Your Eurail Pass is your ticket to everything Danish. Whether you’re into vibrant cities, lovely beaches, lush forests or beautiful countryside, you’ll find everything you’re looking for when you travel by train in Denmark. And your Eurail pass will take you there, quickly and efficiently.

Train types in Denmark

Route map
Domestic trains
International trains
Night trains

The national railway company of Denmark is called DSB (Danish State Railways - Danske Statsbaner). Eurail Passes valid in Denmark are also valid on trains operated by the following railway companies: Arriva, DSB S-Tog and DSBFirst.

Regional trains (RØ, RV, ØR, IR)

Regional trains throughout Denmark

InterCity and InterCity Lyn (IC, ICL)

Faster than the regional trains
Various routes within Denmark

S-Tog

Suburban trains in Copenhagen
Fully included in your Interrail Pass

Nordjyske Jernbaner (NJ)

Fully included in your Interrail Pass

Lokaltog (RE)

Local trains on the island Sjælland
Fully included in the pass

Other railway companies in Denmark

Most are included in your Eurail Pass
See the full list of included companies

Bicycles are permitted on the train upon purchase of a special bike ticket.
From May to August, bike space must be booked in advance for IC and ICL trains.

SJ High-speed train

Copenhagen to Stockholm (Sweden)
Will only run from Malmö until June 2025

Eurocity (EC)

Copenhagen – Odense – Kolding – Hamburg
Reservations are mandatory in the summer months (June 1st until September 1st)

Snälltåget

Copenhagen – Malmö – Stockholm
Copenhagen Ørestad – Stockholm (Night train from Berlin and Hamburg)
Reservations are mandatory

Popular connections

Domestic routes
International routes

These are the average travel times between the biggest cities in Denmark. Seat reservations are optional for all these train journeys.

Route	Travel time
Copenhagen to Alborg	4h 45m
Copenhagen to Arhus	3h 20m
Copenhagen to Esbjerg	3h 35m
Copenhagen to Odense	1h 45m
Aalborg to Hirtshals (ferry to Norway)	1h 05m
Aalborg to Frederikshavn (Ferry to Norway and Sweden)	1h 10m

Route	Which train?	Travel time	Reservations
Copenhagen to Hamburg (Germany)	Intercity (IC)	4h 56m	Optional (Required June 1st till September 1st)
Copenhagen to Malmö (Sweden)	Regional train (Öresundståg)	40m	No reservation on Öresundståg
Copenhagen to Oslo (Norway) (via Gothenburg, Sweden)	Regional train	8h 30m	No reservation Copenhagen-Gothenburg. Optional reservation Gothenburg-Oslo.
Copenhagen to Stockholm (Sweden)	High Speed Train (X2000)	5h 15m	Required
Copenhagen to Berlin (Germany)	Copenhagen to Berlin (Germany)	8h 55m & 9h 40m	Required

Reservations

How can I make reservations for trains in Denmark?

Eurail reservation self-service system

Eurail

Administration costs when booking through Eurail self-service

€ 2,- p.p.per train
Additional € 9,- per order (for paper tickets)

With railway carriers

DSB (Danish railways): Domestic trains
- IC, IC-Lyn
DSB (via b-europe): Domestic and international trains except Sweden
- IC, IC-Lyn, IC to Hamburg
SJ (Swedish Railways): International trains to/from Sweden only
- X2000, EN Berlin – Stockholm
Snälltaget:
- Copenhagen – Malmö – Stockholm
- Berlin – Copenhagen – Stockholm night train
- Also bookable by phone through Snälltåget's Customer Service
DB (German railways): International trains to Germany
- IC

Locally at the train station

Which trains in Denmark require reservations?

SJ High-speed train: approximately €9 (DKK 67) in 2nd class and €18 (DKK 134) in 1st class
Eurocity (EC trains to and from Germany): €4,90 (DKK 33) in 2nd class and €5,90 (DKK 44) in 1st class. Required during summer season only (June 1st until September 1st)
SJ Euronight: fees depend on destination and type of seat/bed booked.
Snälltåget: fees depend on destination and type of seat/bed booked.

Reservations recommended for long journeys

InterCity (IC) and InterCityLyn (ICL): approximately €4 (DKK 30)

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Tips and tricks for Denmark

Quick facts

Capital: Copenhagen (local spelling: København)
Population: 5.6 million
Language: Danish
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Dialing code: +45

Spelling of cities in Denmark

On Danish train timetables and at train stations in Denmark, you'll usually find the local spelling of Danish cities and stations.

Here is the local spelling of some popular Danish cities:

København = Copenhagen

Eurail aid office in Denmark

For questions about Eurail, you can go to the international ticket desk at Central Station København (Copenhagen). It is open daily from 09:30am to 06:00pm. See more Eurail aid offices in Europe.

Airport-station link

Copenhagen Kastrup airport has a train station situated at terminal 3. There are connections to København H (main train station of Copenhagen), Malmö (Sweden) and many other destinations.

General train travel information

For general information about train travel in Denmark, you can contact the DSB Customer Centre: by phone +45 70 13 14 15 (daily 08:00 - 20:00, English speaking staff) or by mail: salginfo@dsb.dk.

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