My daughter and I’ve had loads of follow 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 could be, the underground is a reasonably spectacular creation – however at greater than 150 years previous, most of it simply isn’t baby-friendly… not like the Copenhagen metro with children.
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Within the Danish capital, journey by metro couldn’t have been simpler – with the oldest elements of it simply over 20 years previous, it makes getting round a breeze, even when town could be very walkable.
Earlier than you board, listed below are my prime 10 issues to find out about taking the Copenhagen Metro with children – when you purchase a Copenhagen card, you’ll get free transport included (for the Uncover card) which additionally means not having to wrap your head across the numerous tickets right away!
Take a look at my full information to Denmark with children right here
1. In the event you’re coming from the airport, purchase your ticket at baggage reclaim
There are machines close to the bags carousel with barely any queues, plus you possibly can choose English in case your Danish is rusty – a lot easier than the busy platform by terminal 3.
2. There are lifts from road degree
I discovered these heading down to each metro station I visited, reserved (implausible!) for folks with prams/buggies and bikes.
The latter are free, though you want a ticket for a motorcycle, and you’ll’t take them on trains Monday to Friday from 7am-9am and three.30-5.30pm – you’ll be fined when you do.
3. The ticket corridor at most stations is on a unique degree to the platform
So that you’ll must cease off on the best way down when you don’t have already got a ticket.
4. Copenhagen metro costs differ
These vary from 24 krone for a two-zone ticket (round £2.75) to 100 krone (round £10.25) for a 24-hour grownup metropolis move 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.
It’s also possible to purchase metropolis passes for as much as 120 hours, all tickets are additionally legitimate for buses. There are even Copenhagen metropolis move tickets overlaying a a lot wider space when you’re exploring past Copenhagen.
Even simpler although are the app choices – the DOT app has been phased out however you need to use the Rejsekort-app.
Merely swipe to examine in as you journey, together with the choice so as to add extra travellers (two youngsters aged below 12 journey at no cost) and it’ll robotically calculate the fare for you, together with any reductions, with a QR code to indicate ticket inspectors.
5. Two youngsters below the age of 12 can journey freed from cost
When accompanied by an grownup with a legitimate ticket. In the event you do want to purchase extra little one tickets, they’re half the grownup charge.
6. There are 4 metro traces
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 means however has an extension deliberate.
The unique M1 and M2 traces run alongside one another for a lot of the best way when you journey from the west, till they break up at Christianshavn.
Coming from the airport within the east, you’ll take the yellow M2 line and when you do want to alter, merely get off and cross the platform for the proper practice coming the opposite means.
No traipsing down limitless corridors to search out the opposite line.
7. The driverless trains run seven days per 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 at the moment being expanded
5 new stations opened on the M4 extension from Copenhagen’s Central Station final 12 months, with one other two because of open in 2030.
9. The metro traces join with the S-trains
Though you’re unlikely to journey a lot on these when you’re 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 bought the flawed one earlier than choosing up my Copenhagen Card with its free journey – it’s all based mostly on the variety of zones, within the centre you normally solely want two zones, however you’ll want a 3 zone ticket from the airport into the centre.
Sadly the app wasn’t out there once I final visited, however having it calculate all the things for me makes journey on the Copenhagen metro with children even simpler than earlier than.
For extra info, try Go to Copenhagen’s information to move within the metropolis
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