to learn about taking the Copenhagen Metro with youngsters – in the event you purchase a Copenhagen card, you’ll get free transport included which additionally means not having to wrap your head across the varied tickets immediately!
Take a look at my full information to Denmark with youngsters right here
1. For those who’re coming from the airport, purchase your ticket at baggage reclaim
There are machines close to the baggage carousel with barely any queues, plus you may choose English in case your Danish is rusty – a lot less complicated than the busy platform by terminal 3.
2. There are lifts from avenue degree
I discovered these heading down to each metro station I visited, reserved (unbelievable!) for folks with prams/buggies and bikes.
The latter are free, though you want a ticket for a motorbike, and you’ll’t take them on trains Monday to Friday from 7am-9am and three.30-5.30pm – you’ll be fined in the event you do.
3. The ticket corridor at most stations is on a distinct degree to the platform
So that you’ll must cease off on the best way down in the event you don’t have already got a ticket.
4. Copenhagen metro costs range
These vary from 24 krone for a two-zone ticket (round £2.75) to 90 krone (round £10.25) for a 24-hour grownup metropolis go for zones 1-4.
Tickets for the completely different zones are legitimate for various lengths of time – for 75 minutes for two zones, 90 minutes for 3 zones, or 1h 45 minutes for 4 zones and so forth, and you’ll hop on and off as typically as you need with single tickets legitimate for as much as 8 zones.
You may also purchase metropolis passes for as much as 120 hours, all ticket are additionally legitimate for buses plus you may add them to the DOT app in your telephone. There are even Copenhagen metropolis go tickets masking a a lot wider space in the event you’re exploring past Copenhagen.
5. Two kids underneath the age of 12 can journey freed from cost
When accompanied by an grownup with a sound ticket. For those who do want to purchase extra baby tickets, they’re half the grownup charge.
6. There are 4 metro strains
The Metro has been increasing over the previous 10 years so there’s now the round Cityringen M3 line, and the M4 line which runs alongside for a lot of the method however has an extension deliberate.
The unique M1 and M2 strains run alongside one another for a lot of the best way in the event you journey from the west, till they cut up at Christianshavn.
Coming from the airport within the east, you’ll take the yellow M2 line and in the event you do want to alter, merely get off and cross the platform for the right prepare coming the opposite method.
No traipsing down infinite corridors to search out the opposite line.
7. The driverless trains run seven days every week
And 24 hours a day – you shouldn’t have to attend greater than six minutes throughout rush hour (typically as frequent as each 90 seconds), and between 15-20 minutes at night time.
8. The community is presently being expanded
There are 5 new stations deliberate for the M4 extension from Copenhagen’s Central Station.
9. The metro strains join with the S-trains
Though you’re unlikely to journey a lot on these in the event you’re primarily based within the centre. You’ll see the interchange stations marked with an S.
10. There are a LOT of tickets to select from
I nonetheless have a sense I received the incorrect one earlier than selecting up my Copenhagen Card with its free journey – it’s all based mostly on the variety of zones, within the centre you often solely want two zones, however you’ll want a 3 zone ticket from the airport into the centre.
For extra info, take a look at Go to Copenhagen’s information to move within the metropolis
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