Copenhagen and surrounding areas

[Anonymous]

We are planning to go to Copenhagen this summer. We plan trips late!

The idea is to go for about 1 week, staying in the city doing city things (also a day in Malmo), and then staying a few nights in a more natural/slower/resort type setting near the water. We would prefer not to rent a car but will if we have to.

Is anyone able to recommend ideas for either things to do or a resort (not outrageously expensive) we could get to by train and/or taxi that's a little less urban?

[Anonymous]

Take the train to Lund Sweden! University town, sleepy town and a lot less expensive than Denmark!

[Anonymous]

I love the Sweden idea you could take train or ferry. I love Stockholm. It is a city but very laid back. Surrounded by islands with summer cabins.

We took the water taxi all around on a gorgeous day. You won't need a car.

[Anonymous]

You could go to the beaches in Jutland, that's what they do in the summer.

[Anonymous]

Went to Copenhagen last year. It’s a fabulous place, we loved it!!! Took the train to Malmo, big disappointment compared to Copenhagen. Feels dirty, not much happening, food not nearly as tasty, cigarette butts all over the ground. You will not know from walking around as a tourist but gang activity is a big feal in Malmo. To be honest, the best part of Malmo is the train station. You can say you’ve been to Sweden and then turn around and go back to Denmark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to Copenhagen last year. It’s a fabulous place, we loved it!!! Took the train to Malmo, big disappointment compared to Copenhagen. Feels dirty, not much happening, food not nearly as tasty, cigarette butts all over the ground. You will not know from walking around as a tourist but gang activity is a big feal in Malmo. To be honest, the best part of Malmo is the train station. You can say you’ve been to Sweden and then turn around and go back to Denmark.

I also did this trip last year and loved Copenhagen. Malmo is not as nice as Copenhagen, but I disagree that it’s some awful dirty place with nothing to do or eat. I walked from the train station to the Hyatt and around the main tourist areas and, like most European cities, the tourist areas are perfectly clean and safe.

They have some good falafel and Middle Eastern food, great fish and chips, a couple of cute squares where it’s fun to do dinner and drinks, and a really really beautiful park. There’s a cafe in the park that looks like it’s straight out of a fairytale. I sat there for a while and just enjoyed the surroundings. Your kids might also get a kick out of the Disgusting Food Museum. Overall I think it’s worth going, but one day is enough. I stayed overnight because I was en route to Stockholm but otherwise would have done a day trip from Copenhagen. The train is very easy - about 30 minutes.

[Anonymous]

We stayed at a seaside hotel in Rodvig. Not a resort but a lovely spot with a few things to do in the area. It’s about an hour south from Copenhagen. We rented a car - it would be hard to get around otherwise. It’s a small town with a rocky beach but a beautiful cliffside walking path and an interesting museum about the fossils found there.

You might also like a day trip to the Louisiana Museum north of Copenhagen. Easy to get to by train.

[Anonymous]

We rented a holiday home in Skagen - but we had a rental car. Not sure what public transport options there are might be. The far north is gorgeous - Hjorring is a cute town, we visited the light house at Rubjerg Knude, lots of pretty beaches.

[Anonymous]

We biked everywhere. Loved camping at Charlotten Fort. Visiting Trekroner Søfort. Eat at Noma or at any of the many other Michelin stars restaurants. So many concentrated around Copenhagen

[Anonymous]

We did several nights in Copenhagen, then rented a car and drove to a beach town an hour or so outside of the city. We stayed there for a week, and had relaxing beach days in the down and also explored museums/castles in the area. It was a great trip!

[Anonymous]

Go to Roskilde! 30 min train ride from Copenhagen

[Anonymous]

Those who went to Copenhagen, if you had just 16 hours overnight transit with flight next day at 5pm what would you reccommend to see - I guess I could have about 5 or 6 hours to visit if I store luggage in the airport and stay in a hotel with just a backpack to carry around.

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Anonymous wrote:We rented a holiday home in Skagen - but we had a rental car. Not sure what public transport options there are might be. The far north is gorgeous - Hjorring is a cute town, we visited the light house at Rubjerg Knude, lots of pretty beaches.

I'm so excited to see someone mention Hjorring! My good friend is from there and I visited her last summer. It's a very cute town and we also went to the beaches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Went to Copenhagen last year. It’s a fabulous place, we loved it!!! Took the train to Malmo, big disappointment compared to Copenhagen. Feels dirty, not much happening, food not nearly as tasty, cigarette butts all over the ground. You will not know from walking around as a tourist but gang activity is a big feal in Malmo. To be honest, the best part of Malmo is the train station. You can say you’ve been to Sweden and then turn around and go back to Denmark.

There are some really cute parts of Malmö, but the best places are the villages within 1 hours distance. Actually many are very posh.

[Anonymous]

Any more suggestions for train accessible places outside of Copenhagen? Do national parks require a car?
We don’t mind renting a car but would like to take advantage of the good train system.