Copenhagen Airport

Denmark’s Copenhagen International Airport is the 15. largest in the world and it serves as the main hub for the Scandinavian air traffic.  It is one of Europe’s major airports, flying in excess of 18-million passengers per year to both distant and domestic destinations. The Copenhagen Airport is located 8 km south of Copenhagen city center, and 24 km west of Malmö city center.

Copenhagen Airport

Its formal name is “Copenhagen Airport Kastrup”, named after the little town of Kastrup where it is located. This can be important to know – since in some cases it’s just referred to as “Kastrup.”

Copenhagen Airport has 3 terminals. Terminal 1 is only for domestic flights. Terminals 2 and 3 are for international flights and all international arrivals are in Terminal 3.

The architecture surely lets you know that you are in Denmark. Scandinavian bright lines and light coming in from everywhere.

The Copenhagen Airport can be accessed in various ways:

  • By rail: Copenhagen Airport has its own railway station underneath Terminal 3 on the Øresund Railway Line and is served by DSB and Skåne commuter rail trains. SJ operates X2000 high-speed trains to the Swedish capital Stockholm as well.
  • By Metro: Line M2 of the Copenhagen Metro links the airport with the city centre.
  • By bus: Movia buses 5A, 35, 36, 75 E, 76 E and 96 N and Gråhundbus line 999 all stop at the airport; bus 888, express-bus to Jutland, also stops at the airport. Movia bus 2A stops near the airport. There are long-distance buses to Sweden.
  • By car: the E20 runs right by the airport, and junctions 15, 16, and 17 are situated nearby. The E20 uses the Oresund Bridge to Sweden. The airport has 8,600 parking spaces.
  • By taxi: A taxi fare from the Copenhagen Airport to the city centre of Copenhagen costs around DKK 200,00 (€ 27). The ride takes around 15-20 minutes, depending on local traffic conditions.

The 2005 World Airport Awards, based on a passenger survey of airport standards, named Copenhagen the ninth-best airport in the world, and the third-best in Europe (behind Munich and Amsterdam). It was also voted as having the second-best airport dining facilities in the world (behind only Singapore).